Date Completed: Fall 2016

Date Submitted: Spring 2017

Title of Artifact: Observation 2: Planning
Standard: Standard Seven Planning for Instruction The teacher plans instruction that
supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content
areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and
the community context.

I am placing my artifact, Observation 2: Planning, under Standard Seven- Planning for

Instruction as evidence of continued mastery towards creating a classroom to maximize student
learning. Environment and scheduling has a direct effect on students and their lives. In my
observation, I noticed that the schedule was concise and easy for the students to adapt to. My
only recommendation was to allow students to incorporate their interests into the schedule. When
students are interested in the content, they become excited to learn. This observation is evidence
of my understanding of planning in the classroom to best benefit students.