Consider the characteristics of great teachers. What does it mean to transfer knowledge and to translate from one context to another?

To complete this content badge, choose a topic and think about how you would develop a strategy to teach this topic to someone. Include step by step instructions for how you would teach someone about this topic.

Write out step by step instructions for how you would teach someone about this topic, or present your lesson in a different way, such as a video or website.

Now reflect on the following questions:

• How would you accommodate different audiences?

• How does this lesson plan demonstrate what it means to be a good teacher?

• On what specific characteristics are you basing this plan?

• How would you differentiate a good paper or other learning activity on your chosen topic from another?

• Teachers often use “rubrics” to clarify their own expectations to the learner (and themselves). What would you expect a learner to be able to demonstrate after this learning experience?