Artifact #9: SMART Notebook Author Study.

The ninth artifact to be included in my portfolio is the author study SMART Notebook

presentation. This author study allowed my to explore a new technology I had never had the

chance to use before - the SMART Board. It has taught me to think outside the box and make the

lessons fun and engaging. This interactive tool allows me to plan activities that make the lesson

engaging for students to keep them motivated to learn. The SMART Board can be used for so

many different things including diagnostic assessments, interactive games and review activities.

The students can use the board to teach one another too!

INTASC Standard

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.

NYS Code of Ethics Standard for Educators

Principle #6: Educators advance the intellectual and ethical foundation of the learning

community

Educators recognize the obligations of the trust placed in them. They share the responsibility for

understanding what is known, pursuing further knowledge, contributing to the generation of

knowledge, and translating knowledge into comprehensible forms. They help students

understand that knowledge is often complex and sometimes paradoxical. Educators are

confidantes, mentors and advocates for their students' growth and development. As models for

youth and the public, they embody intellectual honesty, diplomacy, tact and fairness.
 NYS P-12 Common Core Learning Standards:

Grade 1 - Math - Measurement and Data- 4. Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to

three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in

each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.

Grade 1 - Social Studies - Individual Development and Cultural Identity 1.1 Language, beliefs,

customs, and traditions help shape the identity and culture of a family and a community.

Grade 2 - Science - 2-PS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different

kinds of materials by their observable properties.

Grade 1 - ELA - 4. Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal

to the senses.

DOE Claims & CEAP Standards

DOE Claim #2: Medaille College graduates meet the needs of diverse learners through

effective pedagogy and best teaching practices.

CAEP Standard #3: Candidate Quality, Recruitment, and Selectivity

The provider demonstrates that the quality of candidates is a continuing and purposeful part of its

responsibility from recruitment, at admission, through the progression of courses and clinical

experiences, and to decisions that completers are prepared to teach effectively and are

recommended for certification. The provider demonstrates that development of candidate quality

is the goal of educator preparation in all phases of the program. This process is ultimately

determined by a program’s meeting of Standard 4.

ISTE Standards for Teachers and/or Students

 Student Standards:

Standard #1: Empowered Learner

Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating

competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

Standard #2: Digital Citizen

Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working

in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.

Standard #4: Knowledge Constructor

Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge,

produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.

Standard #6: Creative Communicator

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using

the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.

Teacher Standard:

Standard #2: Leader

Educators seek out opportunities for leadership to support student empowerment and success and

to improve teaching and learning.

Standard #3: Citizen

Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital
world

Standard #5: Designer

Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and

accommodate learner variability.

Standard #6: Facilitator

Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE

Standards for Students

ILA International Literacy Association Professional Standards

Standard #5: Learners and the Literacy Environment

Candidates meet the developmental needs of all learners and collaborate with school personnel to

use a variety of print and digital materials to engage and motivate all learners; integrate digital

technologies in appropriate, safe, and effective ways; foster a positive climate that supports a

literacy-rich learning environment.

CEC Standards

Principle #3: Promoting meaningful and inclusive participation of individuals with

exceptionalities in their schools and communities

Ontario Curriculum Standards

Grade 1 - Social Studies - A3.5 demonstrate an understanding that it is important to treat other

people and the environment with respect

Grade 2 Social Studies - A1.2 compare their family’s structure and some of their traditions and

celebrations with those of their peers’ families

Grade 1 Math - Data Management - read primary data presented in concrete graphs and

pictographs, and describe the data using comparative language

Grade 1 Science - 1.1 identify the kinds of waste produced in the classroom, and plan and carry

out a classroom course of action for minimizing waste, explaining why each action is important

Grade 1 Language - 3.4 produce some short media texts for specific purposes and audiences,

using a few simple media forms and appropriate conventions and techniques

Ontario Teacher Ethical Standards

Ethical Standard of Care

The ethical standard of Care includes compassion, acceptance, interest and insight for

developing students' potential. Members express their commitment to students' well-being and

learning through positive influence, professional judgment and empathy in practice.