About Me
Hi, my name is Kimberly Mendoza. I am an Elementary Education major at Houston Baptist University. I will graduate on December 12, 2015. I had the wonderful opportunity to student teach at Poe Elementary. I had two placements, which were 1st grade and 4th grade. I have to say that student teaching was the best experience of my life. I loved every single moment of it and will treasure every student that I got to know. This experience was challenging, fun, valuable, and enlightening. I believe that every child has a gift and is special in their own unique way!
Texas Educator Standards
Standard I.* The teacher designs instruction appropriate for all students that reflects an understanding of relevant content and is based on continuous and appropriate assessment. This standard includes:
Standard II.* The teacher creates a classroom environment of respect and rapport that fosters a positive climate for learning, equity, and excellence. This standard includes:
Standard III.* The teacher promotes student learning by providing responsive instruction that makes use of effective communication techniques, instructional strategies that actively engage students in the learning process, and timely, high-quality feedback. This standard includes:
Standard IV.* The teacher fulfills professional roles and responsibilities and adheres to legal and ethical requirements of the profession. This standard includes:
- Planning instruction that considers developmental characteristics, varied learner needs, background, skills, interests and cultural and socioeconomic differences;
- Matching the appropriate Instructional Goals and Objectives with the correct content and pedagogy.
- Managing resources as they plan for coherent instruction, and assessment of student learning.
Standard II.* The teacher creates a classroom environment of respect and rapport that fosters a positive climate for learning, equity, and excellence. This standard includes:
- Creating an environment with respect for diversity and individual differences is fostered along with active engagement among students
- Communicating expectations for students
- Managing classroom procedures
- Managing student behavior
- Creating an environment that is physically and emotionally safe and productive
Standard III.* The teacher promotes student learning by providing responsive instruction that makes use of effective communication techniques, instructional strategies that actively engage students in the learning process, and timely, high-quality feedback. This standard includes:
- Using spoken language that is appropriate to students ages, backgrounds, and interests
- Effectively crafting questions and leading student discussions
- Engaging students in the learning
- Providing for timely, constructive, and substantive feedback that demonstrated flexibility and responsiveness to the students learning.
Standard IV.* The teacher fulfills professional roles and responsibilities and adheres to legal and ethical requirements of the profession. This standard includes:
- Communicating and interacting with families
- Participating in problem-solving and engaging in collaborative decision making with other educators to support students’ learning and well-being
- Assuming professional responsibilities and duties outside the classroom as appropriate
- Engaging in a variety of professional development opportunities to enhance content and pedagogical knowledge
- Identify personal and professional strengths and challenges and set goals to achieve improved teaching performance.
- Adhering to legal and ethical requirements for educators as it relates to student records, administering state exams, and working within the local and state educational system.
Artifacts that fullfill Texas Educator Standards
Educator Standard
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Artifact
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Standard 1 |
Scrapbook
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Stadard 2 |
Collage
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Standard 3 |
Graphic Organizers Chapters 1 and 2, and Chapters 4 and 5
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Standard 4 |
Copyright Law
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