The Module 2 : Covering Interstate Teacher Assessment And Support Consortium

Since 1997, the primary tool for teacher evaluation was the Professional Development and Appraisal System better known as PDAS. Due to significant efforts to enhance both teacher effectiveness and “student learning and growth,” the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) was elaborated (TEA, 2016, p. 3). The T-TESS was designed by educators to support continuous improvement by focusing on “feedback and support,” “moving the mindset away from compliance” (TEA, 2016, p. 3).

In part 2, I will provide a critical reflection on my own teaching practice during recent placement by making detailed connections to an appended lesson plan.

Using what you have learned from the readings, discuss why you think lesson plans are important to teaching and which part(s) of the lesson plan will you find most helpful?

In the Foundations of Education course here at Alcorn State University; it is a necessity that we the students attain fifteen field hours. The first five hours starts with the INTASC Standards 10. The INTASTC Standard 10 states that the teacher seeks appropriate leadership roles and opportunities to take responsibility for student learning, to collaborate with learners, families, colleagues, other school professionals, and community members to ensure learner growth, and to advance the profession. The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium is an association of state education agencies and national educational organizations dedicated to the improvement of the preparation, licensing, and on-going professional development of educators. An effective educator must be able to mix content knowledge with the specific assets and desires of students to guarantee that all students absorb and achieve at high levels.

This is my overview and response to InTASC standard 7 titled “Planning for Instruction.” I will discuss my thoughts on the first read through, then I will go in depth on several of the InTASC standard 7 points with examples.

I can explain in my own words what the median is and I will be able to find the median for a set of class-created data.

InTASC Standard 7 states the requirements for effectively planning instruction. First of all, the educator must ensure that every student meets learning goals. The instruction the teacher plans needs to fit the needs of every student so that no child is put at a disadvantage. Every student should have an equal opportunity to benefit from every lesson. In order to plan such effective instruction, an educator needs to take several areas into account. First of all, a teacher should draw upon past experience with and knowledge of the content, so that the students have a foundation to stand on. Students will feel more comfortable and open going into the lesson if they already know something. Secondly, an effective teacher needs to consider

The LEA lesson plan created in Literacy 1, demonstrate my ability to effectively utilize of a variety of appropriate instructional methods. The LEA lesson encompasses teacher modeling, whole group writing, independent writing, and kinesthetic, verbal, and visual learning methods. Furthermore, this lesson plan addresses objectives, assessments, and the various rates of learning in the classroom.

With this information we provided teaching using the teaching plan attached in appendix A. The teaching plan can be summarized in three main points:

I have already begun to prepare by printing the course syllabus, reading assignments, rubrics in completion for modules one and two and rubrics for the major assignments. In fact, I already made contact with the Shapiro Library concerning paired readings for the course, and they have already made a recommendation. Also, just as I expect from my students, I keep a binder with tabs and keep track of current and upcoming work. My plan to stay one step this past term remains the same. Although I have a week in between the two terms, I have begun to do the required reading assignments, previewing the modules, rubrics, and printing all necessary information I will need to know. If I plan, I conquer my fear of failure, avoid overwhelming myself and keep moving forward towards my degree.

After receiving the results from the Comprehensive School Assessment tool, I was very surprised at the grade my school received. I would definitely not view my school as health literate, or knowledgeable of the resources available to them in terms of health and wellness, but in comparison to the other schools I haven interned at, the nutrition program at my school is very good, and the students get an hour of P.E. once a week along with daily recess. I believe one of the strengths of my school is most definitely the nutrition program. The students all have a variety of healthy choices at every lunch, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays are provided with a snack that consists of a fruit or a vegetable, which, as an aspiring teacher who has a passion

Many schools may participate in planning meeting, professional development and cross curriculum planning; however, the information that is disseminated does not translate effectively in the classroom. My long-term goal is to create a school-wide plan to target standards while working with staff members weekly to identify student needs.

Seventh-grade mathematics teacher Mrs. Megan Ortinau at Van Buren Middle School begins lesson planning by thinking about her learning objectives and standards she would like to cover. She thinks about what she wants her students to take away from the lesson and moves forward from there. Before beginning, Mrs. Ortinau considers what her students have learned in previous grades, and she tries to expand on that as much as possible. She tries to compare the new material to material the students have learned in the past. This can be done by reviewing standards covered in sixth grade as well as communicating with sixth-grade teachers. Also, communicating with sixth-grade teachers can be useful when trying to determine where students will struggle.

During the implementation of this unit plan I followed and met all of Danielson’s framework domains almost every day. The lessons within the unit were very thought out and I planned then re-planned the unit because I realized that some lessons would not be enough and some lessons would be too much for kindergarteners to complete at one time. I also wrote out a timeline of how I would teach the lessons and had my cooperating teacher look over the timeline to help me ensure the layout of the lessons were appropriate. When planning my instruction I took the classroom environment and the student’s learning styles into a lot of consideration. I thought about the lessons and incorporated different learning styles so I would be reaching all

Professor Ralph Tyler notes with concern that curriculum planning consists of four dimensions namely objectives or goal, content or subject matter, method or procedures and evaluation. This is a very simple and linear model which starts off by specifying what we intend to achieve (objectives). Next the ground to be covered (content) is considered followed by the mechanisms to be put in place in reaching the goals envisage (methods) and finally, make attempts to measure the success of the whole exercise (evaluation).