The Professional Knowledge category displays my knowledge regarding social justice, diversity, and student identity and how I can enhance student opportunities in an ELA classroom. 

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Standard VI

The sixth standard demonstrates my knowledge of educational theories and research regarding diversity, equity, and student inclusion. 

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The first element displays how I plan and implement teaching for social justice in ELA curriculum. 

• The first evidence is Project RESPECT which displays a pre-eflection of how I will teach for social justice, my observations of my placement's surrounding community, and how I implemented what I have learned into my student teaching. 

• The second evidence is a Community Inquiry video project that I created in EDSE 500: Equity and Community Engagement. I volunteered during an after school program in a small charter school for five weeks. I conducted a case study on the surrounding rural community in the Corridor of Shame on how it affects the school community in regard to equity. 

• The third evidence are lessons plans from a unit that I created along with my partner to teach for social justice. We created a unit on the Diary of Anne Frank to discuss the dangers of antisemitism and racism through close readings, discussions, and social action projec.t 

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The second element of this third standard addresses how I used theory and research to plan and implement lessons that respond to students' identities and community. 

• The first evidence s Project RESPECT which displays a pre-reflection of how I will teach for social justice, my observations of my placement's surrounding community, and how I implemented what I have learned from theory and data into my student teaching. 

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Standard VII

The seventh standard showcases how I engage with student lives and engage in professional development to enhance my teaching practice. 

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The first element displays how I modeled ethical and professional practices throughout my practicums and internships. 

• The first evidence is a reflection for Reader's Profile after working with my student for a few weeks. I reflect on my triumphs and challenges in how engaged my students with literacy. 

• The second and third pieces of evidence display my mid-semester and final reflections during my EDSE 776B internship.  In both reflections, I discuss my challenges, questions, and successes in my internships. 

The second element displays how I reflect on a variety of experiences within the classroom to grow in my leadership skills as a teacher leader. 

• The first evidence is a reflection for Reader's Profile. I reflect on my triumphs and challenges in how engaged my students with literacy. 

• The second evidence is final reflections during my EDSE 776B internship.  I reflect on my professionalism throughout my internship and how it has impacted me as an educator.