Emma Veteto

Gjoni
SCED 499
November 21, 2018
InTasc 9: Reflection
This standard is defined in the following manner: The teacher engages in ongoing

professional learning and uses evidence to continually evaluate his/her practice, particularly the

effects of his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the

community), and adapts practice to meet the needs of each learner. In other words, this standard

states that effective instructors will use data from their classrooms in order to adapt their

teaching practices to match the abilities and interests of their students. Both pre and post testing

allows an educator to collect information that can be used to modify their instruction to match

the strong suits of their students. While it is important to instill the desired knowledge listed in

the curriculum, by taking note of student differences and tracking student success, educators gain

an insight on how to best teach difficult concepts.

Standard 9 emphasizes the importance of differentiation in response to student data. By

tracking the abilities of their students, educators tailor lessons that instill a desire to learn in

every student. This standard can be applied in every content area; however, in ELA specifically,

student data can be tracked and notated through the progression of their writing and their

response to specific teaching strategies.

In my ELA classrooms, I track student engagement and ability while they complete a

specific instructional activity. If students are engaging in a graffiti discussion, I gauge their

understanding and engagement by noting their personal responses and how much they enjoyed
the process of the assignment itself. In doing this, I was able to come to the conclusion that the

students were both happy and responsive during the process of a graffiti discussion.

This standard is important because it emphasizes the value in collecting student data. By

taking note of what students enjoy and what they respond to, the instructor can adapt their

lessons to best fit the abilities of their classes.