Artifact 1 Rational

Evidence of Student Learning

The Evidence of Student Learning artifact required me to demonstrate the effects of

teaching on student learning. It involved summarizing the classrooms demographic and
background information, developing a summative unit assessment, developing a three-day lesson
plan, collecting of data, examining data to calculate student progress, and providing a data-based
reflection on the effectiveness of my instructional strategies and interventions. This connects to
CEC standards 1 (Learner Development and Individual Learning Differences) and 4
(Assessment).
I gained knowledge and skills in learner development and individual differences (CEC
Standard 1) while completing this artifact. This experience has given me the opportunity to think
in depth about providing the most effective instruction and activities for each student. I was
required to look at the individual differences of each student and respond appropriately to each
students needs. For example, an ELL student in the classroom had difficulty remembering
English vocabulary terms related to a story, I recommended providing more visual and verbal
cues/prompts while reading the story and whenever referring to the story. This helped the ELL
student in understanding and comprehending the story.
This artifact was designed to enhance my knowledge and mastery of assessment (CEC
Standard 4). I used my pre-assessment and summative assessment data to make educational
inferences on why students showed progress and why others showed a lack of progress. My
knowledge of data collection and making data sheets allowed me to better organize and interpret
each students data. I have learned that it is very important to incorporate as many UDL
principles as possible when creating an assessment; this allows students to show what they have
learned in a way that makes most sense to them.
All of the students were positively affected by my mastery of the standards. By
completing this ESL artifact I was able to teach each student in a way that made sense to him/her.
I was able to differentiate instruction successfully by taking into consideration all of the diverse
needs of the students. I helped all students make progress in math and literacy, whether it was a
lot of progress or a little. I am more confident in differentiating instruction and addressing the
diverse needs of my students along with taking and examining data. I will use all of the
knowledge I have gained from this artifact to continue to help students grow and progress in my
future classroom.