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?