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Rationale for Standard 7: Planning for Instruction
Artifact name: My weekly plan book
Standard:
The teacher draws upon knowledge of content areas, crossdisciplinary skills, learners, the
community, and pedagogy to plan instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous
learning goals.
What the Standard means to me:
When planning for instruction the teacher uses what they know about the subject, and what
integration tactics they can use. They think about what their learners need and how each
student can meet the goals of the instruction being taught to them.
Indicator:
7 (q) Believes that plans must always be open to adjustment and revision based on learner
needs and changing circumstances.
Description of the artifact:
This is one week out of my plan book. I use my plan book to jot down different things that I
am going to cover throughout the week with my learners. I make sure I am completely planned
for the whole week before that particular week begins. The things that are typed in are things
that need to happen no matter what because that is the schedule they are used to following. I
then pencil things in based on what they need. I pencil these things in because I know they are
more than likely going to change due to time constraints or lack of interest. This has been the
template for planning that I have used all semester.
Rationale:
This artifact shows that I know planning is always open to adjustment based on what the
learners need because I have things penciled in, crossed out, checked off, erased, and changed.
Even though I plan my week before it begins, throughout the week I am constantly changing
things based on what my learners need at the time. One thing I have learned throughout this
experience is things are always up to change, but it is important to do what is best for the
learners in your classroom. I believe by planning every week it shows that I am proficient in
this standard and indicator because I come to class prepared on what I am going to teach my
students. And by crossing out and erasing, I show that I know things need to be adjusted often
and that I am comfortable with making the necessary adjustments.
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