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 Standard 2 Teachers know how children grow. The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.

Evidence:  Rationale: This project was created to look at the future of the educational setting and its impact on students. It was created in EDT 652 to look at our changing society and how our school systems have done very little to nothing to change with it. While this project was strictly research in nature, the paper was a culmination of that research and made me look at 21st century learners and how we are not accommodating them in the current educational setting. This project was important to me as an educator because it caused me to look at many of the individual students I work with on a daily basis. It made me think differently in regards of how to reach each child so that he or she may be successful. Through my research, I am better equipped to assist students in reaching their full potential as a life-long learner.

KSD:

2.K.2 The teacher understands that students’ physical, social, emotional, moral, and cognitive development influence learning and knows how to address these factors when making instructional decisions. //Through my research, I discovered that students are not ‘wired’ the same as in the past. There are many societal factors which play a major role in the way students learn today and ultimately affect all other aspects of the students’ development. Knowing this, I as a responsible educator will take into consideration and make more informed instructional decisions to increase student achievement. //

2.S.3 The teacher assesses students’ thinking and experiences as a basis for instructional activities (i.e., encouraging discussion, listening and responding to group interaction, and eliciting samples of student thinking orally and in writing). // My classroom setting is student centered and a place where students feel they will be heard. I reflect on each day’s lessons and use the findings to guide future instructional practices. My students participate in several group projects over the course of third through sixth grade. Discussion and group interaction are vital aspects of such lessons/projects. //

2.D.2 The teacher is disposed to use students’ strengths as a basis for growth, and their errors as an opportunity for learning. //As an educator, I naturally look at ways to utilize students’ strengths to help them grow in their learning environment. At times, students will experience some type of challenge; I like to use this a teachable moment and demonstrate the learning that can occur because we choose turn the situation around. I am a positive person by nature and feel that everything happens for a reason. Through my example, I hope to instill this concept into each of my students. //