Standard 7: Instructional Planning Skills
I have always been a planer. Although I am flexible, I need to have an idea of how, not only my day will go, but what it looks like my week will look like. Both of my lead teachers set great examples for me. We planned the weeks together and sometimes I planned the entire week alone. Below are examples of an electronic plan for an entire week, which works best for me since I feel comfortable using the computer. I also have a picture of the baskets that I use when teaching. I have a basket for every day of the week and transfer papers to each basket at the end of the day. This way, when I come in in the morning I can look at basket and know what I am doing and have all the papers I will be using in one area. Having a set plan for the entire week and having baskets for every day of the week have helped make me prepared to teach every day.
Sketch-to-Stretch Lesson Plan | |
File Size: | 85 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Here is an example of an actual lesson that I planned for and taught in the classroom. The reason why I find this lesson plan on the strategy “Sketch-to-Stretch” important to put under this standard is because if I didn’t plan out this so thoroughly , I would have ran into many problems when teaching it.
My Content in Literacy class was the first class that truly showed me how important it is to plan everything out when teaching. During this semester in the fall, I taught three lessons. Each time I taught a lesson, I had to hand in a lesson plan to my teacher and professor. Each of them made comments on my lesson plan, which made me think of different things and become even more prepared. I think a lesson plan like this shows that enthusiasm, taking initiative, being able to be flexible, modeling, checking for understanding, etc., are all aspects that I have to plan for as a teacher in order to have a good lesson!
I also find it important to note that not every lesson plan is as detailed as the one above. I have found what works for me. A lot of the time I will grab a piece of paper and write down the steps and key facts that I need to teach. I use this type of lesson plan daily. The below examples are my detailed examples of certain lesson plans when teaching the rainforest unit (but, not too detailed because that stops my creativity and flexible nature when teaching).
My Content in Literacy class was the first class that truly showed me how important it is to plan everything out when teaching. During this semester in the fall, I taught three lessons. Each time I taught a lesson, I had to hand in a lesson plan to my teacher and professor. Each of them made comments on my lesson plan, which made me think of different things and become even more prepared. I think a lesson plan like this shows that enthusiasm, taking initiative, being able to be flexible, modeling, checking for understanding, etc., are all aspects that I have to plan for as a teacher in order to have a good lesson!
I also find it important to note that not every lesson plan is as detailed as the one above. I have found what works for me. A lot of the time I will grab a piece of paper and write down the steps and key facts that I need to teach. I use this type of lesson plan daily. The below examples are my detailed examples of certain lesson plans when teaching the rainforest unit (but, not too detailed because that stops my creativity and flexible nature when teaching).