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Standard 1


 * Standard 1**

** Teachers know the subjects they are teaching. **  The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils

Rationale 1: This lesson plan was developed during the EDT650. The assignment asked us to develop a lesson that incorporates technology and an educational technology website that can be used for teaching curriculum. I used this lesson with second graders to at the end of the school year to introduce multiplication and get them ready for third grade. The lesson also gave students an option to work at multiple levels for those just beginning and those ready to be challenged. The lesson was used last the two years with my second graders to introduce multiplication in a very fun way. This evidence is important to me because it shows that I’m trying to incorporate 21st century skills with my lessons and try to make curriculum fun. By using this lesson plan I was able to reach a variety of learners at all different levels of math and reading by using a website that incorporated visual pictures and written instruction. During this lesson I monitored student learning and helped with navigating around the site. The students found the lesson to be very beneficial because they were able to take control of their learning and challenge themselves by working with harder numbers. I found that by giving the students freedom to work on their own and monitor what they were ready for they stayed focused and on task and had fun learning.
 * Evidence1:650 Lesson Plan, Multiplication Fun **


 * KSD:**
 * 1.K.1 The teacher understands the major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline(s) s/he teaches. ** The creation of this lesson demonstrates my understanding of the concepts taught and my knowledge of the benchmarks and objectives necessary to student learning at this grade level.
 * 1.S.6 The teacher creates an interdisciplinary learning experience, that encourages students to integrate knowledge, skills, and methods of inquiry from several subject areas. ** The creation of this lesson demonstrates my knowledge of incorporating multiple curriculums into a unit of study. The lesson incorporates the use of math, reading, and technology.


 * 1.D.3 The teacher has enthusiasm for the discipline(s) s/he teaches and sees connections to everyday life. ** The creation of this lesson demonstrates my enthusiasm for the topic through the use of descriptive language and visually stimulating pictures. I was more enthusiastic about teaching about multiplication by using a fun math website because I knew that by incorporating the website to introduce multiplication to the students I would get the students more engaged and excited learning.