Teacher candidates understand that diversity differences (i.e., race, gender, ethnicity, culture, exceptionalities, individual differences, etc.) affect learning and, know how to provide educational opportunities that meet the needs of all students (National and state standards).

Artifact 1: Parent and Family Involvement Plan

I created this Parent and Family Involvement Plan in my ELED 4430 class, Parent and Family Involvement ESL, during Spring Semester 2011.  This artifact provides evidence of Diversity (DM1), because it demonstrates an understanding of how I can use various standards in my classroom and relate them to the individual needs of the parents and students I will work with on a daily basis. For example, in this artifact, I show how I will have open communication with my students and their families no matter what their race, culture, or individual differences may be.  Communication with the students in my classroom as well as with their families will help to insure that each student is receiving the best education possible throughout the entire school year.

Parent and Family Involvement Plan
Standard I: Communication
Standard II: Parenting
Standard III:  Student Learning
Standard IV:  Volunteering
Standard V:  Decision Making and Advocacy
Standard VI:  Collaborating With Community

Artifact 2: SIOP Lesson Plan

I created and later taught this lesson plan, which contains all eight components of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), during Summer Semester 2011 at Dixie State College.  This artifact provides evidence of Diversity (DM1), because it demonstrates my ability to use my school and classroom contextual factors to create differentiated instruction in order to fit the needs of the students in my class.  It also demonstrates my ability to create a SIOP lesson plan for English Language Learners (ELL's).  For example, this lesson not only includes all eight components of SIOP, it also incorporates various hands-on activities, as well as visuals, into a well designed lesson plan.  Throughout this lesson students will be given ample opportunities to explore new vocabulary, and to learn about and understand the science concept of Matter from the Utah  5th Grade Science Core Curriculum, Standard 1, Objective 1: Describe that matter can neither be created nor destroyed even though it may undergo change.

Lesson Plan: What is Matter?
Pre-Assessment/Post Assessment
You Are the Scientist Experiement

Matter Power Point

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