Domain F Reflection of Artifacts

Reflection for Domain F Artifacts

Damon Garner
National University

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for

TED 690 Capstone Course
Dr. Pengilly

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Abstract

I will be looking back at my 3 artifacts, or pieces of evidence for Domain F of the

California Teaching Performance Expectations. Developing as an educator is the focus of this

domain. I will cover the rationale and value of selecting these artifacts.

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I have been through many professional development trainings over my thirteen

years of teaching. One of the more useful trainings in my particular field has been the

Choices program. The Choices training was very useful in helping give teachers a formula

to follow for incorporating international issues from past to present into the classroom.

The program was led by Mimi Stephens from Brown University. One of the great takeaways

from the professional development was the very high level, critical thinking that was going

on in working through the research and simulation part of the activity. The educators in the

room took on the role of students and we got to participate in a lesson on the Darfur

genocide. This was very useful as it puts us in our students shoes and asks us to do what

we want them to do. You can see problems ahead of time by going through a lesson this

way. The work was very engaging and the presentation, debate and defense of position was

very fun. I used one of these lessons in my class last year and overall the students enjoyed

themselves and would bring up the lesson months later and retained the information.

The second artifact I chose to include was training through the California Subject

Matter Project. This was a district wide professional development where each subject

matter team was able to receive training that specifically focused on each groups content

area. One of the great benefits to this professional development training was the plethora

of materials we received to plug into our classroom right away. These units of primary

sources are thorough and cover all of the World and U.S. History content standard areas.

My third artifact is my literature review on the benefits of professional development

that is well thought out and useful to the educator and ultimately the students. Judith

Warren Littles Professional Community and Professional Development in the Learning-

Centered School focuses on more effective professional development. Little states, (2006)

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teachers in teacher learning communities also share certain core views and commitments but

take a more dynamic and flexible stance toward subject teaching and routinely question and

challenge teaching routines when they prove ineffective with students. (p. 16) Having a good

collaborative content team can be very beneficial to all stakeholders. Students and teachers both

benefit from the collaborative lessons that are lively and more exciting and enriching for the

curriculum.

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Reference
Little, Judith Warren. (2006). Professional Community and Professional Development in the
Learning-Centered School. Retrieved from: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/mf_pdreport.pdf