EDAD 693 & 694 Practicum/Internship Artifact

Standard 2.0 School Culture

Element 2.2 Curricular & Instructional School Program
Activity: Lesson Writing/Unit Planning Workshop
Time: 20 hours
Artifact: Yearly Plan
Description: This was a professional development opportunity for teachers to have
time to write lessons and plan units for their classrooms. It took place for four days
over the summer.
Reflection: Because our music text series was nearly a quarter-century old when I
was hired, I spent a lot of time (and money) acquiring new resources that would
provide my students with the excitement and engagement that I desired in my
classroom. I copied lessons from the books that I bought to make travel lighter, and
for years they ended up in a pile where I searched for them the next year (or made
another copy if the one I was looking for wasnt readily accessible). Several years in,
I went through my pile and categorized the lessons into grade level binders, only to
have my pile return soon after due to not taking the time to re-file them.
When this professional development opportunity was announced, I was thrilled!
Finally I had the chance to get all my lessons in order! During this workshop, I
divided my lessons by grade level and then concept. Next I grouped the lessons into
units based on their concept and the county Scope & Sequence. I filed them into
grade level binders and from there I began my Yearly Plan. By the end of the
workshop, I had a nearly complete plan for the entire year of what I would teach from
start to finish. I have a feeling this school year will be a lot easier because of it! I
look forward to teaching from my plan and making adjustments as needed to reach
my students. I know Ill be constantly finding new ideas and updating it according,
but its a wonderful guide nonetheless!