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Chris Gomez
National University
Domain C Justification Paper 2
Abstract
The following paper is a justification for the artifacts included within my Professional
Development Quest Portfolio for Domain C: Engaging and Supporting Students in Learning.
Included within this justification is a discussion of TPEs 4, 5, 6, and 7 within Domain C. For the
three artifacts included within my PDQP, I have included a discussion for each artifact-
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practices, and procedures addressing student needs in accordance to state adopted standards.
(Commission on Teacher Credentialing) Teachers must know and understand the state standards
and be able to develop appropriate strategies and practices to make the required content available
to students. Teaching candidates must also know and understand that it is their responsibility to
develop students reading, writing, speaking and listening skills and provide adequate time for
students to practice and apply these skills both in and out of the classroom. (Commission on
Teacher Credentialing)
objectives to students and ensure equal participation of all students in the classroom.
engage students by developing and implementing engaging and content related lessons and
activities. Within this TPE, teachers will also make content applicable to real world situations
along with extent intellectual and critical thinking among students. (Commission on Teacher
Credentialing)
development and implement appropriate teaching practices for the grade level being taught.
requires teaching candidates to be able to know and understand, along with apply appropriate
theories, principles, and instructional practices for instructing English Language Learners
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(ELLs). (Commission on Teacher Credentialing) TPE 7 is a vital element for teaching candidates
to achieve competencies in due to the diverse nature of classrooms in todays California climate.
Artifact 1 is an activity where students were placed into groups, provided with a specific
Chinese invention, and required to complete a "Shark Tank" style presentation to the class. This
activity is a reflection of my ability as an educator to meets TPEs 4 and 5. Through this activity I
have shown the ability make content matter accessible to students by creating a lesson that not
only aligns with state adopted standards, but also allows for students to have the resources and
understanding necessary to learn and be successful. This activity also brings in student
engagement where students are engaged and interested within both the content and activity due
Artifact 2 is a group activity on the Inca empire where students work within groups in a
group rotation activity to investigate whether or not common Incan myths can be proven true or
false by using the TV show Mythbusters as a basis for the activity. I chose to use this as an
student engagement, and implement developmentally appropriate practices within grade level.
Through this lesson/activity, I was able to take content material that students were generally not
naturally interested in, and implement an engaging and content appropriate lesson for students to
addressing my competencies in teaching ELL students along with the development of an activity
addressing ELL students in the classroom. I chose to use this evaluation as a demonstration of
my competency in knowing and understanding theories, instructional practices, and the needs for
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ELL students along with my ability to develop an instructional plan to designed specifically for
ELL students.
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