INTASC Standard III
ARTIFACT: Gardner and Levine

INTASC Standard III: Adapting Instruction for Individual Needs -- The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.

This artifact demonstrates mastery of INTASC Standard III by demonstrating understanding of what the leading experts in the needs of alternate learners, Howard Gardner, Ph.D., and Melvin Levine, M.D., have to say. They both recognize that children can vary significantly in learning style and that good teachers address a variety of learning styles.

This artifact demonstrates depth of knowledge regarding the backgrounds of these experts; it delineates not only what their ideas are but also how they came to develop them. It demonstrates the need to look beyond I.Q., and shows respect for children and their variations, and shows advanced knowledge about how Gardner came to his conclusions about multiple intelligences. It demonstrates understanding of the criticisms…...

INTASC Lesson Plan Artifact
ARTIFACT: "Introducing Poetry Unit Plan"

INTASC Standard: PLANNING INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS: The teacher plans and manages instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals.

This artifact shows a lesson plan designed to create enthusiasm for the topic, poetry, in the students.

It demonstrates mastery of subject matter by including a wide variety of poetic forms, including acrostic, chants, Cinquain, Haiku, and limericks, as wall as visual representations of poems.

It demonstrates understanding of the students and their community by including things familiar to them, such as song lyrics and use of the Internet in a way designed to support the lesson plans and the objectives of the unit. It recognizes that students learn in a variety of ways by including a variety of ways to consider poetry, including song, chants, visual interpretations, and both individual and group work.

It reflects curriculum goals in its scope and breadth as…...

African Cultural Artifact
Present a detailed description of the artifact, and analyze in detail how the artifact relates to the values, belief of the culture

The artifact that we will be examining is the Seated Male from Cote d'Ivoire - Baule. This is a statue of seated male wearing a traditional head mask. The way that this relates to different values and beliefs is to show a realistic person sitting in a chair. However, the mask that they are wearing is illustrating spiritual beliefs. As a result, this affects the values of society, by showing how everyone is concerned about everyday events that are inter-related to a spiritual world. ("Seated Male," 2012)

Investigate and evaluate the deep cultural roots of your artifact.

The artifact has deep cultural roots, as the people of Cote d'Ivoire -- Baule think that there is a connection between reality and mysticism. In these kinds of situations, there is the…...

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References

Baule. (2004). Rand African Art. Retrieved from:  http://www.randafricanart.com/Baule_Blolo_bian_figure.html 

Historical Time Periods. (2012). Buzzle.com. Retrieved from:  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/historical-time-periods.html 

Seated Male. (2012). Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved from:  http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1978.412.425

Academic Artifacts
Iviannette Figueroa

Academic Planning and Career Exploration

The personal artifact selected is a time management plan for a three-day period between the 19th and 21st. The plan shows the schedule for each day and the times the activities actually occurred:

Saturday the 19th: My plan for the day

am -- Wake up; shower

6:30 am -- Breakfast

7:00 am -- Take babies to day care

am -- Anatomy and Physiology

pm -- Cook the main meal

3:00 pm -- Dinner

pm -- Play outside with the children

7:00 to 9:00 PM -- Study

9:30 pm -- Shower

11:00 pm -- Watch TV; bed

What really happened:

7:00 am -- Woke, showered

7:30 am -- Breakfast

8:00 am -- Drive children to day care; drive to school

to 11:00 AM -- Anatomy and Physiology

12:00 am -- Picked up children

1:00 pm -- Purchased ready-made meal for the children

2:00 -7:00 PM -- Played outside with children

7:30 pm -- Dinner time

8:00 pm -- Shower

pm - midnight -- Watched television

12:30 am --Went…...

Gender in Cultural Artifacts
In the United States of America, in order to be considered beautiful, a woman must fit into very specific parameters, particularly involving her weight. Being beautiful within this society demands that a woman be thin; heavy women are not beautiful in the United States. The cultural artifact attached is an advertisement from the Gap, a popular clothing store chain. This image serves to exemplify the problem of social pressure put upon women to starve themselves in order to be considered beautiful. Throughout the rest of the world, curvaceous women are valued. Indeed in many countries a woman without these curves is considered unattractive. However, in this country the desired physical shape is stick thin. This ideal of beauty demands that a woman have perfect air, be a size 0-2 at the most and weigh in the vicinity of 100 pounds (Herbozo 2004,-page 21). Any woman who…...

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Works Cited:

Gap Spring Summer 2009. (2009). Retrieved from  http://www.nitrolicious.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/gap-spring-summer-09-02-500x326.jpg 

Herbozo, S., Tantleff-Dunn, S., Gokee-Larose, J. & Thompson, J. (2004). Beauty and thinness messages in children's media: a content analysis. Eating Disorders. Taylor & Francis. 12. 21-34.

Mernissi, F. (2003). Size six: the western women's harem." Ode Magazine.

Pappas, S. (2011). Preschoolers already think thin is beautiful. Live Science.

Garbology
Analyzing Artifacts

Human beings are curious creatures. We experience interactions, form relationships, maintain habitats, and we always leave traces of things we need and like. One of the things that best mirrors a human's life is found in his or her waste, for instance, and just as a criminal investigator forages through a crime scene to develop hypotheses about a criminal's behavior, so can an individual forage through trash and find out a multitude of artifacts that can pinpoint an individual's habits quite specifically.

Yet garbage is not only important in its ability to say so much about a person and his or her life, but is also important because of the fact that garbage, if not properly sorted and categorized, and actually harm the environment. There are many landfills around the country, for instance, that have a great problem with environmental pollution, which mainly stems from unfiltered garbage.

Methodology

The following analysis aims…...

Everyone who makes kimchi in my family changes their method of preparation, depending on the season and what types of foods they know we are likely to be eating. Sometimes the recipe is slightly hotter, other times more sour. Kimchi is altered suit the more delicate flavors of spring and the more robust flavors of fall.
However, no matter how much the recipe may be tweaked, it is always unique. I love this 'artifact,' this incomplete recipe, and the tradition of preparing kimchi itself because it is unique to my family, yet connects me to a wider Korean heritage. I also know that preparing traditional foods is very important to the women in my family: cooking a good meal is an essential part of their sense of 'self.' My mother is a strong and independent woman, but also takes pride in traditional feminine tasks like feeding the family.

The real knowledge…...

Seeing: Cultural Artifacts
Contemporary commercials have presented the viewer with some truly startling and sometimes graphic images. In recent years, Carl's Junior/Hardee's commercials have made heavily sexualized commercials their veritable calling card. However, as this paper will demonstrate, these commercials do more than simply show sexy girls handling the products of this fast food restaurant chain. Rather the two forces at work are a fragmentation of the models in the commercials, along with a fragmentation of the meat, and both are sliced up into bite size images which objectify them and splinter them from entities with a complete that have authority to a compilation of snapshots essentially. This fragmentation helps to unite the models with the meat in the commercial, making them synonymous.

A cultural relic that has been garnering some attention is a Carl's Junior and Hardee's advertisement which shows two hot girls in a barbeque cook off: they're both…...

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Works Cited

Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980. Print.

Neil, Dan. "Seduced by a burger: Carl's Jr. advertising finds its groove." LA Times. LA Times, 14 Apr 2009. Web. 12 May 2013. .

Social Marketing-Egypt Artifacts
I look better in Egypt. Keep me where I was born "Egyptian antiquities stealing "

Background, purpose and focus of plan

The issue of theft in museums of valuable artifacts has been an old age crime that dates back to even the biblical times where the subdue cities would lose their wealth to the conquerors. With the historical preservation and attachment of value to the historical artifacts there came an upsurge of the tradition of looting.

The crime of looting has been exacerbated by the sprouting of the museums and academic centers that concentrate on the anthropological and cultural preservations as a tool for their study as well as commercial investments. Being that the authentic artifacts are few and highly valued, over time there has been commercialization of the same hence the looting and theft for money of these artifacts.

Historical background

Looting was actually certified by the authorities in the olden days,…...

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References

Elizabeth Bartman & Peter Herdrich, (2011). Statement from the Archaeological Institute of America Concerning the Looting of Artifacts in Egypt. Retrieved May 19, 2011 from  http://www.archaeological.org/news/aianews/3934 

Deborah Newburg, (2011). Taking a Stand for Antiquities in Egypt. Retrieved May 19, 2011

from  http://www.gulawweekly.org/opinions/2011/2/15/taking-a-stand-for-antiquities-in-egypt.html 

Fayza Haika, (2011). Restitution and Recent Upheavals in Egypt. Retrieved May 19, 2011 from  http://www.museum-security.org/opoku_egypt.htm

Collage: My Mind's Eye
Personal artifact that represents my self-discovery: Journaling

I chose this artifact because I know will continue to write journal entries long after this class has ended. More so than any other aspect of the writing process, the act of keeping a journal is the one which has allowed me to do the greatest amount of soul-searching. What I enjoy about journal entries is that there is no pressure to be 'perfect.' Journal entries can ramble like my mind. I often come to unexpected conclusions at the end of my journaling. Unlike an essay, journals do not have to signpost to the reader a particular 'thesis.' Sometimes, when you don't know where you are heading, you make the most profound self-discoveries.

Academic artifact that represents my self-discovery: Reflection papers

Writing reflection papers have been very helpful to teach me to fuse my personal feelings into an organized academic format. I chose…...

The Return of Cultural Treasures:Should They Be Restored to Their Places of Origin?There is finally a new sense of cultural sensitivity to the violated rights of cultures which were pillaged in the past in the supposed pursuit of knowledge. As Jenette Greenfield notes in her book The Return of Cultural Treasures, this debate has been especially contentious regarding the Australian aborigines. Here, the controversy does not merely revolve around ancient structures and artifacts, but actual ancestral bones that were taken away from their original context.The conflict has its roots in history, a history in which European civilizations often attempted to appropriate and judge non-European civilizations as inferior societies which existed solely to educate European ones about a more primitive past. Today, museum curators and academics often fame such a conflict in terms of science versus faith, as the dominant players are research-based universities versus aboriginal cultural centers. A recent example…...

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Works Cited

Greenfield, Jenette. The Return of Cultural Treasures (3rd ed.) New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Artifact: "Fieldwork Observation Report"
INTASC Standard: COMMUNICATION SKILLS: The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, non-verbal and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.

In this artifact, the writer considered and analyzed what he observed during about 20 hours in a high school classroom. He noted both strengths and weaknesses in the teaching he saw. He noted that many students were actively engaged in the discussions. He reported that the teacher drew relevant examples from the novel being studied, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and today, and extended that lesson into an assignment for the students. He observed students who were able to summarize the lessons well and enthusiastic desire to respond in many students.

However, he also noted that students for whom English was not their first language seemed less engaged and markedly less likely to participate, and he did not observe…...

I would say that while the world seems like a smaller place, there are still problems and people still act the way they always have. There are still diseases we cannot cure and people still die. I would say that the one disease that began some 30 years ago in the 1980s has finally taken hold of the majority of the population.
I would talk about how AIDS was once GRID and how heterosexuals thought they were safe but now everyone is a carrier. It is like the plague was back in its day, I would say. I would include pictures of empty neighborhoods, of houses falling apart because money for the medical bills does not allow for upkeep of any kind. I would show empty offices and buildings. There would be pictures of huge offices with no one at the desks. I would include pictures of doctor's offices filled…...

Artifacts From the 19th and 20th Century
19th Century:

Its funny how paper is never really given importance because of the fact that it is so inexpensive and everywhere, that most of us take it for granted. In this paper, we will look at the making of the paper and how it became one of the most disposable products in the world.

Till the mid-1800's paper was considered an expensive commodity and was available only in individual hand-made sheets. Paper was the size of a papermaking frame that had to be handled by one or two people.

This created two problems, one was to be able to manufacture the paper in that size and the second was to manufacture in high volumes.

ags, grass and straw were used to manufacture high quality paper. Then came the lower quality paper called cardboards and wall coverings. During the industrial growth of the 1800's, usage of paper grew…...

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References

Basic Training, Retrieved on: April 19, 2003, Web site: http://www.home.eznet.net/~kcupery/PBArtic/paperbasics.html

Greatest Achievements - 3. Airplane, Retrieved on: April 19, 2003, Web site: http://www.greatachievements.org/greatachievements/ga_3_2.html

Harrods.com - Frequently Asked Questions, Retrieved on: April 19, 2003, Web site: http://www.harrods.com/faqs/default.html

IHT: A Special Report 3/15/97, Retrieved on: April 19, 2003, Web site:  http://www.iht.com/IHT/SR/031597/sr031597c.html

Archaeological artifacts repatriation: should the artifacts go back to their homeland?
The word repatriation came from a Latin transformation of patria which means fatherland. (William, 2008). epatriation of cultural objects involves mainly returning historical artifacts to their original culture that obtained and owned by museums and institutions that collect culture materials. This term repatriation was originally created for the Native Americans who wished to restore their cultural object from modern museums. This term was later broadened to a wider range that fits the global repatriation actions. (William, 2008) It is generally known that great museums collect great treasures of foreign arts, and cultural objects. I have been to the largest four museums. The deepest impression on my first visit to the British Museum was that how a museum could keep so many artifacts that does not in fact found in their country. I still remember they have half of the entire…...

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References

Barkan, Elazar 2002. Amending Historical Injustices: The Restitution of Cultural Property - An Overview. In E. Barkan & R. Bush (eds.) Claiming the Stones. Naming the Bones. Cultural Property and the Negotiation of National and Ethnic Identity. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, pp. 16-46.

Bilefsky, D (September 30, 2012) Seeking Return of Art, Turkey Jolts Museums The NY Times  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/arts/design/turkeys-efforts-to-repatriate-art-alarm-museums.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

Halle, J. (2006) Exchanging the inalienable: The politics and practice of repatriating human remains from Museum and Maori tribal perspectives. Univ. Of Copenhagen

 http://www.anthrobase.com/Abstracts/J/Joergensen_H_01.htm

There are a number of fantastic slave narratives that really describe the experiences of people in slavery.  However, there is a problem with most of these narratives.  Written by former slaves, these narratives are going to represent a rarity among slaves because their authors could read and write, while teaching a slave to read or write was punishable under many slave codes.  Therefore, we strongly suggest looking at a more comprehensive collection of slave narratives.  Fortunately, the Works Progress Administration compiled slave narratives under a few different programs, most notably the Federal Writer’s Project. ....

In their research study, Wilhelmy et al. take a closer look at interview styles, with a specific emphasis on signaling behaviors. Their stated purpose is “to use a qualitative approach to create a taxonomy and a conceptual model by identifying and analyzing the broad range of possible interviewer IM [impression management] intentions, behaviors, and intended outcomes” (2016).  In the context of that purpose statement, the research did seem designed to help answer both how and why.  Furthermore, the researchers did frame out a conceptual model of interviewer IM that was comprehensive and included a range of intentional....

Art Heist Unravels: The Case of the Stolen Masterpieces

In the annals of art crime, the recent theft of a collection of priceless masterpieces from the National Gallery has sent shockwaves through the art world and beyond. The heist, which occurred under the cover of darkness, has left authorities baffled and the public reeling in disbelief.

The Stolen Treasures

The stolen works include some of the most iconic and valuable paintings in history. Among them are "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh, "The Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci, and "The Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer. Their combined value....

The Devastating Impacts of Tsunamis: An Exploration of Their Environmental, Social, and Economic Consequences

Introduction:

Tsunamis, towering walls of water that originate from underwater seismic activity, pose a significant threat to coastal communities worldwide. Their immense energy and destructive power can wreak havoc on ecosystems, displace populations, and cripple economies. This essay examines the multifaceted impacts of tsunamis, exploring their far-reaching consequences on both the natural and human environment.

Environmental Impacts:

1. Habitat Destruction and Coastal Erosion: Tsunamis can obliterate coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangrove forests, and sandy beaches. These habitats provide vital ecosystem services, such as feeding and breeding grounds for marine....