Presenting a great way to integrate technology by using multiple models & differentiation:

 

 A lesson plan which directly relates to a topic that motivates kids  

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~FAST FOOD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Subject Area
Health and Technology


Grade Levels
6th to 12th


Duration
2-4 class periods


Classroom Strategies

• Direct Instruction: to present an introduction to the lesson, go over the objectives, and scoring.
• Cooperative Learning: students will work in pairs to gather information relevant to their topic
• Problem-Based Learning: students will investigate the problem in the topic and design their project to address the problem and construct a reason or a solution.
• Project-Based Learning: students will have multiple days to work on the topic in a collaborative approach. The topic is directly engaging and applicable to life outside of the classroom.

Description
This project helps to build and strengthen students' skills in researching, PowerPoint, marketing, and public speaking. The creator has the project listed under Health and the overall outcome of the project will increase the students' knowledge of healthy menu choices while visiting a fast food venue. Students will work in pairs to research the nutrition of two fast food companies and compare the nutritional information for similar foods found at both food chains. After the students complete their research and data, they will design a slide show presentation through PowerPoint. Students will present their PowerPoint to the class and market the company that has the healthier food choices on their menu.

 

 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fast-Food-Restaurant-Nutrition

Problem Based Learning: Spanish Lesson

Problem Based Learning is getting a lot of attention lately. I have found an exciting lesson that provides a problem based learning activity for students in a Spanish class. Teenagers are constantly on the search for acquiring cash and extra spending money. The lesson below provides a great real-life situation where a teenager can earn money, but also must solve a problem to help them successfully complete their task. The lesson plan template incorporates all areas of the lesson to guide teachers with implementing this activity into their planning.

PBL Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Name:  Babysitting en Espanol

Subject:                Spanish Exploratory

Date:

Time Allotted:        2 class periods (1.5 hours)

Instructional Objectives: Given the situation of needing to communicate with a 2-year-old in his care, the learner will compose a a list of Spanish words and phrases likely to be needed. The learner groups will then role-play the situation, using the appropriate vocabulary, in front of the class.

Assessment of Mastery of Objectives: Rubric will assess final project, which will be in two parts; a Spanish-English babysitter’s phrase list brochure (a list of words and phrases likely to be needed), as well as a one- to two-minute skit.

Question or Problem for Students: Your new neighbors have offered you an opportunity to earn a bit of money. They would like you to babysit their two-year-old visiting nephew next Friday night. The only hitch is that their nephew only speaks and understands Spanish. Fortunately, you have taken this Spanish class and have a few days to prepare for the experience.   With your partner, you need to compile a list of words and phrases likely to be needed to care for this Spanish-speaking two-year-old for an evening. Consider all the activities involved in a child’s evening, and try to anticipate potential problems. Your list of words and phrases should be neatly typed, so that it can be a resource for other babysitters in your situation, as well.   You will use your phrases in a one- to two-minute role-playing activity. In your skit, one of you will be the child, and the other will play the babysitter. Plan your situation ahead of time; Will you depict dinner time, play time, or bed time?  Try to work in at least ten phrases. Both your phrase list and your skit will be graded.

Special Directions for Cooperative Grouping: Pairs work well, but a group of three is fine. Avoid groups of more than three.

Resources for Groups: 1.       Computers – 1 per group for typing lists and as a research tool. 2.       Spanish-English dictionaries 3.       Access to a printer 4.       Copy of  assessment rubric (available on PBL site)

Lesson Notes:   Steer students away from potty humor in the skits, although knowing Spanish words for diaper, etc. is appropriate.

Lesson Plan Retrieved from: http://www.pblearning.com/spanish-sample-lessons.html

Garfield Presents: Cyber Bullying

The Cyber Bullying lesson plan was retrieved from www.learninglab.org.

 

Subject: English Language Arts and Technology

Grade Level(s): All grade levels (K-6)

Time: 45-50 minutes or 3 mini lessons (15 minutes each lesson)

 

Focus:

ü  Students will use technology resources to enhance learning about cyber bullying.

ü  Students will interpret information and explain what cyber bullying is with class discussion.

ü  Students will display comprehension of cyber bullying by stating appropriate actions to engage in as a result of experiencing cyber bullying.

 

Activity:

§  This cyber bullying lesson is narrated with video and online activities by Garfield and Friends. Teacher and students must access the online cyber bullying movie, online assessment activity, and online application activity. This lesson can be done as a whole-group with direct instruction or as an independent activity.

 

Cyber Bullying Video and Interactive Summaries:

1.      http://learninglab.org/life_skills/cyberbullying/watch_movie.swf

2.      http://learninglab.org/life_skills/cyberbullying/try_movie.swf

3.      http://learninglab.org/life_skills/cyberbullying/apply_movie.swf

 

 

Instructional Strategies:

·         Direct Instruction- Guided & Shared  (reading, listening, viewing, thinking)

·         Independent Instruction- Computer Assisted Instruction

 

Standards:

Ø  NGSSS.LA.6.6.4.1- The student will use appropriate available technologies to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, online); and

        o Technology 

 

Ø  CCSS.LACC.6.SL.1.2-  Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study

o   Communication and Collaboration

 

 

 

The Bad Cat: Phonics and Dolch Words Lesson

The Bad Cat is a lesson plan that I retrieved from Teachers Pay Teachers at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Bad-Cat-Smartboard-Lesson-On-Short-Vowel-A-And-Dolch-Words.

Subject: English Language Arts                          

Grade Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, First, Second                 

Type of Resources: Activities, Minilessons, SmartBoard Lessons & Whiteboard Activities

 

Focus: Students will use an interactive Whiteboard or Smartboard to increase sight word recognition of dolch words consisting of pre-primer, primer, 1st and 2nd grade words. Students will practice saying a vowel chant for short vowel /a/ to improve phonics pronunciation of short vowel sound /a/.

 

Activity: Teachers must download the activity from the website posted above. Once the activity is downloaded the lesson will be used on the Interactive Whiteboard. It is in MSWord format. Students will drag and drop, trace, color, draw lines, etc. only in the obects intended for that purpose. When you have completed the whiteboard seesion, you can reset the worksheets simply by selecting "No" when asked if you want to save the changes at shutdown.

 

Instructional Strategies: This lesson is part of the strategy for Computer Assisted Instruction. There are two ways an educator can implement this lesson into his or her class.

( 1.) The teacher may choose to present the lesson using the instructional strategy of Direct Instruction. If the educator uses this strategy, he or she will guide and share the lesson with the class as a whole group lesson. (2.) The teacher may choose to present the lesson using the instructional strategy of Independent Study. With this approach, the teacher will have the lesson as part of a Learning Center that students will navigate through and rotate to during classroom center rotations.  

 

                                                                

                                                                               Meow! 

 

                   

 

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