Exercise Samples – SDP-Essay Education
Order instructions:
Exercise Sample 1:
1) Action 1 of the School District of Philadelphia’s Action Plan 3.0 is “Maintain a system of great schools with the school models and programs we need to serve all students equitably.” In the context of being a teacher in the District, what does it mean to you for all students to be served equitably?
What role do parents and caregivers play in your ability to deliver an equitable, high-quality education?
What barriers or challenges might stand in the way for students, parents and caregivers?
How would you overcome those barriers or challenges?
Exercise Sample 2:
Dear writer,
For this exercise 2, please, make the answers general so that I can use them for maths and French lesson plans.
2) Based on a lesson plan that you would teach, ensure to align the content of the lesson with the following questions:
How did you determine the objective for this lesson?
How will you know if your students have met or are on track to meeting this objective?
Explain the ways in which this lesson plan is aligned to either Pennsylvania’s Core Standards or the Common Core Standards.
What consideration did you give to the diversity of your students’ backgrounds, their strengths and challenges in creating this lesson plan?
Exercise Sample 3:
Dear writer,
For this exercise 3, my growth goal will be planning and preparation.
3) Identify a growth goal for how you hope to improve as a professional by teaching in the School District of Philadelphia.
Why did you identify this as your growth goal?
What steps would you take to pursue that growth?
Describe a previous experience where you set a growth goal, the steps you took to achieve it and the extent to which you were successful in meeting it.
How did you use feedback from a peer or manager as part of your approach?
