INTASC+Standard+02

__INTASC Standard 02__

The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.

__Specific Category of Standard 02__

INTASC.2.C. The teacher is aware of expected developmental progressions and ranges of individual variation within each domain (physical, social, emotional, moral and cognitive), can identify levels of readiness in learning, and understands how development in any one domain may affect performance in others.

__Understanding Sentence__

The teacher implements developmentally appropriate practices based on what he or she knows about child development.

__Artifacts__
 * Child Assessment Portfolio

__Reflect__

For this assignment, I was required to spend 25 hours in a Kindergarten classroom and observe one student. I completed a letter to the child, completed a social attributes checklist, administered the Print Awareness Assessment, completed an anectodotal record for each day I visited his class, did time sampling, completed a curriculum plan, took photos (dated and added captions that connected to the course), completed Kellog's stages of children's artistic development, completed a checklist of young children's literacy ability, completed a book and reading awareness checklist, analyzed work samples, and wrote two poems about the child. This artifact shows my ability to examine many areas of development and create a curriculum plan based on what the child needed next. The Print Awareness Assessment also gave me a chance to measure his reading and writing skills. This directly relates to INTASC standard 2 in regards to identifying levels of readiness in reading and understanding how children develop.

__Project__

For future practice, this assignment has helped prepare me to look at all aspects of development. I had to examine social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development for one student and it was challenging! Typically, I have gone into classrooms looking for specific items, criteria, and completing checklists. To go into a Kindergarten classroom, pick a student, and observe him over time was difficult since, in a sense, I had a broad assignment. There were many parts to the assignment that I had to consider, make time for, and follow through with a final write-up or checklist. However, in my future classroom, I will be evaluating my students' development over time and this assignment proved to be a valuable experience in that aspect. This artifact reflects the kind of learner that I am in that I took the opportunity to ask questions and collaborate with others (working with the professor, the teacher, the parent, and the student).