Gianna Sicola

Professor Suk

EDUC 230-02 Education Field Experience

Fall 2021

Rationale Statement-Standard #7

Standard 7 Planning for Instruction

The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing

upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as

knowledge of learners and the community context (New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers

Alignment with InTASC, 2014, p. 9).

Artifact: Lesson Plan 2

Date of Completion: December 2021

Course Completed in: EDUC 230-02 Education Field Experience

Rationale Statement:

This artifact is my second lesson plan that I created in my education field experience class. The

lesson plan is for a lesson in a first-grade science class. The lesson is about the names and parts of a

plant/flower. This artifact relates to standard 7.iii.3 “the teacher takes professional responsibility to use

short- and long-term planning as a means of assuring student learning” (New Jersey Professional

Standards for Teachers Alignment with InTASC, 2014, p. 10). In this artifact it is written out that at the
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end of the lesson students will be planting their own seeds into pots that will be displayed in the

classroom. This shows the short- and long-term planning because we will be observing and watching the

seeds grow into our flowers which will take some time.

Prior to creating the artifact, I had to pick which grade level I wanted to plan this lesson for.

Once I decided that I then had to pick a subject, then a topic or idea I wanted to map it out using the

lesson plan outline. Though the main focus of the lesson is for students to be able to identify and

understand the parts of a flower, I wanted to try and find something we could do that would help

further implement the idea that plants and flowers grow from the ground up as seeds into something

bigger. Therefore, I had to think of something that would help them understand this hidden concept

over time. That’s when I thought of the idea to let students plant their own seeds. This would then allow

us as a class to observe and watch the seeds grow into flowers. Obviously this would have to be done

over time since it can take a while for seeds to sprout into flowers; but doing this allows for students to

constantly be engaged with the lesson beyond the lesson date because they are constantly witnessing

the growth of the flower.

This lesson plan can be beneficial to me in the future explicitly because if I ever get the

opportunity to work in a first-grade science class I would possibly be able to use this lesson plan to teach

to the students. In addition, even if I don’t get the chance to use this lesson plan specifically, I can use

this lesson plan to help me create future plans with hands on activities and group work.
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References

New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers alignment with InTASC. (2014, May 5). The

Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 9, 2021, from

https://www.state.nj.us/education/profdev/requirements/standards/docs/ProfStandardsfor

TeachersAlignmentwithInTASC.pdf