STP 304 - Classroom Interactions 1

• Develop knowledge, skills and cultural competence using a variety of instructional strategies, focusing on what each method requires of teachers.
• Plan and teach, with a small group of peers, multi-day culturally responsive accessible high school mathematics or science lessons on an assigned topic.
• Solve problems from multiple perspectives in mathematics or science topics, justify their solutions, relate results to learning science and demonstrate awareness of alternative conceptions and their possible origin.
• Analyze culturally responsive classroom instruction and data on performance with regard to equitable and diverse instructional approaches that engage all students in learning process.
• Implement and analyze a variety of instructional strategies to provide access to all students including English Language Learners and students with exceptionalities.
• Implement relevant technologies in teaching and analyze how technology can affect classroom interactions.
• Evaluate and apply professional research on K-12 policies, laws, and court decisions regarding students’ and teachers’ constitutional rights and responsibilities.
• Develop, implement, and reflect on culturally responsive classroom management strategies used to promote collaboration, positive social interaction, and effective conflict resolution.
• Document and classify observed interventions for inappropriate behavior and compare relevance to use of instructional time and transitions.
• Analyze theoretical research-based literature in mathematics or science education and cite these results in analyses of  personal teaching and reports to peers.