Lesson Plans and Teaching Analyses

This artifact is a unit that I taught at East Side Middle School in Anderson, IN. I developed and taught a three-day unit on Communication Technology to 8th grade students. This artifact aligns with INTASC Principles 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 because I needed a firm knowledge of the subject matter so that the information I taught was accurate. I applied knowledge of the developmental stages of the students. With limited knowledge of the students’ backgrounds and personalities I tried to present the content in a way that was interesting to them. I also used examples that they were familiar with because of the time in which they grew up. I planned to teach a lot of information in three days. My plans did not always work as I had planned so I had to adjust. At the end of the unit I administered a multiple-choice exam to assess students’ learning. However, throughout the lessons I checked for understanding by soliciting student responses and interaction. And at the end of each lesson I would reflect on what worked well and what I could have done better. I then took those key points and implemented those techniques the next day. This unit gave me the opportunity to showcase my ability to design, teach, assess, and revise a curricular unit in a real-world experience.