FEAP 3
Instructional Delivery and Facilitation. The effective educator consistently utilizes a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the subject taught to:
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3a. Deliver engaging and challenging lessons.
Doing a hands-on experiment to show sequence was highly engaging and challenging for students. It provided a concrete and interactive way for students to understand the concept. Students were able to visually see how one event leads to another. This experiment involved planning as students determined how different elements fit together in a sequence.
Doing a hands-on experiment to show sequence was highly engaging and challenging for students. It provided a concrete and interactive way for students to understand the concept. Students were able to visually see how one event leads to another. This experiment involved planning as students determined how different elements fit together in a sequence.
A critical thinking worksheet encouraged students to analyze and interpret text in a structured manner. This worksheet included questions that prompt students to make connections and think critically.
A critical thinking worksheet encouraged students to analyze and interpret text in a structured manner. This worksheet included questions that prompt students to make connections and think critically.
3b. Deepen and enrich student’s understanding through content area literacy strategies, verbalization of thought, and application of subject matter.
In Intervention, my small group works on Phonics (I-Ready). Phonics exercises are foundational to developing content area literacy, particularly in early literacy instruction. Phonics focuses on the relationship between letters and sounds, which is critical for decoding and encoding words. By engaging in phonics exercises, students enhance their ability to read and understand written content across all subjects.
In Intervention, my small group works on Phonics (I-Ready). Phonics exercises are foundational to developing content area literacy, particularly in early literacy instruction. Phonics focuses on the relationship between letters and sounds, which is critical for decoding and encoding words. By engaging in phonics exercises, students enhance their ability to read and understand written content across all subjects.
Phonics exercises provide opportunities for students to verbalize their thinking, reinforcing the connection between spoken and written language. Phonics exercises support the criteria of content area literacy strategies, verbalization of thought, and application of subject matter by fostering foundational skills in reading, speaking, and writing. These exercises allow students to engage with language in a deeper way, ultimately helping them become more proficient in understanding and applying content in all areas of study.
Phonics exercises provide opportunities for students to verbalize their thinking, reinforcing the connection between spoken and written language. Phonics exercises support the criteria of content area literacy strategies, verbalization of thought, and application of subject matter by fostering foundational skills in reading, speaking, and writing. These exercises allow students to engage with language in a deeper way, ultimately helping them become more proficient in understanding and applying content in all areas of study.
3c. Identify gaps in students’ subject matter knowledge.
Using the showdown strategy allows students to demonstrate their knowledge or understanding of a subject. The answers or reactions students provide during the showdown offer insight into what they know well and what they struggle with. If a student consistently answers incorrectly or hesitates when responding to a particular topic or concept, it indicates a gap in their understanding of that specific area.
Using the showdown strategy allows students to demonstrate their knowledge or understanding of a subject. The answers or reactions students provide during the showdown offer insight into what they know well and what they struggle with. If a student consistently answers incorrectly or hesitates when responding to a particular topic or concept, it indicates a gap in their understanding of that specific area.
Using this strategy, I was able to quickly identify if there are recurring misconceptions or areas where many students perform poorly. This helps pinpoint specific subject matter knowledge gaps that need to be addressed in further lessons.
3d. Modify instruction to respond to preconceptions or misconceptions.
A pre-test satisfies the need to modify instruction to respond to preconceptions or misconceptions by providing crucial information about what students already know and believe about a topic, allowing them to specifically address and correct any misunderstandings before moving forward with new material, thus tailoring instruction to individual student needs based on their pre-existing knowledge.
A pre-test satisfies the need to modify instruction to respond to preconceptions or misconceptions by providing crucial information about what students already know and believe about a topic, allowing them to specifically address and correct any misunderstandings before moving forward with new material, thus tailoring instruction to individual student needs based on their pre-existing knowledge.
By analyzing student responses on a pre-test, I can pinpoint specific concepts where students have misconceptions, allowing them to focus on those areas during instruction. The data from a pre-test was used to adjust the pace, depth, and approach of instruction to better suit the students' current understanding.
3e. Relate and integrate the subject matter with other disciplines and life experiences.
The Social Studies passage provides factual information about Florida’s tourism industry, giving students a real-world context to analyze. The ELA lesson on author’s claim helps students critically evaluate the passage, identifying the author’s perspective, supporting evidence.
By combining the two, students practice reading comprehension, critical thinking, and argumentative analysis while also learning about economics and geography. Students might connect the passage to their own experiences (e.g., visiting a theme park, seeing advertisements for Florida attractions, or noticing tourism’s impact in their community). The worksheet allows students to apply critical reading skills to real-world topics, helping them become more informed consumers of information.
3f. Employ higher-order questioning techniques.
The Determing Central Idea using Text Features worksheet encourages students to engage in critical thinking beyond basic recall. Students are asked to make inferences, and draw conclusions. Students were required to justify their answer with textual evidence and were enagged in deeper thinking rather than just providing surface-level responses. The Wonders Workbook Page demonstartes student enagement with higher level questioning. This was done during whole group and students worked collaboratively to complete.
The Determing Central Idea using Text Features worksheet encourages students to engage in critical thinking beyond basic recall. Students are asked to make inferences, and draw conclusions. Students were required to justify their answer with textual evidence and were enagged in deeper thinking rather than just providing surface-level responses. The Wonders Workbook Page demonstartes student enagement with higher level questioning. This was done during whole group and students worked collaboratively to complete.
3g. Applyvariedinstructional strategies and resources, including appropriate technology, to provide comprehensible instruction, and to teach for student understanding.
Using a combination of direct instruction lessons and BrainPop lessons on the computer uses varied instructional strategies and resources to provide comprehensible instruction, and teaches for student understanding. Direct instruction provides a structured foundation, while BrainPOP allows for repetition and reinforcement of content in an engaging format.
Using a combination of direct instruction lessons and BrainPop lessons on the computer uses varied instructional strategies and resources to provide comprehensible instruction, and teaches for student understanding. Direct instruction provides a structured foundation, while BrainPOP allows for repetition and reinforcement of content in an engaging format.
The direct instruction lesson was done whole group and students worked individually on Brain Pop activities with the same content as the whole group lesson. This provided alternative methodsfor student understanding.
3h. Differentiate instruction based on an assessment of student learning needs and recognition of individual differences in students.
Learning centers are an effective strategy for differentiating instruction based on assessments of student learning needs and recognizing individual differences in students. Centers allow for a more personalized approach to learning by tailoring activities to diverse student needs, interests, and learning styles.
Learning centers are an effective strategy for differentiating instruction based on assessments of student learning needs and recognizing individual differences in students. Centers allow for a more personalized approach to learning by tailoring activities to diverse student needs, interests, and learning styles.
After a Pre-assessment quiz students are grouped based on their knowledge of certain content. Each center offers activities that address specific learning gaps or extend student understanding based on the results of these assessments. By allowing students to work at their own pace, engage with different types of content, and receive feedback tailored to their needs, learning centers promote student understanding and help bridge learning gaps.
3i. Support, encourage, and provide immediate and specific feedback to students to promote student achievement.
Giving immediate feedback on a writing assignment is an effective way to support, encourage, and provide specific feedback to students, ultimately promoting student achievement. Immediate feedback helps students understand their strengths and areas for improvement in real-time, which can enhance their learning and motivation.
Giving immediate feedback on a writing assignment is an effective way to support, encourage, and provide specific feedback to students, ultimately promoting student achievement. Immediate feedback helps students understand their strengths and areas for improvement in real-time, which can enhance their learning and motivation.
When students receive immediate feedback on their writing, they can quickly identify errors or areas of weakness. My students did a Quick Write and I provided immediate feedback, so that they could quickly identify their errors and correct them to clarify any misunderstandings.
3j. Utilize student feedback to monitor instructional needs and to adjust instruction.
Exit tickets are short, informal assessments that students fill out at the end of a lesson to indicate their understanding of the material. They provide immediate feedback that can be used to adjust upcoming lessons.
Exit tickets are short, informal assessments that students fill out at the end of a lesson to indicate their understanding of the material. They provide immediate feedback that can be used to adjust upcoming lessons.
A collection of exit tickets from a particular lesson, where students answer a question like, "What is one thing you still don’t understand about today’s lesson?" I analyzed these responses to adjust my future lessons, clarify concepts, or provide additional resources to students who need extra help.
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