Self Study Project: Intentional Teaching

Self Study Project: Intentional Teaching

1. What components are necessary to form a successful lesson plan?

   • Meet Individual Needs
     • Assessments
       • show where the student is according to standards
       • measure the student's learning
         • Running Records
           • Teachers can see what the student is thinking when reading.
             • strategic activity
               • meaning
               • structure
               • visual
             • errors
             • self-correction rate
           • keep track of progress
         • Observation Survey
           • concepts about print
           • hearing sounds in words
           • letter identification
           • text reading
           • writing vocabulary
           • sight words
     • The teacher should be aware of the class during the activity.
       • take time for questions
       • make sure everyone understands the assignment
         • walk around the class while they are working
         • repeat important instructions
     • Documentation
       • keeps track of a student's progress
       • informs the teacher of how the student thinks and processes information
   • reinforce previous learning
     • ask questions
     • relate it to other material
       • integrated curriculum
     • (examples)
       • rereading books
         • gain confidence
         • better able to use the complex processes of reading
       • taking words to fluency
       • building sight words
   • introduce new material
     • explain in a way that the child understands
     • engage interest
     • (examples)
       • new book
       • interactive writing
       • new vocabulary
         • clapping syllables
         • sound boxes
         • moving by onset/rime
   • relate to content standards
     • Common Core
     • formative assessments

2. How does a teacher create an environment that promotes learning?

   • feelings of respect
     • Children have choices.
       • choose their own books
       • choose which center to join
       • partipate in creating class rules and punishments
     • share time
       • group discussion
     • diversity
   • physical environment
     • display students' work
       • documentation
     • important features
       • literacy center
         • wide variety of books to appeal to the child's interests
       • science station
       • sensory table
       • block center
       • art supplies
       • manipulatives
       • dramatic play area
     • child-sized furniture
     • room layout
       • natural divider between activities
       • easy to supervise entire room
       • discourages running and uncontrolled movements
   • positive atmosphere
     • cares about students
     • students learn to work and play with each other
       • community of learners
         • reading groups
         • group work
       • develop friendships
     • listen to students
       • show interest in their personal lives
       • Conversations help build oral language skills.

3. What is the best way to address diversity and teach about various cultural differences?

   • be aware of differences in the classroom
     • Give students the opportunity to share about their cultural/familial differences.
     • Students can write in their journal stories that reveal more about their culture and their families' values.
     • Students can make work that reflect the diversity in the classroom. This can be hung around the room.
     • second language learners
       • be compassionate and understanding
       • provide extra assistance as needed
         • trouble areas
           • reading
             • phonemic awareness
             • pronunication
             • meaning cues
           • writing
           • vocabulary
         • Be aware of how they are interacting socially with other peers.
       • Make sure they know that being able to speak two languages is a really cool skill. They should not feel ashamed that English is not their first language.
   • teach about other cultures
     • books
       • Classroom books should include a wide variety of characters from different races, cultures, economic statuses, and disabilities.
     • artifacts
       • Have a "country box" that contains books, clothes, tools, etc. that represent a country. Focus on a new country every month.
     • Allow people from the community to come share about their culture.
     • teach a different language in the classroom
   • Be aware of variations of diversity in the classroom so that the teacher always acts in respectful ways and shows no bias or prejudice.

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