K. Suk
EDUC 230-02 Education Field Experience
Spring 2019
Instruction Rationale Statement
The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to
develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, and to build skills to apply
knowledge in meaningful ways. (New Jersey Department of Education, 2014, pg. 10).
Rational Statement:
lesson, the teacher explained the lesson in different ways to his students. He read a book about
fractions, then used colored tiles, then used the students themselves and asked them questions
such as “what fraction of students are wearing black shoes today?”. These different approaches
and models give the students the opportunity to learn from different methods. This also gives the
students a chance to show that they understand the concept. I related this artifact to standard 8.i.5
which states “The teacher provides multiple models and representations of concepts and skills
with opportunities for learners to demonstrate their knowledge through a variety of products and
performances.” (New Jersey Department of Education, 2014, pg. 11). I chose this standard
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because I observed my cooperating teacher giving his students different models and
representations of the concepts and skills that he is teaching them. He used different methods and
manipulatives for his students to get a better understanding of the concept he is instructing,
This artifact has taught me that it is important to come up with more than one method to
teach a lesson. Every student learns differently, and it is the teacher’s job to cater to their
students’ needs. I have seen my cooperating teacher explain a lesson in different ways, using
different wording, new examples and hands-on activities. I have seen the students thrive from the
different ways a lesson was taught to them. Giving the students these different models and
representations allows them to understand the concept better or grasp the skills in a different way
than before.
I can use this artifact in the future to gain more knowledge on different ways to instruct a
lesson. It is the teachers’ job to come up with different ways to present a lesson to the students.
Giving the students different models, manipulatives and representations of the concepts being
taught can really benefit the students. The students will also be able to demonstrate through these
different models and activities that they are understanding the skills being taught and can further
Reference:
New Jersey Department of Education. (2014, April 1). New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers
https://www.state.nj.us/education/profdev/profstand/ProfStandardsforTeachersAlignmentwithInTASC.
pdf
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