Artifact on Characteristic # 4

The artifact that I have chosen for Characteristic #4 is a lesson plan that I designed for Education 414, Creative Expression. Characteristic # 4 for the novice teacher follows the guidelines such as the novice teacher should be a facilitator of learning for all students. This is where the facilitator is able to provide appropriate learning experiences and resources or find someone else to provide them. Learning is the student’s active process of building meaning and knowledge. This particular artifact could have fit in several other Characteristics for the Novice Teacher; however, Characteristic #4 was the best match. This particular lesson covered poetry, movement, reading, and illustrations that all promoted the fine arts. This lesson was able to meet all students’ levels of learning and meet each and every individual’s diverse needs.


The lesson plan was called “Penguins”. It was designed to help promote students knowledge and awareness about penguins, their movement, where they live, details about them, as well as incorporating the fine arts in order to express their thoughts about penguins. This lesson allowed all students to participate due to the fact that they were able to read along with the teacher, allowed a low leveled reader to read with a high level reader, as well as the freedom to read independently. Also, the amount of movement that was incorporated through this lesson was modified for the student’s physical needs. When the students were asked to express their feelings about the poem called “The Three Little Penguins”, the high leveled students were asked to write a sentence about their art work and the low leveled learners had to illustrate pictures to the best of their abilities and incorporate color.



I feel that this lesson was a great success, and most certainly made a perfect match with Characteristic #4; the novice teacher follows the guidelines such as the novice teach should be a facilitator of learning for all students. Students were confident throughout the entire lesson for it was designed to meet each of their needs while learning, having fun, and being able to express themselves through movement, poetry, reading, and illustrations.