Gaylynne Hawkins

Date: 08/01/2013
Name of Artifact: Child Profile
Course: EDUC 121: Child and Adolescent Development
InTASC Standard Five: Application of Content
The teacher understands how to connect concets and use differin!
ersectives to en!a!e learners in critical thinkin!" creativity" and
colla#orative ro#lem solvin! related to authentic local and !lo#al
issues$
%rief Descrition: This profile contains the oservations of m! adolescent
s"#ect$ in s"mmar!%
&ationale: All children have the capailit! to learn$ &ro' and develop%
Altho"&h at vario"s paces$ traditions and methods the potential for ever!
child to s"cceed is attainale% As f"t"re ed"cators 'e have a responsiilit! to
ecome s(illed and (no'led&eale in ever! aspect of ho' to assist st"dents
in developin& to their f"llest potential%
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Summary
Thro"&ho"t m! oservations of m! 1) !ear old female s"#ect$ three
developmental ehaviors 'ere 'itnessed% Physical Development,
Cognitive Development*$ and Socioemotional Development 'ere all
present as follo's:
Physical Development
+or this oservation$ ,nTA-C -tandard .ne$ /Learner Development, 'as m!
&"ideline% ,t states$ /The teacher "nderstands ho' learners &ro' and
develop$ reco&ni0in& that patterns of learnin& and development var!
individ"all! 'ithin and across the co&nitive$ lin&"istic$ social$ emotional$ and
ph!sical areas$ and desi&ns and implements developmentall! appropriate
and challen&in& learnin& e1periences%* ,n s"mmar! m! s"#ect displa!ed "se
of &ross motor s(ills and increased end"rance d"e to on&oin& ph!sical
activities% ,t is a fact that children of all a&es need some form consistent
ph!sical activit! and most of these activities 'ill ta(e place at school%
Cognitive Development
+or this oservation$ ,nTA-C -tandard Ei&ht$ /Instructional Strategies$ 'as
m! &"ideline% ,t states$ /The teacher "nderstands and "ses a variet! of
instr"ctional strate&ies to enco"ra&e learners to develop deep "nderstandin&
of content areas and their connections$ and to "ild s(ills to appl! (no'led&e
in meanin&f"l 'a!s%* ,n this oservation m! s"#ect displa!ed$ 2!&ots(!3s
Theories on Thinking and Reasoning Skills and, Pia&et3s Theories on
!stract Thought 'hile preformin& an ad"lt4li(e tas(s and proved that oth
theories are tr"e%
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Socioemotional Development
+or this oservation$ , fo"nd ,nTA-C -tandard .ne$ /Learner Development,
to e an appropriate &"ideline a&ain as in the case of m! ph!sical
development oservations% The s"#ect displa!ed a &reat deal of concern for
others 'hile developin& some ad"lt responsiilities in the process%
Community Resources
,n addition$ to these oservation strate&ies , or&ani0ed a collaoration of
comm"nit! reso"rces$ ased on the ,nTA-C -tandard Three$ for /Learning
"nvironments this standard states$ /The teacher 'or(s 'ith others to create
environments that s"pport individ"al and collaorative learnin&$ and that
enco"ra&e positive social interaction$ active en&a&ement in learnin&$ and
self4motivation%* These are reso"rces that , am s"re to "tili0e d"rin& m!
ten"re as an ed"cator%*
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