INTASC+Standard+2

** INTASC Standard 2 **
INTASC Standard 2: The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.


 * __Specific Category of Standard 2__**
 * INTASC.2.A || K: The teacher understands how learning occurs--how students construct knowledge, acquire skills, and develop habits of mind--and knows how to use instructional strategies that promote student learning. ||
 * INTASC.2.D || D: The teacher appreciates individual variation within each area of development, shows respect for the diverse talents of all learners, and is committed to help them develop self-confidence and competence. ||

The teacher understands a child's growth, development, how this development is social, intellectual, and physical and what type of instruction is needed in accordance with their development.
 * __Understanding Sentence__**

-Artifact 1: -Artifact 2:
 * __Artifacts__**

The articles cited clearly represent Standard 2. Artifact 1 is another analysis of a writing sample that allowed me to use instructional strategies to promote student learning. I examined a student writing sample and then made recommendations suggesting instructional interventions that would help improve the student’s writing skills. Article 2 is a lesson plan that illustrates individual variance and helps develop self-confidence and competence. The lesson plan promotes student individuality and provides them opportunities to support their intellectual, social and personal development. These artifacts illustrate that I am knowledgeable of this standard because the artifacts work with child development and that allows me to more effectively plan for individual differences. Learning to assess a child’s learning style and development also helps a teacher create a foundation to work from for that child.
 * __Reflect__**

This standard’s artifacts fully compliment my evolving philosophy and personal theory base. Artifact 1 promotes the emphasis on problem solving skills needed to be developed in today’s world and artifact 2 promotes my personal educational philosophy because it involves problem-based learning and cooperative learning, which is important in developing real world problem solving skills. These articles present that I am a “hands on” learner and I promote student centered learner as an educator. The articles also represent that I can work with different learning styles and developmental stages. An understanding of child development will allow me to make better decisions concerning discipline and classroom management. The works cited help permit me to feel that I am capable of thoroughly assessing individual learning differences and that I am able to easily adapt my lessons and classroom management.
 * __Project__**