Component 2, step 3

Ahhh.  This is where we started on September 1st.  It's where you look at what you teach and try to systematically design activities and lessons to bring your students along from where they are to where you want them to be.  You've done this before in college (maybe) and you haven't had time or made time for this deep planning in awhile.  So now, with your desire for National Board certification on the line, give yourself time to do this deep and strategic planning again.  Read about the task in your Component 2 guide.  What do they want you to do?  It's outlined in the section called, "What Do I Need to Do?"  Component 2 is about differentiated instruction, and we will be thinking more about that later this month.  Begin looking at your "go-to" activities for this content.  Google some ideas.  Educate yourself about the key words and topics in your Component 2 guide.  Think carefully and deliberately about the design of your instruction.  This is why the process is great--you get to immerse yourself in your teaching.  It's kind of like a bubble bath, so just find a quiet corner and sink into it.  :-)