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**Standard 7 Teachers are able to plan different kinds of lessons.** The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and curriculum goals.

Evidence:  Wisconsin Salt Dough Map created in EDT 658  media type="youtube" key="CHa5pOkfEJY" width="425" height="350" How to video for future 4th grade students Rationale:  Last year when teaching 4th grade I created a lesson plan that would go along with our Wisconsin Social Studies unit. For this lesson, the students will research Wisconsin and locate major cities, bordering states, and landforms in and around the state. In the past I have labeled and colored paper maps, but the students always seemed to get bored and lose interest in the activity. Last year my teammate and I decided to build salt dough maps so students would be able to have more interaction. Along with this activity we took pictures and I put together a movie that walks students through the steps so future students can use it to make their own salt dough maps. Since I switched to 5th grade this year, I was not able to use the lesson plan.

 This lesson is important for my development as a teacher because it helped me look at what my students needed to stay engaged and keep them active learners. Even though I did not use this lesson, I still saw an improvement in engagement when they were building their Wisconsin salt dough maps. The students also really enjoyed using the pictures we took to put together their own presentation or video using Prezi.

 I learned the importance for students to receive content in a manner that matches their learning style. I will continue to plan my instruction based on the Digital Generation in order to keep my students engaged.

KSD: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Knowledge: 7.K.3** The teacher knows when and how to adjust plans based on student responses and other contingencies.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">By having students build a salt dough map of Wisconsin instead of labeling and coloring a map I was able to keep their interest. The students were also engaged because they knew that they were going to be putting together a presentation using Prezi.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Skills: 7.S.2** The teacher plans for learning opportunities that recognize and address variation in learning styles, learning differences, and performance modes.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Knowing that students were bored with the original activity, I redesigned the lesson to meet the needs of different learning styles. The students had the opportunity to work with groups while making the salt dough maps, they then used the pictures to create their own presentation of the process they had to do.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Dispositions: 7.D.2** The teacher believes that plans must always be open to adjustment and revision based on student needs and changing circumstances.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Some years I might have a group of students that are rambunctious or maybe they are absent a lot, so I have to be flexible with not only the timeline, but also the activities that we are doing. I have extended timelines because the students are so engaged and they want to keep working, where as I have cut lessons or activities out of content because the students have had too much already. I am one to believe that it is almost impossible to be a teacher and not be flexible. Every day is different and you never know what is going to happen on a daily basis.