Pre-Teaching Reflection (Lesson Plan 2)

Assessing Prior Knowledge

So for the Lesson Preparation Reflection Blog post, I am writing about how students will gain more knowledge and what prior knowledge they have regarding this subject. Students need to know how to speak clearly and communicate with pride. Students will be able to practice this by going to the computer lab and practicing in front of the computers camera. Students will also hold a conversation with their peers speaking loudly, clearly and fluently. This communication practice will be used to help students with the lesson that we will be doing. The students will have more knowledge about speaking with clarity. The content of this lesson will be taught at this grade level because students are learning how to interact with their peers and teachers. Students will have to know how to deliver a speech in high school. This lesson is preparing them for the high school speaking standards. This lesson can be taught at any given season. But I would most likely teach it in the spring so, when students transition into the summer they can have more confidence speaking and listening to other people.

Designing Instruction

Students have diverse minds. They think creatively and pick up information very quickly. Students are smart, they are diverse, they understand things on a deeper level. I am using speaking and listening standards to help shape a student’s confidence and speaking abilities. These methods really open up a student’s eyes to the realm of listening intently to a conversation and responding accordingly. I believe the more students practice speaking clearly and fluently they will gain the ability to be more confident and enthusiastic about conversations.  

ITS NETS Standards

My lesson is diverse it is creative and it inspire students to be aware that communicating in the right way is an essential life skill. My lesson plan is creative because it utilizes multiple forms of technology. It incorporates communication and makes students more aware of how they talk to one another. Students will have the opportunity to create a Google drawing, use their phones to record themselves and they will have the opportunity to write about what they are thankful for. For their report students will use IMovie to create a recording of what they are thankful for and what they take for granted in their lives. Students will be modeling digital age work by designing a Google drawing and recording themselves on their phones. Students will be modeling digital responsibility by going onto teacher approved sites and resources. Students will accurately cite their sources and they will respect copyright laws. All students will be given access to technology and resources. In my classroom I will make sure and address each and every need my students have including diverse and unique situations. When creating their projects, I will be monitoring students to make sure they are not engaging in inappropriate social interactions online. I will be scanning the room for inappropriate uses of technology and remove the student from our project if the student is not engaging in “safe” Internet behavior.