For one of our courses, I completed an assignment that had us develop a lesson for students with English as an additional language. Courses that have helped me develop my teaching for students with learning exceptionalities, particularly teaching students with English as an additional language and students with special needs, were extremely beneficial and provided a lot of growth for me.
Planning for math sometimes seems more structured because of how the subject is broken up, but often students are at very different levels and I learned a great deal planning for all the different levels of ability in my math class. Teaching a class of 36 grade 8’s in math was a exciting challenge and I came to really enjoy the class.
Badminton was a good challenge for me. I learned a lot about organizing equipment and space. Here is an example of a lesson plan I used for teaching a grade 8 badminton class. Lesson Plan – Grade 8 PE – Badminton – Lesson 2 – Drop shot
For my upcoming practicum, I have tried to develop an active science unit with a balance of different strategies for learners with different learning styles.
Challenge often pushes us to accomplish more than we imagined we could. In order to be great teachers, we must be challenged. In completing a unit plan for physical education, we were challenged to not make a basic plan, but to make a complete and complex plan. After completing it, I am quite pleased and proud of what we have done. I have to say thank you to my partner Ashley Metcalfe for her contribution to the process as well. EDCP 322A – Unit Plan – metcalfe burge