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lesson plans in portfolios
By Carolyn

Hi, Sarah,

Throughout the past fifteen years I have worked with various principals, each one having his/her own particular "pet" way of presenting lesson plans. I have worked with principals who are basically content if
you just include the basic objective and page number. The one I work with now wants: 1) objective, 2) activity, 3) evaluation, 4) state standard. Most of the principals I have worked with want fairly detailed lesson plans, and I did have one once who complained that I didn't include enough information. This should help you understand the minds of principals as you approach your interview.
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far as presenting a lesson plan at your interview, you don't have to show everything from a-z in the Madeleine Hunter style, unless you know for sure that this is what they require. Most principals you approach will be reasonably content to see what I have outlined above--what I am using now. To be on the safe side, I would include the following:

1. Objective
2. Materials
3. Activities (include here how you will introduce and present the lesson and what pages you will use)
4. State standard (if yours is a standard driven state like mine)
5. An actual lesson plan should include the time period you teach the class (Reading - 10:00-10:40), but if you don't have a job yet, you don't have that detail worked out.

Principals are impressed with typewritten lesson plans. If yours are typewritten, then proudly display them. I always type mine.

Good luck in your job search!