Standards - PWTA

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Provide an example of a standard that your cooperating teacher has been teaching to. How did you find this out? How was it communicated to learners? In what ways did a lesson(s) you were there for connect to that standard?​​


The way that my cooperating teachers design lessons is turning "standards" into "indicators". These indicators are in learner friendly language, and are very short and concise. I believe that these standards are discussed at the beginning of each unit, though I don't know for sure. I joined the class at the very end of a unit so I haven't seen much lesson work yet. Some are more general, and some are more specific to the unit. One example of an indicator is," I can write informative and explanatory texts." This is the standard "Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content." written in learner friendly language and shortened so they can be clear in exactly what they're looking for. 

I found this information because my cooperating teachers shared their lesson plans with me. They shared the document with me and then went through it and explained why they do it this way. Both Kaleb and Amie are decently experienced, so they don't necessarily plan every day down to the minute, but start with a broad idea of what the units are then go from there. Although I haven't necessarily seen a full on lesson yet, I feel like I have a solid grasp on how they incorporate standards into them.

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