Student Teaching

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You should use this template for your lesson plans.

Student Teaching Lesson Plan Template

TEKS

You must use the standards that were adopted in 2013.

https://tea.texas.gov/academics/curriculum-standards/teks/texas-essential-knowledge-and-skills
 
            Four Strands:
                        Foundations: Music Literacy
                        Creative Expression
                        Historical and Cultural Relevance
                        Critical Evaluation and Response

In your lesson plan list the strand, number, letter, and the complete knowledge & skill.

For example:

§117.106. Music, Grade 1, Adopted 2013.
(1)  Foundations: music literacy. The student describes and analyzes musical sound and reads, writes, and reproduces music notation. The student is expected to:
(C)  use basic music terminology in describing changes in tempo, including allegro/largo, and dynamics, including forte/piano

National Core Music Standards

You must use the 2014 Music Standards

https://nafme.org/my-classroom/standards/core-music-standards/

Creating – Standard 1, 2, & 3
Performing – Standard 4, 5 & 6
Responding – Standard 7, 8 & 9
Connecting – Standard 10 & 11

In your lesson plan list the strand, number, and complete description.

For Example:

Performing:
MU:Pr4.1.1a
With a limited guidance, demonstrate and discuss personal interest in, knowledge about, and purpose of varied musical selection.

English Language Proficiency Standards

The English Language Proficiency Standards must be included on your lesson plan. Please review the ELPS document; page 18 will be the most useful to you in determining which ELPS to include on your lesson plan.

 


Go to the College of Education Field Experience website to download your student teaching handbook.  You will need to download the Secondary & EC 12 Student Teaching Handbook.


Organization of Teacher Work Sample

Components

  1. Title Page
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Demographic tables/school information*
  4. Timeline/Mini-Unit Outline (table with dates)*
  5. Pretest* (test & key)
    • Data (in table format) – labeled correctly

*Graphs/Tables (label each graph/table) - labeled correctly:  Figure 1.  Classroom demographics
*Interpret graphs/tables in short paragraph format

Formative Assessment Rubric & Formative Assessment

Lesson #1

  • Lesson Plan (use music lesson plan template)
  • Rubric (approach, meets expectation, and exceeds expectation)
  • Data/Evidence/Artifact (documentation of three students’ work samples – either their work or a photo, labeled correctly)
  • Brief explanation of each artifact
    • How did this assessment improve learning?
    • What will you do in subsequent lessons to extend the learning

Lesson #2

  • Lesson Plan (use music lesson plan template)
  • Rubric (approach, meets expectation, and exceeds expectation)
  • Data/Evidence/Artifact (documentation of three students’ work samples – either their work or a photo, labeled correctly)
  • Brief explanation of each artifact
    • How did this assessment improve learning?
    • What will you do in subsequent lessons to extend the learning

Pre-Test and Post-Test Analysis

Post-Test (test and key)

  • Data (in table format) – labeled correctly

Comparison of pre-test and post-test

  • Table of pre-test data and post-test data (labeled correctly)
  • Interpret/explain results

Conclusion/Discussion

  • Discuss results of how performance indicates master of learning objectives and standards (national & state standards)
  • Explain how results do or do not meet your expectations
  • How did this data inform your impact on student learning?

Final Reflection (compare all data & explain)

Make sure you look at the rubric in the syllabus for more detailed information about each section.

Visual Organization of Teacher Work Sample

Visual Teacher Work Sample



The Teacher Observation Record (TOR) - Long Form is the instrument used for evaluating student teachers.

All Cooperating Teachers must complete UTA COEd Cooperating Teacher Training every semester that they are a Cooperating Teacher per TEA regulations. Please review the content and follow the directions to record your training.