Before the beginning of the school year, I will plan out the year’s schedule by deciding what and when topics will be taught. Planning is an essential part of effective teaching. In order to determine what should be taught, I will need to know the state standards, the grade benchmarks for the state/district and the curriculum outline which I will need to follow. As well, I will need to know what type of student population I will be teaching in order to reach them effectively.
Since students are the intended audience for the curriculum, I need to have some general information about the nature of the students I will be teaching in order to develop comprehensive curriculum. For instance, if I have a large amount of students with learning disabilities or that are performing below grade level, I will need to be able to address their learning needs in what I teach.
The state standards and learning benchmarks will serve as a starting point and guideline for what I will teach. Once I know what needs to be covered in each area and where students should be by the end of the year and by the end of each unit, I can then begin to plan out my lessons in more detail. Once I meet my students and perform pre-assessments, I will know better where they are starting from and then can re-align my curriculum to suit their learning levels.
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