EDU-NB801: Using Video Evidence to Improve Teaching Practice
Credit Hours:
3
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Estimated Hours Per Week:
15
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Overview
This course develops the knowledge and skills necessary to complete Entry 2 or Entry 3 of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification process, which requires candidates to describe, analyze, and reflect on evidence of K-12 student learning in a classroom-based video recording. Content focuses on identifying learning strengths and challenges of the individual K-12 students, and implementing a variety of brain-based, gender-based, and collaborative teaching strategies to address individual student needs.
The course project, Video-Evidenced Teaching: Analyzing Recorded Instructional Strategies to Address K-12 Student Needs, requires candidates to submit a classroom-based recording. Candidates will complete a Written Commentary (in preparation for Entry 2 or Entry 3 of the NBPTS) that indentifies intended learning outcomes, describes teaching strategies, provides the research base for pedagogical decisions, analyzes student learning, and reflects on the impact on student learning.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Develop and teach a lesson that utilizes a variety of instructional strategies (brain-based, gender-based, collaborative learning) that meets the needs of students.
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Analyze a recording of teaching practice relative to accomplished teaching standards.
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Demonstrate knowledge and application of accomplished teaching standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
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Describe, analyze and reflect on teaching practice relative to accomplished teaching standards.
Special Requirements
Students will need a webcam and microphone or other recording device (visual and audio) for the final course project.
Required Texts
EDU-NB801 texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore
