2. Cathy Taylor taylor79939@students.reinhardt.edu Teaching children to count is good, but teaching what counts is better.

4. Name, Major, School, Grade, Teacher, Subject

5. School, Size, Location, Description of community

6. Class, Size, Diversity of students, Schedule

7. Thoughts and Feelings, Fears, Strengths and Weaknesses as you began Candidate Teaching.

8. PART II. CANDIDATE PROFICIENCY EVIDENCE: APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES

9. DOMAIN I: PLANNING FOR DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT  Proficiency 1.0: The teacher candidate uses knowledge of curriculum, learner differences, and ongoing assessment data to plan for student access to same essential content.  Reflective Analysis: How did you use knowledge of curriculum, learner differences, and ongoing assessment data to plan for student access to same essential content?

10. REQUIRED ARTIFACTS: At least three lesson plans or a unit plan _R_ At least three lesson plans or a unit plan (For ECE candidates, at least one must be a READING lesson.) [List the names of your lesson plans or the name of your unit plan and attach. (remember to place all documents saved as html in your folder, then link)]

11. Other artifacts candidate might include:  ____Pre-Assessment Activities  ____Student Inventories  ____Student Interviews (You may create these as separate slides or attach documents to these links.)

12. Pre-Assessment Activities

13. Student Inventories

14. Student Interviews

15. DOMAIN II: PROVIDING DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT  Proficiency 2.0: The teacher candidate utilizes a variety of strategies to differentiate instruction and assessment.  Reflective Analysis: How did you utilize a variety of strategies to differentiate instruction and assessment?

16. REQUIRED ARTIFACTS: At least three of the following artifact possibilities _R _ Various Assessment Activities ____Performance-Based Tasks ____Rubrics ____Activities that integrate technology ____Webquests ____Videos and Photographs ____Room Diagram ____Links to websites utilized ____Student work ____Classroom Management System (You may create these as separate slides or attach documents to these links.)

17. REQUIRED ARTIFACT: Various Assessment Activities _R _ Various Assessment Activities

18. REQUIRED ARTIFACTS:  Your selection

19. REQUIRED ARTIFACTS:  Your selection

20. DOMAIN III: IMPACTING STUDENT LEARNING Proficiency 3.0: The teacher candidate uses systematic formal/informal assessment as an ongoing diagnostic activity to measure student growth and to guide, differentiate, and adjust instruction. Reflective Analysis: How did you use systematic formal/informal assessment as an ongoing diagnostic activity to measure student growth and to guide, differentiate, and adjust instruction?

21. REQUIRED ARTIFACTS: Artifact Possibilities  _R _ An example of one lesson, reflection, or use of assessment results to adjust instruction  _R_ Completed Assessment Tools (Anecdotal Records, Rubrics, Checklists, Observation Reports, Analyses of Student Learning, etc.)  ____Impact on Student Learning Reflections, evidence of use of assessment results, adjusted lesson plan(s)

22. REQUIRED ARTIFACT: Instruction Adjustment _R _ An example of one lesson, reflection, or use of assessment results to adjust instruction

23. REQUIRED ARTIFACT: Completed Assessment Tools _R_ Completed Assessment Tools (Anecdotal Records, Rubrics, Checklists, Observation Reports, Analyses of Student Learning, etc.)

24. Artifact Possibilities Impact on Student Learning Reflections, evidence of use of assessment results, adjusted lesson plan(s)

25. DOMAIN IV: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT Proficiency 4.0: The teacher candidate displays a professional commitment to the teaching philosophy of differentiated instruction to support students’ diverse learning needs and to maximize learning. Reflective Analysis: How did you display a professional commitment to the teaching philosophy of differentiated instruction to support student’ diverse learning needs and to maximize learning? How has your teaching philosophy changed during Candidate Teaching?

26. REQUIRED ARTIFACTS: Artifact Possibilities _R_ List of Professional Development Activities (In-services, Conferences...Provide Documentation) _R _ Professional Organization Memberships _R_ Teaching Philosophy at the conclusion of candidate teaching as contrasted with an earlier philosophy ____Evaluations from College Supervisors, Collaborating Teachers ____Communication and Letters to and from Parents ____Lists of school meetings attended (PTA, SST, Parent Conferences, etc.) ____Self-Assessments ____Candidate may choose to describe an ethical dilemma he/she encountered in Candidate Teaching and the decision-making process that he/she or another went through in order to resolve this dilemma. ____Candidate may also choose to describe how participation in meetings, in-services, and professional development activities affected his/her teaching philosophy.

27. REQUIRED ARTIFACT: Professional Development Activities _R_ List of Professional Development Activities (In-services, Conferences...Provide Documentation)

28. REQUIRED ARTIFACT: Professional Organization Memberships _R _ Professional Organization Memberships

29. REQUIRED ARTIFACT: Teaching Philosophy _R_ Teaching Philosophy at the conclusion of candidate teaching as contrasted with an earlier philosophy

30. Artifact Possibilities Your selections:  ____Evaluations from College Supervisors, Collaborating Teachers  ____Communication and Letters to and from Parents  ____Lists of school meetings attended (PTA, SST, Parent Conferences, etc.)  ____Self-Assessments  ____Candidate may choose to describe an ethical dilemma he/she encountered in Candidate Teaching and the decision-making process that he/she or another went through in order to resolve this dilemma.  ____Candidate may also choose to describe how participation in meetings, in-services, and professional development activities affected his/her teaching philosophy.

31. PART III. CONCLUSION: CANDIDATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE: APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES

32. REQUIRED ARTIFACTS: Artifact Possibilities  _R_ Continuing Plan to Develop as a Professional Educator  ____Future Challenges as a Teacher  ____Differences between being a Candidate Teacher and a First-year Teacher  ____Advice to Future Candidate Teachers

33. REQUIRED ARTIFACT: Continuing Plan to Develop as a Professional Educator _R_ Continuing Plan to Develop as a Professional Educator

34. Possible Topics:  ____Future Challenges as a Teacher  ____Differences between being a Candidate Teacher and a First-year Teacher  ____Advice to Future Candidate Teachers