STANDARD 7: Planning for Instruction
The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, learners, and pedagogy as well as knowledge of the learners and the community context.
The teacher plans lessons in which all of the students at any level can grow and benefit. For example, when teaching a new song, the teacher can introduce a concept in as minimal terminology as possible for the less experienced students and then build it up into application in music over time. This is possible through knowledge of the students as a whole and individually, content, the study of teaching and relations between concepts.
Lesson planning is a task that the teacher should participate in regularly. The more a person engages in it, the easier it becomes. Through my field experience, I have had many opportunities to plan lessons. I find that when I'm teaching or rehearsing material that was previously learned, it is challenging to know exactly what the students need to learn because I am not in the classroom with the students everyday. When I have the opportunity to teach a new concept, lesson planning is easier.
During student teaching, I have had the opportunity to plan numerous lessons spanning from grade 1 through 12. Through this activity, I am able to use my knowledge of musical content and student interests to illuminate musical content other than the drilling method. I have also had the unfortunate opportunity to teach without a lesson plan. I have noticed a great difference in my delivery and effectiveness. Teaching without a lesson plan teaches you flexibility and openness to new ideas but teaching with a lesson plan teaches you long-term preparation, efficiency, productivity and time management. It is possible for students to learn from a teacher who does not lesson plan, but when the teacher is prepared, they can plan ahead for issues that may arise in the teaching of new material, while coming up with solutions in the moment take away from student learning time. Teachers should also lead by example. Students should come prepared and so should the teacher.
The following is an a lesson that I taught as a part of my LAMP project during student teaching. This lesson plan exhibits this INTASC Standard because the detail in the lesson plan shows that prior preparation was necessary for the successful execution of higher level skills. This also shows my understanding of my learners because it is based off of their reading level (cross-curricular) and musical knowledge.
The teacher plans lessons in which all of the students at any level can grow and benefit. For example, when teaching a new song, the teacher can introduce a concept in as minimal terminology as possible for the less experienced students and then build it up into application in music over time. This is possible through knowledge of the students as a whole and individually, content, the study of teaching and relations between concepts.
Lesson planning is a task that the teacher should participate in regularly. The more a person engages in it, the easier it becomes. Through my field experience, I have had many opportunities to plan lessons. I find that when I'm teaching or rehearsing material that was previously learned, it is challenging to know exactly what the students need to learn because I am not in the classroom with the students everyday. When I have the opportunity to teach a new concept, lesson planning is easier.
During student teaching, I have had the opportunity to plan numerous lessons spanning from grade 1 through 12. Through this activity, I am able to use my knowledge of musical content and student interests to illuminate musical content other than the drilling method. I have also had the unfortunate opportunity to teach without a lesson plan. I have noticed a great difference in my delivery and effectiveness. Teaching without a lesson plan teaches you flexibility and openness to new ideas but teaching with a lesson plan teaches you long-term preparation, efficiency, productivity and time management. It is possible for students to learn from a teacher who does not lesson plan, but when the teacher is prepared, they can plan ahead for issues that may arise in the teaching of new material, while coming up with solutions in the moment take away from student learning time. Teachers should also lead by example. Students should come prepared and so should the teacher.
The following is an a lesson that I taught as a part of my LAMP project during student teaching. This lesson plan exhibits this INTASC Standard because the detail in the lesson plan shows that prior preparation was necessary for the successful execution of higher level skills. This also shows my understanding of my learners because it is based off of their reading level (cross-curricular) and musical knowledge.
This artifact is a different format lesson plan that I learned in student teaching. It covers a week's worth of lesson. It applies to this standard because it shows that I understand how to plan lesson long-tern as well as short-term.