Sunday, November 15, 2015

Understanding and Applying Standards

 Understanding and Applying Standards

A standard is a clear and public criteria for judging whether a student, an institution or the education system as a whole, comply with common quality expectations; expresses a desired situation regarding what is expected for all students to learn in each of the areas along its way through the Basic and Secondary Education.

I understood that the standards in Spanish are grouped into four areas that are equally important in the four stages key:
1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Speaking and listening
4. Knowledge of Language and Communication

I chose the Writing Standard for Second grade for the assignment because it is important to encourage writing as a means of communication and as a tool to organize thinking, and the sooner the student gets acquainted with the process the better writer he will be in the future. Even though the standard I chose was for a Second grade I put a lot of dedication in designing the best lessons and activities for the students that will help them, as they grow, in becoming good writers.

I also worked in understanding standards, how to interpret them to be able to implement in the design better lesson plans.

The assignment in unpacking standards was about looking backwards to see if the lessons, objectives, and assessments met the final criteria of the product.  It actually help me to have the  opportunity to compare how I usually plan lessons focused in the goal, while unpacking the standard is focusing in the objective of the lesson.

In the SMART objectives assignment I was able to try to work on more clear objectives to stay focused in an effective learning process, keeping in mind Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Relevant, and Targeted to develop better lesson plans.

I think that keeping in mind what we did in the three assignments can make teaching easier. Preparing good lesson plans aligned with the standards will help me attain the goal of being a better teacher who is able to teach effectively and efficiently.


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