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**Standard 1** ** Teachers know the subjects they are teaching. ** The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils

Evidence:

Rationale 1: The Google presentation is a early year “Get to know your class” assignment. The students learn how to use Google for more than just emailing and searching the web, they learn to use it for document and presentation creation. It was developed for all of my classes (Graphics 1-4, Multimedia, Desktop Publishing, and Digital Media). I taught this lesson for the first time last year and have been doing it ever since. This lesson shows that I am using technology to teach. I am also keeping on top of what technologies are new. Students gain the knowledge of a new technology that is available to them for any subject or reason.

KSD: 1.K.3 The teacher relates his/her disciplinary knowledge to other subject areas. The Google presentation forces students to not only be creative in their presentation, but it also makes them focus on presentation delivery skills that are also important in other areas.

1.S.6 The teacher creates an interdisciplinary learning experience, that encourages students to integrate knowledge, skills, and methods of inquiry from several subject areas. This lesson gives students a start on thinking creatively. Creative thinking is very important in my classes. It also makes students think about what they already know about technology and apply it in this assignment. They then go on to present this material as they would in an English, or other core subject class.

1.D.1 The teacher realizes that subject matter knowledge is not a fixed body of facts but is complex and ever evolving. S/he seeks to keep abreast of new ideas and understandings in the field. The Google Presentation is really not just about my class, it is about learning what kind of technology is out there. What is new, and what is changing in technology, are points of interest in this assignment.