Intentional lesson planning requires teachers to reflect on previous lessons taught. Reflecting each day on the effectiveness of lessons taught will help early childhood educators plan and implement lessons that meet the needs of all students in their classrooms. Asking others to observe your lessons and recording yourself teach lessons can help you reflect on your teaching practices.

Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to support this field experience. 

Review the unit plan you created with your mentor teacher. Select one lesson from the unit plan to implement with the class or a small group of students, using the student groupings created in Topic 2.  Revise the lesson based on any feedback received from your mentor teacher prior to teaching the lesson. Record yourself teaching the lesson using any video recording device. It is mandatory that the “Video Recording Permission Requests" be completed by the parent/guardian of each student prior to recording.  After the lesson, review the video with your mentor teacher and obtain feedback on how the lesson went.

Use the remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.

In a 250-500 word reflection, address the following:

• Summarize the activity and feedback received from your mentor teacher.
• Were students engaged in the cross-content learning?
• How effective was the use of the student groupings you created?
• How did students respond to the arts integration in this lesson?
• How did you meet the needs of the students based on the information in the class profile during your lesson?
• What do you feel went well and what will you do differently next time?

Use an online video platform such as Loom, YouTube, or Vimeo to upload your completed video. Ensure that others can access and view your linked video prior to submitting the assignment. If you upload your video to YouTube, select the “unlisted” option.  

Select a 5-7 minute segment from your video that demonstrates integration of multiple content areas for submission. Include the link to your video segment in the same document as your reflection.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Document the location and hours you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.

Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to the digital classroom in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.