Focus FEAPs for Level 2 Internship:

AP1. Instructional Design and Lesson Planning. Applying concepts from human
development and learning theories, the effective educator consistently:
1a. Aligns instruction with state-adopted standards at the appropriate level of rigor;
When writing lesson plans for this class, I look on Cplams to find the correct standards
that I will be working on with the students. I do it based on the end result of what I want the
students to get out of my lesson. I match the standards to the individual levels of the students.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jiasTsjGXMRzG5wNaYkPyMUeJF2fS99FnjD0tZ1iWZI/e
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AP2. The Learning Environment. To maintain a student-centered learning environment
that is safe, organized, equitable, flexible, inclusive, and collaborative, the effective
educator consistently:
2d: Respects students cultural linguistic and family background
I did a community study about the area surrounding the school to learn about the cultural
linguistics and family background. I found a representation of various cultural backgrounds and
languages. I then used this information to help plan instruction for the students.
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2g: Integrates current information and communication technologies
For this lesson, I used a PowerPoint to help the students review text structure for the
upcoming Florida Standards Assessment (FSA). At the end of the PowerPoint the students talked
in their table groups to read a passage and identify the text structure. I also used Plickers to
answer the questions at the end of the passage they read. This was used to be able to know what
the students understood about text structure and being able to look back in the text for answers.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q9vUQ696D48IL9Df24fkcfLou9oxsnr51_fJJhdk4A/edit?usp=sharing
2h: Adapts the learning environment to accommodate the differing needs and diversity of
students
I did a small group lesson with my on-level students. The lesson contained an on-level
reading. Students were put into small groups, by my Collaborating Teacher (CT), based on their
reading levels.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jiasTsjGXMRzG5wNaYkPyMUeJF2fS99FnjD0tZ1iWZI/e
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AP3. Instructional Delivery and Facilitation. The effective educator consistently utilizes a
deep and comprehensive knowledge of the subject taught to:
3a: Deliver engaging and challenging lessons
I delivered a lesson on cause and effect. I used a PowerPoint to teach the lesson and then
there was an interactive part to the PowerPoint. The students would read the sentence and then I
would call one student up to click the correct answer. The other students had red and blue paper
at their desk and were able to hold up the correct color to answer the questions. Many students
understood the lesson but some needed more help. I figured this out when they were asked to text
code cause and effect in the passage they had to read.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TmjO49J3oseREbRygxEGqic6F8Bmue6pIrNT2f7QrRc/e
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3b: Deepen and enrich students understanding through content area literacy strategies,
verbalization of thought, and application of the subject matter
I taught a guided reading lesson about the Greek God Perseus. During pre-reading
activities, the small group was engaged in a teacher/student discussion about mythology. While
reading, they asked questions of me and the other students. When they completed their reading
there was another discussion about the content. When they were done they had to complete an
assignment, in their reading journals, naming the characters, setting, and plot.
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3e: Relate and integrate the subject matter with other disciplines and life experiences
At the beginning of my lesson on text structure, I asked the students to tell me what text
structure was. Once they were able to answer that, I asked them to name me the types of text
structure. I had to remind them about a lesson that I had taught to them earlier in the semester. I
had to dig a little deeper for prior knowledge but they were able to remember all the types of text
structures I also used a picture of angry birds for cause and effect. All students in the class had
played the game on the phone. When asked, they could tell me what the cause and effect was in
the game.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18ubNOlYSWMctWAc523tf7mKLpBIsCCZtQuMHcruk
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3g: Apply varied instructional strategies and resources, including appropriate technology, to
provide comprehensible instruction, and to teach for student understanding
I did a lesson using technology for my first CT observation. I showed the students a
YouTube video called Birds on a Wire and then used an interactive PowerPoint to go over
cause and effect. The students were able to come up to the computer and click on the correct
answer.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0X4_yNHMJ0PWEdhemlENmVuc28/view?usp=sharing 0:00
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3h: Differentiate instruction based on an assessment of student learning needs and recognition of
individual differences in students
For my three inquiry students I chose a below, on and above-level student. From their
Running Records and observations, I structured my instructional time with them according to
their learning needs. The below-level needed more one-on-one instruction, the on-level student
worked well in small group and my above-level student preferred to work independently. I
provided enriching activities for the above-level student. I discussed my three focus students
each week with my CT and she provided me insight to their particular needs.
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AP5. Continuous Professional Improvement. The effective educator consistently:
5a: Designs purposeful professional goals to strengthen the effectiveness of instruction based on
students
For my inquiry, I am concentrating on challenging my focus students, based on their
reading comprehension levels. I have completed reviewing many practitioner articles to improve
my instructional skills in challenging students. These have helped me come up with strategies
that will advance my students.
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