Assessment Description:
Part of becoming an effective teacher includes gathering valuable tools that you can use and reuse over the years. Some lessons end up being incredibly successful, leading to optimal learning, while others require adjustments as you take note of gaps in student learning. As an aspiring educator, it is important to create a toolkit that you can refer to when you are in the classroom. Collecting information, research, and collaboration will be integral to your success as a teacher. As you progress through this program, there will be several assignments that you will create that can be used as resources in your future classroom.
Create a teacher toolkit using an online tool of your choice (e.g., Evernote, Trello, OneNote). For this assignment, create the initial toolkit and reflect on its use. Throughout this course and future coursework, you will have opportunities to add artifacts to your toolkit.
Your teacher toolkit must include the following:
- A clearly labeled structure for organizing future toolkit artifacts into categories based on measurements or standards of teacher professional practice (e.g., aligned to the InTASC standards, California Teaching Performance Expectations, Texas Administrative Code, Framework for Teaching, or Principles of Learning and Teaching). Refer to class and topic Resources when determining the structure of your toolkit.
- Placeholders for a minimum of two artifacts from each of your categories. An artifact can be an assignment you complete in class or other helpful information you come across during your program. Your goal will be to add these artifacts throughout the remainder of the coursework in your program.
Write a 150-250 word reflection that includes the following:
- Description of how your teacher toolkit was structured based on measurements or standards of teacher professional practice.
- Explanation of how your teacher toolkit can be used to prepare for or support you in your future professional practice.
Note: Future coursework assignments will be suggested as artifacts to add to your toolkit. The artifacts are for your professional practice and will not be submitted as part of your graded assignment.
Submit a link to your toolkit and reflection in a single document.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.