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I have come to learn that when planning a lesson, you must have your objective(s) for your students in mind first and foremost. The whole planning of any lesson is based and built around what you want your students to learn. I have learned that your objective(s) must be measurable, so you can accurately evaluate your students’ achievements. They also must be specific enough so that the students can meet them accurately and within a reasonable amount of time. I feel that there are many improvements that I can make in the future as I continue to write lesson plans. I have learned that a student must be given assignments to do at home for enrichment and it is important to communicate regularly with every students’ parent(s). Planning for ESOL modifications in this lesson, and in any lesson for any subject, is crucial for the success of each ESOL student in your class, and also the general classroom atmosphere. This was one of the first lesson plans I ever wrote, and after completing it, I realized there are many things you must plan for. There are incidences you can control and ones you cannot. You still must be prepared for both types of situations. I learned that a lesson plan must be flexible enough to meet the expected and/or unexpected needs of each of your students. You must be ready to adapt or change your lesson at a moment’s notice. Your lesson plan should never be written in stone. Being flexible and thinking on your feet are two very important traits a teacher must possess in order to plan lessons successfully.
I have learned that no matter what, you will never create the perfect lesson plan or give the perfect lesson. There is always room for growth. The important thing, though, is to use your mistakes in a productive way. After teaching the lesson about haikus, I realized that students didn’t really have a clear grasp on what aspects of nature were acceptable to use. Next time, I will be more specific on this and maybe give more examples. Planning your lessons and your assessments to meet the needs of all of your students is so important to the development of your students. It is my job as a teacher to make sure my lessons reach out to every student, so they are being given every opportunity to develop successfully.
A lot of art was involved in this unit; therefore a lot of art supplies were needed. This was something I wasn’t really too familiar with, so I spoke to my cooperating teacher for my ESOL Practicum, who was so helpful. She actually had most of the supplies I needed, along with magazines that could be used for the students to clip pictures out of to use for their collage. I realized that while planning lessons, it is so beneficial to seek advice and help from your cooperating teachers. Now is the time to do it, while I am still an intern. I really plan on taking advantage of this especially in my final internship. After implementing this lesson(s) and lessons like it, I am really learning the importance of planning everything out to a tee, even the specific materials used to each lesson. If you forget one little thing, or don’t plan time for one aspect of the lesson, the entire thing may not go the way you wanted, and the students will not benefit as much from it.
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