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Lesson Plan

Sean Laughlin

University of Kansas

SPED 898

Dr. Brasseur-Hock

June 8, 2020
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Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqA5fN6Alak&feature=youtu.be

Introduction

A large part of the practicum courses is creating lesson plans to use in the

classroom. For this artifact, I will submit three original assignments. The 3rd lesson plan

for the semester, the video of myself teaching that lesson plan, then the last assignment is

journal feedback. The lesson plan is a breakdown of who all is in the classroom, what

kind of IEP goals need to be met, what will occur during the lesson plan, as well as the

UDL principles that are being used throughout the lesson. The video is simply a video of

the entire lesson, which includes four high school students and myself. The journal

feedback is a breakdown of my video and making a connection from articles that I read

throughout the course.

Purpose

The three assignments all-together show the purpose of creating a positive and

impactful lesson plan from the planning process to the actual lesson plan to evaluating the

overall lesson. Understanding that there are many different variables that go into creating

a special education lesson plan due to IEP goals and UDL principles. The practicum was

the first time during the masters programs that we created lesson plans which are a part of

teaching that will be used daily in the classroom.

Revisions

On the lesson plan, as well as the journal feedback, I received a 19/25 so revisions

to my assignment were needed. On the lesson plan, the feedback I received from Dr.
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Elford was that it was not detailed enough and there are a couple of questions that were

accidently left unanswered. I filled in the two slots that were not answered. Dr. Elford

mentioned that the lesson plans need to be detailed enough that a substitute teacher will

be able to teach the lesson without my assistance, so it became more detailed in the

instructions. On the journal feedback, Dr. Elford mentioned that I needed better quotes

for the ‘Research’ part of the chart. So, I went back into that class and went back through

past articles and found more fitting quotes.

What was learned

Over the practicum course, I created three lesson plans in which I had to create

the plan, video the lesson in a class, as well as make the journal feedback. Throughout

each time that a plan was created, I learned more about the importance of a lesson plan.

Planning each step is the best way for a positive lesson plan where each student’s IEP

goals. 

Watching back the video of the lesson is honestly one of the best ways to improve

the lessons because I can just watch to see the students’ engagement in the lesson, as well

as making each lesson as productive and impactful as possible. I may finish the lesson

thinking that each student was engaged throughout the lesson, but watching it back shows

that keeping the students focused on the material was not as successful as I might have

thought.