Standard 2- Human Development and Learning

The teacher understands how individuals grow, develop and learn and provides learning

opportunities that support the intellectual, social, and personal development of all students.

1. Fully state the standard in bold text. Then write a paragraph explaining your knowledge and

understanding of that standard—put the standard into your own words.

I think this standard wants me to recognize that students learn in a variety of different

ways and that teachers need to design lessons to accommodate students’ differing learning

abilities and interest levels of students. It is important for teachers to teach concepts using

varying approaches and complexities to meet the needs of all students through lessons and

activities that are meaningful to them. If teachers understand how individual students make

meaning of concepts and are able to provide meaningful instruction to the meet their individual

needs, then by “supporting the intellectual, social, and personal development of all students”

students are more likely to be more successful academically.

2. Explain how the artifact you chose demonstrates your understanding and application of the

standard.

The artifact that I chose is a Glogster -an interactive poster- lesson on scientific

modeling. It shows how I can create and plan instructional methods to meet different needs of

learners; visual learners, while addressing the necessary components of the concept being taught.

It demonstrates my ability to identify different needs of learners and design accommodations that

support and promote their learning. It shows that I recognize students’ individual needs and
understand that some students learn better in more creative, engaging way, therefore I will utilize

resources to meet the needs of these students. It shows that I am prepared and willing to find,

use, and create other methods of instruction to help all students succeed.

3B. If the artifact has not been used in your practice, i.e., a class assignment, reflect upon how

your teaching will be impacted by the assignment.

Although I have not actually used this Glogster for teach or reinforce the use of scientific

modeling in a classroom, I believe it is something I will eventually use in my classroom, with my

students. After making the glog and recognizing the visual appeal of the final product, I am able

to recognize how students with differing learning styles can use the contents and appeal of the

glog to increase their understanding of the subject. Using the glog I will be able to design

instruction to meet “learners’ current needs in cognitive, social, emotional, ethical, and physical

domains at the appropriate level of development.”

4. Conclude with a paragraph discussing how you are more prepared to Teach and Learn in a

Diverse Society as a result of satisfactorily meeting the standard.

Designing an interactive poster, like the Glogster, will better prepare me to teach and

learn in a diverse society as it requires me to acknowledge students’ different learning styles in

order to be able to recognize that some students process information in ways presented in the

glog. After making the glog with information about lightning that is imperative to students’

learning about lightning and finding the colors and graphics to be visually appealing I believe it

will enhance students of many different learning styles, such as visual learners, interactive
learners and technology-based learners.