Blog Post 12

In creating my Biography Lesson Plan for this week, I found myself struggling immensely. I worked extremely hard to find resources that would be appropriate for my lesson and activities that would be cohesive yet impactful for students. This is a challenge for me as I create most of my lesson plans. Distinguishing whether or not something is valuable is extremely difficult for me and I feel as though I cannot yet distinguish between what is in front of me. I also labored over the actual writing of it. We have been told many times what to write in these plans but always in somewhat broad terms. I know that our teachers want us to struggle to grow when creating these plans but at the same time, I have struggled enough. I think what would be most helpful is a template of a “perfect lesson” written by teachers so we can see exactly what they expect. Walking into this as an undergraduate next to people who have been substitute teachers or have special education classrooms I feel as though I am at a huge disadvantage. However, the amount of effort I put into this lesson plan was enough to satisfy me but the results always leave me questioning my abilities and how impactful I will be as a teacher in the future.