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**Standard 1** ** Teachers know the subjects they are teaching. **  The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils

Evidence 1: Rationale 1: This PowerPoint activity was designed to reinforce and informally assess the knowledge covered in the first aid unit taught in third grade. It has been used as a review in class, and based on students’ responses, it can indicate areas where reteaching might be required prior to the final assessment. The use of technology and game format make it highly motivating, and through the process of going through the questions and answers, students can also use it as a self-assessment of their knowledge as there are explanations for incorrect choices. The use of real-life emergency situations makes the information meaningful to students, and they can make connections or engage in "velcro learning" to promote retention of the information.

Creating this PowerPoint helped me as a teacher in that I was able to develop a multimedia approach to promote student learning of first aid concepts that would reach more learners and reinforce learning for all students. In creating it, I was also able to reflect on misconceptions that students have about emergency response so that I could more effectively teach the proper response.

KSD:

1.K. 2 The teacher understands how students’ conceptual frameworks and their misconceptions for an area of knowledge can influence their learning.

This PowerPoint reteaches students’ misconceptions of proper emergency response. It teaches //why// the right answer is right and //why// the wrong answer is wrong.

1.S.1 The teacher effectively uses multiple representations and explanations of disciplinary concepts that capture key ideas and links them to students’ prior understandings.

The information in the first aid unit is taught through a variety of instruction methods including books, videos, online resources, and role playing. This multimedia format is another way of reaching the variety of learning styles of the students in my class.

1.D.3 The teacher has enthusiasm for the discipline(s) s/he teaches and sees connections to everyday life.

This PowerPoint connects the information to real-life experiences, and the multimedia format demonstrates my enthusiasm and my desire to have fun learning the material.