Standards and Accountability

Standards are evident everywhere throughout my Service Learning placement classroom. The teacher has posters reviewing main subject points throughout the room and often refers students to them when they have a question. I am often in the classroom during the math lesson of the day and I can see the common core curriculum being taught to the students. I was uncertain about how the students would respond, but in reality, they understand well the concepts that are being taught. The teacher does a wonderful job explaining to them the "why" of the concepts instead of just memorizing facts. It is apparent that Mrs. Wheatley takes full advantage of knowing the state standards when teaching. She incorporates these standards into all parts of her teaching and, most importantly, strongly encourages the students to think for themselves and to really learn while in her class.