Section Four: Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards

Introduction

Our students deserve to be taught in a way that prepares them for their adult career.

Todays New State Standards and other educational standards do just that. They ensure are

students are being taught content in effective manner that adheres to learning and ethical

standards. As educators and parents, we need to recognize that our children are tomorrows

future doctors, electricians, politicians, and many other professionals. It is my job as educator to

teach accordingly to the following standards: NYS INTASC Standards; NYS Code of Ethics for

Teachers; P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards; International Literacy Association

(ILA) Professional Standards; and, DOE Claims & CAEP Standards. Each standard address

significant rules, research, and guidelines that I will follow as an educator.

Curriculum & Professional Educational Standards

INTASC Standards.

The INTASC Standards are benchmarks for teachers that helps ensure students are

getting the proper education. Furthermore, these goals show how a teacher should be conducting

their classrooms in way the allows each student to work to their full potential. The four different

categories allow the teacher to see the different teaching competencies needed for their

classroom. The categories are: The Learner and Learning, Content, Instructional Practice, and

Professional Responsibility. Each category contains specific standards that apply. The eight

artifacts I have provided in Section 3, are applicable to INSTAC standards.

NYS Code of Ethics for Educators.

As an educator, it is essential that a candidate has the integrity to treat every student

equally and with care. The New York State Code of Ethics for Educators are standards that
teacher adheres. There are six principles that outline how an educator should treat their students,

learning environments, other educators, and the community. It is important that an educator

observes these ethically guidelines so that students feel safe and welcomed.

Within my artifacts, I have connected them to the NYS Code of Ethics principles. They

are diverse in ethical content. In the lesson plans artifacts, I have carefully examined these

principles and applied them to my planning and assessment. As a current educator, I work with

collages to help maintain these principles in our classrooms.

P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards (ELA, Math and Social Studies).

The Common Core Learning Standards are research based requirements that educators

align their lesson plans to. There are specific tasks and benchmarks throughout the ELA, Math,

and Social Studies Standards. As an educator, is important that I understand how to read and

apply these standards. Common Core is made to help our students succeeded. However, this

cannot be done unless I utilize the standards in each of my lesson plans.

Six of my artifacts have been properly connected to the NYS Common Core Learning

Standards. I have designed lesson plans in direct correlation to NYS ELA, Math, and Science

Standards. These artifacts show that I can teach my students according to the NYS Common

Core Standards.

DOE Claims & CAEP Standards.

The DOE Claims & CAEP Standards demonstrate my abilities as graduate education

student. Each artifact demonstrates my teaching competencies and passion for the field of

education. In addition to, I acknowledge that there is always room for growth as an educator.
This is evident in my ongoing professional development that I will continue throughout my

career.

International Society for Technology Education for Teachers and Students (ISTE).

As a millennial, technology in the classroom has been a huge influence. However,

technology is always changing and advancing. It is my responsibility to keep up to date with new

technological advanced within the classroom to keep my students engaged. Also, when using

technology in the classroom, I must be able to know when and what type of technology to use. In

few of my artifacts, they have aligned with ISTC Standards. These standards keep me as an

educator aware of how to apply technology within the classroom.

International Literacy Association (ILA) Professional Standards.

Children having a strong background in literacy is essential. Literacy is used in Math,

Science, ELA, and Social Studies. Therefore, having enriched literacy classroom is important for

the growth of our students. The ILA Professional Standards outlines how we can apply literacy

rich environments for our students. The six standards stated in ILA are: Standard 1: Foundational

Knowledge; Standard 2: Curriculum and Instruction; Standard 3: Assessment and Evaluation;

Standard 4: Diversity; Standard 5: Literate Environment; Standard 6: Professional Learning and

Leadership.

In the artifacts I have provided I have followed the ILA Standards. The lesson plans I

wrote use literacy rich research based information. The chart describes in detail what specific

standards I used for each lesson. The ILA and my educational career at Medaille has taught me

the significance of literacy within the classroom.

 Council for Exceptional Children (ECE).

Our classrooms are going to be full of diverse students. Some of my students may have

learning disabilities such ADHD or Autism. As an educator, it is my duty to be able to have

lesson that plans and other classroom management strategies that accommodate all students.

Many of artifacts have a heavy focus on students with disabilities. I have developed lessons plans

that will ensure the success of all my students. To do so I have followed ECE Standards when

developing my lesson plans. In addition to, my artifacts are contributed to research and advocacy

for those students with disabilities.

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Section Four: Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards Chart

Artifact Title INTASC NYS Code of Ethics NYS NYS DOE Claims ISTE ILA CEC
Standards Standards for P-12 Common Core Learning & Standards for International Standards
Educators Learning Standards Standards CAEP Teachers Literacy
Standards and/or Association
Students Professional
Standards
Artifact #1: Learner & Principle 2: Educators Reading Literature Social Studies Claim 2: Teacher Standard 1: Standard 4:
Learning: create, support, and RL. 4.7. Standard 1: Pedagogy & Standard 7: Foundation Instruction
Annotated Standard #2: maintain challenging Make connections History of the Best Teaching Analyst: Knowledge al
Bibliography Learning learning environments between the text of a United States Practices Educators Strategies
Differences: for all. story or drama and a and New York understand and Standard 2: 4S3:
visual or oral presentation Students will CAEP use data to Curriculum Select,
Instructional Principle 3: Educators of the text, identifying use a variety Standards 1.1, drive their Instruction adapt, and
Practices: commit to their own where each version of intellectual 1.3 & 1.4 instruction and use
Standard #8 learning in order to reflects specific skills to support Standard 3: instructiona
Instructional develop their practice. descriptions and demonstrate students in Assessment & l strategies
Strategies directions in the text. their achieving their Evaluation and
understanding learning goals. materials
Professional of major ideas, Educators according
Responsibilit eras, themes, to
y: developments, characterist
Standard 9: and turning ics of the
Professional points in the individual
Learning and history of the with
Ethical United States exceptional
Practice and New learning
York. needs.

Artifact #2: Instructional Principle 1: Educators NA NA Claim 2: Teacher Standard 4: Standard 2:

Practice nurture the intellectual, Pedagogy & Standard 4a: Diversity Developme
Pecha Kucha: Standard #8: physical, emotional, Best Teaching Dedicate nt and
Oppositional Instructional social and civic Practices planning time Characteris
Defiant Strategies potential of every to collaborate tics of
Disorder. students CAEP with colleagues Learners
1.1 to
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Professional create authentic
Responsibilit learning
y: experiences
Standard 9: that leverage
Professional technology.
Learning and
Ethical
Practice
Artifact #3: Standard 7 Educators nurture the State CCSS.ELA- Languages Claim 1: Teacher Standard 2: Standard 3:
intellectual, physical, Literacy W. 4.1 a-d. Other Than Subject Manner Standard 6a: Curriculum Learning
Learning Standard 8 emotional, social, and English Claim 2: Foster a and Differences
Segment. civic potential of each Standard 1: Pedagogy & culture where Instruction
student. (Principle 1) Communicatio best teaching students take Standard 4:
n Skills practices ownership of Standard 3: Instruction
Students will Claim 3: their learning Assessment al
be able to use Caring goals and and Strategies
a language educators outcomes in Evaluation
other than both independe Standard 7:
English for CAEP nt and group Standard 4: Instruction
communicatio 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 settings. Diversity al Planning
n.
Standard 2: Standard 5: Standard 8:
Cultural Literate Assessment
Understanding Environment

Students will
develop cross-
cultural skills
and
understanding
s.

Artifact #4: Standard #6: Principle 2: Educators NYS CCSS MS. Standard 4: Claim 1: 1b. Standard 3: NA
SMART Assessment create, support, and Structure, Function, and Science Subject Manner Pursue Assessment
Notebook maintain challenging Information Processing: Students will professional and
Presentation. Standard #7: learning environments MS-LS1-2. understand interests by Evaluation
Planning for for all. and apply creating
Instruction scientific and actively
concepts, participating in
principles, and local and
theories
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pertaining to global learning
the physical networks.
setting and
living
environment 4a
and recognize Dedicate
the historical planning time
development to collaborate
of ideas in with colleagues
science. to
create authentic
learning
experiences
that leverage
technology.
5b
Design authenti
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activities that
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standards and
use digital tools
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learning.

Artifact #5: English Claim 1: Standard 1: Standard 5:

Standard #2: Principle 1: Educators CCSS. ELA-LITERACY Language Arts Subject Manner NA Foundational Learning
A Guided Learning nurture the intellectual, RL. 1.9 Standard 2: Claim 2: Knowledge Environme
Reading Differences physical, emotional, Language for Pedagogy and nts and
social, and civic Literary Best Teaching Standard 2: Social
Lesson Plan.
Standard #3: potential of each Response Practices Curriculum Interaction
Learning student. Claim 3: and
Environment Caring Instruction
s Principle 2: Educators Educators Standard 3:
create, support, and Assessment
maintain challenging CAEP and
1.1, 1.4 Evaluation
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Standard #5: learning environments Standard 4:
Application for all. Diversity
of Content. Standard 5:
Literate
Environment

Artifact #6: Standard #1: Principle 1: Educators Science NYS Common Standard 1: Claim 1: Educator Standard 2: Standard 2:
Learner nurture the intellectual, Core: 3-ESS2-3. Analysis, Subject Manner Designer: Curriculum Developme
Science Development physical, emotional, Inquiry, and 5a. and nt and
Lesson Plan. social, and civic Design Claim 2: Use technology Instruction Characteris
Standard #2: potential of each Pedagogy & to create, adapt tics Of
Learning student. Teaching and personalize Standard 3: Learners
Differences Standard 4: Practices learning Assessment
Principle 2: Educators Science experiences tha and Standard 3:
Standard #6: create, support, and t Evaluation Learning
Assessment maintain challenging foster independ Differences
learning environments Standard 6: ent
Standard #7: for all. Interconnected learning and
Planning for ness: Common accommodate l Standard 5:
Instruction Principle 4: Educators Themes earner Learning
Standard collaborate with . differences and Environme
colleagues and other needs. nts and
#10: professionals in the Social
Leadership interest of student Interaction
and learning.
Collaboration
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Artifact #7: Standard #9: Principle 4: Educators NA NA Claim 2: NA NA Standard 9:
Professional collaborate with Pedagogy and Collaborati
Professional Learning and colleagues and other Best Teaching on
Development Ethical professionals in the Practices
Practice interest of student
learning. Claim 3:
Standard Caring
#10: Principle 6: Educators Educators
Leadership advance the intellectual
and and ethical foundation
Collaboration of the learning
community.
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Artifact #8:

Cultural
Awareness
Proposal.

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Conclusion

The eight Standards addressed in this section explain my knowledge of state laws,

teaching competencies, and teaching pedagogy. The artifacts I have provided are evidence of my

abilities of developing and understanding of the standards discussed. Lesson plans that link to

NYS Common Core content area and NYS Learning Standards show that I am adaptive and

creative when designing lessons. In my artifacts there is a heavy focus in being a caring and

empathic educator for my students. This aligns with the ethical standards that were deliberated

above. Although, as stated I will continue to follow these standards throughout my teaching

career in hopes of being the best educator I can be for my students.