Who am I and why should you care about what I have to say about lesson planning? I am a senior at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia studying Elementary Education. In addition to my practicum and overall classroom experiences, I have have held a wide variety...

The following are examples of summative assessment, assessments that take place at the end of a unit, or learning period, to determine and evaluate student understanding of content as well as help make future instructional decisions. Selected Response: Students are provided with options to choose from in either multiple...

Instructional models provide the frame work for introducing new information in a meaningful way. Models are chosen based off of the objectives of your lesson such as : teaching facts/skills, expanding concepts, solving problems, creative thinking, analyzing, generalizing data, and learning cooperatively. For each of these goals, I will...

Diagnostic Assessment is defined as a pre-assessment that allows educators to evaluate student’s weaknesses, strengths, and overall knowledge and skills in relation to a certain topic prior to instruction. Often, the same assessment is given after instruction to explicitly show how students have grown. This is highly encouraged for...

Differentiation refers to the wide variety of teaching techniques and overall adaptations that educators utilize to more effectively instruct a diverse group of students. Differentiation must be implemented within the classroom to ensure all student’s needs are met and promote individualized success. In order to make impactful differentiation implementations, it is...