Educators understand and apply knowledge of student growth and development.
Educators are knowledgeable about how children develop as learners and as social beings, and demonstrate an understanding of individual learning differences and special needs. This knowledge is used to assist educators in making decisions about curriculum, instruction, assessment and classroom management.
Artifact
This piece of evidence is an exceptionality review I did for students with hearing impairments for my class EDTE 532: Special Educational Needs at Vancouver Island University. For this assignment I researched typical learning challenges, typical behaviour challenges, assessment tools, a list of strategies, and some additional resources.
Insights Gained
This assignment allowed me to research teaching students with hearing impairment. I learned many new strategies and resources that good be helpful if I have a student with hearing impairment. This assignment was a good reminder that all students are different and what works for one student might not work for another.
Connection to Teaching Practice
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Throughout my teaching career, I am going to be teaching students with a variety of different learner needs and this was a great way for me to start researching some of the different learner needs out there and strategies/resources I can use to help when teaching. This will be very beneficial to me if I have a students with hearing impairment in the future. This artifact demonstrates my understanding of individual learning differences and special needs.
Artifact
This piece of evidence is an assignment I did for my class EDTE 532: Special Educational Needs at Vancouver Island University. The assignment was a case study I completed for a student in my class with special education needs. This student is a grade 3 student with high-functioning Autism who I had in my practicum class in year 5 of my program.
Insights Gained
This case study allowed me to develop a deeper connection and understanding of this student and how they learn. I gained the knowledge I needed to develop appropriate lessons and plan for differentiation for this student while teaching.
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Connection to Teaching Practice
Throughout my career as an educator, I am going to teach students with different learner needs and it is important that I have knowledge of those needs and how I can begin to support them in the classroom. However, each student is an individual and what works for one may not work for another but this is a good foundation to build off of. This artifact also demonstrates knowledge about different learners needs as well as how educators are knowledgeable about how children develop as learners and as social beings.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
- Nelson Mandela
- Nelson Mandela