STANDARD

1
Learner Development: The teacher understands how
learners grow and develop, recognizing patterns of learning and
development vary individually within and across the cognitive,
linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and designs and
implements developmentally appropriate and challenging learning
experiences.
Site Based Observation
I was able to participate and assist
with lessons in the content areas of
language arts and mathematics during
my feld experience at Cass Elementary
for my Educational Psychology course at
Madonna University. During these
lessons, I was able to engage learners is
applying methods of inquiry and
standards of evidence and in the
discipline. Applying methods of inquiry
allows teachers to create learning
experiences that make learners gain
mastery of the content being taught.
I was able to observe diferent
tools of inquiry a teacher can use to help
engage students in authentic learning
experiences. Some of the inquiry tools
that were used included students creating
their own questions, obtaining supporting
evidence to answer questions, explaining
any evidence that had been collected
during an experiment or discovery lesson,
and fnally connecting an explanation to
knowledge that had been obtained from
an investigative process. These tools will
ultimately lead learners to mastery
learning of the content being taught in
their classroom.

Refection
Being introduced to diferent tools
of inquiry has benefted me as a future
educator because it showed me the
impact it has on student learning. When
students construct their own knowledge
using, it will lead to authentic learning
experiences. In my classroom, I will
incorporate these tools to ensure my
students are constructing their own
knowledge that will leave a lasting impact
on their education. I do not want
everyday in my classroom to be the
same, and I do not want to be a teacher
who lectures every day. I want my
students to be active participants in their
Students generating questions for a lesson.
STANDARD
1
Learner Development: The teacher understands how
learners grow and develop, recognizing patterns of learning and
development vary individually within and across the cognitive,
linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and designs and
implements developmentally appropriate and challenging learning
experiences.
learning, and through tools of inquiry,
they can be.
Through this feld experience, I
now better understand how learning
occurs-- how learners construct
knowledge, acquire skills, and develop
discipline thinking processes -- along with
how to use instructional strategies to
promote student learning.
Students generating questions for a lesson.