INTASC+Standard+4

** INTASC Standard 4 **
INTASC Standard 4: The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

__**Specific Category of Standard 4**__ The teacher can provide a variety of ways to enhance students' learning with "hand on" activities and focus on key points that will help students discover solutions to a problem.
 * INTASC.4.C || K: The teacher knows how to enhance learning through the use of a wide variety of materials as well as human and technological resources (e.g. computers, audio-visual technologies, videotapes and discs, local experts, primary documents and artifacts, texts, reference books, literature, and other print resources). ||
 * __Understanding Sentence__**

-Artifact 1:
 * __Artifacts__**

This artifact is an interactive science lesson that I built on sharks and was completed on a program called Backpack. It definitely connects to standard 4 because it enhances learning through the use of a wide variety of materials as well as human and technological resources. Because it was completed on the computer and you can only view it on a computer automatically relates it to the standard. This artifact shows that I possess the knowledge and skills necessary to understand this standard.
 * __Reflect__**

 This artifact is a student centered activity that allows the student to navigate throughout the program. Because it is student centered and is a self-regulated system, this artifact backs my philosophy. This artifact is also a great tool for diverse learners. This standard is a reminder of how important it is to provide opportunities for all different types of learners to benefit from instruction. In my classroom, I will plan lessons using a variety of instructional methods, including ones like this artifact, which will accommodate all the diverse learning styles in my classroom. I will be constantly reevaluating my students so that if they are not learning from one type of instruction, I can create modifications for those students.
 * __Project__**