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**Standard 6 ** //Teachers communicate well.// The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.

**Rationale 1:**
This PowerPoint is used for lecture during the Economics Unit of Marketing. This PowerPoint allows me to be able to put up the key information in print on the overhead screen while being able to elaborate on verbally. I am also able to give more in depth examples while verbally presenting the notes to the students. In addition, I am able to slow down or speed up depending on the participation of the students with the content presented. 6.K.1 The teacher understands communication theory, language development, and the role of language in learning. By being able to use PowerPoint to present the content of the lecture it allows me to be able to better explain different theories that are covered. The content of the PowerPoint includes the basic definitions of the terms which allows me to be able to use both verbal and nonverbal language in expressing my ideas. 6.S.3 The teacher knows how to ask questions and stimulate discussion for particular purposes (e.g. probing for learning understanding, helping students articulate their ideas and thinking processes, promoting risk-taking and problem solving, facilitating factual recall, encouraging convergent and divergent thinking, stimulating curiosity, helping students to question). In addition to the content being on the PowerPoint slides, I ask questions to the students to have them advance their thinking process. I also ask questions to be able to check for understanding of the content before moving on to the next slides. 6.D.3 The teacher is a thoughtful and responsive listener. As I am presenting the notes in PowerPoint I ask the students to participate in the discussion of the topics. To ensure that the students are giving the correct answers I must be listening intently to ensure that I fully understand what they are trying to say and express.
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