1. Valley City State University Conceptual Framework
Plan
Implement
Lifelong Learner
dedicated to
continuous
improvement
Reflect
Evaluate
Teacher as a Knowledge-Based Decision Maker

2. Teacher Work Sample that applies the VCSU conceptual framework
This application of the VCSU conceptual framework is a procedure for assessment
that measures effects on student learning. The credit for much of much of this
PowerPoint belongs to Dr. Michael L. Shaw, a professor at St. Thomas Aquinas
College. Two VCSU faculty heard him speak at a National Council for the
Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) conference in the fall of 2006 at
Washington, D.C. His strategies and terminology connect well with our
terminology and philosophy.
Assessment #5 of the six main NCATE assessments requires
Teacher Education Programs to provide :
evidence that candidates are making an impact on student learning by planning, implementing, and evaluating a “significant unit of instruction.”
The NCATE language of planning, implementing, and evaluating connects directly with the language VCSU has In their conceptual framework.

3. Teacher Work Sample Method of applying Valley City State University Conceptual Framework
Implement
Reflect
Plan
Evaluate
Teacher as a Knowledge-Based Decision Maker in action!

4. Planning - develop a unit plan that connects with appropriate standards for your teaching situation.
Determine what your students already know through a pre-assessment that connects with your desired outcomes. The assessment should help identify the needs of your group as a whole and your individual students.
Plan the sequence of your instruction to make an impact on student learning by achieving goals and objectives based on your initial assessment.

5. Implementation Teach sequential lesson plans by creating
meaningful learning experiences that
respond to the diverse needs of all your
students.
Have high expectations for the class as a
whole and each student.
Well planned lessons and high expectations
help create and lead to meaningful,
purposeful opportunities for students to
demonstrate learning (e.g., presentations,
portfolios, or other appropriate assignments).

6. Evaluation
Classroom-based assessment(s) should determine the impact of instruction on student learning.
Assessment(s) used to evaluate should align students’ products or performances with appropriate rubrics, checklists, or tests.
(3) Concluding assessment(s) should align with goals/objectives and authentically assesses what students have learned and can do.
Teacher as a Knowledge-Based Decision Maker in action!

7. Reflection on Evaluation
Analyze the results of the assessment(s) and document student learning at individual and group levels.
Consider explanations for differences in levels of learning.
Teacher as a Knowledge-Based Decision Maker in action!

8. Reflection for Project
Describe what you learned from the results of your assessment and identify the knowledge-based decisions you made in re-planning your unit.
Discuss technology, learning strategies,
adaptations for the diverse needs of your
learners, or adjustments you made to you
original plans.
Teacher as a Knowledge-Based Decision Maker in action!

9. Reflection for Project
(5) Show your rubric or method of assessment along with a summary of nameless data or student work samples. (6) Reflect on your students’ learning. “Does your assessment indicate your students learned the objectives you taught?”

10. Reflection for Project
(7) REFLECT on what you learned as a result of
your planning, implementing, and evaluating for
the unit. What did you learn and how will you be
able to use this knowledge to make decisions in
the future?

11. Portfolio Application
Planning Slide – contains a unit plan. The
reflection discusses resources, pre-
assessments, thought processes in
developing the unit plan. Also describe what
has been learned about the importance of
planning as an educator and how this Ability
may be applied in the future.

12. Portfolio Application
Implementation Slide options: show examples of (nameless) students “doing” Work (projects), video of yourself teaching Or compile still photos (permission if others are in photo) that can be put in motion. (Add voiceover) What instructional strategies did you use? Did you have to make any adjustments to your original plan? Also describe what has been learned about the importance of implementation as an educator and how this Ability may be applied in the future.

13. Portfolio Application
Evaluation Slide – evidence of student LEARNING through student assessment outcomes, (Can not be identifiable in terms of school or students!) Why did you chose this method of assessment? What Other methods of evaluation have you used? Also describe what has been learned about the importance of evaluation as an educator and how this Ability may be applied in the future.

14. Portfolio Application
Development and Reflection Slide - How have you grown as an educator since you began the teacher education program? What have you learned? What areas of your teaching have you grown the most in? Consider your University and Education Abilities. Consider the INTASC standards. What areas have you grown in the most? Some specific examples to illustrate your growth in relation to your overall summary can be helpful.