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For each of the seven lesson
plans required, you will choose a lesson
plan that you have created and taught (or will teach) in your student
teaching classroom that demonstrates the specific area of expertise
required in the assignment. Each lesson plan should be submitted to your University
Supervisor for evaluation.
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
Choose a lesson plan that
demonstrates your expertise in your content.
Provide a 5 – 7 sentence professional reflection that explains why you
choose this lesson plan to demonstrate your content knowledge. An example
of a professional reflection for a lesson plan demonstrating content knowledge
might be:
This lesson plan displays my
expertise of the content area in many different ways. I showed my knowledge of
the material taught by teaching the students via the textbook and PowerPoint
about the various aspects of this content. I also lead the students in a
graphic organizer to organize the content knowledge. I created a worksheet
which covered the content knowledge in an organized format. The vocabulary
PowerPoint shows my knowledge of the vocabulary that refers to the content
area. I have a deep understanding of the vocabulary and content taught in this
lesson.
There are other ways that
your knowledge or expertise may be evidenced in a lesson plan – this
is just one example for you to use as a guide as you write your own
statements.
LA CONTENT STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS
This lesson plan should
demonstrate your knowledge of the content standards and benchmarks for the
content area and grade level being taught as well as your ability to design a
lesson where the GLEs, objectives, activities, and assessment are aligned. Provide a 5 – 7 sentence professional
reflection that explains why you choose this lesson plan.
PEDAGOGY & PROFESSIONAL KSD’S
Pedagogy is defined as “the
art or method of teaching, the activities of educating or instructing;
activities that impart knowledge or skill.”
For this submission, chose a lesson plan that demonstrates your ability
to choose appropriate activities for delivering the content and enhancing
instruction. Provide a 5 – 7 sentence
professional reflection that explains why you choose this lesson plan.
INSTRUCTION
FOR ALL STUDENTS
This lesson plan should show
your ability to meet the needs of all students in your classroom. A lesson plan at the target level would
include the following:
- Three or more
accommodations to address special needs and/or cultural diversity
- Activities that
address three or more learning modalities (visual, auditory, tactile/haptic,
kinesthetic, etc.)
Provide a 5 – 7 sentence
professional reflection that explains why you choose this lesson plan.
ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
This lesson plan should
demonstrate your ability to assess the learning of your students. A lesson plan at the target level would
include the following:
- Is aligned
perfectly with benchmarks, objectives, and activities (For example, if the
objectives states that students will be able to “explain” or “describe,” the
test items must also be items that ask them to explain or describe, not items
such as multiple choice, matching, or fill-in-the-blank.)
- Demonstrates both
informal and formal methods of assessment
- Appropriate
artifacts included as documentation (e.g., checklist used during an informal
assessment, copy of worksheet taken as a grade)
Provide a 5 – 7 sentence
professional reflection that contains a description of the assessments used,
how they were used to assess learning, and explains why you choose this lesson
plan.
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
Select a lesson plan that
demonstrates your ability to incorporate technology into your lesson. LaTAAP defines technology as “any electronic
tool used for problem solving, communicating clearly, processing information,
increasing productivity, accomplishing a task, making informed decisions, and
enhancing the quality of life. The
lesson should contain teacher use of technology as well as student use of
technology. Provide a 5 – 7 sentence
professional reflection that explains why you choose this lesson plan and why
it is appropriately integrated into the instructional process.
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
The lesson plan chosen for
this submission should demonstrate your ability to incorporate the community
into the lesson. Examples of ways this
can be done include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Bring in a
speaker from the community
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Use community
resources (e.g., videotaped city council meeting)
- Field trips into
the community that support the current lesson
- Use of materials
or aids normally available in the community that support the current lesson
(e.g., community agency brochures, local government websites, etc.)
Provide a 5 – 7 sentence
professional reflection that explains the community connection and how it
relates to the content being taught and why you chose this lesson plan.
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