Week 4

Observable Verbs


Evaluating Lesson Plans Activity (this activity is take with permission from Dr. Laurie Dias, GSU)
 

Mathematics

Fractions (6) and Real Math: An Exploration with Geometric Solids (6)

Bucks, Banks and Business (6-8) and Multiplying Fractions Using Manipulatives (4-5)

Science

Weather on the Internet (4-8) and Life Systems--Cells (7)

Fun with Crystals (6) and Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine (7)

Language Arts

Punctuation (3-6) and The Outsiders (6-7)

Action is Character (6-8) and Putting Character and Setting Together (4-5)

Social Studies

Africa (7) and Geography of Mexico & Central America (3-5)

In the Trenches (8) and World War II (8)

1. Create a team (2-3 people) and select a mascot for your team name.
2. In a small group (2-3), review a pair of lesson plans using the questions below. Record your answers as a comment to this post (don't forget to link to the lesson plans you evaluated!):

• Is this a lesson plan or an activity?  Explain your answer. 
• Are the objectives written using the ABCD method?  If not, rewrite them.
• If a student were to perform the objective, could you observe him/her demonstrating a skill or knowledge? If not, rewrite them.
• Does the lesson contain the essential parts: objectives, procedures, materials, evaluation?  If not, what is missing?
• Does the lesson plan contain effective Content Learning Tasks? (see p.45 in textbook) If so, list them, if not suggest how the you would create an effective learning task for the lesson.
• Are the procedures clear? Explain your answer.
• Is technology used effectively as a learning or teaching tool?  If not, how would you fix this?

Week 3

Week 2.

While everyone is coming in to class, please take a moment to complete the following survey.

Week 2 Survey

When you are finished, go ahead and check out our presentation for the day. We will begin shortly!



At the end of class, post a comment to this blog post. Answer the following questions as your exit slip. Did we meet the objectives? Define the term “educational technology". Describe different sets and types of standards that influence how teachers design instruction. Explain guidelines for using technology. Can you evaluate whether or not a certain technology is purposeful for classroom use?