Dr.

Nicole Combs
EDU/285
Brian Ichida
October 19, 2014

RATIONALE
HTSB Standard 7: Planning for Instruction
Part I: Describe a teaching artifact that represents the overall HTSB standard
Teaching Artifact: UDL Lesson Plan
Course: Classroom Management Within the Instructional Process (ED 285)
Teaching Artifact Description: Candidate uses the provided curriculum materials and content
standards to identify measurable learning objectives based on target knowledge and skills.
Teaching Artifact Results: Using the template for the standards based unit planning unit plan, I
created a unit plan for students to explore the variety of methods of business communication. The title of
the unit was Business Communication. Upon successful completion of the unit, students will be well
versed in communication in business.

Part II: Connect teaching artifact to a sub-standard and assess your proficiency
7.2 Candidate develops meaningful unit plans.
Connect the teaching
artifact/assignment with standard
language: I planned and sequenced
common learning experiences and
performed tasks linked to the learning
objectives and made content relevant
to
learners. The unit had students meet
the
following standards:
BCO-1.2
Analyze how
nonverbal cues impact business
communications.
BCO-1.4 Use technology to create, transport/transfer and enhance the effectiveness of
business communication.
BCO-1.5 Plan and deliver a presentation of a selected business communication concern or
issue individually or as a team for an external audience of practitioners.
Source: UDL Lesson Plan: Nicole Combs (2014).
Self-Assessment (Use the course assignment rubric as your guide):
Rubric Example:

I attempted to include each element called for on the rubric. I earned full points on the
assignment. I did receive feedback to include methods for students to draw from their previous
experience to apply it to the lesson. I will do this at the point where I actually teach this lesson. .
Evidence that supports self-assessment (include student samples/data where appropriate)
Example of artifact:

Part III: Improve your proficiency for the HTSB standard

7.2 Does candidate plan and sequence common learning experiences and performance tasks
linked to the learning objectives, and make content relevant to learners?
Research Findings:
Implementation of findings (please describe or demonstrate a specific example):

According to Dr. Combs, my lesson was good, but it would be beneficial provide methods for
students to tie what they already know into the unit.
o Resource: Dr. Sandra CombsHawaiian Studies Teacher, Kapaa High School, Kapaa, HI
Since I am not teaching this term, I wanted to research alternative assessments for students. One
article I found was very helpful. They used the example of dyslexia. Since I have mild dyslexia, it
was very interesting to see the options for assessments. These options could be used for other
issues students might have. According to the article, The majority of dyslexic students require
extra time in timed exam situations because of their slow information processing skills. While
many of the alternative forms of assessment will not require extra time, others will, e.g. multiple
choice web-based exam. It is important that extra time is built in as a reasonable adjustment to the
allocated time (Edinburgh Napier University, 2014). Below are 35 alternative assessments
suggested:
1. Oral
2. Home exam (14 days open book)
3. Poster exam (individual or group)
4. Group presentation
5. Individual presentation
6. Written assignment
7. Reflective journal
8. Diary
9. Research project (mini)
10. Portfolio
11. Exhibition
12. Demonstration
13. Short answer questions
14. Performance task (individual or group) - e.g. create a product
15. Multiple choice
16. Case study - problem solving model

17. Case study - patient support

18. Cross subject holistic case study or project, e.g. nursing and comp. therapies
19. Debates
20. Brochures
21. Advertisements
22. Annotated bibliography
23. Editorial
24. Diagnosis of condition
25. Critique (artistic, literary, political environmental, social etc)
26. Reflective essay
27. Magazine article
28. News or feature story
29. SPSS and or other graph (interpretation and representation of information)
30. Review of article or other piece of literature or exhibition, display
31. Web page design
32. Website evaluation (accuracy, current, reliability, authority)
33. Research paper
34. Research proposal
35. Smaller tasks related to written coursework such as - thesis statement where author's view is
expressed

Reference: http://staff.napier.ac.uk/services/sas/Student
%20Wellbeing/disability/support_info_staff/learning_difficulties/Pages/alternative_forms_assess
ment.aspx

I went to youtube.com to see what I could find about alternative assessment. There
were thousands of examples. The following video was very helpful in suggesting ten
options for alternative assessment.

Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkK06hpQmt4