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KatherineRolfe

EvidenceofStudentLearning
Rationale
TheEvidenceofStudentLearning(ESL)Projectconsistedofaportionofaunitplanthat
Icreatedduringmyinternship.Creatingunitplansispartofeverydaylifeasaneducatorthat
requiresateachertoknowandunderstandthecurriculumthelearners.IncreatingtheESLI
neededtotakeintoconsiderationmystudentspriorknowledgeandunderstandingofkey
elementsneededforbeingsuccessfulintheunit.TheunitIfocusedonfortheESLwasthe
CommonCorekindergartenstandardofdecomposingnumberswithinten.Priorknowledgeand
understandingofadditionandsubtractionwasneeded.Beforethisunitanassessmentof
performedtoensurestudentshadthenecessarybackgroundtomoveforward.Duringtheunit
observationaldatawastakentodirectinstructionandgroupings.Attheendoftheunitan
informalassessmentwasgiventoassessstudentslearningoftheskillofdecomposingnumbers.
ModificationsweremadetothelessonforthreestudentswithIEPs,tobestsuittheirneeds.
IncreatingtheESLprojectIhadtomakemodificationsforthreeofmystudentswithIEPs.For
oneofthestudents,theyareworkingwithnumbersenseandunderstandinghowtocount.The
othertwostudentshavegoalsfocusedonworkingwithbeingabletomakegroupswithten.
Duringtheunitinstructionfocusedontheirindividualgoalsandnotdecomposingnumbers.This
supportsmyknowledgeofCECstandardone,three,andfive.InthesestandardsIneedto
understandmyindividualstudentsandtheirneeds,knowingthecurriculumandincorporating
meaningfullearningforallstudents.

CECstandardtwo,focusesonincludingallindividualswiththelearningprocess.During
theESLunitIworkedwithmysupportstafftoensurethatallstudentswereincludinginthe
grouplearning.Threeofthestudents,aspreviouslystated,havegoalsthattheyworkedonduring
thelessons.Theywereabletoreceivetheirinstructionalongsideofpeersduringthe
decomposinglesson.Thiswasmadepossiblebyhavingsupportstaffsittingwiththemduring
smallgroupinstruction.Thestudentswereactivelistenersduringinitialinstructionand
participatedwhenpossible.OncestudentsinthegroupmovedontomoreindependentworkI
wouldwork1:1withthestudentontheirowngoal.IfIwasworkingwiththegroupthena
supportstaffmemberwouldworkwiththemontheirgoals.
Ineededtocommunicateclearlyanddirectmysupportstaffontheindividualinstruction
toensureconsistency.ThisdemonstratesmyunderstandingofCECstandardsix,providing
guidanceanddirectiontoparaeducators,tutors,andvolunteers.
DuringtheESLunitIconductedinformalandformalobservationalassessments.CEC
standardfourfocusesonanunderstandingofassessmentsandusingthemappropriatelytoguide
instruction.IntheESLforeachlessonobservationalnotesweremadetodirectthefollowing
day'sinstructionandgrouping.AftertheinitiallessonIregroupedstudentsaccordingtothose
whoneededreteachingoftheinitiallessonandtothosewhowerereadytomoveontotheday2
lesson.Thefinallessonconsistedofformalobservations,whereIwaslookingforspecificskills
tobedemonstratedbythestudents.
IntheplanningoftheESLunitIworkedwithmyspecialeducationcoteachertoensure
appropriateinstructionwasbeinggiven.ThissupportsCECstandardseven.Instandardseven
oneneedstobeabletocollaboratewithotherstoensureappropriateinstructionisbeinggiven.

AftercompletingtheESLprojectIfeeltohaveastrongerunderstandingofplanningfor
allmylearners.Ifoundthatintheplanningprocessitwasastruggletoensurethatalllearners
wereincluded,despiteindividualgoals.Thisisaconstantstruggleinmyclassroomthisyear
sinceIhavethreestudentswhohavegoalsthatarebelowlevel.Weworktoensurethattheyare
beingexposedtothekindergartencurriculumwhilestillreceivinginstructionontheir
individualizedgoals.

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