Lesson

I believe the strengths of my lesson were keeping the students on task and including all students in the lesson. I kept students on task by explaining my expectations and showing enthusiasm before the lesson. This made the students aware of their behaviors and became engaged because they sensed my enthusiasm. I grabbed their attention by doing a small version of Simon Says. For example, I said, “If you are ready to learn, touch the sky.” I did 3 of these at a time and reminded the students to…

and my co-teacher’s is incredible. The target students have struggled with keeping attention during lecture. My co-teachers answer to this problem is repetition. She says the same thing over and over to them until they hear it in their sleep. This lesson allowed me to try and integrate something a little more engaging. I realized early on that the target class has an interest in music and poetry. Utilizing the poem coupled with the activity of laying out each transaction appeared to really make…

videos and in between the videos I led a discussion to talk about the video. I believe this lesson helped students who learn better by watching videos rather than listening to the teacher lecture. The third day I put students in partners and I had students with higher grades and higher reading levels working with students who had lower reading levels and they worked together to maximize performance. This lesson helped students who learn from peer work and high achieving students learned from…

examine their students’ needs and levels and include the key parts of a lesson plan, such as standards, objectives, strategies, material, and assessments. Not to mention, teachers need to explain the importance of each part of the lesson plan to the students. Furthermore, lesson plans are great ways to structure what is being taught, and use to aid students where they are weak. However, as Vacca, Vacca, and Mraz (2014) stated my lesson plans are always changing. I plan or alter what I am…

On Monday, during the third period, I observed a read-aloud lesson. After the teacher wrote the title of the book, she called the students over to the meeting area. Prior to the read aloud, the teacher set strict expectations for the students. For instance, the teacher advised the students that they had to remain seated “Criss-Crossed Applesauce” and raised their hands if they had a question or a comment about the reading. Otherwise, they had to sit calm and quiet. In addition, the students were…

consists of 13 lessons, broken down into 3 units, thus each month centers on a specific theme: December focuses on the Christmas story and compels Christians to sacrificially and generously give to God; January examines the marriage relationship and how it could speak about our relationship with God; and February explores the Old Testament festivals which celebrates God’s active involvement in the lives of his people and that such festivals foreshadow the coming of Jesus. Each lesson brings the…

The lessons and professional performance that I observed at Carson- Valley was very good. The teachers in the classroom dressed in a professional matter. They also talked and approached the children in a respectful manner. The teachers spoke and helped children in the classroom. The lessons I observed in the classroom when the teacher was teaching the children how to write their name. She would have a piece of paper with the child’s name on it in a tracing form. She would lay all the paper on…

students with special needs. These strategies include: Lesson planning and contextualising, Task analysis, Scaffolding, Explicit teaching and direct instruction, and Differentiated Instruction to enhance content. Lesson Planning and Contextualising Lesson planning and contextualising content is an overall course plan, that will define the mindset and lay out the framework for how lessons and units will be developed (Lenz & Adams, 2006). Lessons need to be thought out, planned, and developed…

On October 27th I taught my lesson about special education and focused on learning disabilities. My lesson consisted first of a warm-up where students wrote on a piece of paper what they know about what a learning disability is and what types of learning disabilities. Then I proceeded with my lesson and taught the students what learning disabilities are, problems that students who have a learning disabilities may have, and types of learning disabilities. Third, I proceeded with my activity,…

Cornerstone One Cornerstone One- Most Important Lines Exercise Grade 9 Lesson Topic: Perform lines and summarize Day # 2 Brief Lesson Description: Students will select one line to perform for the class. After students practice performing their lines, they will move into small groups and then into one large group. Students will whip around and say their line. After everyone has performed their lines, students will respond to reflection questions. Common Core Standard(s) Addressed: RL.9.3.…