Standard #4 Content Knowledge
The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.
Artifact Name: Author Study
Date: April 2016
Course: EDUC233 Children's Literature
Description: For this assignment, I was required to research an author and create a tri-fold board displaying the content as well as a handout containing the information. We then had an "Author Museum" where we were required to give a brief presentation on our specific author.
Rationale: To demonstrate my understanding of Standard #4: Content Knowledge, I chose to include my Author Study Project for Children's Literature. This assignment required me to gather a great amount of content knowledge on a specific author as well as be able to present the information to others.
Artifact Name: Final
Date: December 2015
Course: EDUC224 Scientific Inquiry
Description: For this project, we worked with a group to create a testable question. We switched up the variable and did three separate rounds of inquiry. After coming to our conclusions, we completed a presentation and a paper detailing all of our steps from beginning to end.
Rationale: To demonstrate my understanding of Standard #4: Content Knowledge, I have chosen to include my Final Paper from Scientific Inquiry. This assignment really encouraged me to understand, question and analyze ideas having to do with the topic. Throughout both the presentation as well as the paper, there were uses of multiple representations and explanations that captured the key ideas of the content.