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Standard 7 - Teachers are able to plan different kinds of lessons.
The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.

Rationale:
This lesson was created and team-taught with the media specialist at the elementary school in my 5th grade Technology class. The students are asked to create a book commercial about their favorite picture book using Windows Movie Maker. The students start the project by creating a storyboard with what they would like in their commercial including what pictures from the book and a script of what was going to be said. The media specialist and I divided the groups up. She helped the students record their script and I helped the students scan in the pictures from the book that they wanted in their commercial. The students then used Movie Maker to combine all the parts to create their final commercial. This commercial was then uploaded to our school’s online card catalog for the rest of the students to see. The students enjoyed doing something a little different than the standard book report.

This project allowed me the opportunity to work with another teacher and to get some insight into how to improve a lesson from a colleague. This lesson demonstrates my ability to create a lesson that meets several curriculum goals and uses technology in the process.

KSD:
//7.K.1 The teacher understands learning theory, subject matter, curriculum development, and student development to plan instruction and to meet curriculum goals based on content standards.// This lesson requires the students to use technology to create a final product that demonstrates their mastery of several content standards.

//7.S.1 As an individual and a member of a team, the teacher selects and creates learning experiences that are appropriate for curriculum goals, relevant to learners, and based upon principles of effective instruction (e.g. that activate students’ prior knowledge, anticipate preconceptions, encourage exploration and problem-solving, and build new skills on those previously acquired).// Working with the media specialist, we created a lesson that requires the students to recall previous knowledge such as how to write a bibliography and create a product to demonstrate new skills learned.

//7.D.3 The teacher values planning as a collegial activity.// I welcomed the opportunity to work with the media specialist to create a lesson that involves curriculum from both areas.