An important part of the lesson planning process is reflecting upon your rationa
An important part of the lesson planning process is reflecting upon your rationale and the process by which you arrive at particular pedagogical decisions. For each lesson plan, you will write a reflection in response to questions related to your lesson plan development.
Please respond to the following questions as related to your Inquiry Lesson plan. Your responses should illustrate the rationale behind your decisions, as you developed your ideas. Remember that there is no “right or wrong” here – you should view this assignment as a way for you to articulate your process, thereby strengthening your rationale.
1. Discuss your Inquiry question as follows:
a. State your Inquiry question.
b. In what ways does your Inquiry question relate to a NCSS standard (or standards)? (See attachment)
c. Why did you choose this question and why is it an important one to pursue as part of the Social Studies curriculum?
2. Justify your instructional choices from your Inquiry lesson plan. For example, your choice of:
a. Learning tasks (activities)
b. Teaching strategies (i.e., direct instruction, small group work/cooperative learning, etc.)
c. Resources (i.e., primary source documents, websites, picture books or other literature, etc.)
d. Assessments (formative and summative, formal and informal).
3. How will the decisions that you made in these areas help achieve your overall learning objectives? Give specific examples.
4. How does your Inquiry lesson relate to your (evolving) ideas about the larger Unit?
* LESSON PLAN ATTACHED*