It is recommended that each student teacher prepare a minimum of 20 different formal teaching presentations (lessons). These presentations may be given more than once, therefore the total number of presentations may be 40 or more. This number of formal teaching presentations should enable both the cooperating teacher and the college supervisor to develop an accurate assessment of the student teacher’s teaching effectiveness. 11. Teaching Plan Log - The student teacher must keep a cumulative, up-to-date log of all teaching plans that have been presented. The log should be kept in the student teaching portfolio and can serve as an index to all of the instructional plans presented to date. Use the form provided for the Teaching Plan Log.
TEACHING PLAN LOG 1 2
Date of Presentation
Title of Presentation
Length of Presentation
# of Times Presented
Grade Level
Evaluation Comments
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INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING ASSIGNMENT (IPA) FORMAT The purpose of this assignment is to guide the student teacher in developing the scope and sequence for an instructional unit, which will be taught during the second segment of student teaching. The instructional planning assignment should be designed to span a minimum of three weeks and a maximum of six weeks. Planning for the IPA is accomplished during Segment One of the student teaching experience. Prior to the implementation date, the Instructional Planning Assignment should be:
completed by the student teacher in consultation with the cooperating teacher approved by the cooperating teacher approved by the TED 480 instructor by mid October. submitted to the college supervisor for review and comment
In most situations, the instructional planning assignment will be keyed to an existing course of study at the cooperating school. In some cases, student teachers have used the instructional planning assignment to revise an existing unit of instruction or develop a new unit of instruction at the cooperating school. As noted previously, all planning and development related to the IPA must be completed and approved before implementing the IPA. This includes all components of the IPA except the actual teaching (lesson) plans which are normally prepared sequentially as the IPA is implemented. Please remember that this planning assignment will require a substantial time commitment by the student teacher during the Planning and Observation Period (Segment One). The ability of each student teacher to successfully plan, develop, implement and evaluate a unit of instruction dealing with technology is a primary outcome of the student teaching internship. Student teachers are encouraged to work closely with their cooperating teachers, the Content and Methods course instructor and their college supervisor in order to complete this assignment in an efficient, timely manner. It should also be noted that the final result of the IPA is a PLAN...that is, a course of action that may need to be changed or adjusted as the plan is implemented in a dynamic school setting. The IPA format described on the following pages is to be used to develop the scope and sequence for the instructional unit or theme that has been selected and approved by the cooperating teacher. It is important that
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