Instructional Strategies Chart

Observe and collaborate with a teacher in a Grade K-5 classroom about the assessment practices and instructional planning implemented in his or her classroom. If already completed, share your “Instructional Strategies Chart” that you created during Topic 3 and ask for feedback from your mentor teacher.

Part 1: Teacher Collaboration

Below is a list of questions to address during collaboration with your mentor teacher:

What assessments do you use in the classroom and what are their purposes?

Do you use data from assessments to plan lessons? How do you organize and analyze assessment data?

What steps do you take in creating and implementing assessments? What are some tips you have for a new teacher learning how to create, implement, and analyze assessments?

When you were a new teacher, how much time did you allocate to lesson planning? Typically, how long did it take to write a lesson plan?

What resources do you use to supplement your instruction and/or help you plan for student-centered instruction?

What advice can you give me in terms of creating engaging lesson plans that involve students in the learning process?

Ask three additional questions of your own.

Use any remaining field experience time to speak with your mentor teacher and, provided permission, seek out opportunities to observe and/or assist your mentor teacher and/or work with a small group of students on instruction in the classroom.

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art 2: Reflection

In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect on your observation and collaboration and how different forms of assessment and instructional planning are implemented in the classroom. Explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice.

With additional hours, speak with your mentor teacher and, provided permission, seek out opportunities observe and/or assist your mentor teacher and/or work with a small group of students on instruction in the classroom.

Speak with your mentor teacher about implementing a mini-lesson during Clinical Field Experience C, either to the whole class or to a small group chosen by the mentor teacher.

Submit the teacher collaboration and reflection as one deliverable.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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