Candidate

Name: Course: Instructor: Date:

Janina Schrecengost ITL 604 Dr. Kate Emmons 11/17/19
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TPE 4: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All IRIS Module Assignment
Students
2. Understand and apply knowledge of the range and characteristics of typical
and atypical child development from birth through adolescence to help inform
instructional planning and learning experiences for all students.

5. Promote student success by providing opportunities for students to understand
and advocate for strategies that meet their individual learning needs and assist
students with specific learning needs to successfully participate in transition plans
(e.g., IEP, IFSP, ITP, and 504 plans.)

Affective: Beliefs and Values Behavioral: Teaching Practices Cognition: Knowledge Gained
The beliefs and values which will guide A few key teaching strategies I intend to
my decisions and perspectives when implement to inspire my students
teaching PK12 students are the belief that behavior are to teach tolerance and
every child is capable of learning. A value acceptance by creating a cohesive
I attribute to myself is commitment. As a classroom environment where every
teacher I am committed to teaching student feels safe and respected for who
excellence, to being the most informed they are and where students will feel
teacher I can be which equates to confident they have value and where
accepting that it is my responsibility to every student has equal opportunity to be
find the way each student learns best so I successful. I will achieve this through
may effectively removing all barriers to providing opportunities for students to
learning. recognize the positive aspects of diversity
as a class, and to recognize how we can
all benefit from one another’s differences
to be even greater.
I will know each learner is inspired to
learn, wants to contribute positively to the
learning community, and is thriving in
class when I observe or record social,
emotional and academic growth. I will
note social and emotional confidence and
growth in student enquiry and
participation. I will have students who
have learned self regulation techniques
on the path to becoming independent
learners

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TPE 1: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning Field Experience – Interview and
Observation
4. Use a variety of developmentally and ability-appropriate instructional
strategies, resources, and assistive technology, including principles of
Universal Design of Learning (UDL) and Multi-Tiered System of Supports
(MTSS) to support access to the curriculum for a wide range of learners within
the general education classroom and environment.

Affective: Beliefs and Values Behavioral: Teaching Practices Cognition: Knowledge Gained
I have drawn most inspiration from the Specific actions I have learned about from The most important knowledge I have
teacher interview and observation this class are to recognize the unique gained from this class has been that every
assignment. The teacher I interviewed qualities each child brings to class, and to child is unique, having been shaped by
was very passionate about meeting the embrace the richness of such characterful different experiences and circumstances
needs of her students and vocal in what diversity as a source of academic and which affect learning and they all have
she perceives to be political barriers to social emotional wealth which will enrich differing needs which are my responsibility
learning which need to be addressed. The my class and enhance student learning. to meet or find ways to have them met.
teacher I interviewed was inspirational in The teacher interview helped me see how The concepts of differentiated instruction,
her dedication to teaching and in her diversity within a classroom can enhance and UDL inspire me to never stop
commitment to her students. all student learning and levels of tolerance searching for ways to reach and teach
when embraced appropriately and with students.
As a teacher to be, I have been inspired by sensitivity but can be detrimental to all
this class to never say never. What I mean when consideration is given to political The teacher interview highlighted team
by this is that I have developed a belief in correctness rather than addressing the work, co teaching especially, and how
myself that I can teach every child. I just social emotional needs of every child teaching collaboratively benefits both
need to dedicate myself to investing the teacher and student.
time to find the way each child learns best.
To achieve this I must adopt a life long
learner attitude and remain up to date and
informed of all methods, services,
programs, ideas, systems and resources
available to optimize the successful
developmental outcomes of all students.