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Reflection for INTASC #10 |
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NSTA Components |
Evidence |
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10a. The candidate knows and
understands the values and needs of the community and their effect on the
teaching and learning of science. |
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Autobiography: Experience with Diversity - This paper discusses my
experiences with diversity in communities and educational settings.
Understanding my own cultural identity and life experiences with diversity
is an important step to being able to cross cultural borders as a science
teacher.
- Reflection:
School Community Context
- This reflection focuses on describing my school environment and climate
for my fall field placement.
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Thematic
Unit - This unit plan discusses the importance of community
involvement and suggests ways to to do this.
- Science Cohort Participation and Professionalism
- The science cohort provided a unique opportunity to contribute to, and
learn from, other pre-service teachers as well as knowledgeable
supervisors and mentors. This interaction played a large role in the type
of educator I want to be.
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10b. The candidate uses the human and
institutional resources of the community to facilitate learning of science
in the classroom and field.
Above: A student with Mr. Jiggles
Below: Cammy the Chameleon in her habitat |
- I attended local workshops for Project WILD,
Project WET, Project AquaticWILD, Project Underground, and Project
Learning Tree and then integrated these resources into my lessons.
- Virginia Tech donated a Veiled Chameleon to the 7th
grade Life Science classroom I interned for, and this organism was
integrated into the overall science curriculum on a regular basis
(feeding, cleaning, observing habitat requirements). See
Veiled Chameleon Lab.
- Melissa Hedges, a Virginia Tech graduate student,
provided opportunities for her Bearded Dragon to be taken into my middle
and high school science classes. Mr. Jiggles (the Bearded Dragon) was also
then compared to the Veiled Chameleon for differences in adaptations.
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10c. The candidate works willingly and interacts well with peers,
supervisors, counselors, administrators, and parents in a professional
manner.
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Family Fun Night
- William Ruffner Middle School held an event that included numerous fun,
family-oriented science activities. I worked with a science cohort member,
my cooperating teacher, and administrators to organize and then run a Jeopardy game. I was in
close contact with students and their families throughout the evening.
- Science Fair - William Ruffner Middle School
participated in Roanoke City's Science Fair and I worked with a science
cohort member, my cooperating teacher, other team teachers, and
administrators to prepare for the awards ceremony.
- Science Cohort activities - I worked well
with other science education Master's students on various assignments (see
Probeware Lesson Plan).
- Parent/Teacher conferences - I was a part of
the middle school team that scheduled all-day parent/teacher conferences
and actually represented Life Science when my cooperating teacher had to
leave for the day.
- Assignment forms - Throughout student
teaching, I had to notify parents in writing regarding what assignments
students were missing and what their current grades were in the class.
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