Making the Standards Connection

Throughout the MAT Program the assessment of a candidate's performance across all coursework and a spectrum of experiences is evaluated in relationship to the Rhode Island Beginning Teacher Standards (RIBTS). In this section of the Program Portfolio, through the inclusion of specific items of evidence, the MAT candidate demonstrates how, in her/his opinion, she/he has met an acceptable level of proficiency in each of the RIBTS. The evidence is presented in a variety of formats including: Featured Work Pages, PDF Files, Quick Time Files, and Power Point Files.

Rhode Island Beginning Teaching Standards	Linking Evidence to Standards
STANDARD 1: Teachers create learning experiences using a broad base of general knowledge that reflects an understanding of the nature of the world in which we live.	Digital Presentation Digital Video Teaching TIME Teaching Media Egg Journey
STANDARD 2: Teachers create learning experiences that reflect an understanding of the central concepts, structures, and tools of inquiry of the disciplines they teach.	Digital Sketchbook Flash Project Visual Response Alice Neel Teaching TIME Teaching Media Term Paper Chip Kidd Spread
STANDARD 3: Teachers create instructional opportunities that reflect an understanding of how children learn and develop.	Digital Presentation Digital Video Visual Response Teaching TIME Teaching Media K ESL Egg Journey Mixed Media Chip Kidd Spread
STANDARD 4: Teachers create instructional opportunities that reflect a respect for the diversity of learners and an understanding how students differ in their approaches to learning.	Chapter Presentations Toystore Observation Teaching TIME Teaching Media K ESL
STANDARD 5: Teachers create instructional opportunities to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.	Digital Video Visual Response Alice Neel
STANDARD 6: Teachers create a learning environment that encourages appropriate standards of behavior, positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.	Digital Presentation Alice Neel K ESL
STANDARD 7: Teachers foster collaborative relationships with colleagues and families to support students' learning.	Chapter Presentations Toystore Observation Digital Presentation Alice Neel K ESL Chip Kidd Spread Chip Kidd Movie Case Study
STANDARD 8: Teachers use effective communication as the vehicle through which students explore, conjecture, discuss, and investigate new ideas.	Digital Sketchbook Digital Presentation Digital Video Flash Project Visual Response Teaching TIME Teaching Media Egg Journey Mixed Media Term Paper Chip Kidd Movie
STANDARD 9: Teachers use a variety of formal assessment strategies to support the continuous development of the learner.	Teaching TIME Teaching Media
STANDARD 10: Teachers reflect on their practice and assume responsibility for their own professional development by actively seeking opportunities to learn and grow as professionals.	Digital Presentation Flash Project Visual Response Egg Journey Mixed Media Article Research Design Journal Chip Kidd Spread Design Speakers
STANDARD 11: Teachers maintain professional standards guided by legal and ethical principles.	Elementary Student-Teaching Secondary Student-Teaching