INTASC+Standard+4

INTASC Standard 4

The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.


 * Specific Category of Standard 4**

INTASC.4.C K. The teacher knows how to enhance learning through the use of a wide variety of materials as well as human and technological resources(eg. computers. audio-visual technologies, videotapes, texts, reference books, literature, and other print resources).

The teacher understands that student's development of crital thin king, problem solving, and performan ce skills can be encouraged by using a variety of instructional strategies.
 * Understanding Sentence**


 * Artifacts**

 **Reflect ** With technology being so advanced and reliable now in days it's important to be aware of different programs out there that might be useful to a student's learning. Using computers allows students to see how the same learning they can do by using my paper and pencil it can be done using other materials like on the computer and receive the same outcome. This is exactly what I learned from doing my inspiration project. Being introduced to the inspiration program helped me see a simple graphic organizer like a web can be done electronically and more detailed by using this program. This project and program helped me organize my research, which I had found over my topic about the Head Start program by allowing me to add pictures, video clips, and links to website to verify my research and my point across of how events during that time influenced the start of the Head Start program or how Head Start influenced events after its start. By working with this program allowed me to see how my research could be set up in a different format other than writing a research paper stating my research instead by using the inspiration program it allowed me to present my findings in a more fun, appealing, unique, and captivating way while still presenting the same information. As technology changes it's important that teachers keep up with this technology for students to be familiar with and use a variety materials to help them enhance their learning.
 * Inspiration Project [|inspiration project.isf]

Keeping up with technology may hard to do but as teachers it's important that we incorporate a variety of materials that will enhance the student's learning. Incorporating technological resources into the classroom will not only incorporate a different way of learning but benefit students who are computer savvy to enhance their learning on something they enjoy. Not all computer programs are beneficial for all students, so it's important that as teachers we preview these programs or website before introducing them to the class. Providing different materials as students learn encourages students to want to learn and not get bored of the same old worksheets and lectures. Technology allows students to use up to date material that will fit any student's learning style. It's important to be aware of the latest technological resources to be able to choose the appropriate technology material to use in your classroom that will benefit and assist your student's learning.
 * Project**