TPE, Domain A

DOMAIN A: Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to Students

TPE 1:  Specific Pedagogical Skills for Subject Matter Instruction 

Candidates demonstrate the ability to teach the state-adopted academic content standards and instruct in ways within a learning environment that develops knowledge, skills, and abilities. 

Demonstrates knowledge of subject matter content and student development (TPE 1) 
Organizes curriculum to support student understanding of subject matter (TPE 1) 
Organizes curriculum and instructional strategies to develop deeper student learning (TPE 1) 
Uses materials, resources, and technologies to make subject matter accessible to all students (TPE 1) 
Demonstrates individual and cultural sensitivity when developing subject matter (TPE 1D)

Artifact 1:  Below, you will find a link to the video submission I provided to 

TPA 4 Student Teaching Video

Artifact 2: Below, you will find the student teaching evaluation conducted by my SSP, Melanie Woodard addressing my content knowledge and documents my use of a variety of instructional strategies to aide in comprehension.

Artifact 3: By following the link below, you will be taken to a reflective journal entry that I wrote for TED 633, Content Area Instruction and Assessment.  In the article, I reflect on the differences between a small lesson I taught to a "volunteer" group of students and an actual 6th grade classroom that I had been a frequent observer.  In the document you will read about adjustments I made to make the subject matter comprehensible to a variety of students.  Jason Allen - Content Area - Reflective Journal