JYT2 Task 2 Standards-Based Lesson Plan Alignment
Western Governors University
JYT2 Task 2 Standards-Based Lesson Plan Alignment
This paper will demonstrate comprehension of identifying the strengths and weaknesses of a
standards-based curriculum as an education methodology in my first-grade instructional classroom
setting. A lesson plan will then be evaluated to explain the alignment of a standards-based curriculum to
the lesson plan. An explanation of how the lesson plan aligns with the standards by identifying a
strength and weakness will also be included. Finally, incorporating two curriculum or instructional
strategies to modify my lesson plan in or order to align it with standards will be added in this paper.
Educational Methodology Strengths and Weaknesses of Standards-Based Curriculum
A standards-based curriculum is a model that works by integrating both knowledge/ content needs and
social problem solving (Chiarelott, L. 2006). A strength of using a standards-based curriculum in a first-
grade instructional mathematics classroom is all students in the same state are getting the same
instructional content. This allows students who may move from one school to another to be around the
same learning spot as the other students who should be learning the same standards they’ve already
covered or learned. A weakness of a standards-based curriculum is it doesn’t always cover certain skills
students need to learn and know or give an explanation of how to teach the standards. This freedom can
be nice for most teachers, but it also can add a challenge.
