Kylee Bulington 

InTASC Standard: Standard #1: Learner Development. The teacher understands how learners grow and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences (InTASC, 2013).

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Brief Description of Evidence: In my EDUC 121 Child and Adolescent Development course during the fall semester of 2016, I created an infographic about the development of learners who are 0-2 years old. It also included information that parents could use to help the development of their child based on theories of education.

 

Analysis of What I Learned: After completing this project, I have a better understanding of how learners should develop during the first two years of their life. It is important for teachers to know how a learner is supposed to develop before they enter into their class, because learners develop differently and it is crucial to know where they are at so that they can get an appropriate education. I learned that patterns of learning development vary among all of the developmental areas. This infographic is supported by Erik Erikson’s Psychoanalytic theory, because his theory explains that in each stage of development a child develops in a certain way and if they don’t develop properly it could affect how they develop in their next stage.

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How This Artifact Demonstrates my Competence on the InTASC Standard:  My competence in this standard is shown by my ability to design an infographic as a resource for parents and other educators. I was able to show my understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development among learners who are two years old or younger and how that effects them as they grow older. I am now able to share the information that I learned when doing this project to help parents and elementary educators better understand how learners should develop from 0 to 2 years old. With this information I can also make accommodations in my classroom in regards to how the learners developed when they were younger. I know that how a learner develops at a young age sets a foundation that could affect them in the future.