Friday, February 5, 2010
Artifacts and Characteristics of the Novice Teacher #4
Characteristics number 4 of a novice teacher states, We believe the novice teacher should be a facilitator of learning for all students. The artifact that I believe demonstrates this characteristic would be a lesson that I created within my special education placement at my PDS. In my classroom I needed to create a lesson that would facilitate learning for students with a wide range of disabilities, as well as in grades kindergarten through 5Th grade. The students were engaging in a creative writing/ visual arts lesson which incorporated technology. In order to make sure that all of my students got the most out of the lesson, after large group instruction I organized them into group according to what I felt was most appropriate for each individual learner. I had one group in which created their piece of art first then use their art to help with they creative writing, and then a second group which started their creative writing first and then moved to their art. I did this because the students that created their art first needed a way to put their ideas on paper in order to develop it into writing. The other group starting the writing process first because I believed these students would benefit from writing before their created their corresponding piece of art. Organizing the students into different groups really ended up working well for the lesson because I was able to work with both groups at the same time even though they were engaging on two separate activities. I also was able to observe how the different ways of completing the lesson complemented each student and helped them to successfully complete the lesson.
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ReplyDeleteWow, that seems like that would be a tough task to create a lesson to meet such a range of students! I'm impressesed! I like how you put them in groups and had them doing the part of the task that best met their needs. Most students are very visual and it helps them build a story based on what they have drawn, while others are the exact opposite. I liked how you were able to work with both groups even though they were both doing separate activities. I hope that this lesson taught you a lot about meeting the needs of individual students. It seems as if it would have been a great learning experience.
ReplyDeleteWas this lesson difficult to plan for?
Also, did the students successfully complete their tasks working this way?
This semester has taught me a lot about planning for exceptional learners thanks to the guidence of my mentor teacher and my placement in her special education classroom. In this room, in 15 to 30 minute periods I can have students in grades k-5 all working on different tasks. At first it was quite difficult. But now that I have gotten to know my students well, I am able to plan to meet the needs of my diverse learner. Also I have learned tricks of structuring my lessons so that all students can be working on what they need to while I provide them this the assistance they need.
ReplyDeleteSetting up the lesson the way I did actually worked out really well. All of my students for the most part were able to develope their writing and create great pieces!