MCCRS
The Mississippi College and Career Readiness standards are used in every lesson plan that the teachers at Petal Primary Elementary school use. When discussing what type of curriculum Petal Primary uses, I learned that the kindergarten teachers use the College and Career Readiness Standards and Mississippi Department of Education Literacy standards. There is one main lead instructor in their PLC group meetings that creates the continuum curriculum. During these PLC meetings, the teacher’s use ELA professional development and unpack the standards. This includes big ideas, verbs, essential questions, and assessment strategies. My mentor teacher is confident about the PLC meetings that provide an overview of the standards and ensured me that this covers utmost what students need to learn.
The College and …show more content…
When working on my unit plan for Mrs. Stephens class I learned that I could not come up with a lesson without viewing and implementing what standards I needed to use. Without the standards my lesson would have no purpose and my future students would be off track in their progress. My mentor teacher reminded me how vital it is to follow the standards because if you do not your students could fall behind tremendously while other students are progressing like they should be. Lesson plans are not lesson plans without the standards.
Overall, I have learned how vital the standards are in the classroom. Without the correct standards children will not get every vital skill needed to progress to the next grade. Not only will they not progress, they will not be prepared for college or the “real” world. These standards prepare our students to learn to perform in Mississippi and globally. Implementing backwards lesson planning, active engagement, and the correct standards will set every student up for
The Mississippi College and Career Readiness standards are used in every lesson plan that the teachers at Petal Primary Elementary school use. When discussing what type of curriculum Petal Primary uses, I learned that the kindergarten teachers use the College and Career Readiness Standards and Mississippi Department of Education Literacy standards. There is one main lead instructor in their PLC group meetings that creates the continuum curriculum. During these PLC meetings, the teacher’s use ELA professional development and unpack the standards. This includes big ideas, verbs, essential questions, and assessment strategies. My mentor teacher is confident about the PLC meetings that provide an overview of the standards and ensured me that this covers utmost what students need to learn.
The College and …show more content…
When working on my unit plan for Mrs. Stephens class I learned that I could not come up with a lesson without viewing and implementing what standards I needed to use. Without the standards my lesson would have no purpose and my future students would be off track in their progress. My mentor teacher reminded me how vital it is to follow the standards because if you do not your students could fall behind tremendously while other students are progressing like they should be. Lesson plans are not lesson plans without the standards.
Overall, I have learned how vital the standards are in the classroom. Without the correct standards children will not get every vital skill needed to progress to the next grade. Not only will they not progress, they will not be prepared for college or the “real” world. These standards prepare our students to learn to perform in Mississippi and globally. Implementing backwards lesson planning, active engagement, and the correct standards will set every student up for