Susan Kline

Family and Consumer Science Teacher

Kane Area Middle School
2013-2014
Domain 3: Instruction
3e: Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness
Example 1: I use various methods to ensure that all
students are respected as they ofer solutions to problems.
First i! a student is put"do#n by other students !or his input
I step in and in!orm the others that they o#e the $rst
student an apology and #ait until they give it. %econd I try
to model respect during presentations and expect it !rom
the other students. I remind students that i! a person is
presenting or a group o! music students are per!orming !or a
concert you #ait until the presentation is over be!ore
moving &to sharpen a pencil blo# a nose or clean hands or
to return to their seats'. (hird i! a student is unable to
provide an ans#er even i! given extended #ait time I #ill
allo# the student to get assistance but #arn the student
that I #ill come bac) to the student !or the ans#er. I give
him or her the chance to *phone"a"!riend+ call on a
classmate to help *poll the audience+ or some other
techni,ue #hich ta)es the pressure of the student. -!ter
receiving a correct ans#er and getting the supporting
in!ormation I ma)e sure to go bac) to the $rst student and
as) again.
Example .: rigorous relevant and related to real li!e.
/y !oods labs #here recipes are !ollo#ed and !ood prepared
are relevant to real li!e 0 1
th
and 2
th
graders. (he 3
th
graders
inspect and evaluate children4s toys !or educational value
ho# it helps a child gro# and learn and !or sa!ety. /any 1
th

graders relate the 5oor plan pro6ect to activities their
!amilies have already participated in #hile remodeling rooms
in their houses. %ome 1
th
and 3
th
graders see the value o!
the se#ing units and continue to use their s)ills at home to
ma)e clothing pillo#s and blan)ets. %ome o! those students
either bring in photos o! their pro6ects or the ob6ects
themselves !or me to see.
Susan Kline
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Kane Area Middle School
2013-2014