WELCOME TO SPRING QUARTER 2007 We are ALMOST there! iv. Sample Graduation Requirements and Integration Plan 2007b (Stanford)

Organization of Winter Quarter Courses ED285X: Supporting Students with Special Needs: Thursdays 3:15-5:15 ED246D: Practicum Wednesdays 3:15 – 5:15/ 5:30-6:30 Supervisory Elective

The STEP Graduation Portfolio Teaching Event Curriculum Unit Documents Portfolio

Teaching Performance Expectations A. MAKING SUBJECT MATTER COMPREHENSIBLE TO STUDENTS 1. Specific Pedagogical Skills for Subject Matter Instruction B. ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING 2. Monitoring Student Learning During Learning 3. Interpretation and Use of Assessments C. ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN LEARNING 4. Making Content Accessible 5. Student Engagement 6. Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Practices 7. Teaching English Learners D. PLANNING INSTRUCTION AND DESIGNING LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS 8. Learning About Students 9. Instructional Planning E. CREATING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENT LEARNING 10. Instructional Time 11. Social Environment F. DEVELOPING AS A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR 12. Professional, Legal, and Ethical Obligations 13. Professional Growth

Architecture of the Teaching Event Teaching Event Task What to do What to submit 1. Context for Learning Provide relevant information about your instructional context  Context form  Context commentary 2. Planning Instruction and Assessment Select a learning segment…  Overview of plans…  Instructional materials  Planning commentary 3. Instructing Students and Supporting Learning Review your plans… Videotape the lesson(s)… Review 2 video clips…  Video clips  Lesson plan  Instruction commentary 4. Assessing Student Learning 5. Reflecting on Teaching and Learning Select and analyze student work… Provide your daily reflections…  Student work samples  Evaluative criteria or rubric  Assessment commentary  Daily reflections  Reflective commentary

STEP Documents Portfolio  Resume  Literacies case (optional)  Adolescent case study  Classroom management plan  LPP final assignment  THC final project  Special needs case  Reflections on supervisor’s observations  Summary reflection  Any other documents of your choice

Summary Analysis and Reflection… …includes:  A statement of your philosophy of education  How the artifacts in your graduation portfolio reflect your attention to the California Standards for the Teaching Profession  How your practice is developing in each of the six areas of these standards  Your greatest strengths and your goals for further professional development.

Passing the Teaching Event Teacher candidates pass the Teaching Event if they pass* all 5 rubric categories: Planning, Instruction, Assessment, Reflection, and Academic LanguageAND have no more than 3 failing scores of "1" across tasks. *To pass each category, candidates must have a majority (at least half) of passing scores within a category. In Planning, 2 out of 3 scores must be a "2" or higher; in Instruction, Assessment, Reflection, and Academic Language, 1 out of 2 scores must be a "2" or higher.

The STEP Exhibition Provides you with an opportunity: to share what you know and are able to do with people who are important to you and who supported you during the program, to share what you know and are able to do with people who are important to you and who supported you during the program, to present, analyze, and reflect on your teaching, to present, analyze, and reflect on your teaching, to reflect, in the presence of colleagues, on your professional growth and development, your learning, and your accomplishments during this past year, to reflect, in the presence of colleagues, on your professional growth and development, your learning, and your accomplishments during this past year, to create a sense of closure and accomplishment as you prepare to graduate from STEP and enter a new stage in your teaching career. to create a sense of closure and accomplishment as you prepare to graduate from STEP and enter a new stage in your teaching career.

The STEP Conference Schedule of Events 8:30-9:00amRegistration & Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:15amWelcome and orientation to the day 9:15-10:30amConcurrent sessions 10:30-10:45amBREAK 10:45-12:00pmConcurrent sessions 12:00-1:00pmLUNCH served 1:00-2:15pmConcurrent sessions 2:15-2:30pmBREAK 2:30-3:45pmConcurrent sessions 4:00-4:45pmClosing speakers in main lobby 4:45-5:45pmRECEPTION

A sampling of STEP 2006 Conference Presentations Authentic Assessments: Strategies to Make Them Successful Authentic Assessments: Strategies to Make Them Successful Integrating Critical Pop Culture in the Classroom Integrating Critical Pop Culture in the Classroom Integrating Local Resources in the History and Science Curriculum Integrating Local Resources in the History and Science Curriculum Interdisciplinary Units: When Subjects Collide Interdisciplinary Units: When Subjects Collide “Layer Cake” Approach to High School Science “Layer Cake” Approach to High School Science AskSTEP: Because We Are Our Own Best Resources AskSTEP: Because We Are Our Own Best Resources Thriving Not Just Surviving: What Does it Take to Teach For Change in Urban Settings? Thriving Not Just Surviving: What Does it Take to Teach For Change in Urban Settings? Drama in the Classroom: Acting it Out Drama in the Classroom: Acting it Out Lies My Television Told Me: The Unprofessional Portrayal of Teachers in the Media Lies My Television Told Me: The Unprofessional Portrayal of Teachers in the Media Seeing the Past: Teaching Historical Thinking with Visuals Seeing the Past: Teaching Historical Thinking with Visuals Strengthening Literary Criticism Through Art Strengthening Literary Criticism Through Art They’re Reading What?: Teaching Controversial Literature in a High School English Class They’re Reading What?: Teaching Controversial Literature in a High School English Class Misconception Busters: The Power of Inquiry in Science Misconception Busters: The Power of Inquiry in Science Teaching Social Justice in a Math Class Teaching Social Justice in a Math Class Teaching to Change the World: 20 Teachers, 20 Perspectives, 20 Visions for Change Teaching to Change the World: 20 Teachers, 20 Perspectives, 20 Visions for Change

Important Dates STEP Conference - June 15 th STEP Graduation Portfolio due - June 6 th by 3 pm STEP Exhibitions - May 7 th -25 th