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**Standard 2** **Teachers know how children grow.** The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.

**__Evidence 1: t.a.s.k. (Technology After-School Klub)__**

Rationale: At a much earlier age than in the 20th century, children begin to explore new technology and tools, resulting in a renewed curiosity of thirst for knowledge in a format unfamiliar to most of us. This inquisitiveness, coupled with the new generation of technology tools, begs us as educators to change the paradigm of teaching. With this change in technology comes the realization that students learning styles and personal development are individual and independent of others. No longer can you fit children into pre-conceived structures, coming up with the closest fit. With this revelation comes a group of students that far excel the skills and knowledge that are found within the classroom.

The structure of the classroom as we know it limits the learning engagement to a schedule dictated by previous standards, not allowing for any expansion of subject-matter. It is because of this that I have created an after-school technology club. This club offers students the opportunity to not only engage in extra-curricular activities, but also gives them the opportunity to further explore technology tools and pursue their individual interests to suit their talents beyond the classroom. The students will also be invited to staff development meetings to help train faculty on Web 2.0 tools that the teacher wishes to use in their classroom. Their talents will also be demonstrated in our own classroom, with the club members presenting new Web 2.0 tools to the students that have demonstrated a clear understanding of the lesson at hand. This will allow me to work in smaller groups and one-on-one with those students that are struggling with a lesson.


 * __KSD__**

learning, and understands how development in any one domain may affect performance in others.
 * 2.K.3** The teacher is aware of expected developmental progressions and ranges of individual variation within each domain (physical, social, emotional, moral, and cognitive), can identify levels of readiness in

Some of our students are preforming at a high-level of ability as well as motivation. These students crave an outlet to experiment and to explore their creativeness, their innovation, and their skills. The daily "confines" of the current classroom structure is not able to allow these students additional time and resources to expand their horizons. This club offers that outlet.

for active engagement, manipulation, and testing of ideas and material, and encouraging students to assume responsibility for shaping their learning tasks.
 * 2.S.2** The teacher stimulates student reflection on prior knowledge and links new ideas to already familiar ideas, making connections to students’ experiences, providing opportunities

The interested students take a personal interest survey to determine what category their strengths/interests may fall within. I designed a self-evaluation survey on [|Survey Monkey] to serve as a guideline to students to self-evaluate. Once the students identify their main interests, they may choose what team they would like to participate in, whether it be the Desktop Publishing team, the Software Applications team, or the Technical team.


 * 2.D.2** The teacher is disposed to use students’ strengths as a basis for growth, and their errors as an opportunity for learning.

One of the desired outcomes of this club is to offer the students the opportunity to work together as a team within the school and the community. They will experience the satisfaction of contributing to their community as well as their district and learn the variety of ways you can "give back." I am available to the members of this club as in the advisory capacity as well as mentor, information resource and skills assistant.