INTASC+Standard+07

The teacher plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals.
 * INTASC Standard 7

Specific Category of Standard 7 INTASC.7.D D: The teacher values both long term and short term planning. INTASC.7.F D: The teacher values planning as a collegial activity.

Understanding Sentence The teacher has daily, weekly, monthly, and semester plans. The teacher has perfected creating lesson plans.

Artifacts**
 * Tutoring Lesson Plan [[file:Lesson Plan 6.doc]]
 * Outsiders Lesson Plan [[file:Literacy Lesson-Outsiders.doc]]

The lesson plan I used as an artifact shows long term and short term planning. It is a lesson plan I actually used in a tutoring session. The long term planning is seen through the time graph. I did this every session in an attempt to increase my student's reading rate. Also, we read from the same chapter book each session. The short term planning is the read to activity and the word study activity. It is important to have all of the unit plans done by the time the unit begins. It is okay if something happens to change these plans, but there has to be some long term goal to work towards. The language arts novel lesson plan is just one more lesson plan I made in school. It helps to practice making different kinds of lesson plans a plethora of times so that I am prepared when I teach on my own. I have done many, but I feel that I have perfected lesson planning through my practice. Also, practice makes perfect, and that is the goal.
 * Reflect

Project I will definitely make use of all of this planning practice in my career. I feel like I am absolutely prepared for my first year. I sometimes got annoyed at how often I had to make lesson plans that never got used in school, but I now realize their value. And, I can always use them in the future with a little tweaking to fit my needs. Also, through tutoring I learned how to improvise when sessions did not go as I planned. I am thankful that I have acquired these skills now instead of learning as I go. **