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Afie Mirshah-Nayar

Standard 2

"The mediocre teacher tells.  The good teacher explains.  The superior teacher demonstrates.  The great teacher inspires."
--William Arthur Ward

Instructional Specialists are knowledgeable in their field, and use their expertise to promote system-wide goals by communicating their knowledge to Teachers, Administrators, Support Staff, and the broader educational community.

Artifact #1 - Quote from observation report
 
"Mrs. Mirshah demonstrated in-depth knowledge of theory and practice by providing clear information and explanations about instructing English language learners." 
--Director of Curriculum Training and Development, MCPS

Artifact #2 - Interview for Our Schools Today on Immigration and Culture Shock

Immigration/Culture Shock
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Artifact #3 - Article on graduate students in the GWU T-2000 program.  Most of these students were in a graduate class that I taught.

Graduate Students from GWU
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An article about students I taught in a graduate seminar

Artifacts #4, #5, and #6 - These documents support my demonstration of content knowledge outside of MCPS.  There is a poster from a workshop I conducted at American University, an article that I wrote for NEA magazine, and a presentation I conducted for the WATESOL Fall conference.

Artifacts #7, #8, and #9 - These documents support my demonstration of content knowledge within MCPS.  These artifacts are an agenda from the substitute teacher conference and agendas from the Biology Cohort conferences. 

Steps for Success: Fall 2004 MCPS Substitute Teacher Conference

Biology Cohort Conference November 11, 2004

Biology Cohort Conference November 16, 2004

Artifact #10 - Training Plans

Alg. Blair Training Plan

Staff Development Teachers

Artifact #11 - Observation report sent to ESOL Biology Teacher

Feedback to ESOL Biology Teacher

Artifact #12- Email regarding NSDC presentation

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Reflection
 
These artifacts all show my work both within and outside of MCPS in the past year.  In particular, I'm proud of the variety of audiences I have been able to reach regarding ESOL messages.