Assignment #4: Implementation of a Lesson and Reflection, 15 points
Choose one of the lesson plans from your Unit Plan (Assignment #3) and implement (i.e., teach) it with a small group of students or the whole class (a decision to be made with the cooperating teacher) at the site of your field experience (Assignment #1).
Give your cooperating teacher a copy of the lesson plan and the grading rubric (see Appendix G) before you start your implementation. They will be evaluating your lesson plan and your
implementation.
Include a copy of the lesson plan and the completed, signed (in ink) grading rubric with this paper.
Implementation Summary
Summarize what occurred during the implementation of the lesson (instruction, independent or group activities, assessment results, etc.). Did some or all of the students meet the lesson objective(s)? Did you have to make any changes to the original lesson plan?
NOTE: If you are unable to implement the lesson plan with students in person, consult your instructor for an alternative approach to this assignment.
Reflection on Lesson Implementation
Reflect on the implementation and prepare a narrative about the following:
How did the students respond to the lesson? (Were they interested and engaged? How did they respond to your instruction, activities, and to the materials?)
How did you accommodate the needs of children with diverse needs through differentiation?
Did the students need to use critical thinking during any of the activities?
Did any of the activities require the students to collaborate with each other?
Were the students able to complete the tasks and/or the assessment as planned or did you have to make changes?
How did you incorporate literacy?
Did you need to address any preconceived, incorrect idea(s) that the students had?
Were you able to keep all students engaged throughout the lesson? If not, what strategies did you try and which were effective?
Did every student have an opportunity to demonstrate what they learned?
Did you integrate technology effectively?
How did you address any behavior and/or attention issues?
Based on the outcomes of the lesson that you taught, identify three aspects that you would change or modify. Explain the reasons and need for each change.
What did you learn from creating a unit plan and implementing one of its lessons?
Due: Week 7
Total Value: 15 points
Objectives: #16
See Appendix F for the assignment grading rubric.
Ask your cooperating teacher to complete and sign (in ink, not electronically) the grading rubric
Cooperating Teacher’s Grading Rubric for Lesson Implementation
NSU Student’s Name (Your Name):
Name of School:
Dear Cooperating Teacher: Please highlight or circle the description for each element that most closely matches what you observed during the candidate’s implementation of their lesson. Thank you.
Element
Not Met
Met
Exceeded
The lesson plan was complete and the activities, instructional materials, and lesson objective(s) were appropriate for the students.
The lesson plan was incomplete and/or the activities and/or lesson objective(s) and/or instructional materials were not appropriate for the students.
The lesson plan was complete. The lesson objective(s) and activities were appropriate for the students.
The lesson plan included detailed information that any teacher could implement. The activities, instructional materials, and lesson objective(s) were appropriate for the students.
The candidate activated their prior knowledge/ experiences and engaged the students’ attention throughout the lesson.
The candidate was unable to implement the lesson because they were unable to maintain the students’ attention and/or did not activate their prior knowledge/
experiences.
The candidate activated their prior knowledge/ experiences and maintained the students’ attention during almost all of the lesson.
The candidate activated their prior knowledge/ experiences and maintained the students’ attention throughout the entire lesson.
The students were actively engaged throughout the lesson.
Most of the lesson was the candidate talking to the students.
The students were actively engaged during most of the lesson.
The students were actively (and physically, as appropriate) engaged in the lesson.
The candidate employed appropriate and effective classroom and behavior management strategies.
The candidate struggled with classroom and/or behavior management.
The candidate employed appropriate and effective classroom and behavior management strategies during most of the lesson..
The candidate employed appropriate and effective classroom and behavior management strategies throughout the lesson.
The candidate differentiated instruction to meet the varied needs and build on the strengths of each student.
There was no evidence of differentiation or the differentiation did not fit the needs of the student(s)..
There was one example of appropriate differentiation observed during the lesson.
There was more than one example of appropriate differentiation observed during the lesson.
The assessment was administered appropriately.
Comments:
Cooperating Teacher’s Name:
Cooperating Teacher’s Signature _________________________________ Date:___________
(in ink, not electronic)
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