Steve's Teach-Now Journey

In this lesson we were asked to target InTASC Standards 6, 7, and 8. This video comes from my ELL (English Literature and Language) 201 course. This class is composed of high achieving grade 11 students and low to high achieving grade 12 students. In this lesson, as well as targeting the InTASC standards 6, 7, and 8; I was also targeting the CCSS  RL.9-10.3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. The content that I used to target these standards was  The Great Gatsby . We will use this novel to target 6 different standards over the course of eight weeks. This novel presents some challenges to ELL learners as it requires not only a high level of English fluency but also an understanding of American history and culture.  I hope that you enjoy this lesson, and continue on to watch the next recorded lesson. Lesson Plan: h...

In this lesson we were asked to target InTASC Standards 4 and 5. This video comes from my ELL (English Literature and Language) 201 course. This class is composed of high achieving grade 11 students and low to high achieving grade 12 students. In this lesson, as well as targeting the InTASC standards 4 and 5; I was also targeting the CCSS  RL.9-10.3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. The content that I used to target these standards was  The Great Gatsby . We will use this novel to target 6 different standards over the course of eight weeks. This novel presents some challenges to ELL learners as it requires not only a high level of English fluency but also an understanding of American history and culture.  I hope that you enjoy this lesson, and continue to watch the next two recorded lessons. Lesson Plan 1: ...

 In this lesson we were asked to target InTASC Standards 1, 2, and 3. This video comes from my ELL (English Literature and Language) 201 course. This class is composed of high achieving grade 11 students and low to high achieving grade 12 students. In this lesson, as well as targeting the InTASC standards 1, 2, and 3; I was also targeting the CCSS  RL.9-10.3. Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. The content that I used to target these standards was The Great Gatsby . We will use this novel to target 6 different standards over the course of eight weeks. This novel presents some challenges to ELL learners as it requires not only a high level of English fluency but also an understanding of American history and culture.  I hope that you enjoy this lesson, and continue to watch the next three recorded lessons. Lesson Pla...

This is my first recorded lesson for the final module of my Moreland University teacher's certificate course. In this video we were asked to set a baseline for our teaching. While this is of course not the greatest video in the world, I do believe that it shows the fundamentals that I have mastered over the past nine years of teaching (as of 2021). I was also targeting the CCSS: RL.9-10.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyse in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. The content that I used to target these standards was  "American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer . We will use this short story only for one week to target the above standard.  I hope that you enjoy watching the video, and I look forward to you seeing my growth in the following four videos. Lesson Plan: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IIP-c6I1quNQ9EV_qDzyy11hZD...