Being an Intentional Teacher

Knowledge of Content
1. How do I assess each student's prior knowledge content?
  1. Running Records/OS
  2. Look at their Journals to assess writing
  3. Testing
Knowledge of Teaching and Learning
1. How do I make sure that each student is comfortable in the learning environment that I have in my classroom?
  1. Have class rules that create an accepting and encouraging learning environment
  2. Have students read to a partner
    1. Creates more confident readers
    2. Student's can help each other with difficult words
Knowledge of Diversity
1. How do I incorporate my student's ethnic backgrounds into my lesson plans?
  1. Create a Lesson Plan about different cultural ethnicities
    1. Students write in their Journals about their ethnic backgrounds
    2. Have a day to invite parents to come and bring a food item that relates to their culture
    3. Have a guest read a cultural book to the students as a group
    4. Put different cultural books on the book shelf for children to read

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	Created by mccainkatelin about 9 years ago