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…
Ashbrook, P. (2014). The Nature of Science in Early Childhood. Science & Children, 52(1), 24-25. To begin, this article is very beneficial to all early childhood teachers. It gives tips and advice to teaching young students science, and then explains why something should or should not be done in a science class. The author gives descriptive details as to what teachers in a science class should say to get students to think about science, and to think like scientists. The author then talks about…
of them has their own strengths and weaknesses. In order to best fit the lesson, these styles can also be used in combination with each other. In order for students to get the most out of the lesson, it is important that the teacher knows what style they will be using and why they are using it. This is so that they know their role during the activity or class. The teaching style should be included in the written lesson plan so that others can look…
Justification essay This paper is a justification of the lesson plans and scope and unit outline designed for the business management course using the Understanding by Design (UbD) method. It explains how UbD can be used to ensure maximum effectiveness in the learning experiences of the students. The paper will also highlight the role of threshold concepts in promoting student understanding of the subject matter. Understanding by Design provides the teacher with a framework for curriculum…
achievement gap. Delpit believes there are factors that if accomplished could help the urban classroom excel and close the achievement gap. The second theme being “the symbiotic interplay”(Delpit, xviii) of her life as a mother, scholar, and activist. I plan to write of some of the elements she talks about: understanding the importance of a good teacher with good teaching methods, mandating critical thinking while ensuring that “basic skills” are taught, and observing…
The outcome of the lesson is students will be able to determine the author’s point of view by identify the opinion statements or persuasive language orally or in the text. The reason I am teaching this outcome is the age appropriate based on common core standards. Also, it is continuing of what students has been taught on the day before I teacher so it is connected knowledge for the whole unit. Help students to see author’s point of view can help them understand different perspectives of…
Lesson Summary: 2 Minutes- Comparison of Pegs and Holes to Candyland. A slide with display a picture of both board games for the students to use in their comparison. This will conclude with the definition of a race game and how the two games fall into this category. Key Point: How are these two objects similar? What do both games need in order to be played? -Players, these are not activities that can be played by a single person. 1 Minute- Brief description of the object and the rules of Pegs…
complete. I spent a lot of time researching different creative activities that I could implement into my lesson plan to keep my students engaged. My goal was to find activities that would teach the students as well as getting them to interact with the activities. A lot of my time was dedicated to following the format and filling in the additional information the MoPTA required. I believe this lesson plan has some very good strengths. One of the strengths is that it is very creative and has the…
classroom over at York Country Day School. The lessons I observed were based off of the new FOSS Module that my teacher was piloting. It was a unique learning experience because it was her first time teaching the material. I felt that we were able to learn and grow from one another as we reflected on components of the lessons. The activities were hands-on and put students in charge of their own learning which is the heart of Inquiry-Based Science. The first lesson I observed during my…
I learned was how to prepare and teach a lesson in a matter of minutes. There is a lesson presented to the kids each day to help them continue their learning from the school day. The second week I was there, I was handed the lesson for that day and asked to teach it. There may be times in my career where I…