STANDARD 7: Planning for Instruction
The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context.
As a music educator, lesson planning is a guiding factor in building a curriculum and tracking the progress to successfully teach that curriculum. Lessons should be prepared with intentions of threading aspects applicable in other subject areas, whether it be math, english, history etc. Additionally, lessons should be prepared in earnest of students capabilities and understanding of skills required to successfully accomplish tasks set up in the lesson plan. Lessons should also be planned with the understanding that they are not concrete plans to be followed word for word. Lesson plans are necessary, but should be flexible enough to provide instruction needed for student's success.
At this point in my career, I've written and utilized many lesson plans. Some have been very successful as they were composed. Others were successful learning experiences. My most recent plans have been more successful overall. I feel confident in my ability to write lesson plans with clear objectives and goals. I'm also confident in my ability to carry out these lesson plans. My are of improvement is the deviation from the lesson plan to address what students need in the moment. There's a needed balance between following the plan, and giving extra help to students. At this point in my education, I still struggle to find that balance in some lessons.
During my time at Ball State, I've written lesson plans in every pedagogy and methods course. This has given me practice creating lesson plans in elementary general, middle school general, beginning band, and high school band. These lesson plans have also been taught in all the appropriate settings. I've also completed the project linked below. The Comprehensive Musicianship Unit Plan project was designed to give music education pre-service teachers the chance to develop consecutive lesson plans to fulfill curriculum needs. This project included 3 lesson plans for 30 minutes of teaching each. The project also required a thorough understanding of the piece and at least one lesson plan to focus on more than the performance of the music.
Revised InTASC Standards (April 2011)
Council of Chief State School Offices. (2011, April). Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue. Washington, DC: Author.
At this point in my career, I've written and utilized many lesson plans. Some have been very successful as they were composed. Others were successful learning experiences. My most recent plans have been more successful overall. I feel confident in my ability to write lesson plans with clear objectives and goals. I'm also confident in my ability to carry out these lesson plans. My are of improvement is the deviation from the lesson plan to address what students need in the moment. There's a needed balance between following the plan, and giving extra help to students. At this point in my education, I still struggle to find that balance in some lessons.
During my time at Ball State, I've written lesson plans in every pedagogy and methods course. This has given me practice creating lesson plans in elementary general, middle school general, beginning band, and high school band. These lesson plans have also been taught in all the appropriate settings. I've also completed the project linked below. The Comprehensive Musicianship Unit Plan project was designed to give music education pre-service teachers the chance to develop consecutive lesson plans to fulfill curriculum needs. This project included 3 lesson plans for 30 minutes of teaching each. The project also required a thorough understanding of the piece and at least one lesson plan to focus on more than the performance of the music.
Revised InTASC Standards (April 2011)
Council of Chief State School Offices. (2011, April). Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue. Washington, DC: Author.