The Teacher Work Sample (TWS) is an intensive case study & reflection over the preparation and teaching of one class for one unit or unit segment. It is a culminating capstone project that will allow you to demonstrate your ability to integrate learning from many different courses, apply concepts and strategies in practice, and design for a specific community of learners. Smaller projects in other courses will help prepare you for success on this culminating project, and you will find most parts of it mirror tasks you have done in other courses. This is your opportunity to show that you understand how to pull it all together.

Goals

The main goal of this work is to show what you know. It is a culmination of all you have learned through the program.

1.Part One (Sections A-B) asks you to demonstrate how you have progressed in your understanding of your community and your students funds of knowledge.

I have 3 examples of part 1 and my version of the assignment. I really just need some revision/rewriting so that AI is not detected. I use Grammarly and they’ve been giving me problems about the AI.

Part I: Teaching for My Community (4-6 pages, single-spaced)

Educators will become familiar with their current and/or future students, school, and community populations through collecting qualitative and quantitative data as well as providing anecdotal evidence to support this research. Educators will describe community factors of these populations and the ways these factors present funds of knowledge that will contribute to the curriculum and classroom practices. Educators will demonstrate an understanding of and appreciation for funds of knowledge by developing a plan to maximize these assets in the classroom.

Section A

Contextual Information & Funds of Knowledge

A.1 Contextual Information:

Use qualitative and quantitative data to describe the classroom, school, and community of your field placement (if you are a full-time teacher, use your own classroom, school, and community). Based on the data and your observations, fully describe one important factor that seems to influence the students in one classroom or district (e.g., language, socio-economic status). Why did you choose this factor? Provide strong anecdotal evidence, supported by theory, to demonstrate that the factor is significant. (also see Technical Requirements)

A.2 Funds of Knowledge:

Explain the funds of knowledge these students contribute to the classroom community and explain the specific ways you will maximize those assets. (also see Technical Requirements)

Rubric (InTASC Standards can be found at ):

Exemplary

(95%-100%)

Meets

(80%-94%)

Emerging

(70%-79%)

Not Evident

(<70%)

Contextual Information: Evidenced Based Descriptors

InTASC 3(b, l), 7(i, k)

(20 points)

Fully utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data to describe the chosen school and community. Provides strong and compelling research-based and anecdotal evidence that the identified factor is evident.

Adequately utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data to describe the chosen school and community. Provides adequate research-based and anecdotal evidence that the identified factor is evident.

Minimally utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data to describe the chosen school and community.

Provides research-based and anecdotal evidence that the identified factor is evident, but the evidence is not strong or may be missing a theoretical component.

Missing either qualitative or quantitative data or the chosen school and community is inadequately described. Lacking either research-based or anecdotal evidence and/or evidence is not strong enough to convince the reader that the identified factor warrants study.

Funds of Knowledge and Assets

InTASC 2(c), 3(e, m), 4(a, j, m)

(20 points)

Fully explains the funds of knowledge brought by students. Fully explores ways the candidate will maximize the learners assets in the classroom community.

Adequately explains the funds of knowledge brought by students. Adequately explores ways the candidate will maximize the learners assets in the classroom community.

Minimally explains the funds of knowledge brought by students. Minimally explores ways the candidate will maximize the learners assets in the classroom community.

Does not explore the funds of knowledge and/or assets learners bring to the classroom community.

The book we use -> Understanding by design by Wiggins and McTighe

Write an essay on the best curriculum design model that you will use to design a developmental education program

You will submit & present your PowerPoint presentation on the identified aspect of school safety to inform the school community of current local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and best practices to promote the safety, success, and well-being of all students and adults. This PowerPoint presentation information is from your School Safety Review and Improvement Plan Part 2: Written Assignment. You will develop this presentation as if you were presenting the knowledge to your stakeholders such as faculty, etc. at a meeting.

Assignment 4: Adult Recreation Article Summary (4 pages total, 2 of content-APA format)

Select an article about Adult Recreation that sparks your interest. Do not use any previously used article.

Pg. 1- Title Page

Pg. 2- Paraphrase your article (each paragraph should have a reference)

Pg. 3- Based on the information that you read, form an opinion about what the definition of adult recreation is and why it is important. Use evidence from your article to back your opinion (THIS MUST BE REFERENCED!)

Pg. 4- Reference Page

Remember the following:

• When paraphrasing, you must be able to read an article and take the information that you have read, put it in your own words with the same meaning the author is conveying and you MUST ALWAYS give the author credit for his/her information as it is not your idea or information you have learned from the author, therefore, EVERY SINGLE PARAGRAPH MUST HAVE A REFERENCE.
• There are NO one sentence paragraphs
• Paragraphs must have 5-7 sentences

Rubric:

Title Page: 3 pts

Content: 10 pts

Reference Page: 3 pts

APA Format: 4 Pts

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Journal Question(Chapter 19):

To what extent do you think classroom interaction (such as negotiation of meaning, teacher feedback, and learner output) is more important for language learning than teacher input alone?

How did you become literate? What is your definition of literate? Were there any stages of your development? Did you have a unique experience in your literacy development? Do you have any theory or theories about your literacy development? Definition of literacy with a critical literacy lens provided through lecture, Sociological imagination with family education worksheet, unique experience. A little background on me I am a woman as a child I went to public school followed by catholic school. My mom was very big on education she didn’t play at all

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