Assessment DescriptionLesson plans require careful planning. To create a meaningful and relevant learning experience for students, teachers must consider the standards and learning objectives, the needs of the students, effective methods and strategies, and appropriate assessment strategies.Based on your discussion and collaboration with your mentor teacher during your first field experience, incorporate his or her feedback to create a lesson plan for your content area.For this benchmark, you will use the "COE Lesson Plan Template" to create a cross-disciplinary humanities content area lesson plan, aligned to your state standards.Be specific when including the following:Theme and description in the Lesson Summary and Focus sectionState standards, across content areas, that support the theme of the lesson and unit in the National/State Learning Standards sectionStrategies to develop cross-disciplinary skills, encourage inquiry, and engage students in applying the central concepts within social studies, ELA, and the arts in the Multiple Means of Engagement sectionResources, materials, technology to guide students to access, interpret, evaluate, and apply information in social studies, ELA, and the arts in the Resources, Materials, Equipment, and Technology sectionWith the approval of your mentor teacher, implement this lesson in Clinical Field Experience C.In addition, write a 250-500 word reflection on the process of creating a humanities content area lesson plan. Include in your reflection:How you integrated feedback from your mentor teacher.Explanation of your collaboration with the librarian or media specialist.Who else, either at the school site or in the community, might you be able to collaborate with in developing this lesson?APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.Benchmark InformationThis benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies and professional standards:MEd in Secondary Education-STEM ITL/NITL2.1: Apply content knowledge by engaging students in diverse perspectives that question and challenge assumptions and approaches in order to master content and foster metacognition, innovation, and problem solving. [InTASC 4(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(p), 4(r), 5(d), 5(g), 5(m), 5(o), 8(f), 8(j); ISTE-T 1a; MC2]3.6: Plan collaboratively with colleagues and other professionals who have specialized expertise (e.g., special educators, related service providers, language learning specialists, librarians, media specialists) to design and jointly deliver as appropriate effective learning experiences to meet unique learning needs. [InTASC 2(f), 6(h), 6(p), 7(e), 7(m), 7(o), 8(p), 9(c), 10(a), 10(b); MC1]3.7: Guide students in using a range of technology tools to access, interpret, evaluate, and apply information in content area. [InTASC 6(i), 7(k), 8(g), 8(n), 8(o), 8(r); ISTE-T 3d]MEd in Secondary Education-STEM (Nevada)2.1: Apply content knowledge by engaging students in diverse perspectives that question and challenge assumptions and approaches in order to master content and foster metacognition, innovation, and problem solving. [InTASC 4(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(p), 4(r), 5(d), 5(g), 5(m), 5(o), 8(f), 8(j); ISTE-T 1a; MC2]3.6: Plan collaboratively with colleagues and other professionals who have specialized expertise (e.g., special educators, related service providers, language learning specialists, librarians, media specialists) to design and jointly deliver as appropriate effective learning experiences to meet unique learning needs. [InTASC 2(f), 6(h), 6(p), 7(e), 7(m), 7(o), 8(p), 9(c), 10(a), 10(b); MC1]3.7: Guide students in using a range of technology tools to access, interpret, evaluate, and apply information in content area. [InTASC 6(i), 7(k), 8(g), 8(n), 8(o), 8(r); ISTE-T 3d]

Create a PowerPoint presentation that tells a visual story about the impact of cultural differences on communication between the U.S. culture and Spanish culture. Select images that reflect communication styles or methods in a Spanish culture to include in your PowerPoint presentation. Support your written story with a script. Your PowerPoint should have a lot of color. Ensure you add the script to the presentation by typing notes in the note section below each slide. (If you add one or two sentences on the slides this does not count as a script. It has to be significant information discussing what the slide means). Accomplish the following in your assignment: Investigate the interactive effect that cultural tendencies, issues, and trends of various cultures have on communication. Explain how personal interactions are affected by the nonverbal characteristics and differences specific to the U.S. culture and another culture. (Offers a clear and knowledgeable explanation of how personal interactions are affected by the characteristics and differences specific to the U.S. Culture)Utilize effective research methods to gather a variety of applicable sources. (Consistently effective research methods provide a rich variety of applicable sources)Include a reference list containing a variety of resources, which may include interviews with members of the culture, media presentations, websites, text readings, scholarly articles, and other related materials.Select images that reflect communication styles or methods within a selected culture. (Selects visually-appealing and accurate images that clearly reflect communication styles or methods within a selected culture)Create a script that connects selected visuals to course content.(Creates a script that connects selected visual to course content, provides reference to supporting resources)In your written script, write your sources within your presentation to support your assertions. Additional Requirements Written communication: Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.APA formatting: Format resources and citations according to APA style and formatting.PowerPoint details: Include title and reference slides along with 8–10 slides of content.For Script: creating a written script for your presentation. Type your script (what you would say to your audience) in the Notes box for each slide.