Part 1

Field Experience A: Identifying Instructional Strategies- Due Wednesday February 21, 2018

Choose the secondary grade level and content area you selected for your notebook in
Topic 1. Observe and interview your mentor teacher using the following points:

 Secondary grade level I chose was 6-8thth grade ELA in topic 1

 I chose the behavioral style as my method of teaching in topic one out of the
theories behind the cognitive, humanistic, and behavioral schools of thought.
 My mentor teacher is an 8th grade science teacher that you can choose one of
these behavioral styles above for her class and answer the following in a 250
word summary from observation as stated below.

1. Identify theory/strategy used in the classroom. Provide examples of the strategies.

2. Identify content standards associated with learning objectives.
3. Inquire and note any assessments attached to the strategies.
4. Identify any accommodations and strategies to fulfill differentiated/informal
instruction.
5. Inquire about the rationale for the mentor teacher’s lesson. Include a discussion
about strategies and applicable assessments.

Once you have completed your field experience, summarize and reflect upon your
interview and observations in 250 words, comparing your observation notes to each
teacher’s instructional choices for the lessons observed. Inform your mentor teacher
of your intent to teach a lesson during Topic 4. Add to your digital notebook as
necessary.
Part 2- Lesson Plan Blank Copy Attached.

Alternative lesson Plan- Due Wednesday February 21, 2018

Using this week’s Field Experience A assignment, create a lesson plan,
using the “COE template outlining your changes and preferences for the
lesson you observed. In parenthesis in each section, explain your
different rationale. Be sure to include a theory of instruction.

The lesson plan should include the following:

1. A formative assessment tool to determine the needs of the students

prior to learning.
2. Three instructional objectives aligned to your state standards.
3. A variety of instructional strategies to teach three learning
objectives.
4. A summative (standards-based) assessment to evaluate the
students’ level of understanding at the end of the unit.
5. An opportunity for the students to provide feedback on their
learning process throughout the lesson.

ICC
Instructional M
Teacher Candidate:
Grade Level:
Date:
Unit/Subject:
Instructional Plan Title
I. PLANNING
Lesson
summary and
focus:
Classroom and
student factors:
National / State
Learning
Standards:
Specific learning target(s) / objectives: Teaching notes:

Agenda: Formative assessment:

Academic Key vocabulary: Function: Form:

Language:

Instructional
Materials,
Equipment and
Technology:
Grouping:

II. INSTRUCTION
A. Opening
Prior
knowledge
connection:
Anticipatory
set:
B. Learning and Teaching Activities (Teaching and Guided Practice):
I Do Students Do Differentiation
 III. ASSESSMENT
Summative Differentiation:
Assessment:

Closure:

Homework:

Summative Assessment Differentiation

Homework: