Week 6

    

In all of our classes this week we have been working on aligning standards and objectives, and what that looks like when figuring out curriculum. We also talked about a backwards design approach to make sure we are aligned with the areas we need to be. Starting with the standard is the first step in writing any lesson plan. Without the standard, you cannot align the objectives, prerequisites, and all the areas that a lesson plan includes. In our math class, we have been writing a lesson plan aligned to a grade level and a standard of our choice. For my lesson plan, I chose to write my lesson plan at a Kindergarten level. I chose to write at this grade level because this is one grade level I have not had much experience teaching or observing. This was difficult for me to try and think about what would be developmentally appropriate. In this assessments class we were asked to look at the assessments we chose to include in our lesson plan. We looked at ways that we can measure a child's progress. Many people think that assessments have to be a test, or something of that nature. Assessments can be anything that can be used to measure a child's growth like an anchor chart or a drawing. In class we were able to look at our classmates lesson plans to see how they put their own ideas into action. It was interesting to see ways that I never would have thought about in that way. It also gave me ideas that I am able to incorporate into future lesson plans. I am looking forward to being able to write a lesson plan with my co op teacher when I go to field. I hope that I am able to learn from them how to improve my lesson plans!