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.

Above is a lesson plan for teaching the back squat to high school students. I taught this lesson during my student teaching.

Standard 3; 3C states the teacher "understands cultural, linguistic, cognitive, physical, and social and emotional differences, and considers the needs of each student when planning instruction". I include in the lesson different ways to teach the back squat and show proper form. I perform the movement and have video and written instructions and pictures. I also provide modification (goblet squat) for those who can not do the movement with a barbell properly.

This is important for me as a Physical Education teacher because everyone is different in their physical fitness capabilities. Some students are advanced and some are just learning. There is a wide spectrum o

The above screencastify (I was not able to embed it) is a lesson I taught during class in the midst of the pandemic. It is teaching the back squat through verbal communication and pictures.

Standard 3; 3E states the teacher "understands the appropriate role of technology, including assistive technology, to address student needs, as well as how to incorporate contemporary tools and resources to maximize student learning". Different and creative styles of teaching were needed during the pandemic. This assignment is just one example of how Physical Education teachers needed to get creative and utilize certain technological tools to effectively teach.

This was very effective in helping me create an effective way to teach body movement. I learned a lot of exercise through video but never had to actually explain it myself. Being required to effectively communicate over video helps me in my communication of movement to students.