Education 1100 Site Visit Notes

Student Name: Danette Bauer Date/Site Visit

Number: 3/8

School: GBN Grade Level/Subject:

Special Ed

Using the space provided below, briefly summarize todays

classroom experience.
Standard 4 Learning Environment
Identify the Illinois
Professional Teaching
Standard(s) targeted
in todays
experience.

Today the learning environment was extremely

engaging and promoted mutual respect and risk-
Identify the activities
that occurred today,
taking. The kids were learning about parts of speech
which addressed the so they did a white board activity which required all
teaching standards the students to attempt to respond with the right
identified above. answer to get a point. This formative assessment
Then describe what allowed the teacher to gage how the students were
you learned.
processing the information. I learned that some
concepts are tricky to comprehend for these students,
and although its a friendly competitive environment,
the losers get flustered when they dont understand
the right answer.
By engaging in the activity independently, then talking
about the answer as a group, it allowed the students
Describe the impact
of the performance
to test the concepts they have been learning without
activities on student the score being recorded. This allows the student to
learning. see which material they need to spend more time
studying.
Today there was rec. leisure time at the end of the day.
This gave the different leveled classrooms a chance to
Describe any
additional activities
integrate and spend time doing an activity they all
of significance that enjoyed. They had the choice of playing Uno, watching
occurred today. toy story, or coloring while listening to music. This was
a great time for the teens to actively engage with one
another and promote positive social interaction with
their peers.
The teachers know each one of the student very well
General comments and can even tell when one participant is having a bad
and observations day and how to adapt to it. For example, one child in a
including at least one
emerging question.
wheel chair who is also non-verbal, had to use the
bathroom three times in the period I was there and
still had an accident. The teacher I am working with
explained to me that its hard to tell if she is trying to
get out of work or what is going on but he never
denies anyone the right to use the bathroom although
some students are restricted. Thankfully there are aids
to help with all the independent needs. Are those
helpers being paid and treated fairly for all the work
they do?

Illinois Professional Teaching Standards

Standard 1 - Teaching Diverse Students: The competent teacher understands the
diverse characteristics and abilities of each student and how individuals develop and learn
within the context of their social, economic, cultural, linguistic, and academic experiences.
The teacher uses these experiences to create instructional opportunities that maximize
student learning.

Standard 2 - Content Area and Pedagogical Knowledge: The competent teacher

has in-depth understanding of content area knowledge that includes central concepts,
methods of inquiry, structures of the disciplines, and content area literacy. The teacher
creates meaningful learning experiences for each student based upon interactions among
content area and pedagogical knowledge, and evidence-based practice.

Standard 3 - Planning for Differentiated Instruction: The competent teacher

plans and designs instruction based on content area knowledge, diverse student
characteristics, student performance data, curriculum goals, and the community context.
The teacher plans for ongoing student growth and achievement.

Standard 4 - Learning Environment: The competent teacher structures a safe and

healthy learning environment that facilitates cultural and linguistic responsiveness,
emotional well-being, self-efficacy, positive social interaction, mutual respect, active
engagement, academic risk-taking, self-motivation, and personal goal-setting.

Standard 5 - Instructional Delivery: The competent teacher differentiates instruction

by using a variety of strategies that support critical and creative thinking, problem-solving,
and continuous growth and learning. This teacher understands that the classroom is a
dynamic environment requiring ongoing modification of instruction to enhance learning for
each student.

Standard 6 - Reading, Writing, and Oral Communication: The competent

teacher has foundational knowledge of reading, writing, and oral communication within the
content area and recognizes and addresses student reading, writing, and oral
communication needs to facilitate the acquisition of content knowledge.
Standard 7 Assessment: The competent teacher understands and uses appropriate
formative and summative assessments for determining student needs, monitoring student
progress, measuring student growth, and evaluating student outcomes. The teacher makes
decisions driven by data about curricular and instructional effectiveness and adjusts
practices to meet the needs of each student.

Standard 8 - Collaborative Relationships: The competent teacher builds and

maintains collaborative relationships to foster cognitive, linguistic, physical, and social and
emotional development. This teacher works as a team member with professional colleagues,
students, parents or guardians, and community members.

Standard 9 - Professionalism, Leadership, and Advocacy: The competent

teacher is an ethical and reflective practitioner who exhibits professionalism; provides
leadership in the learning community; and advocates for students, parents or guardians, and
the profession.

Go to http://www.isbe.net/peac/pdf/il_prof_teaching_stds.pdf for more

detailed descriptions of the standards, knowledge indicators, and
performance indicators.