The teacher plans effective lessons with an avatar portraying a co-teacher that meet the needs of diverse learner populations in the classroom.
As teachers plan and implement their lessons, they meet the diverse needs of a learner population by co-planning with other educators. This is accomplished over the three steps of co-planning followed by a brief reflection.
Co-planning is reviewing with co-teacher the objectives and structure of a lesson to identify the skills that each student needs to be able to use to accomplish the lesson’s goals. Teachers may develop strategies and/or find materials that reach the needs of all learners (Dieker & Rodriguez, 2013).
Teachers co-plan to ensure that the needs of all students in the classroom are met, often in a variety of ways. Teachers co-plan and co-teach so that students will be engaged throughout a lesson with guidance from both the general educator and the special educator and differentiation of instruction guides learning (Dieker & Rodriguez, 2013).
Marzano’s Art and Science of Teaching Framework (http://education.ucf.edu/rtp3/docs/RTP_Marzano_Art%20_Science_of_Teaching_Framework.pdf)
Following are the items you must submit to earn this micro-credential and the criteria by which they will be evaluated. To earn the micro-credential, you must receive a passing evaluation for Parts 1, 2, and 3.
(200-word limit for each response)
To earn this micro-credential, you must show evidence of co-planning by following the three steps listed below. Each simulation will last approximately 10 minutes. An observer will collect data on your ability to follow and engage with the three steps, and you will be provided feedback after each simulation. You will earn the micro-credential when you have successfully completed four sessions of co-planning.
You will have one hour of TeachLivE classroom simulation to demonstrate this competency.
Save student-specific issues until the end to save time.
Submit a reflection on the co-planning activities you experienced in the simulation described above. Use the following questions as guidance (200-word limit).
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