Standard #8 Instructional Strategies
The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, and to build skills to apply knowledge in meaningful ways.
Artifact Name: Instructional Strategies Websites
Date: October 2016
Course: EDUC250 Educational Psychology
Description: For this assignment, I was required to find twenty different instructional strategies from the internet that I felt like I could really use in the classroom. Along with a website, I gave a brief description of the specific strategy as well as the reason I chose it.
Rationale: To demonstrate my understanding of Standard #8: Instructional Strategies, I have included my Instructional Strategies Websites assignment. This project fits well with this standard because it exposed me to a number of different instructional strategies that I was not previously aware of. This assignment is something that will definitely come in handy when I’m in a classroom and able to look back for new tips.
Artifact Name: Final Lesson Plan
Date: December 2016
Course: EDUC250 Educational Psychology
Description: For this assignment, I was required to work in a group of three to create a lesson plan for a specific grade and subject of our choice. Along with creating the lesson, we were required to teach the lesson to our class.
Rationale: To demonstrate my understanding of Standard #8: Instructional Strategies, I have included my Final Project Lesson Plan assignment. This project fits well with this standard because I provided multiple models and representations of concepts and skills with opportunities for learners to demonstrate their knowledge through a variety of products and performances. With the creation of this lesson plan we used a variety of instructional strategies to support and expand learners’ communication through speaking, listening, reading, writing, and other modes.