Artifact #8: SMART Notebook Presentation Author Study

The final artifact I am displaying is my most important one. It is the author study lesson

plan that I created in my technology class using the SMART Notebook software that I truly did

not think I would ever be able to accomplish, design and implement. It truly is a magnificent

milestone and one that I will forever cherish dearly to my heart. It incorporates three different

subjects, English, math and science for a grade one class while also focusing on an author study

of a very popular author, Jane O Connor who is the composer of a series of books called Fancy

Nancy. It incorporates Benjamin Bloom, Harry Wong and Howard Gardner across the entire

lesson and one that I am ever so proud to be displaying.

INTASC Standards:

Standard #4: Content Knowledge: The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of

inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that

make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.

Standard #6: Assessment: The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of assessment

to engage learners in their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teachers

and learners decision making.

NYS Code of Ethics for Educators:

Principle 2: Educators create support and maintain challenging learning environment for all.

The Ontario Ethical Teacher Standards:

CARE: The ethical standard of Care includes compassion, acceptance, interest and insight for

developing students potential. Members express their commitment to students well-being and

learning through positive influence, professional judgement and empathy in practice.

TEAC/CAEP Claims 1-3

Claim 1: Medaille College graduates know the subject matter in their certification area(s)

Claim 2: Medaille College graduates meet the needs of diverse learners through effective

pedagogy and best teaching practices.

Claim 3: Medaille College graduates are caring educators.

ISTE Standards Teachers

Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to

facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-

face and virtual environments.

Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments

incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to

develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the Standards

Model digital age work and learning

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative

professional in a global and digital society

Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital

culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.

Engage in professional growth and leadership

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit

leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the

effective use of digital tools and resources.

NYSED CCL Standards for Writing and Language

New York State Standards: CCLS Grade One

W.1.3: Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events,

include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal even order and

provide some sense of closure.

L.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation

and spelling when writing.

a. Capitalize dates and names of people

b. Use end punctuation for sentences

c. Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series

d. Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently

occurring irregular words.

e. Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

Ontario Curriculum Standards:

Organizing Ideas 1.4: Identify and order main ideas and supporting details, initially with support

and direction, using simple graphic organizers (e.g., a story ladder, sequence chart) and simple

organizational pattern (e.g., time order: first, then, next, finally; order of importance; beginning,

middle, and end

Punctuation 3.4: Use punctuation to help communicate their intended meaning, with a focus on

the use of: a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence; a period, question mark, or exclamation

mark at the end. Ontario Science Standards

Relating science and technology to society and the environment

1.1 Analyze the positive and negative impacts of human interactions with natural habitats and
Communities (e.g., human dependence on natural materials), taking different perspectives into

Account (e.g., the perspectives of a housing developer, a family in need of housing, an ecologist)

NYS Learning Standards P-12

Standard 1: Creating, Performing, and Participating in the Arts Students will actively engage in

the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and

visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.

NYS P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for ELA, Math, Social Studies and Science

Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the

physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in

science.

Key Idea 1: The Earth and celestial phenomena can be described by principles of relative motion

and perspective.

Major Understandings: INDICATOR 1.1 1.1a Natural cycles and patterns include: Earth

spinning around once every 24 hours (rotation), resulting in day and night

Earth moving in a path around the Sun (revolution), resulting in one Earth year, the length of

daylight and darkness varying with the seasons weather changing from day to day and through

the seasons the appearance of the Moon changing as it moves in a path around Earth to complete

a single cycle.