Blog Post #4

     I chose to focus on the ELA standards for grades 11-12 as these are the grades I would most like to teach in my future as an educator. I specifically took an interest in the LAFS.1112.W.1.2 standard. This standard focusses on the levels a student must reach in their writing and original composing ability. A student of this grade level must be able to clearly explain or argue a position in a written format as well as be able to handle and comprehend complex material. When teaching my own classes, I am confident in my ability to help students fulfill this standard in my future classes as not only will my education throughout college develop my writing abilities, but the ELA standards from the previous grade levels will also serve as building blocks to prepare each student to meet the requirements of this grade.

    The standard I selected from the CPALMS site pertained to a student's ability to utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data. This specific standard is from the grades nine through twelve and is part of the social sciences category which is the subject I wish to teach. Along with the standard, the site listed 29 resources including tutorials and lesson plans. When teaching classes of my own where I need my own students to reach these benchmarks, I can use the example lesson plans to inspire my teaching. Additionally, I can use the tutorials as assignments directly to my students. One tutorial included an interactive map that shows the events of pearl harbor as well as the dates attached to each event, this would be a perfect resource for ensuring my students are up to par with this standard.

    Unfortunately, due to the hurricane cancelling classes, we did not get an opportunity to discuss the importance of internet searching for teachers. However, I can still infer that having this skill would prove very useful in the profession. I t is important for teachers to be able to find usable online resources to include in lesson plans. One very useful internet searching tool id the creative commons search which would allow a teacher to find images they have the right to use in their class.

    Truthfully, I am not on the side of using AI in the classroom. I do understand the potential benefits that can come from ethically using it, however, I also believe that classrooms can be entirely successful with no use of AI. By looking at years in the recent past, we can see classes of students graduating with color and honors that were taught in a time before the massive boom in the use of artificial intelligence. In my own classrooms in the future, I will aim to teach with as little use of AI as possible. However, I will encourage my students to use AI in their work if it is done in moderation and all of their writing is still original and not plagiarized.