Rational/Reflection

InTASC Standard:
STANDARD 3. LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
The teacher works with others to create environments that support individual and
collaborative learning, and that encourage positive social interaction, active engagement
in learning, and self-motivation.

Brief Description of Evidence:

As a part of my EDUC 210 Planning Elementary Education Classroom course
during the fall of 2014, I created a thorough lesson plan. As a student, I worked
collaboratively with a group of classmates to conduct a successful lesson plan. We
eventually presented our lesson plan to the class to see if it would work. I received
constructive criticism from not only my classmates and my group members, but also my
professor. This model I helped create in my education course was a source for me to look
back on and to also learn from when it came time to conduct a lesson plan for an actual
classroom of elementary students. I eventually conducted my own lesson plan to use
down the road at a school I am currently studying at. As I continue to add my hours up at
a school of inquiry, I can look back at the time I spent conducting my lesson plan in a
third grade classroom. My lesson plan covered English/Language Arts and I required
students to conduct research pertaining to three given topics: Benjamin Harrison, Jim
Davis, and Limestone. As I required students to conduct research, I also required them to
use a format to present information with. I gave the third grade students the option to
choose from three different formats while accommodating to many learning types. Each
format was Poster Board, PowerPoint, and Voki. The goal for the day was to act like
detectives and to research about the 23rd. President of the United States, a cartoonist, and
limestone. Each students task was to discover what all three topics had in common.

Analysis of What I Learned:

Throughout my experience in my education course, I learned how to make a
successful and thorough lesson plan. I learned how to teach third grade students and to
check for understanding by asking questions to guide him/her throughout the assessment.
During this experience of mine, I also learned to communicate while being very specific
about my lesson plan with my teacher at the school of inquiry. Coming prepared is
certainly important when wanting to conduct a successful lesson plan. I also learned that
I am very excited when it comes to preparing a lesson plan for students. I know my
purpose is to teach and to cover every learning type as I continue my goal to reach my
career. I learned that I can be easily over prepared once conducting a lesson plan, and the
materials I have left over, I know I can reuse for the near future. My lesson plan that I
created for my third grade students is also a lesson plan that should be used throughout
one week, versus a span of one hour. Learning time management is also important when
creating a lesson plan, but I have been told that not every lesson may go as planned when
it comes to time. I learned that if a lesson plan does not go as planned, I should not get

discouraged, for not everything is in my control. While creating a lesson plan, I also
learned how to plan backwards. Once conducting a lesson plan, I will always remember
to begin stating the goal for the day that I would like every student to reach by the end of
the day/week/year.

How This Artifact Demonstrates my Competence on the NAEYC

Standard:
My competence in this standard is proven by my ability to design, apply, and
evaluate a unit framework within guidelines set forth by the Indiana Foundations for
Young Children. It shows that I understand the importance of many learning types
between each student in a classroom and it shows my ability to conduct a successful
lesson plan. I know how to follow the Indiana Academic Standards, for I used the 3.W5
standard for students to conduct a short research on a topic. By giving the goal for the
day, I know how to provide motivation for each student.