Standard+One

=Standard One= =Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity=

Reflection
This first artifact is an excellent example of my competency in standard one. In this lesson, which is in the standard lesson plan format of Kentucky and contains Kentucky standards, I was able to incorporate technology into my classroom.

The goal of this lesson was to teach and review the concept of plot with the students. To do this we read “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.” During the reading of this story the students constructed a plot diagram that allowed for learning and review of plot principals, this lesson was the first of two lessons on this story, focusing on Act I. The students had the choice to either pick parts to read the story or to listen to the audio CD that I had for the story, I believe every class voted to listen to the story. After the story portion, I then pulled three different videos from “YouTube” which actually have the original footage from the episode (The links are under the resources section of the lesson plan). “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” was an episode on the original “Twilight Zone” show and therefore I could have found the original video if the clips were not available. After viewing the part of the show that represented what was read in class that day, we compared and contrasted the two versions of the story.

This lesson shows my competency in the four areas of standard one. The integration of the audio and video segments showed that I was showing creativeness and inventiveness in my delivery of a story from a textbook, while still facilitating student learning. This story also focuses on the real-world issue of the nature of humans and what they might do if the confines of society are broken down. Through the reading/listening and viewing of the story the students were able to participate in excellent discussion following the lesson. The discussion that followed allowed students to reflect on their own environment and how the story may relate to their own lives. This discussion took place during class, so the students were able to interact with their teacher and peers in this discussion.

In this lesson I used my subject matter knowledge to construct a lesson that promoted student learning surrounding plot and was also able to incorporate technology in the form of audio and video to further student learning.