ED 260-Educational Psychology Ashley Swanson

Today’s Topics: InTASC Standards Finding Scholarly Articles Purpose of Case Studies Discuss Case Studies in Groups

InTASC Standards

Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium

InTASC Standards “...[a] set of model core teaching standards that outline what teachers should know and be able to do to ensure ever K-12 student reaches the goal of being ready to enter college or the workforce in today’s world” (CCSSO, 3).

InTASC Standards The Learner & Learning Standard #1:Learner Development Standard #2: Learning Differences Standard #3: Learning Environments Content Standard #4: Content Knowledge Standard #5: Application of Content Instructional Practice Standard #6: Assessment Standard #7: Planning for Instruction Standard #8: Instructional Strategies Professional Responsibility Standard #9: Professional Learning and Ethical Practice Standard #10: Leadership and Collaboration

Finding Scholarly Articles 1. From the MSU homepage, click on the tab at the top labeled “Academics” 2. Under the red header labeled “Academics”, click on “Library-Gordon B. Olson” to access the library homepage 3. From the library homepage, click on “Find Articles” on the left hand side 4. Click on “Databases listed alphabetically.”

Finding Scholarly Articles 5. Under the letter E, click on “ERIC.” 6. Login 7. Under “Limit Your Results,” check “Peer reviewed.” 8. Use the search feature at the top to search- Depending on the topic/assignment, consider limiting your search to the last 10 years. You can also select “full text” to guarantee access to the entire article. To save articles for viewing later, you can download the article as a PDF and save it to your computer.

The Case Study Approach Case studies help to develop decision making skills through the exploration of how to apply scientific evidence to specific classroom practices.

Identifying Relevant Information Who? -characteristics of and relationships between of teachers, students, and parents. Pay attention to gender, ethnicity, disabilities, SES of students, etc. What? -identify the major problem(s) described in the case study. Is it behavioral, learning, instructional, classroom management? Each case may have more than one problem. Where? -consider where the events take place. Try to identify any of the characteristics of the location that might contribute to the problem. When? -identify time-relevant information and consider how that might be related to the main problem.

Assessing the Situation Consider: How you might respond to the situation What characteristics of the people involved contributed to the situation Why the solution described didn’t work very well Use the relevant information you found and the questions at the end of each case study to guide your thinking when creating your problem statement.

Finding a Solution Rely on the science-based evidence discussed in the module when coming up with relevant concepts and a solution. Consider how the problem and solution presented in the case if some aspects were changed. Ex) Gender or Ethnicity Use the questions at the end of the module to help guide your thinking when determining relevant concepts and the solution for your case study.

Group Time Discuss Case Study Identify Relevant Information Assess the Situation Share Findings with Class

Main Sources: Bohlin, L., Durwin, C. C., & Reese-Weber, M. (2009). EdPsych: Modules. New York: McGraw-Hill The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). (2011). InTasc Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue. Retrieved from: ccsso.org