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**Standard One** Teachers know the subjects they are teaching.  The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.

Evidence One: Compare and Contrast Literacy Lesson Plan

Rationale One: This lesson was used to instruct students on two important reading strategies; comparisons and story elements. In this lesson, students were asked to read two similar stories and identify the story elements for each story. Additionally, students created a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two stories based on the story elements utilizing technology. This lesson was completed in a first grade classroom during the literacy block.

As a result of this lesson, students were able to demonstrate their ability to connect their understanding of story elements and making comparisons based on this knowledge in an organized way. As an educator, the outcome of this lesson provided me with insight into each student’s understanding of the two literacy strategies. Additionally, it illustrated their understanding of the strategies in isolation, as well as their ability to utilize them simultaneously.

KSD:

1.K.1 The teacher understands the major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline(s) s/he teaches This lesson required the teacher to have a solid understanding of the two reading strategies utilized in order to effectively instruct students, which was done throughout the lesson during the mini-lessons. 1.S.1 The teacher effectively uses multiple representations and explanations of disciplinary concepts that capture key ideas and links them to students’ prior understandings. This lesson required students to have a strong conceptual grasp of several reading strategies. Additionally, the lesson required students to connect their understanding of the strategies together and build upon them. In other words, students used their prior knowledge of the strategies in isolation to help them use the strategies simultaneously. Finally, students displayed their understanding using a variety of representations (i.e. graphic organizers, story map, etc.). 1.D.3 The teacher has enthusiasm for the discipline(s) s/he teaches and sees connections to everyday life As a teacher, teaching reading strategies to young students is one of the most exciting things to do. As their understanding of their strategies grows, students are able to read more difficult and more interesting text, which is an incredibly exciting thing for them! I had great enthusiasm for this lesson, as it challenged students to truly use what they knew about their reading strategies in a unique way. As a result, my students enthusiastically participated in this lesson and were eager to showcase their understanding.