InTASC Standards Rationale Page

Standard #4: Content Knowledge

The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s)
he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline
accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content.
Name of Artifact: Cultural Autobiography
Date: July 2, 2015
Course: EDUC 255
Brief Description:
This is a cultural autobiography, to see some of the different ways that my family has
grown and developed into what it is. It will be going over some of where my family has come
from, and what has contributed to the culture that makes me who I am.
Rationale:
To document my understanding of InTASC Standard 4, Content Knowledge, this cultural
biography will demonstrate that I know about my own lineage and that I know that different
cultures and upbringing change how people view the world. If you know how you are brought
up, you are going to be able to understand fully how others are brought up and how they are
different from all of the other people in this world.