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Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAP) Reflection—Strategy Application Project
List how you fulfilled the following FEAP descriptors in creating your Strategy Application Project in the chart
provided. On the following page, write a paper using each line of the chart as a topic sentence for each paragraph
(i.e. I aligned my instruction with state-adopted standards at the appropriate level of rigor…)
(Old FEAP) Knowledge of Subject Matter to new FEAP
Indicators:
B.1a. Aligns instruction with state-adopted standards at the
appropriate level of rigor;
3a. Deliver engaging and challenging lessons;
Briefly explain how you fulfilled each FEAP descriptor
in your lesson plan.
Aligning the instruction with state-adopted standards at
the appropriate grade level is very important. In my
strategy application process I did my best to pair my
activities with standards that need to be met. It was also
important that I paired text that was on the same level as
the standards and activities.
I created my lessons with the idea of igniting higher
order thinking in mind. I wanted to create lessons that
challenged students and their thinking. I feel that the
strategies and corresponding lessons that I used
challenged students to delve deeper into text that they
are reading and text that is being read to them.
A.3.b. Deepen and enrich students/ understanding through
content area literacy strategies, verbalization of
thought, and application of the subject matter;
Each strategy provides a way for students to utilize a
text in a way that allows them to get as much knowledge
as possible from said text. The strategies that were used
in this assignment focus on strengthening different
aspects of a student’s reading. Oral language,
vocabulary and comprehension are all very important
skills that are being built when students complete the
strategies and their corresponding activities.
A.3.c. Modify instruction to respond to preconceptions or
misconceptions;
If students have misconceptions or preconceptions about
a topic, I hope that the questioning and igniting prior
knowledge before the text is read and the activities are
executed will help me identify if preconceptions or
misconceptions exist.
(Old FEAP)Planning to new FEAP Indicators:
A.1.b. Sequences lessons and concepts to ensure coherence
and required prior knowledge;
Briefly explain how you fulfilled each FEAP descriptor
in your lesson plan.
Each strategy and text will be incorporated into a lesson
or unit that relates to the strategy and text. Most of the
time, I anticipate student’s being introduced to the
subject of the text and assignment prior to completing
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the task. To ensure coherence and required prior
knowledge, I will ask students questions about the topic
that the strategy and text focuses on. Some of the
strategies deal with questioning and semantic webs.
These are all tools that will help a child to ignite
knowledge and apply what they know or have learned in
the past to the assignment at hand. I hope that all the
lessons are taught in an order in which each lessons
builds off of one another. I feel this would be most
beneficial for students.
A.1.c. Designs instruction for students to achieve mastery;
I created this strategy application project in a way that I
felt would help students to achieve mastery. It is
important for students to be taught in a way that will
result in student’s producing work that requires them to
work to their full potential. I hope that each activity that
I have put together challenges students.
A.1.f. Develops learning experiences that require students to
demonstrate a variety of applicable skills and
competencies.
I feel as if one of the main focuses of this project was to
give students practice in important areas of reading. The
strategies that are used in this project are strategies that
will help to build important reading skills.
A.3.g. Apply varied instructional strategies and resources,
including appropriate technology, to provide
comprehensible instruction, and to teach for student
understanding;
Different resources are utilized in each strategy. Books
and videos are there to be sure that students comprehend
the topic at hand.
Reflection:
In doing the strategy application project, I was able to put into perspective the many different
reading activities that I can utilize in my classroom when focusing on a text. Before I began this project, I
was not fully aware of the components that make up a full reading lesson. Before taking this class I was
introduced to the idea of teaching reading and was able to grasp the concept of creating a reading lesson
that fosters learning, but it became evident to me in doing this assignment that you cannot fully know
what creating a reading lesson is like unless you have personal experience in doing so. I am grateful that I
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have gotten the opportunity to take this step toward being a better educator. I cannot wait until I am able
to integrate these strategies that I have worked so hard on during my block 4 internship. I imagine that
teaching these strategies will be even more beneficial than writing about ways to use them. Throughout
this assignment, I was able to recognize the presence of particular Florida Educator Accomplished
Practices (FEAPS).
Aligning the instruction with state-adopted standards at the appropriate grade level is
very important. In my strategy application process I did my best to pair my activities with
standards that need to be met. It was also important that I paired text that was on the same level
as the standards and activities. I created my lessons with the idea of igniting higher order
thinking in mind. I wanted to create lessons that challenged students and their thinking. I feel that
the strategies and corresponding lessons that I used challenged students to delve deeper into text
that they are reading and text that is being read to them. Each strategy provides a way for
students to utilize a text in a way that allows them to get as much knowledge as possible from
said text. The strategies that were used in this assignment focus on strengthening different
aspects of a student’s reading. Oral language, vocabulary and comprehension are all very
important skills that are being built when students complete the strategies and their
corresponding activities. If students have misconceptions or preconceptions about a topic, I hope
that the questioning and igniting prior knowledge before the text is read and the activities are
executed will help me identify if preconceptions or misconceptions exist.
Each strategy and text will be incorporated into a lesson or unit that relates to the strategy
and text. Most of the time, I anticipate student’s being introduced to the subject of the text and
assignment prior to completing the task. To ensure coherence and required prior knowledge, I
will ask students questions about the topic that the strategy and text focuses on. Some of the
strategies deal with questioning and semantic webs. These are all tools that will help a child to
ignite knowledge and apply what they know or have learned in the past to the assignment at
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hand. I hope that all the lessons are taught in an order in which each lessons builds off of one
another. I feel this would be most beneficial for students. I created this strategy application
project in a way that I felt would help students to achieve mastery. It is important for students to
be taught in a way that will result in student’s producing work that requires them to work to their
full potential. I hope that each activity that I have put together challenges students. I feel as if one
of the main focuses of this project was to give students practice in important areas of reading.
The strategies that are used in this project are strategies that will help to build important reading
skills. Different resources are utilized in each strategy. Books and videos are there to be sure that
students comprehend the topic at hand.
I feel as if these FEAPs are the most important components of the project as a whole.
Communicating your lesson idea to your students in a clear fashion, igniting each student’s critical
thinking abilities and background knowledge and building important reading skills are all ways that will
ensure that a student will be a successful reader. This project has taught me how to teach reading and for
that I am so thankful.