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__INTASC Standard 2__ The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.

__Understanding Sentence__ The teacher understands the need for a firm solid foundation in the understanding of how children grow, learn, and develop at each stage in thier lives. The teacher will consider each individual child's cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development when teaching and will provide scaffolding to ensure that each child reaches their potential.

__Specific Category of Standard 2__ INTASC 2.A. K: The teacher understands how learning occurs--how students construct knowledge, acquire skills, and develop habits of mind--and knows how to use instructional strategies that promote student learning. __Artifacts__


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__Reflect__ I participated in 10 hours of tutoring with a child who struggled with their understanding of regrouping with subtraction. I spent time with this student working on problems, identifying mistakes that were made, working on their understanding of the regrouping process, and then developing a strategy that personally fit their needs. I designed this strategy after spending several hours with this student trying to identify exactly what it was that they were struggling with. I came to the conclusion that because this student did not understand the meaning behind regrouping, they didn't understand the process. The strategy I came up with to use with this student was tailor made to their understanding, learning, and ways of processing.

__Project__ I feel that this artifact reflects my philosophy that all students learn differently and all students are at different levels. I feel that this artifact is a true reflection of my growth as a teacher. I understand that what works for one student does not always work with another student. I know that each child is unique in every way including how they learn. I now know that to learn something new, you have to have a good solid base in understanding the information. Learning through rote memory is not learning. It is simply memorization. When a teacher teaches a subject one way and they do not leave room for any other interpretations, they are doing their students a disservice by not reaching them on an individual basis. I feel that this artifact says a lot about how my classroom as a future educator will be run. I will get to know my students, get to know how they learn, what is important to them, and dig down deeply and work extremely hard to give them a good solid foundation in which to base their learnings upon.