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**Standard 4** ** Teachers know how to teach. **  The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

Evidence 1: [|Module_4_Assignment_AJohnson.pptx] 21st Century Fluencies PowerPoint

Rationale 1: This PowerPoint was developed to outline and understand learning fluencies that are critical to learners of all ages. It is used as a guideline for all instruction to ensure that the objectives of the lessons and activities covered in class are meeting the needs of today’s students. As the world evolves and relies more on digital technology, students need to become more effective and creative problem solvers while being able to navigate digital media and work collaboratively. They also need to be able to evaluate digital content for usefulness and accuracy while fluently using and navigating a variety of digital formats.

As a teacher, this presentation is a great way to cross-check my instructional choices to be sure I am preparing students to be successful in the ever-changing digital landscape. I have also shared this PowerPoint presentation with colleagues as a professional development tool to provide awareness of the focus of effective instruction in the 21st century so that our school as a whole can strive to promote 21st Century Fluencies.

KSD

4.K.3 The teacher knows how to enhance learning through the use of a wide variety of materials and technological resources (e.g. computers, audio-visual technologies, videotapes and discs, local experts, primary documents and artifacts, texts, reference books, literature, and other print resources).

By following the guidelines of The 21st Century Fluencies PowerPoint, learning is enhanced for all students through a multimedia and multiple intelligence focus.

4.S.2 The teacher uses multiple teaching and learning strategies to engage students in active learning opportunities that promote the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance capabilities and that help students assume responsibility for identifying and using learning resources.

By focusing on the fluencies presented in the PowerPoint, lessons can be designed to support critical thinking and problem solving through instructional choices such as the use of project-based learning activities.

4.D.1 The teacher values the development of students’ critical thinking, independent problem solving, and performance capabilities.

Focusing lessons around the 21st century fluencies outlined in the PowerPoint will demonstrate my commitment to implementing the most effect methods of instruction to prepare students to be successful in today’s world.