Section Four: Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards

Introduction:

This section of my project portfolio will address the particular standards that align with

the artifacts that I have previously discussed in Section 3. In Section 3 I have discussed 8

different artifacts that I feel are important to showcase my abilities to effectively teach in an

elementary classroom, as well as show the skills I have acquired throughout the MSED program

I am currently completing. The chart that I have included in this section will identify the artifact

in the left column and following that, the aligning curriculum and other standards pertaining to

that particular artifact. I have discussed these standards in the above section before displaying

my artifacts however this chart will give a clear understanding of which standards each particular

artifact aligns with in one place. The standards are such an important aspect of teaching, as they

are what a teacher needs to strive to achieve. Some of the standards apply to the students and

their learning as well as others apply to the teacher and how they are instructing particular

subjects and lessons. The purpose of this section is to showcase my skills and achievements

throughout my MSED program. I am confident that through the use of the chart in this section

you will be able to see that I am prepared and ready to become an elementary teacher. The

evidence in this section, which has been carried over from Section 3, shows proof of my abilities

as well as my readiness to teach in an elementary classroom. I have aligned the assignments I

have completed with the appropriate standards. I have done this in order to show that I am able

to meet these standards and that I have the ability to effectively plan, instruct and assess student

learning, as well as display my teaching abilities in an elementary classroom.

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Section Four: Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards Chart

Artifact Title INTASC NYS Code NYS NYS DOE Claims ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontar
Standards of Ethics P-12 Common Learning & Standards International Standards Curriculum Teach
Standards Core Learning Standards CAEP for Literacy Standards Ethic
for Standards Standards Teachers Association Stand
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Learner & Principle 2: NY. NGLS. N/A Standard #1: N/A Standard 2: 1.1 and 1.2 Ontario Ethic
Artifact #1: Learning: Promote 1R3. Describe Content and Curriculum Curriculum Standar
Standard #7: Student characters, Pedagogical Instruction Standards of Care
Planning for Learning settings and Knowledge E.L.A. Grade 1 and
Literacy Instruction major events in Standard 3: – 1.7 Respec
Lesson Plan a story, or Assessment & Analyzing
Instructional pieces of Evaluation Texts: Identify
Practices: information in the main idea
Standard #8 a text. and a few
Instructional elements of
Strategies texts initially
with support
Content: and direction
Standard 4: (IE: Narration,
Content Character,
Knowledge Setting,
Problem/Soluti
Standard #2: on)
Learning
Differences

Artifact #2: Standard #7: Principle NYS: 3.1 N/A Standard #1: N/A NA 1.1 and 1.2 ONTARIO: Ethic
Planning for #2: Geographic Content and B3.2 identify Standar
Geography Instruction Promote regions have Pedagogical continents, of Care
Lesson Plan Student unifying Knowledge significant and
Standard #8: Learning characteristics bodies of Respec
Instructional and can be water, the
Strategies studied using a equator, poles,
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variety of tools. and
3.1a Earth is hemispheres,
comprised of using a globe,
water and large print, digital, or
land masses interactive
that can be maps, and/or a
divided into mapping
distinct program
regions.

Students will
identify the
continents and
oceans, by
using globes
and maps.

Students will
locate the
selected world
communities in
relation to
oceans and
continents.

Standard #7: Principle 2: (to be filled in N/A Standard #1: N/A N/A 1.1 and 1.2 (to be filled in Ethic
Artifact #3: Planning for Promote upon Content and upon Standar
Instruction Student completion of Pedagogical completion of of Care
Learning lesson plan) Knowledge lesson plan) and
Math Lesson Standard #8: Respec
Plan Instructional
Strategies

Standard #1: Principle#1: N/A N/A Standard #4: N/A Standard #3: N/A N/A Ethic
Artifact #4: Learner Students Program Assessment Standar
Development Potential Impact and Evaluation of Care
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and
Literacy Standard #6: Respec
Assessment Assessment
Paper

Standard #4: Principle N/A N/A Standard #1: N/A N/A N/A N/A Ethic
Artifact #5: Content #3: Content and Standar
Knowledge Educators Pedagogical of Care
Developing Knowledge and
NY State Their Respec
Report Card Standard #9: Practice
Review Professional
Learning and
Ethical
Practice
Standard #4: Principle N/A N/A Standard #3: N/A N/A N/A N/A Ethic
Content #3: Conduct Standar
Artifact #6: Knowledge Educators Quality of Care
Developing Recruitment and
Their Respec
DASA Standard #9: Practice Standard #9:
Certification Professional Professional
Learning and Learning and
Ethical Ethical
Practice Practice

Standard#10:
Leadership
and
Collaboration
Standard #4: Principle N/A N/A Standard #3: N/A N/A 1.1 and 1.2 N/A Ethic
Artifact #7: Content #3: Conduct Standar
Knowledge Educators Quality of Care
Developing Recruitment and
SAVE/Child Their Respec
Abuse Standard #9: Practice
Workshop Professional
Certificate Learning and
Ethical
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Practice
Standard #5: Principle 2: Grade 3 Reading Standard #1: Standard 5: Standard #5: 1.4 Grade 3 Ethic
Artifact #8: Application Promote Standard #5 Standard Content and Designer Learners and Metacognition Standar
of Content Student (Reading) #7 Pedagogical the Literacy 4.1 identify, of Care
Learning Use text Knowledge Environment initially with and
Weebly Standard #3: features and support and Respec
Website Learning search tools direction, what
Environments (e.g., key strategies they
words, found most
Standard #9: sidebars, helpful in
Professional hyperlinks) to making sense
Learning and locate of and creating
Ethical information media texts
Practice relevant to a
given topic
efficiently.

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Conclusion

As you have seen through the use of the above chart in Section 4, I have aligned each of

the artifacts I showcased in Section 3 with the aligning standards. Showing the standards with the

artifact in a chart form was to make it easier for you to read and understand. Each particular

standard is listed alongside each artifact in a clear way which showcases my ability to align my

teaching skills and artifacts with the appropriate standard as explained previously in Section 3. I

am confident in my ability to meet the required standards both for the students as well as for my

planning, instruction and assessment aspects of my teaching career. I feel that the artifacts I have

listed, as well as the standards, showcase all three of the competencies that I need to be

successful in an elementary classroom.

The next section of my portfolio project is, Section 5: Teacher Candidate Reflection. In

this section, I will reflect on the process I have just gone through in completing my portfolio. I

will also discuss the experiences that have had while going through the process, collecting

materials, and choosing which materials and artifacts I was going to use. This process was

something that is important to reflect on as it shows my ability to demonstrate growth

mindedness.
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