Artifact # 3
Context
I used a search engine called “Google” at www.google.com
to search for “AskERic Lesson Plans.” That web address is http://www.askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/.
On the AskERIC homepage, it lists various subjects to choose from.
I chose "Foreign Languages," “English as a Second Language,” and then the
specific lesson plans were available. This particular lesson plan
is designed for six-year-olds who have been living in the United States
for six months.
Impact
This lesson plan fulfills the First Grade English Language Arts Goal
5.05 in that its focus is on capitalization rules. It also aligns
with the Second Language emphasis on making connections to the First Grade
curriculum. By knowing how to access these lesson plans, I will be
able improve my planning, in that, not only will I have access to my ideas
but other teacher’s in my grade level as well. This will be helpful,
because I will be using lesson plans that have worked well for other teachers
in the past, and will hopefully help me as well.
Alignment
This aligns with Competency 10.3 because
I used the Internet to access a lesson plan that correlates with my subject
area and the Standard Course of Study. It aligns with Competency
13.4
because ERIC is a nationwide service/resource designed to help educators,
librarians, and the general stay up-to-date on educational issues.
Quoted directly from the ERIC website, “ERIC is a nationwide system of
Clearinghouses and support agencies designed to help educators, librarians,
and the general public keep up to date on education-related issues.”