Day 5: Today I got a rocky start to the day and as a result, I was not too eager to participate in any activities. We began our day researching standards that we have trouble teaching. This exercise caused issues with me because I will be in a new grade and I am not familiar with any of these standards at all. Also, I have to create a lesson plan for this standard but in my school district as an inclusion special education teacher I do not have to write elaborate lesson plans. I only modify lesson plans that the general education teacher provides to accommodate the students I teach. However, I am dedicated to this workshop and I want to learn as much as possible. I will do my best to complete all tasks that is required of me.

After lunch we spent time researching more standards. I really struggled with this task because I really do not understand the standard itself and how I will teach it with my students. I will definitely have to do a lot of research for this task Then we were informed that we will create a lesson and present it to the class at the end of the workshop. I am so nervous about this task. I pray my creativity and skills kick in real soon!

Dr. Bracey provided us with The Art of Lesson Planning. I find this material very helpful. In the event I have to do lesson plans in the future I will use this information to write the most effective lesson plan.

The last thing we did today was talk to an English teacher in Taiwan via the web. This was awesome. Technology is a fabulous thing! Too bad I really suck at using it and implementing it!