Self Assessment Form Lesson Plan and Observation ED 201 Student Name: Brittany Balash Date: 11/24/08 Grade/Subject:

: 5 Social Studies Number of Students: 5 Observation # ______

School: Honey Creek Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Harris

This self assessment is designed to help you connect events from your teaching to broader expectations of professional teachers. The statements below are drawn from the Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure and the Alverno Advanced Abilities for Education. Use them to reflect on this teaching experience so that you can refine your practice for future lessons.

PLANNING AND PREPARATION WI Teaching Standards 1,7 (Conceptualization, Diagnosis) Teacher Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions Evidence in Your Teaching Your Students Responses I incorporated reading, mapping, and reading The students were able to You selected and created learning experiences comprehension into my lesson plan. These different remember the vocabulary and that were developmentally appropriate and skills will allow me to reach multiple learning types. information about the Mayas and involving to diverse learners. Your lesson design included clear objectives, The objective of my lesson was understood by both my Aztecs when they were done with cooperating teacher and by the students. this lesson. They really responded instructional procedures, and methods of assessment. These elements were clearly linked I prepared my lesson to go with the section the students well the vocabulary work sheet, were working on in their Social Studies class. I work and were excited to talk about the to each other. with my cooperating teacher to make sure that my differences between the Mayan and You prepared your lesson in advance and lesson plan was going in order with the rest of the class. Aztec culture. sought feedback from your supervising teacher I was organized with the text, read it over and over, and and cooperating teacher. You organized and integrated relevant teaching developed my own set of worksheets to go along with the lesson. resources/ materials into your lesson design.

CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT Standards 2,3,5 (Coordination, Integrative Interaction) Teacher Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions Evidence in Your Teaching Your Students Responses I made sure that the students felt comfortable when They seemed to enjoy the You interacted in a positive and sensitive reading out loud. I also made sure they were able to discussion about Mayans and manner with your students. You were a comprehend what they were reading. I encouraged the Aztecs. However I know for a thoughtful and responsive listener. students to work together when doing the vocabulary fact that they really like the You encouraged discussion, listened and work sheet and the map. On the worksheet they were vocabulary worksheet. They said responded to group interaction. You elicited also asked to describe the differences between the that they had never received one samples of student thinking orally and in Mayans and the Aztecs. This then turned into a nice of those before, and that it made writing. it easier for them to understand You responded effectively and respectfully with discussion between the students. Since the students had to listen to one another, they were the chapter. strategies to manage students behavior and very respectful of each other. They were quiet while their The students seemed to like when attention. I let them work on their own to You recognized opportunities to demonstrate classmates were reading. I supported individual and group work by having us read draw up their own maps. They multiple perspectives. even knew the current names of You supported students individual and group together as a class and start the worksheets as a class. Then I let them go off on their own to complete the two the countries one the map. work. worksheets.

INSTRUCTION Standards 4, 6, 7 (Communication, Coordination, Diagnosis, Integrative Interaction)

Teacher Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions Evidence in Your Teaching Your Students Responses During the lesson we talked about emperors and empires, The students really understood You connected instruction to students I related this topic to the Emperors New Groove. This the concept of empires and experiences. You presented the lesson objectives clearly and made the concept of an empire very clear to the students. emperors once I related it to The lesson was clearly represented by reading the text, something they liked. Once they accurately. answering the vocabulary, and discussing the Mayans and understood these two terms they You modeled appropriate strategies in Aztecs. were able to understand the rest conveying ideas and information. While reading the section I would stop the students and of the vocabulary. You developed student thinking by asking ask them comprehension questions about what we just different levels of questions, encouraging discussion and/or preparing different kinds of read. This showed me if the students understood what they were reading. explanations. You used some teaching and learning strategies to engage students. You adjusted and revised the lesson plan during instruction based on student needs.

ASSESSMENT Standards 8,9 (Diagnosis, Integrative Interaction) Teacher Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions You found out whether students learned what you taught them. You prepared and used multiple ways to assess student performance. You gave students meaningful and specific feedback about their performance. Your assessments connected to your lesson objectives. Evidence in Your Teaching and Students Learning I found out what the students were able to learn by asking them questions throughout the lesson. I also read over their vocabulary sheets to make sure they understood the terms. I was encouraging them when they would answer a question correctly and when they would map out the Mayans and the Aztecs in the correct locations. The forms of assessments used were taken from the information in the text. Your Students Responses They seemed to be more connected to the reading when I asked them questions while they were reading. If they knew they were going to be questioned then they seemed to listen closer,

BEING A TEACHING PROFESSIONAL Standard 10 (Communication, Integrative Interaction)

Teacher Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions Evidence in Your Teaching Your Students Responses I received help from my cooperating teacher prior to The cooperating teacher and You were willing to give and receive help planning my lesson. I always dress professional when doing students always compliment me from your cooperating teacher and my teaching. on how I dress. I am also always supervising faculty. staying after school to make sure You dressed professionally and consistently I am prepared for my next lesson portrayed a professional demeanor plan. You show a commitment to reflection about instruction, assessment, and learning as an ongoing process. Summary Statement and Areas to Concentrate on Improving: