Standard 3. Planning for Differentiated Instruction

Standard 3 - Planning for Differentiated Instruction – The competent teacher plans and designs

instruction based on content area knowledge, diverse student characteristics, student performance data,

curriculum goals, and the community context. The teacher plans for ongoing student growth and

achievement.

Vita Larry Unit Plan PDF.pdf

Connection of Unit Plan to the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards: www.illinoisprofessionalteachingstandards.com

IPTS 1A) states the teacher, understands the spectrum of student diversity.

• • My unit is designed to meet the needs of all students. The activities in my unit plan will allow students to connect to themselves and each other. In this unit everyone will benefit form the lessons and activities. My classroom is a community and my unit allows students to make a connection between home and school.

IPTS 1K) states the teacher, facilitates a learning community in which individual differences are respected

• • While creating my unit I kept in mind the individual differences of each student and their cultures. I designed my unit around the differences we all have to show diversity in my classroom and respect for different cultures. In my unit we do an activity about seasons around the world.

IPTS 3B) states the teacher, understands how to develop short- and long-range plans, including transition plans, consistent with curriculum goals, student diversity, and learning theory

• • My unit plan is carefully planned with individual students needs in mind. All of my activities are designed to help students develop strong reading and writing skills. I choose books that student will enjoy and learn from. The activities I choose are conducive to students' academic and cultural needs.

IPTS 3C) states the teacher, understands cultural, linguistic, cognitive, physical, and social and emotional differences, and considers the needs of each student when planning instruction;

• • My unit plan is designed to connect to an individuals cultural, linguistic, cognitive, physical, and social and emotional differences. My unit plan considers the needs of each student. I have activities that allow each student to express you they are. I want my students to be comfortable and embrace diversity in the classroom.

Rationale:

This lesson plan was a great experience. It taught me how to plan for instruction. While working on the unit plan I was able to understand how students learn and how to plan for differentiated instruction. I was able to incorporate activities that can be differentiated in multiple learning styles. I learned how to teach a lesson and give students the resources they need to master and reinforce reading comprehension and writing skills. After this unit, students will read and identify the main ideas and details in a story. This unit will allow students to become better readers and writers by comprehending what he or she has read.