Elementary Education - Wanding

Task 1: Wanding Context for Learning Information

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TASK 1: WANDING CONTEXT FOR LEARNING INFORMATION

Respond to the prompts below (no more than 4 single-spaced pages, including prompts) by typing your responses within the
brackets following each prompt. Do not delete or alter the prompts. Pages exceeding the maximum will not be scored.

About the School Where You Are Teaching

1. In what type of school do you teach? (Type an X next to the appropriate description; if
other applies, provide a brief description.)
Elementary school: _____
Middle school: _____
Other (please describe): __X___
School for the magically gifted.
Urban: _____
Suburban: _____
Rural: __X___
2. List any special features of your school or classroom setting (e.g., charter, co-teaching,
themed magnet, intervention or other leveled small group instruction, classroom aide,
bilingual, team taught with a special education teacher) that will affect your teaching in this
learning segment.
[Magical people of the wizarding world teach all of their own classes in their specialty. ]
3. Describe any district, school, or cooperating teacher requirements or expectations that might
affect your planning or delivery of instruction, such as required curricula, pacing plan, use of
specific instructional strategies, or standardized tests.
[ There are benchmarks that each student is expected to hit at the end of each year at
Hogwarts. The first year exams determine if you move on to your second year. ]

About the Class Featured in this Learning Segment

1. How much time is devoted each day to wand instruction in your classroom?
[ At least 2 hours each day is devoted to wand instruction. ]
2. Is there any ability grouping or tracking in wanding? If so, please describe how it affects your
class.
[ Students are tracked based on the spell level they are at. If the students came into the
school year only being able to levitate a book or less, then further outside of the classroom
wand help was given. ]
3. Identify any textbook or instructional program you primarily use for wand instruction. If a
textbook, please provide the title, publisher, and date of publication.
[ Multiple spell books are used to help students memorize and use the specific spells
needed for class. ]
4. List other resources (e.g., electronic whiteboard, classroom library or other text sets, online
professional resources) you use for wand instruction in this class.
[ More advanced wands may be used, advanced spell books, self moving wand to visually
see the wand movements. ]

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About the Students in the Class Featured in this Learning Segment

1. Grade-level(s):
[ First Year-Seventh Year ]
2. Number of
students in the class: __20___
males: ___10__ females: __10___
3. Complete the charts below to summarize required or needed supports, accommodations, or
modifications for your students that will affect your wanding instruction in this learning
segment. As needed, consult with your cooperating teacher to complete the charts. Some
rows have been completed in italics as examples. Use as many rows as you need.
Consider the variety of learners in your class who may require different strategies/supports
or accommodations/modifications to instruction or assessment (e.g., students with
Individualized Education Programs [IEPs] or 504 plans, students with specific language
needs, students needing greater challenge or support, students who struggle with reading,
students who are underperforming or those with gaps in academic knowledge).
For Literacy Assessment Task 3, you will choose work samples from 3 focus students. At
least one of these students must have a specified learning need. Note: California candidates
must include one focus student who is an English language learner.1
Students with IEPs/504 Plans
IEPs/504 Plans:
Classifications/Needs

Number of
Students

Supports, Accommodations,
Modifications, Pertinent IEP Goals

Students with Specific Language Needs

Language Needs

Number of
Students

Supports, Accommodations,
Modifications

English Language Learner

whose first language is
Parseltongue .

Give student verbal cues. Has teacher

aide that comes into the classroom during
literacy lessons. Keep away from snakes
so they dont talk to them.

California candidatesIf you do not have any English language learners, select a student who is challenged by academic
English.

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Students with Other Learning Needs

Other Learning Needs

Number of
Students

Supports, Accommodations,
Modifications

Muggle

Explanation of the wizarding world is

needed to get a full understanding of the
world they are now in.

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