Ashleigh Carls

Professor Edgar
6 October 2015
InTASC Standard 7: Planning for Instruction
Prior to teaching a days lesson, teachers should create a plan that allows them support the needs
of every student. Using their content knowledge, the curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy,
educators should prepare how they plan to meet the rigorous learning demands required by state and local
standards. In other words, using a variety of resources and their own teaching style, educators are
responsible for developing lessons that seek to meet certain standards and objectives. Newer teachers may
find this to be a daunting task but can take comfort in the fact that there are many resources at their
disposal. It is common that these teachers create lesson plans at least a day in advance to insure they are
prepared to instruct students. On the other hand, some teachers prefer to rely on lessons they created years
ago and modify these plans to meet current student demands and the most recent curriculum. For instance, I
spoke with a social studies teacher who choose to teach a lesson he created on the Triangular Trade years
ago and adapted it to meet the needs of his inclusive and GT classes. I believe planning for instruction is
one of the most important things an instructor can do. Not only does it show dedication to the field of
education, but it also demonstrates readiness and confidence in the subject material. If teachers are
uncomfortable or unfamiliar with the days activities, students will notice. I believe they will respect and
appreciate prepared teachers more simply because they appear to have met their responsibilities before
asking students to do the same.