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.
JFGLessons1-7.pdfJFG8PartsIEPSummary.pdfThe lesson plans in this document were written for my Edu 380: Diverse and Learner Ready Teaching course at Trinity. These 7 lesson plans were written and taught by me at Thornwood High School, and they contain lessons and activities that have been adjusted as the classes continued based on data collected from assessments and have varied forms of assessments.
This collection of lesson plans shows that I "understand when and how to adjust plans based on outcome data" (3D) and that I can "provide for different pathways based on student needs" (3M). These lesson plans show proof of this through my written reflections and data collection that I write about in the Assessment/Evaluation of Student Learning that appear at the end of each lesson.
By collecting data from the assessments that occured in each of these lessons and by reflecting on the data and how the classes went on each day a lesson occured, I learned how to adjust my plans based on the date collected in order to meet my students' needs in the classroom, and I learned how to differentiate the lessons and activities in class. This is important to my development as an educator because I need to be able to adjust accordingly to meet my students' needs in the classroom based on data collected from them. If I take the time to reflect on how each class proceeded, I am able to than properly adjust my lessons and plans going forward. By differentiating the activities in class I provide variety/multiple ways for a student to show what they know and what they can do.
This essay was written for my SPED: Introduction to Exceptional Children course at Trinity. For this essay I had to take a pre-existing lesson (which you can see if you click here) and adjust it for appropriate accommodations/modifications for a student with an IEP who is in the category of Deafness and/or hearing impaired. In the essay I explain what accommodations and modifications are made to the lesson, and how the accommodations/modifications help the student with an IEP flourish in my classroom.
This essay shows that I am able to "provide different pathways based on student needs"(3M), that I "consider the needs of each student when planning instruction" (3C), and that I "understand the appropriate role of technology, including assistive technology, to address student needs" (3E). This essay shows proof of this through my explanations of what accommodations and modifications are made for the student with an IEP, which include adjustments to how material is accessed, how students are assessed, and how students are given feedback.
By writing this essay I learned how to adjust a lesson plan to meet the needs of students in my classroom. This is an important ability to be able to do in the classroom since every student has their own unique needs. As an educator I must make sure that all of my students are given the opportunity to learn and show what they are capable of doing, in addition to being able to fulfill students' IEP/504 plans.