3. Instructional Delivery and Facilitation. The effective educator consistently utilizes a deep and comprehensive knowledge of the subject taught to:
a. Deliver engaging and challenging lessons;
I demonstrated an engaging and challenging lesson when I taught my internship class how to compare and contrast two different types of snakes by using an interactive Venn diagram. This activity was interactive and it engaged the students by allowing them to go up to the hula hoops and decide which snake the information was describing. They also had to search through their texts books to find the answers.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/snakes-snake-snakes
In my final internship, I delivered an engaging and challenging lesson when I taught the concept of morning, noon and night. Since my students are only in kindergarten, this lesson was challenging because it was on a concept that they have never been taught before. In order for this lesson to be engaging, I decided to do sever turn and talks to keep the students active and thinking and I provided pictures that demonstrated morning, noon and night for the students to put on a three-column chart. I also made sure I connected the lesson to their real life to make it more engaging.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/internship-blog/supervisor-reflection
I demonstrated an engaging and challenging lesson when I taught my internship class how to compare and contrast two different types of snakes by using an interactive Venn diagram. This activity was interactive and it engaged the students by allowing them to go up to the hula hoops and decide which snake the information was describing. They also had to search through their texts books to find the answers.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/snakes-snake-snakes
In my final internship, I delivered an engaging and challenging lesson when I taught the concept of morning, noon and night. Since my students are only in kindergarten, this lesson was challenging because it was on a concept that they have never been taught before. In order for this lesson to be engaging, I decided to do sever turn and talks to keep the students active and thinking and I provided pictures that demonstrated morning, noon and night for the students to put on a three-column chart. I also made sure I connected the lesson to their real life to make it more engaging.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/internship-blog/supervisor-reflection
b. Deepen and enrich students’ understanding through content area literacy strategies, verbalization of thought, and application of the subject matter;
To deepen students' understanding through content area literacy strategies, verbalization of thought, and application of the subject matter, I had the students read a text about rocks and minerals. As they read the text, they had to code the text with and R and an M when they read facts about rocks and minerals. Then they had to put those facts in a 3-column chart along with their sources in order to find out the difference between rocks and minerals.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/rocks-and-minerals
To deepen students' understanding through content area literacy strategies, verbalization of thought, and application of the subject matter, I had the students read a text about rocks and minerals. As they read the text, they had to code the text with and R and an M when they read facts about rocks and minerals. Then they had to put those facts in a 3-column chart along with their sources in order to find out the difference between rocks and minerals.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/rocks-and-minerals
c. Identify gaps in students’ subject matter knowledge;
I gave the students a pretest to see where their gap of knowledge was with measuring the length and height of an object as well as comparing the length and height of two objects. I found out that all but five student in my class did not know how to measure length.
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I gave the students a pretest to see where their gap of knowledge was with measuring the length and height of an object as well as comparing the length and height of two objects. I found out that all but five student in my class did not know how to measure length.
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d. Modify instruction to respond to preconceptions or misconceptions;
One way that I have modified instruction to respond to preconceptions or misconceptions that I had is editing my lessons based on the data from the pretest I gave to the studnet the week before I taught my lessons. Before I gave the pretest to the studnets, I honestly thought that they were going to get most of the questions wrong since they are in kindergarten and are learning almost everuthing for the first time. However, based on the data many of the studnets answered the height questions correctly. This told me that I needed to focus more on teaching length and the vocabulary that describes length.
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One way that I have modified instruction to respond to preconceptions or misconceptions that I had is editing my lessons based on the data from the pretest I gave to the studnet the week before I taught my lessons. Before I gave the pretest to the studnets, I honestly thought that they were going to get most of the questions wrong since they are in kindergarten and are learning almost everuthing for the first time. However, based on the data many of the studnets answered the height questions correctly. This told me that I needed to focus more on teaching length and the vocabulary that describes length.
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e. Relate and integrate the subject matter with other disciplines and life experiences;
When I taught my lesson on Florida's three branches of government, I tried to access their background knowledge by asking the class before we began if they knew what a government was and what it does. As they were learning about the legislative branch, I asked what are laws and why do we have them? I was able to accesses their background knowledge again.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/floridas-three-branches-of-government
When I taught my lesson on Florida's three branches of government, I tried to access their background knowledge by asking the class before we began if they knew what a government was and what it does. As they were learning about the legislative branch, I asked what are laws and why do we have them? I was able to accesses their background knowledge again.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/floridas-three-branches-of-government
f. Employ higher-order questioning techniques;
For my Collaborating Teachers lesson on comparing two characters from the beginning of the story to the end of the story, I asked several higher-order questioning techniques. I tried doing this by looking over the Depth of Knowledge questioning tool(DOK). During one of the faculty meetings, the principal of the school I intern at made it very clear that she wanted the teachers to start using this questioning tool within their lessons. I tried to implement it as well and I found that it was a little difficult to do in kindergarten.
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For my Collaborating Teachers lesson on comparing two characters from the beginning of the story to the end of the story, I asked several higher-order questioning techniques. I tried doing this by looking over the Depth of Knowledge questioning tool(DOK). During one of the faculty meetings, the principal of the school I intern at made it very clear that she wanted the teachers to start using this questioning tool within their lessons. I tried to implement it as well and I found that it was a little difficult to do in kindergarten.
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g. Apply varied instructional strategies and resources, including appropriate technology, to provide comprehensible instruction, and to teach for student understanding;
As a level 2 intern, I did a lesson using technology to give the students a math review on multiplying two and three digit numbers and long division. For this lesson, I used an app called Plicker to collect the students answers and to see who came up with the correct answer or incorrect answer. This lesson was very engaging and the students wanted to participate.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/technology-infused-lesson-and-reflection
During my final internship, I decided to try to incorporate Plickers into my teaching again, however, this time it was with a kindergarten class. I was a little nervous about whether or not the students were going to understand how to use the cards and if they were going to be able to give me the correct answers. I decided to practice with them several times before it was time for them to do it on their own. I also incorporated a practice questions that every student would be able to answer in order to see if the students understood how to hold the cards in order to answer correctly.
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As a level 2 intern, I did a lesson using technology to give the students a math review on multiplying two and three digit numbers and long division. For this lesson, I used an app called Plicker to collect the students answers and to see who came up with the correct answer or incorrect answer. This lesson was very engaging and the students wanted to participate.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/technology-infused-lesson-and-reflection
During my final internship, I decided to try to incorporate Plickers into my teaching again, however, this time it was with a kindergarten class. I was a little nervous about whether or not the students were going to understand how to use the cards and if they were going to be able to give me the correct answers. I decided to practice with them several times before it was time for them to do it on their own. I also incorporated a practice questions that every student would be able to answer in order to see if the students understood how to hold the cards in order to answer correctly.
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h. Differentiate instruction based on an assessment of student learning needs and recognition of individual differences in students;
By differentiate instruction for one of the students in my internship classroom, I was able to help him based on his learning needs and individual differences. This specific student has very bad hand writing and has a hard time writing straight without lines. For this specific lesson, I created a foldable for each of the students, On the foldable, they were to write their weekly vocabulary words on the front and then create a sentence using that specific word on the inside of the foldable. In order for this student to succeed with this activity, I decided to draw lines on his foldable to make it easier for him to write straight and small enough to fit everything he needed to on each fold.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/differentiating-instruction
By differentiate instruction for one of the students in my internship classroom, I was able to help him based on his learning needs and individual differences. This specific student has very bad hand writing and has a hard time writing straight without lines. For this specific lesson, I created a foldable for each of the students, On the foldable, they were to write their weekly vocabulary words on the front and then create a sentence using that specific word on the inside of the foldable. In order for this student to succeed with this activity, I decided to draw lines on his foldable to make it easier for him to write straight and small enough to fit everything he needed to on each fold.
http://jilliancampos.weebly.com/ede-blog/differentiating-instruction
i. Support, encourage, and provide immediate and specific feedback to students to promote student achievement;
During my lesson on Part-Part-Whole, I decided to give the students a whole number and they had to come up with the parts that make that whole on their number bond mats. During this time, I decided to provide them immediate and specific feedback for each problem to promote student achievement. If a student didn't understand a problem, I clearly explained how to find the answer to the problem.
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During my lesson on Part-Part-Whole, I decided to give the students a whole number and they had to come up with the parts that make that whole on their number bond mats. During this time, I decided to provide them immediate and specific feedback for each problem to promote student achievement. If a student didn't understand a problem, I clearly explained how to find the answer to the problem.
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j. Utilize student feedback to monitor instructional needs and to adjust instruction:
During my final internship, I decided to teach a math review by incorporating the app called Plickers. Since this was something new and different than I have every done with my kindergartners, I decided to ask the class whether or not they liked this type of review or not. I asked the class to give me a thumbs up if they did like it and a thumbs down if they didn't like it. Almost the entire class gave me a thumbs up and I plan on incorporating it into more subjects and lessons.
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During my final internship, I decided to teach a math review by incorporating the app called Plickers. Since this was something new and different than I have every done with my kindergartners, I decided to ask the class whether or not they liked this type of review or not. I asked the class to give me a thumbs up if they did like it and a thumbs down if they didn't like it. Almost the entire class gave me a thumbs up and I plan on incorporating it into more subjects and lessons.
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