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Decision Point 2

The INTASC Principles are a valuable guideline for teachers to follow. Not only do they show the competences a teacher must have, but they show what we must always be mindful of when conducting ourselves in the classroom, and any other school activities. As an aspiring Biology teacher, it’s important for me to be well versed in these principles, as I will be focusing on INTASC Principle 1, 2, and 5. INTASC Principle 1 focuses on Content Pedagogy. As stated by the Ball State University website, “The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teachers and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
FL Version - Language teachers are proficient in the language they teach. They understand language as a system, how students learn a language, and how language and culture are linked. They are knowledgeable about the cultures of the people who speak the language. Using this knowledge, they create learning experiences that help students develop language proficiency and build cultural understanding.” What this means, is that the content I cover in the classroom must be meaningful to my students. I must be able to be competent in my subject area of science/biology. As a Biology teacher I need to make the content meaningful, which means that I must make subjects such as Evolution, Cell Respiration, etc. meaningful to them. There can be some conflicts. With a subject area such as Biology it can be hard to make some content meaningful to students. Compared to other classes and subject areas such as English, which covers a lot of what students encounter in daily life, I talk about Biology, and not as many people are interested in the sciences as much, as it can be less applicable. INTASC Principle 2 focuses on Student