Standard #7: Instructional Planning Skills
The teacher plans instruction based on knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals.
The teacher plans instruction based on knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals.
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The general curriculum is a foundation for lesson planning, however it should be altered in a way to meet the needs of learners in your class. As a teacher, it is important to know each student and their learning style and needs in order to plan instruction and help the learner grow. For students with Individual Education Programs, it is important to consider the curriculum and adjust goals, teaching strategies, and offer alternative supports for the student to be successful. When planning instruction, it is important to think about the student’s knowledge of subject matter, the students, the community, and the curriculum goals.
The artifact that I chose to represent standard #7 was a lesson plan that I created and executed on the calendar for 2 first graders in my special education placement at Dutch Neck Elementary School. For this lesson, I was able to think deeply about both students and their learning needs while preparing. During the lesson, I introduced different activities to help the two students learn the days of the week and the months of the year. The lesson gave students an opportunity to look at a calendar, a planner, we read a book with supportive pictures that displayed days of the week and months of the year, and we played a hands on spinner activity to practice days of the week and months of the year. Using a variety of materials and activities allowed visual, auditory, and kinesthetic support and provided a lot of assistance and reinforcement, which is exactly what the two students need.
In order to develop this lesson plan, it was important that I think about not only the curriculum goals, but also the two learners and what they needed in order to be successful. In today’s society, it is important that students understand that calendars and clocks are used as tools to document the passage of time and help us organize and plan out events. I wanted to make sure this point was clear to the girls because they would need this skill in order to be successful members of their community. Thinking about all of these factors helped me to find supports that helped the learners be successful. I know that the students were successful because of the informative assessment throughout the lesson and the homework they completed that night. The spinner activity allowed me to see if the two students understood the lesson and were able to identify the sequential order for days of the week and months of the year. During this activity, the two students used the calendars and posters as supports, which demonstrates that the various aids introduced during the lesson were helpful in developing their understanding. The homework that they turned in the next day also showed that they were able to correctly identify and order the days of the week and months of the year.
The lesson above shows my growth as a teacher because I was able to plan instruction based on knowledge of the subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals. I began by looking at the curriculum, thinking about the subjects that I would cover, thinking about my students and their learning styles, and thinking about the community and how important it is for the students to have a firm understanding of the days of the week and months of the year in order to be productive members of society. In the future, I will continue to consider all of these elements as I have seen how important they are to supporting student learning.
The artifact that I chose to represent standard #7 was a lesson plan that I created and executed on the calendar for 2 first graders in my special education placement at Dutch Neck Elementary School. For this lesson, I was able to think deeply about both students and their learning needs while preparing. During the lesson, I introduced different activities to help the two students learn the days of the week and the months of the year. The lesson gave students an opportunity to look at a calendar, a planner, we read a book with supportive pictures that displayed days of the week and months of the year, and we played a hands on spinner activity to practice days of the week and months of the year. Using a variety of materials and activities allowed visual, auditory, and kinesthetic support and provided a lot of assistance and reinforcement, which is exactly what the two students need.
In order to develop this lesson plan, it was important that I think about not only the curriculum goals, but also the two learners and what they needed in order to be successful. In today’s society, it is important that students understand that calendars and clocks are used as tools to document the passage of time and help us organize and plan out events. I wanted to make sure this point was clear to the girls because they would need this skill in order to be successful members of their community. Thinking about all of these factors helped me to find supports that helped the learners be successful. I know that the students were successful because of the informative assessment throughout the lesson and the homework they completed that night. The spinner activity allowed me to see if the two students understood the lesson and were able to identify the sequential order for days of the week and months of the year. During this activity, the two students used the calendars and posters as supports, which demonstrates that the various aids introduced during the lesson were helpful in developing their understanding. The homework that they turned in the next day also showed that they were able to correctly identify and order the days of the week and months of the year.
The lesson above shows my growth as a teacher because I was able to plan instruction based on knowledge of the subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals. I began by looking at the curriculum, thinking about the subjects that I would cover, thinking about my students and their learning styles, and thinking about the community and how important it is for the students to have a firm understanding of the days of the week and months of the year in order to be productive members of society. In the future, I will continue to consider all of these elements as I have seen how important they are to supporting student learning.