Leslie Walker – Secondary English
A teacher intentionally creates material that will engage the learner in pertaining knowledge from the guidelines and other interesting topics of their choosing.
The importance of this standard is that the teacher knows and values the students’ interest. They also understand that there are state laws that they must abide by. When the teacher pairs the two together, the classroom becomes a beautiful masterpiece of things that are necessary and things that are wanted.
Artifacts:
1.) In my lesson plan, I would include information from the SOL, have resources see if I need to include or exclude things, and add personal interest. For example, I would cover the topic of Edgar Allen Poe and Elizabeth Bishop. The students would work to the SOL goals of comparing and contrasting these two poets by doing research two days a week, working in groups for one, and doing lessons on each for two. If all goes well, I will keep the plans like this. I will get peers to review/revise and continue on from there.
2.) I would have ways that include things to be added or dropped. Being flexible is key. By allowing myself to have these null moments, it gives me time to focus more on the child’s interest on the topic and include extra information.
3.) I would also include things like group work and field trips. By getting outside the classroom, students are going to learn more in person than just reading it on a page. We would visit museums — using my example from before of Poe — like the Edgar Allen Poe museum in Richmond. With group work, it makes the student again reach from their comfort zone.
Here is an example of a field trip!
(received from https://www.explora.us/en/educational-programs/field-trips/)