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Section Four: Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards

Introduction

Section four, Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards, will exhibit my

knowledge of the curriculum and professional standards and my ability to align them to the daily

practice of an elementary school teacher. The significance of alignment to the curriculum and

professional standards as related to my artifacts will be addressed and I will also explain how the

artifacts in the portfolio support each of these standards. Following this introduction, I will

provide a brief explanation of each standards category purpose and connect them to my artifacts

explaining why and how they support each other. The curriculum and professional standards are

as listed: INTASC Standards, NYS Code of Ethics for Educators, Ontario Teacher Ethical

Standards, P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards (ELA, Math and Social Studies), NYS

Learning Standards, Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum Expectations, Medaille College

TEAC/CAEP Claims, International Society for Technology Education for Teachers and Students

(ISTE), International Literacy Association (ILA) Professional Standards, and Council for

Exceptional Children (ECE). Finally, I will present how my artifacts connect to the curriculum

and professional standards in the form of a chart. Knowing and being able to apply the

curriculum and professional standards is very important for a teacher, especially a new one

because they lay out the foundation for what is expected of them when they enter the classroom.

Curriculum & Professional Educational Standards

INTASC Standards:
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INTASC or the Interstate New Teacher Assessment Support Consortium is a set of

standards whose purpose is to prepare and support new teachers with professional development.

It is important for teachers because teaching begins with the learner. To ensure that each student

learns new knowledge and skills, teachers must understand that learning and developmental

patterns vary among individuals, that learners bring unique individual differences to the

learning process, and that learners need supportive and safe learning environments to thrive

effective instructional practice require that teachers understand and integrate assessment,

planning, and instructional strategies in coordinated and engaging ways. In addition, teachers

must have an excellent understanding of their content areas and be able to draw upon content

knowledge as they work with learners to access information, apply knowledge in real world

settings, and address meaningful issues to assure learner mastery of the content. Finally, creating

and supporting safe, productive learning environments that result in learners achieving at the

highest levels is a teachers primary responsibility. The following artifacts from the previous

section connect with the Interstate New Teacher Assessment Support Consortium:

Artifact #1 - Assessing Student Literacy Learning

Artifact #2 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Artifact #3 Annotated Bibliography

Artifact #4 Sexual Education Survey

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan

Artifact #6 - Pecha Kucha

Artifact #7 Professional Training

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

NYS Code of Ethics for Educators.


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The New York State Code of Ethics is a public statement by educators that sets clear

expectations of principles and expectations to guide practice and inspire professional excellence.

Teachers must follow this code at all times while in the classroom to ensure they are meeting the

expectation of the state in providing a nurturing, challenging environment. Teachers also must be

committed to their own learning and collaborate with parents and colleagues in the interest of

building student learning, establishing trust and building a community.

The following artifacts from the previous section connect with the NYS Code of Ethics

for Educators:

Artifact #1 - Assessing Student Literacy Learning

Artifact #2 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Artifact #3 Annotated Bibliography

Artifact #4 Sexual Education Survey

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan

Artifact #6 - Pecha Kucha

Artifact #7 Professional Training

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

Ontario Teacher Ethical Standards.


The Ontario Teacher Ethical Standards represent a vision of professional practice. At the heart of

a strong and effective teaching profession is a commitment to students and their learning. New

teachers, in their position of trust, demonstrate responsibility in their relationships with students,

parents, guardians, colleagues, educational partners, other professionals, the environment and the

public. The purpose of the standards is to inspire members to reflect and uphold the honour and

dignity of the teaching profession, to identify the ethical responsibilities and commitments in the
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teaching profession, to guide ethical decisions and actions in the teaching profession, to promote

public trust and confidence in the teaching profession. The following artifacts from the previous

section connect with the Ontario Teacher Ethical Standards:

Artifact #1 - Assessing Student Literacy Learning

Artifact #2 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Artifact #3 Annotated Bibliography

Artifact #4 Sexual Education Survey

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan

Artifact #6 - Pecha Kucha

Artifact #7 Professional Training

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards (ELA, Math and Social Studies).

The P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards provide a road map for the elementary

curriculum in New York State. This is an important document for teachers, especially new ones,

as it lays out exactly what the states expectation is for what students should be taught

throughout the school year from P-12. The standards are internationally-benchmarked and

evidence-based standards. These standards are a consistent set of expectations for what students

should learn and be able to do, so that every student across New York State is on track for

college and career readiness.The following artifacts from the previous section connect with the

P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards:

Artifact #1 - Assessing Student Literacy Learning


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Artifact #2 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Artifact #3 Annotated Bibliography

Artifact #4 Sexual Education Survey

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

NYS Learning Standards.

The New York State Learning Standards and core curriculum guidance documents are the

foundation upon which State assessments are developed and aligned. The States responsibility is

to set student learning expectations for what all students should know and be able to do as a

result of skilled instruction. The following artifacts from the previous section connect with the

New York State Learning Standards:

Artifact #1 - Assessing Student Literacy Learning

Artifact #2 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Artifact #3 Annotated Bibliography

Artifact #4 Sexual Education Survey

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum Expectation.

The Ontario curriculum expectations were developed by the Ontario Ministry of

Education and its purpose is to lay out what the ministry expects teachers to teach in their

classrooms in all grades and what students are to learn, understand, and apply by the end of their

current grades.The following artifacts from the previous section connect with the Ontario

Ministry of Education Expectations:


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Artifact #1 - Assessing Student Literacy Learning

Artifact #2 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Artifact #3 Annotated Bibliography

Artifact #4 Sexual Education Survey

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

TEAC/CAEP Claims.

TEAC/CAEP claims ensure the quality of the graduates of Medaille College, that they

professionally ready and competent to enter into the field as school teachers. The following

artifacts from the previous section connect with the Medaille College TEAC/CAEP Claims:

Artifact #1 - Assessing Student Literacy Learning

Artifact #2 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Artifact #3 Annotated Bibliography

Artifact #4 Sexual Education Survey

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan

Artifact #6 - Pecha Kucha

Artifact #7 Professional Training

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

International Society for Technology Education for Teachers and Students (ISTE).

The ISTE Standards for Educators are a road map to helping students become

empowered learners. These standards deepen a teachers practice, promotes collaboration with

peers, challenge teachers to rethink traditional approaches and prepares students to drive their

own learning. The ISTE Standards for Students are designed to empower student voice and
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ensure that learning is a student-driven process. The following artifacts from the previous section

connect with the ISTE Standards for Educators:

Artifact #6 - Pecha Kucha

Artifact #7 Professional Training

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

International Literacy Association (ILA) Professional Standards.

The International Literacy Association Professional Standards provide the criteria for

developing and evaluating preparation programs for reading professionals. The Standards

describe what candidates for the reading profession should know and be able to do in

professional settings. These are important for teachers both new and experienced. The following

artifacts from the previous section connect with the International Literacy Association

Professional Standards:

Artifact #1 - Assessing Student Literacy Learning

Artifact #2 Guided Reading Lesson Plan

Artifact #3 Annotated Bibliography

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan

Artifact #8 Weebly Website

Council for Exceptional Children (ECE).

The CEC professional ethical principles, practice standards, and professional policies

guide teachers in ways that respect the diverse characteristics and needs of individuals with

exceptionalities and their families. The following artifacts from the previous section connect

with the Council for Exceptional Children:

Artifact #5 Grade 5 Science Unit Plan


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Artifact #6 - Pecha Kucha

Artifact #7 Professional Training

Conclusion

Section four, Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards, has exhibited my

knowledge of the curriculum and professional standards and my ability to align them to the daily

practice of an elementary school teacher. The significance of alignment to the curriculum and

professional standards as related to my artifacts was addressed and I also explained how the

artifacts in the portfolio support each of these standards. Following this introduction, I provided a

brief explanation of each standards category purpose and connected them to my artifacts

explaining why and how they support each other. The curriculum and professional standards I

mentioned are as listed: INTASC Standards, NYS Code of Ethics for Educators, Ontario Teacher

Ethical Standards, P-12 NYS Common Core Learning Standards (ELA, Math and Social

Studies), NYS Learning Standards, Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum Expectations,

Medaille College TEAC/CAEP Claims, International Society for Technology Education for

Teachers and Students (ISTE), International Literacy Association (ILA) Professional Standards,

and Council for Exceptional Children (ECE). Finally, I presented how my artifacts connect to the

curriculum and professional standards in the form of a chart.

The next section, Section five, Teacher Candidate Reflection Guidelines, is the

section of the portfolio where I will exhibit my ability to reflect upon my overall experiences in

developing this portfolio and of my experiences during my journey to become an educator. My

readiness to enter into the field of education, my confidence in my abilities as a teacher will be
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addressed, and an explanation of how I met the TEAC/CAEP Claims will also be discussed at

length.

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Section Four: Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards Chart

Assessing INTASC NYS Code of NYS TEAC/ ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontario
Student Standards Ethics P-12 Common CAEP Standards International Standards Curriculum Teacher
Literacy Standards Core Learning Claims for Literacy Standards Ethical
Learning for Standards Teachers Association Standar
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Artifact #1: Learner & Principle 2: Reading Claim 1: Standard 2: N/A Grade 5 Ethic
Learning: Promote Literature Subject Curriculum Reading for Standard
Student matter Instruction Meaning of Care
Assessing Standard #1 Learning RL.5.1 Quote
Student Learner accurately from Claim 2: Standard 3: Demonstrating
Literacy developmen a text when Pedagogy Assessment & Understanding
Learning t explaining & Best Evaluation 1.4 demonstrate
what the text Teaching understanding
Grade 5 Standard #2: says explicitly Practices Standard 5: of a variety of
Learning and when Literate texts by
Differences: drawing Claim 3: Environment summarizing
inferences from Caring important ideas
the text. educator and citing
Instructional supporting
Practices: RL.5.2 details
Standard #7: Determine a
Planning for theme of a Listening to
Instruction story, drama, or Understand
poem from Grade 5
Standard #8 details in the 1. listen in
Instructional text, including order to
Strategies how characters understand and
in a story or respond
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Content: drama respond appropriately in


Standard 4: to challenges or a variety of
Content how the situations for a
Knowledge speaker in a variety of
poem reflects purposes;
upon a topic; Specific
summarize the
text. Making
Inferences/Inter
preting Texts
1.5 make
inferences
about oral texts
using stated
and implied
ideas in the
texts as
evidence

Developing and
Organizing
Content
Organizing
Ideas 1.5
identify and
order main
ideas and
supporting
details and
group them into
units that could
be used to
develop several
linked
paragraphs,
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using a variety
of strategies
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Section Four: Alignment to Curriculum & Professional Standards Chart

Assessing INTASC NYS Code of NYS TEAC/ ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontario
Student Standards Ethics P-12 Common CAEP Standards International Standards Curriculum Teacher
Literacy Standards Core Learning Claims for Literacy Standards Ethical
Learning for Standards Teachers Association Standar
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Artifact #1: Learner & Principle 2: Reading Claim 1: Standard 2: N/A Grade 5 Ethic
Learning: Promote Literature Subject Curriculum Reading for Standard
Student matter Instruction Meaning of Care
Assessing Standard #1 Learning RL.5.1 Quote
Student Learner accurately from Claim 2: Standard 3: Demonstrating
Literacy developmen a text when Pedagogy Assessment & Understanding
Learning t explaining & Best Evaluation 1.4 demonstrate
what the text Teaching understanding
Grade 5 Standard #2: says explicitly Practices Standard 5: of a variety of
Learning and when Literate texts by
Differences: drawing Claim 3: Environment summarizing
inferences from Caring important ideas
the text. educator and citing
Instructional supporting
Practices: RL.5.2 details
Standard #7: Determine a
Planning for theme of a Listening to
Instruction story, drama, or Understand
poem from Grade 5
Standard #8 details in the 1. listen in
Instructional text, including order to
Strategies how characters understand and
in a story or respond
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Content: drama respond appropriately in


Standard 4: to challenges or a variety of
Content how the situations for a
Knowledge speaker in a variety of
poem reflects purposes;
upon a topic; Specific
summarize the
text. Making
Inferences/Inter
preting Texts
1.5 make
inferences
about oral texts
using stated
and implied
ideas in the
texts as
evidence

Developing and
Organizing
Content
Organizing
Ideas 1.5
identify and
order main
ideas and
supporting
details and
group them into
units that could
be used to
develop several
linked
paragraphs,
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using a variety
of strategies
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Artifact 3 INTASC NYS Code of NYS TEAC/ ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontario
Annotated Standards Ethics P-12 Common CAEP Standards International Standards Curriculum Teacher
Bibliography Standards Core Learning Claims for Literacy Standards Ethical
for Standards Teachers Association Standar
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Artifact #3: Learner & Principle 3: Reading Claim 1: Standard 2: N/A Ontario Ethic
Learning: Promote Literature Subject Curriculum Health and Standard
Annotated Standard #2: Student matter Instruction Physical of Care
Bibliography Learning Learning Education
Differences: Claim 2: Standard 3: Curriculum
Pedagogy Assessment &
Grades 1-8
& Best Evaluation
Instructional Teaching
Practices: Practices Standard 5:
Standard #7: Literate
Planning for Claim 3: Environment
Instruction Caring
educator
Standard #8
Instructional
Strategies

Content:
Standard 4:
Content
Knowledge
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Artifact 4 INTASC NYS Code of NYS TEAC/ ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontario
Sexual Standards Ethics P-12 Common CAEP Standards International Standards Curriculum Teacher
Education Standards Core Learning Claims for Literacy Standards Ethical
Survey for Standards Teachers Association Standar
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Artifact #4: Learner & Principle 2: New York Claim 1: N/A Grades 1-8 Ethic
Learning: Promote State Subject Human Standard
Sexual Standard #2: Student standards for matter Development of Care
Education Learning Learning health and and Sexual
Survey Differences: physical Claim 2: Health
Pedagogy
education: & Best
Instructional Teaching
Practices: Standard 1: Practices
Standard #7: Personal
Planning for Health and Claim 3:
Instruction Fitness) Caring
educator
Standard #8
Instructional
Strategies

Content:
Standard 4:
Content
Knowledge
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Artifact 5 INTASC NYS Code of NYS TEAC/ ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontario
Science Unit Standards Ethics P-12 Common CAEP Standards International Standards Curriculum Teacher
Plan Standards Core Learning Claims for Literacy Standards Ethical
for Standards Teachers Association Standar
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Artifact #5: Learner & Principle 2: Standard 4: Claim 1: Standard Standard 2: Standards Understanding Ethic
Learning: Promote The Physical Subject #5 Curriculum 1.3. 1.5. Matter and Standard
Grade 5 Student Setting matter Facilitator Instruction Energy of Care
Science Unit Standard #1: Learning
Plan Learner Claim 2: Standard Standard 3: 3. Ethic
Developmen Pedagogy Assessment & Demonstrate Standard
#6
t & Best Evaluation an of Trust
Standard #2: Teaching Designer
understanding
Learning Practices Standard 5: of how forces Ethic
Differences: Literate Standard
cause
Claim 3: Environment of
Caring movement Respect
Standard #3: educator and changes
Learning in movement Ethic
Environmen Standard
ts 3.1 identify a of
Instructional force as a Integrity
Practices: push or a pull
that causes an
Standard #6: object to
Assessment move
3.4 explain
Standard #7:
Planning for how forces
Instruction are exerted
through direct
Standard #8 contact
Instructional
Strategies
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Artifact 6 INTASC NYS Code of NYS TEAC/ ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontario
Pecha Kucha Standards Ethics P-12 Common CAEP Standards International Standards Curriculum Teacher
Presentation Standards Core Learning Claims for Literacy Standards Ethical
for Standards Teachers Association Standar
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Artifact #6: Learner & Principle 3: N/A Claim 3: Standard # 1 N/A N/A N/A Ethic
Learning: Educators Caring Learner Standard
Pecha Kucha Standard #2: commit to educator of Care
Presentation Learning their own Standard # 5
Differences: learning. Designer Ethic
Standard
of Trust
Instructional
Practices: Ethic
Standard #7: Standard
Planning for of
Instruction Respect

Standard #8 Ethic
Instructional Standard
Strategies of
Integrity
Content:
Standard 4:
Content
Knowledge
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Artifact 7 INTASC NYS Code of NYS TEAC/ ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontario
Professional Standards Ethics P-12 Common CAEP Standards International Standards Curriculum Teacher
Training Standards Core Learning Claims for Literacy Standards Ethical
for Standards Teachers Association Standar
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Artifact #4: Standard # 9 Principle #3 N/A Claim 1: Standard # 1 Standard 2: N/A N/A Ethic
Subject Learner Curriculum Standard
Professional Professional Educators matter Instruction of Care
Training Learning commit to
and Ethical their own Claim 2: Standard 3: Ethical
Practice learning to Pedagogy Assessment & Standard
develop their & Best Evaluation of Trust
practice: Teaching
Practices Standard 5:
Literate
Claim 3: Environment
Caring
educator
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Artifact 8 INTASC NYS Code of NYS TEAC/ ISTE ILA CEC Ontario Ontario
Weebly Standards Ethics P-12 Common CAEP Standards International Standards Curriculum Teacher
Teacher Standards Core Learning Claims for Literacy Standards Ethical
Website for Standards Teachers Association Standar
Educators and/or Professional ds
Students Standards
Artifact #8: Standard Principle 2: N/A Claim 1: Standard Standard 2: N/A N/A Ethic
#10: Educators Subject #1 Curriculum Standard
Weebly Leadership commit to matter Learner Instruction of Care
Teacher and their own Ethic
Website Collaborati learning in Claim 2: Standard Standard 3:
order to Pedagogy Assessment & Standard
on #4
develop their & Best Evaluation of
practice Teaching Collaborat Respect
Practices or Standard 5:
Literate Ethical
Claim 3: Standard Environment Standard
Caring #6 of Trust
educator Facilitator
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