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 * Standard 1:** Teachers know the subjects they are teaching.


 * Evidence:** [[file:Vector Lesson Plan.docx]] [[file:Force Vectors.ppt]]


 * Description:** This lesson plan was created for my principles of engineering class, where students need to learn the components and function of vectors. This lesson plan goes through the first day of the unit where all of the concepts are discussed and presented. The PowerPoint presentation has also been attached in order to show the material that will be presented to the students, which I have also created and modified over the years.
 * Rationale:** These evidences show my knowledge of a specific concept, vectors. The important thing about this knowledge is not that I have it, but that I know how to present it to the students, making sure that they can retain it, and most importantly that they can relate to it. This lesson would mean nothing unless the students could relate to it and understand the importance that the knowledge has in class and in the outside world. The lesson shows how the information is structured and the plan for presentation, practice, and application of concepts. The presentation is the hook in that it shows the students practical examples of how the concepts of vectors are used in everyday life and why someone would need to know what a vector is and how it works. Being able to put together a lesson plan and a presentation to accompany it displays my working knowledge of the information and how to relay it to the students effectively.

This lesson is perfect drawing correlations to other subject areas. Concepts from both the trigonometry and physics classes at school have been taught, reviewed, and reinforced by this lesson. These concepts may be used on specific engineering based problems, but the concepts’ roots extend way outside of our curriculum into many other subject areas.
 * __KSD’s Alignment:__**
 * 1.K.3 The teacher relates his/her disciplinary knowledge to other subject areas.**

This statement is proven true due to the process followed in the development of these two materials. I have continuously evaluated my lesson and presentation on this topic, since some students have a hard time with it. This is the 3rd or 4th version of both, and they will continue to be modified and adjusted to provide the best student outcomes and experience. The lesson on vectors here shows the students a concept. The beauty of this concept is that you can look at virtually anything in the world, and it has a vector associated it. There are clearly some vector systems that are easy and difficult to identify, but the concepts are the same. That is what I love about this class. We teach the students a concept that they can relate to and that they can see working in the world, which in turn makes it more meaningful.
 * 1.S.3 The teacher can evaluate teaching resources and curriculum materials for their comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usefulness in representing particular ideas and concepts.**
 * 1.D.3 The teacher has enthusiasm for the discipline(s) s/he teaches and sees connections to everyday life.**