Teacher candidates can create effective and meaningful instruction and assessments for all students based on required subject matter knowledge, state content standards, curriculum goals, and use of technology (National and state standards).

Artifact 1: Fifth Grade Math Centers

After reflecting on my math instruction at the beginning of this school year, I created a way to provide my students with daily small group instruction on the math concepts they are learning.  This artifact provides evidence of Effective Pedagogy (DM2) because it demonstrates how my knowledge and skills in curriculum design, instruction, and technology can produce student learning.  Using small group instruction in math will help my students to receive instruction that is scaffolded to their individual needs, and shows that I can create effective and meaningful lessons that are aligned with the subject matter and the common core curriculum that is required by the state of Utah.  I believe that this is a strong artifact that demonstrates my ability to create effective and meaningful instruction for all my students.

Daily Math Schedule 
Sample Centers:  Student To-Do List
Student Scores Comparison Chart

Artifact 2: Literary Genres

I created this movie clip as an introduction to a lesson plan based on literary genres in my Technology for Educators' class at Dixie State College during summer semester 2009. This artifact provides evidence of Effective Pedagogy (DM2) because it demonstrates how my knowledge and skills in curriculum design, instruction, and technology can produce student learning. Using this movie as an introduction to literary genres demonstrates that I can create effective and meaningful lessons that are aligned with the subject matter and common core that is required by the state of Utah. For example, students will learn the origins and development of a literary genre; investigate how shared imaginative concerns link the members of a literary period; examine the evolution of literary tradition; and compare works of literature from different eras. These areas of learning tie to the Fifth Grade Common Core, Standard 7, Objective 3B: Compare and contrast elements of of different literary genres. I believe that this is a strong artifact that demonstrates my ability to create effective and meaningful instruction for all my students.