Goal 2: Teachers understand how human development affects learning and apply that understanding to practice.

2a. Identify ways students' developmental levels affect their thinking processes and learning. (K)

* In my Reflection on Hemispheric Preference, I examine my hemispheric preference and the impacts it has on my learning and teaching styles.

* Refer to my paper on Human Development where I demonstrate knowledge of human development, including, intellectual, emotional, social and physical.

2b. Accommodate differences in how students learn based on knowledge of individual's social, emotional, and intellectual maturation. (P)

* Refer to my teacher work sample where I comment on my students social and emotional development as I plan my lessons. I explore where the students are coming from financially, socially, and ethnically and explain why this can affect their brain development and learning. In my teacher work sample I explain how I accommodated for these challenges and lead the way toward student success.

2c. Appreciate unique thinking processes of learners at different stages of development. (D)

* Refer to my evaluation where my host teacher and supervisor rank me higher than the average first year teacher. This evaluation illustrates that I have shown to expert teachers that I can accommodate unique thinking processes and learners at different stages.