Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession

understanding & Respecting Student learning & diversity

1. Students

Point of View Lesson

This is a lesson plan excerpt that focuses on providing students with differentiated products to demonstrate their learning: Students were able to write, illustrate, give a speech, or create a skit that showed their knowledge of point of view.

Unit Intro & Vocab Lesson

This is a lesson plan excerpt that showcases my knowledge of my students based on first-hand experience, research, and theory: Students may choose to share out opinions on central questions for the upcoming unit and define their vocabulary through oral presentation or a written exit ticket.

Knowing & understanding my content area

2. Content Knowledge

using varied assessments to inform instruction, evaluate & ensure student learning

3. Assessment

Summative Unit Test

This is the test I built for a unit on The Outsiders: Each question includes the applicable state standard, DOK and Bloom’s levels, and the connected Lesson Objective.

Informal Exit/Entrance Tickets

This is an example of short Exit or Entrance Tickets I like to give as informal or formative assessments: Any opportunity for data collection helps me monitor how I can aid the students toward our end goals.

Plan & Deliver Effective Instruction to advance learning

4. Instruction

using varied assessments to inform instruction, evaluate & ensure student learning

5. Environment

Mock Trial

This was a Summative Assessment for my students’ unit on the novel Monster: Students were responsible for designing opening statements and presenting evidence to a jury as if they were a prosecutor or defense attorney. Our Resource Officer sat in as our jury for a real-world connection!

STEAM Kinex Event

This was an event that the Malone Education department hosted in the fall of 2021: Students from Hartford Middle School came to campus to work in groups and compete in a Kinex competition where they constructed motorized cars and working bridges.

Plan & Deliver Effective Instruction to advance learning

6. Communications

using varied assessments to inform instruction, evaluate & ensure student learning

7. Professional Growth

Snapshot Education Workshop

I completed this Education workshop in 2021: It focused on teaching educators how to differentiate their interactions with students to accommodate student personalities, and preferred communication styles.

Kappa Delta Pi Member

As a member of Kappa Delta Pi, I am privy to many benefits including hiring resources and tips for new educators.