| The competent teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and performance skills. |
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| Classroom management is very important for all teachers, but especially for new teachers. A new teacher will certainly learn new ways to manage their classroom as they gain experience, but having a plan from the beginning with help them to be more prepared. A management plan will also give the students a better educational experience. With a plan in place, students will understand what is expected of them, and they will be able to focus on the content. |
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| This is "a completely self-contained instructional package that has been designed for an individual student to master a specific and relatively brief quantity of content on his or her own and at the student's own pace" (Kellough 2008). I designed this SIM to teach a student to draw using one and two point perspective in a forty-five minute timeframe. The student will learn the important terminology that is used in perspective drawing, will learn vital skills in drawing, and will have fun doing so! |