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Artifact
Reflection
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Title
of Artifact _Prof. Development & Licensure____
 Date
Completed __5/2007____ |
| DESCRIBE
ARTIFACT |
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I am currently hold licensure in Elementary Education (1-9),
Math Education (5-9), and upon completion of this portfolio,
Technology Education (birth-21). Having met all state requirements
to be certified in these areas, I have demonstrated proficiency
in understanding in the content areas within which I teach.
My Technology Education classes were taken at the post-graduate
level, and high achievement was demonstrated with a GPA of
4.0. My undergraduate degree was earned with a GPA of 3.75.
(link to
Elementary Ed and Math Ed license) (link
to current Tech Ed emergency license) |
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| ALIGNMENT
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Wisconsin
Teacher Standard Alignment |
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This
artifact primarily addresses Standard One: Content of the
WSTDL Standards. High achievement in meeting the requirements
for state certification provide assurance that I understand
the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of
the disciplines I teach and can create learning experiences
that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils
This
artifact secondarily addresses all of the nine remaining standards,
as preparation for certification incorporates all these areas
of study into the classes necessary for meeting the state
requirements.
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UW-Platteville
School of Education Knowledge, Skill, Disposition Statement
Alignment |
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I
believe this artifacts best aligns with KSD1a: DEMONSTRATES
KNOWLEDGE OF CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY. Meeting certification requirements
within a specific subject area is only achieved after necessary
classroom preparation is obtained.
This
alignment secondarily addresses the following KDS Standards:
1. KSD3.c. ENGAGES STUDENTS IN LEARNING
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| PERSONAL
REFLECTION |
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What
I learned about teaching/learning from this experience: |
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I
transferred into the area of Technology Education after having
taught several core subject areas at the sixth grade level
for two years, and Mathematics (grades 7-8) for four years.
The attraction for me into Technology was the move into a
modular environment which was more computer-based.
I felt quite capable of teaching Technology Education under
emergency certification because of my knowledge of computers
and computer-related communications technologies that were
being taught in my classroom. I was less proficient in the
area of industrial technology, including the sub-content areas
involving the construction and transportation technologies.
Those areas are where my greatest learning occurred, as most
of the preparation necessary in providing effective instruction
to my students involved learning new concepts I hadn’t
already possessed. In most of my Technology Education classes,
the learning curve was quite high as a result.
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What
I learned about myself as an educator
as a result of this experience/artifact: |
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When
I began teaching modular Tech Ed in 2000, my curriculum favored
communications technology, as that was my area of expertise.
I found myself frustrated at times with some of the content
I was required to study in order to achieve regular certification,
as I believed that much of what I was learning was not necessary
in order to teach the classes I was teaching. What I discovered
is that I do have interest in the other strands of technology
beyond communications technology, and that my curriculum has
become more balanced as a result of my more complete preparation.
My students will benefit by the fact that I no longer find myself
developing my curriculum around computer applications that heavily
support communications technology, but rather now involve equal
dedication to those technological strands that I had formerly
not felt as proficient in. |
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