Lesson Plan Assignment

MAT candidates are required to complete a lesson plan for this course. Candidates not seeking the MAT degree will complete the Behavior Resource List Assignment instead. Please use the provided template to create a lesson plan that is aligned with Liberty University School of Education standards for lesson planning and preparation. Lesson plans MUST use the template provided. Please save the template and type directly into the fields in order to complete this assignment. 

If you are earning the MAT in elementary education, you may focus your lesson on any grade level (K-5) and any one of the four core subject areas (English, Math, Science, Social Studies). 

If you are earning the MAT in special education, you may choose any grade level (K-12) and any one of the four core subjects areas (English, Math, Science, Social Studies). 

If you are earning the MAT in secondary education, you may write the plan for any grade level (6-12) and you must write it in the subject area for which you are seeking endorsement.

You must consult national standards and the Virginia Standards of Learning for this assignment. You may not use standards from any state other than Virginia. 

Please use the following websites to locate appropriate national and Virginia standards for this assignment: 

Virginia Standards of Learning: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/index.shtml

National Standards for Math (NCTM – Use the overview of expectations): https://www.nctm.org/standards/

National Standards for English/Language Arts: 

http://www.ncte.org/standards/ncte-ira

National Standards for Science: 

https://www.nextgenscience.org/search-standards

National Standards for Social Studies: 

https://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/media/2017/Nov/ncss_teacher_standards_2017-rev9-6-17.pdf

Your lesson plan must be submitted to Blackboard AND LiveText.

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 2.