Final Paper
[WLOS: 2, 3] [CLOS: 1, 3, 4]
Participating in an interview with a center director is a required step in obtaining a teaching position. During an interview, a center director is very likely to ask you about lessons you have planned or developed to meet the learning needs of young children.
Part 1: Lesson Plan:
For the first part of the Final Paper, you will submit the literacy lesson plan that incorporates a piece of children’s literature that you have been working on throughout the course.
To prepare for Part 1,
Using instructor and peer feedback from previous weeks, modify your lesson plan.
Review the Week 5 Lesson Plan Assignment Template that you will use to complete this assignment.
Preschoolers 3 to 5 years old
In your lesson plan
Include the contents from Week 1: standard, goal, lesson.
Include the contents from Week 2: materials, introduction, lesson procedures, guided practice.
Include the contents from Week 3: independent practice, differentiation, closing, assessment.
Upload the lesson plan to Waypoint.
Part 2: Written Interview Answers:
Before any interview, you need to formulate answers for many questions an interviewer may ask. In this portion of the Final Paper, you will prepare written answers to 10 interview questions.
To prepare for Part 2,
Read Final Paper Helpful HintsPreview the document.
Review the Interview Answers template that you will use to complete this assignment.
Locate two credible sources (in addition to the course text) to support your answers.
In your paper
Answer the interview questions provided on the template.
Upload the completed template to Waypoint.
For each question, you should
Illustrate your response with detailed classroom examples relating to the interview question.
Communicate critical thinking and analysis of interview questions in each response.
Use at least one credible source to support each answer. (You may use one credible source for more than one answer.)
The Final Paper is submitted in two parts.