Teacher candidates will be active learners and reflective practitioners, individually and with their colleagues.
Artifact #1- Action Research Question
In the Spring Semester of 2010 I conducted an action research project. I noticed that my practicum class that semester had a SmartBoard that was not being actively used. As a reflective practitioner, I wondered if increased use of the SmartBoard would lead to increased willing student participation. This artifact shows that I am an active learner because I was willing to do extra work to learn more about what works and helps students succeed in the classroom. This artifact also shows that I am reflective because as I was teaching in the class I reflected on how to improve participation and not only wondered if the SmartBoard would increase this but also did research and answered my question.
Artifact #2- Math Lesson Reflection
I wrote this reflection on a math lesson I taught in my practicum class in the Spring of 2009. This reflection shows that I am a reflective practitioner because I am able to not just report what happened during my lesson but also delve into what I could have done different to improve student learning.
