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** Standard 4 ** **Teachers know how to teach. ** The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

Evidence 1: media type="file" key="Literature Circle Presentation.wmv" width="216" height="197" align="center"

Rationale 1: This project was created as an example to show 8th grade students how to set up Literature circle presentations. The students were given a basic outline of what information was to be included and they helped create this video for future classes who will be presenting. The students took the video, chose the music and learned how to use MovieMaker. Each group then applied this information to their own Literature circle presentations. The students used the information they already gathered from novels read in class, put together their own videos and then presented to the class. During this one presentation students covered many skills that did not just apply to one subject matter.

As an educator is it always important to see your students excited about learning. This was a great new way to have my students present their books to the class and get their peers excited about reading! 8th grade students are very in tune to technology and incorporating it into something unexpected put a whole new twist in the lesson. This project had positive outcomes for all of my students and really made them excited about what they were doing.

KSD

4.K.1 The teacher understands the cognitive processes associated with various kinds of learning (e.g. critical and creative thinking, problem structuring, invention, memorization and recall) and how these processes can be stimulated.

Giving students the opportunity to show what they are capable of is the best approach to motivating your students. Each student communicates their knowledge in a different way so, giving students various opportunities to prove what they are capable of is important. Using technology is a great way to give students a creative outlet where they can share their knowledge with their peers while enjoying what they are learning.

4.S.4 The teacher varies his or her role in the instructional process (e.g. instructor, facilitator, coach, audience) in relation to the content and purposes of instruction and the needs of students.

Taking a step back to let your students take on the teaching role is important to everyone in a classroom. It empowers students to share their knowledge and reminds teachers what students are capable of. It is important to give your students opportunities to share with the class and encourage their creativity.

4.D.1 The teacher values the development of students’ critical thinking, independent problem solving, and Performance capabilities.

It is important that students are able to problem solve and create their own solutions. When working in groups or with the unfamiliar students need to have the skills it takes to think outside the box and work problems out. These are life skills that students will need for the rest of their lives and it can be fostered in the classroom.