INTASC+Standard+03

__I____NTASC Standard 3__  The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.

__Understanding Sentence__ The teacher realizes that each child is unique and will be respectful of their differences. The classroom will be centered around respect for one another with tolerance and understanding.

__Specific Category of Standard 3__ 3.B. K: The teacher knows about areas of exceptionality in learning--including learning disabilities, visual and perceptual difficulties, and special physical or mental challenges. 3.H. D: The teacher respects students as individuals with differing personal and family backgrounds and various skills, talents, and interests.

__Artifacts__  __Reflect__ I chose these articles as proof of my understanding about diverse learners. The first artifact is a reflection of a article that I did about special needs children and their families. After working with special needs children for three years, I have a strong understanding of the different types of learners that I will encounter. There will be some learners that pick right up on a subject, and then there will be others who struggle greatly with a subject. I as an educator must be able to reach all the educational needs of my students. I chose the listening to families paper that I was required to do in one of my special education classess as evidence that I understand all children learn in different ways and they all come from different kinds of backgrounds and families. I chose this paper because I interviewed a childhood friend of mine that was born with spina bifida. I was able to delve into her background and into her history and see how her learning as well as physical disabilities affected her school life and her learning even today as an adult. __Project__ I think that these artifacts give rise to the question that I as a future educator will not know every child's personal history and background that walks into my class. Their personal history and background is why they are the way they are and why they learn the way that they do. I must reach out and make an effort to get to know my students. To get to know their backgrounds and families as much as possible and find out what makes them tick and how they learn. It is my responsibility to meet all my students right where they are at and help them grow and build. In order to do this, I must reach out and get to know their families, their culture, and their heritage because it is important to me that I touch every life I come into contact with in a positive way.
 * Article Response[[file:Article Response 1 EDSP 3240.doc]]
 * Listening to Families[[file:Listening to Families.doc]]