Standards:

• TTESS Dimension 1.1 Standards and Alignment. The teacher designs clear, well-organized, sequential lessons that reflect best practice, align with standards and are appropriate for diverse learners.

• TTESS Dimension 1.4 Activities. The teacher plans engaging, flexible lessons that encourage higher-order thinking, persistence and achievement.

• TTESS Standard #7: Planning for Instruction. The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context.

Standard Interpretation:

When planning for instruction the teacher must design well-organized, sequential, engaging, and flexible lessons. These lessons should be clear, encourage higher-order thinking that supports every student in meeting the learning goals. They will do so by using knowledge of content areas, pedagogy, and students.

Artifact: "My Space Journey" Lesson Plan

Artifact Summary: This week long lesson plan was created for my previous job. This lesson plan was tailored for students to do when our afterschool program had to go virtual due to COVID-19. Each day students would learn about something within space exploration.