Self Study Project: Intentional Teaching

What components are necessary to form a successful lesson plan?
1. Meet Individual Needs
  1. Assessments
    1. show where the student is according to standards
    2. measure the student's learning
      1. 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
      2. Observation Survey
        concepts about print
        hearing sounds in words
        letter identification
        text reading
        writing vocabulary
        sight words
  2. The teacher should be aware of the class during the activity.
    1. take time for questions
    2. make sure everyone understands the assignment
      1. walk around the class while they are working
      2. repeat important instructions
  3. Documentation
    1. keeps track of a student's progress
    2. informs the teacher of how the student thinks and processes information
2. reinforce previous learning
  1. ask questions
  2. relate it to other material
    1. integrated curriculum
  3. (examples)
    1. rereading books
      1. gain confidence
      2. better able to use the complex processes of reading
    2. taking words to fluency
    3. building sight words
3. introduce new material
  1. explain in a way that the child understands
  2. engage interest
  3. (examples)
    1. new book
    2. interactive writing
    3. new vocabulary
      1. clapping syllables
      2. sound boxes
      3. moving by onset/rime
4. relate to content standards
  1. Common Core
  2. formative assessments
How does a teacher create an environment that promotes learning?
1. feelings of respect
  1. Children have choices.
    1. choose their own books
    2. choose which center to join
    3. partipate in creating class rules and punishments
  2. share time
    1. group discussion
  3. diversity
2. physical environment
  1. display students' work
    1. documentation
  2. important features
    1. literacy center
      1. wide variety of books to appeal to the child's interests
    2. science station
    3. sensory table
    4. block center
    5. art supplies
    6. manipulatives
    7. dramatic play area
  3. child-sized furniture
  4. room layout
    1. natural divider between activities
    2. easy to supervise entire room
    3. discourages running and uncontrolled movements
3. positive atmosphere
  1. cares about students
  2. students learn to work and play with each other
    1. community of learners
      1. reading groups
      2. group work
    2. develop friendships
  3. listen to students
    1. show interest in their personal lives
    2. Conversations help build oral language skills.
What is the best way to address diversity and teach about various cultural differences?
1. be aware of differences in the classroom
  1. Give students the opportunity to share about their cultural/familial differences.
  2. Students can write in their journal stories that reveal more about their culture and their families' values.
  3. Students can make work that reflect the diversity in the classroom. This can be hung around the room.
  4. second language learners
    1. be compassionate and understanding
    2. provide extra assistance as needed
      1. trouble areas
        reading
        phonemic awareness
        pronunication
        meaning cues
        writing
        vocabulary
      2. Be aware of how they are interacting socially with other peers.
    3. 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.
2. teach about other cultures
  1. books
    1. Classroom books should include a wide variety of characters from different races, cultures, economic statuses, and disabilities.
  2. artifacts
    1. Have a "country box" that contains books, clothes, tools, etc. that represent a country. Focus on a new country every month.
  3. Allow people from the community to come share about their culture.
  4. teach a different language in the classroom
3. 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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