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Brylee's Efolio 
Elementary Education Major

                                   
                                  Rationale/Reflection

Standard #7 Learning Environments:
"The teacher plans instruction that supports
every student in meeting rigorous learning
goals by drawing upon knowledge of content
areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills,
and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners
and the community context."
(InTASC,2013)
Brief Description of Evidence: 
In the fall semester of 2021, in my Introduction to Scientific Inquiry class, I constructed a complete lesson plan over the moon’s 8 phases. The purpose of creating this artifact was to support every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context. By educating students on the topic of the moon’s phases in a lesson, it allowed me to connect reading out loud, fine motor skills, and creative thinking in several different parts of the lesson.  These topics allow the children to make real-world connections on confidence, fine motor skills impact day-to-day tasks, and creative thinking allows them to look at things differently. The lesson plan gave details of different phases and activities that students can participate in.
Analysis of What I Learned:
I consulted with my group over the importance of engaging students in the lesson and giving them experiences that they might not receive outside of the classroom. I  also grew my knowledge about presenting this lesson by asking my advisor for advice and both of my professors for extra information. Another great tool I used was online research. Through my online research study, I found that those who start with the simple big picture get more connection and engagement from their students. The students are able to comprehend what exactly they are about to learn so they can pull from their prior knowledge to make connections.

How This Artifact Demonstrates my Competence on the InTASC Standard: 
My Moon Phases lesson plan pairs perfectly with Standard #7. My lesson plan involves students in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context. Students are able to develop an understanding drawing upon knowledge of content areas. My students used Bloom's Taxonomy levels through this lesson by first starting off with creating the moon's phases then evaluating their work compared to the screen (Meclod, 2020) .  Along with this, the students are cross-disciplinary by connecting reading, fine motor skills, and partner work in this science lesson. They were able to use the relationship between existential and spatial pedagogy in Howard Gardeners' theory of Multiple Intelligences by using visual skills and explicit instructions (Marenus, 2020). By completing this lesson my students are more aware of the night sky around them. 

 


"Ten years ago, the Moon was an inspiration to poets and an opportunity for lovers. Ten years from now, it 
                             will be just another airport."
                               Emmanuel G. Mesthene

CitationsL
Council of Chief State School Officers. (2013, April). Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards and Learning Progressions for Teachers 1.0: A Resource for Ongoing Teacher Development. Washington, DC: Author.
Marenus, M. (2020, June 9). Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences | Simply Psychology. Simply Phychology. Retrieved December 2, 2021, from https://www.simplypsychology.org/multiple-intelligences.html
Mcleod, S. (2020, December 29). Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Simply Psychology. Retrieved December 2, 2021, from https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html