ED- 271 Lesson Plan

This semester in ED - 271 each student was given the opportunity to create and execute a lesson plan for an assigned chapter from our textbook "Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood" by Jeffery Jensen Arnett. The chapter that I was assigned was Chapter 8: Friends and Peers. With writing a lesson plan and teaching my lesson, I was able to incorporate a multitude of Performance Criterion for the Vermont Licensure Portfolio.

Performance Criterion 2.1: designs inclusive learning experiences

Although there are no ELL students in ED - 271, I designed a a graphic organizer that would be easily used by any student to learn and understand the concept of Youth Culture. I also had my NearPod presentation projected on the board as well as had it available for each student to stream individually on their devices.

The option to draw a picture is helpful for ELL students and other students that learn best visually.

Performance Criterion 3.2: designs approaches that engage

I included several opportunities for small group and class discussion to encourage students to talk amongst each other. I also used the graphic organizer and a writing prompt, therefore, students that are less comfortable with speaking in class were able to engage with the material in an alternate way.

Performance Criterion 4.1: understands content knowledge

I spent a great deal of time studying Chapter 8 and working on my lesson plan in preparation for creating and teaching my lesson. I performed additional research in friends and peers, lesson plan writing, assessment, and proven teaching practices.

Performance Criterion 5.1: engages learners in real-world problems

In my lesson I included scenarios related to their real life as future educators. During my lesson I included information about Western and Traditional cultures in relation to friend and peer relations. One question that I asked the class to discuss was: If student A raised in Western cultural ideals came to you concerned about student B, who was raised in a more traditional culture, because student B seemingly did not place as much emphasis on the friendship as student A did, how would you handle this, knowing that traditional cultures tend to place family relationships higher than friendships in comparison with western culture?

As a middle school student, I had personally gone through a situation similar to the scenario the question presented, therefore, I felt at though it was a potential position that my classmates may encounter during their time as teachers, or possibly parents. 

 

Performance Criterion 8.1: uses a variety of strategies to engage learners

 I began my lesson by having the students work on vocabulary on the Quizlet app. Throughout my lesson I used Nearpod activities and encouraged group discussion. The main activity within my lesson was filling out a graphic organizer to outline Youth Culture. These various strategies that I used helped me to encourage participation and create meaningful experiences for each student.