Mastery of Program Competencies

My Curriculum Mapping shows that I have mastered Program Competencies: #2 teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students, #3 teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning and #4 teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.

My artifact shows that I know my subject by the thoroughness and details contained in my curriculum. My essential questions are open ended and requires students to use their critical thinking skills. Every content is matched with a skill and the assessments are varied to meet the diversities of my students. The skills are incorporated so that my students will gain a complete knowledge of the topic. The various methods used to teach will allow all my students to gain mastery of the skill. My choices of assessments are diverse so that all learners have a chance to be successful.

The combination of worksheets, puzzles, exploratory group activities, individual assignments and technology shows that I have diversified my teaching strategies in order to manage my students' learning. I vary the types of assessment from formative to summative and traditional to authentic. I give immediate feedback. The class activities are student centered. All of these strategies show that I am monitoring student learning.

My curriculum is set up in a very detailed and orderly manner. Each essential question is matched with content, skill and assessment. The standards are also listed. The design of my curriculum mapping is well thought and informative. All the required information is readily available. My artifact shows that I think systematically and by reflecting at the end of the unit and making any necessary change shows that I am learning from the experience of my students and myself.