Writing in the Discipline - Early Childhood Education

DISCIPLINARY WRITING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 

Students in the Elementary Education and Early Childhood programs complete a series of methodology courses. An example of disciplinary writing that takes place in all of these courses as well as in student teaching is mastering the art of writing a lesson plan. A student is taught how to plan a lesson. Upon submitting a draft of his or her plan, the plan is then reviewed by the instructor and approved as is or returned with suggestions for producing a better plan. This is one example of how disciplinary writing is taught and mastered in the Elementary Education program. 

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Students in the Elementary Education and Early Childhood programs complete a se-ries of methodology courses. An example of disciplinary writing that takes place in all of these courses as well as in student teaching is mastering the art of writing a lesson plan. From the beginning, students are taught how to applythe PAR model of teaching (Planning, Action, Reflection). At the planning stage, students are required to submit a lesson plan that will eventually be implemented in a classroom setting. This plan is reviewed by the instructor and, if necessary, revised. The next step is the action step, that is to teach a lesson based on the plan to a group of children. The final step is reflection. Students are required to write a written reflection about the results of this lesson. If necessary, a student may be required to rework his or her reflection.

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