Assignment 2B–Getting to Know Your
Students
Objective:
For this assignment, you will complete the “Getting to Know Your Students” section of Stage Two of the
Lesson Plan. You will transfer this information to your final product in Week 4. Stage Two - Instructional Approach: Teaching
Consult with your master, mentor, or supervisory teacher; with additional school personnel; and with
families, as needed, to develop your understanding of students’ assets and learning needs. Review
student work and available assessment or survey data and talk with and/or observe students to learn
about the class’s range of assets, including academic strengths, and learning needs. You will use this
information to establish content-specific learning goals (including California English Language
Development (ELD) Standards as appropriate
Write a Description of Students’ Assets and Learning Needs (Whole Class or Focus
Students)
If you do not have your own classroom, you can select from 3 focus students. Make sure to select
different focus students from your previous ITL courses. This will ensure you receive additional practice
in lesson planning and lesson plan design. Prior academic
knowledge
related to the
specific content
you plan to teach
Describe what skills students already have coming into this lesson – what are they
already able to do?
English language
proficiency levels
(Standard English
learners and
English learners
List students and their CELDT or ELPAC levels:
Cultural and
linguistic
resources and
Cultural resources and funds of knowledge:
