Standard+4

** Teachers know how to teach. **  The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
 * Standard 4 **

Evidence 1: Student Webquest

Rationale 1: This evidence was created as a part of the course EDT 654: Educational Telecommunications. The evidence consists of a student web quest created for 4 year old kindergarten students to use at home with their families to teach letter concepts. The web quest involved a variety of online games organized in stages for children to work through. At the end of the web quest, the parents could assess their child’s understanding with a variety of assessments. The web quest also included music and videos that focus on letters and letter sounds. This web quest was included as a link for families to use on our classroom website.

I learned a lot by creating this web quest, including how to organize information, add videos to a website, and link information for students to use. The students and families learned how to teach letters and sounds through games and videos.

KSD

4.K.3 The teacher knows how to enhance learning through the use of a wide variety of materials and technological resources (e.g. computers, audio-visual technologies, videotapes and discs, local experts, primary documents and artifacts, texts, reference books, literature, and other print resources). // This evidence contains a variety of technology materials including music, interactive games, and songs to meet the needs of a variety of students. //

4.S.2 The teacher uses multiple teaching and learning strategies to engage students in active learning opportunities that promote the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance capabilities and that help students assume responsibility for identifying and using learning resources. // This evidence involves active learning activities and includes a variety of games that involve problem solving skills and allows parents to take part in their child’s learning. //

4.D.2 The teacher values flexibility and reciprocity in the teaching process as necessary for adapting instruction to student responses, ideas, and needs. // This evidence allows parents to use the web quest at home to meet their family’s needs, so it is very flexible and adaptive for all learners and student needs. //

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