INTASC+Standard+06

The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
 * INTASC Standard 6**

INTASC.6.G** D: The teacher is a thoughtful and responsive listener.
 * Specific Category of Standard 6


 * INTASC.6.K** P: The teacher knows how to ask questions and stimulate discussion in different ways for particular purposes, for example, probing for learner understanding, helping students articulate their ideas and thinking processes, promoting risk-taking and problem-solving, facilitating factual recall, encouraging convergent and divergent thinking, stimulating curiosity, helping students to question

The teacher uses various communication methods to endorse lively and inquisitve class interaction.
 * Understanding Sentence**


 * Artifacts**
 * Classroom Map (Teacher's Desk) - INTASC 6G
 * [[file:Classroom Map.doc]]
 * Pre-School Activity Plan - INTASC 6K
 * [[file:Activity Plan .doc]]
 * [[file:Sink or Float.doc]]

The artifacts, classroom map and pre-school activity plan, demonstrate my eagerness to become a thoughtful and responsive teacher. The artifacts also show my knowledge of asking relevant questions to probe discussion during a lesson. Both artifacts display my that I am aware of several ways to verbally communicate within the classroom to promote active inquiry. The artifact, classroom map, shows that I care about what my students and parents will have to say. By having a horseshoe shaped table I can accomodate all parties to the best of my ability. My students will know that things will get handled in an orderly fashion, one at a time. The artifact, pre-school activity plan, illustrates my ability to ask the pre-school students questions to stimulate thier curiousty about whether each item will sink or float.
 * Reflect**

The artifacts, classroom map and pre-school activity plan, reflect that I am becoming the kind of teacher that my students and parents can heavily rely on. I will always be available for questions and I will never turn anyone away. The artifacts also reflect that I am becoming a teacher who wants my students to think beyond the surface of ideas. Which is why I believe in asking questions that encourage curiosity and problem-solving.
 * Project**