Lesson Unit Of Study

Lesson / Unit of Study Planning and Reflection Guide

Lesson/Unit Title:	Wax Museum Presentation
Content Area(s):	Social Studies
Grade Level(s):	3rd Dual Language	Begin/End Dates:	April 1  to  May 8

Teacher Name:

Learner Outcomes: At the end of this lesson/unit, what did you expect your students to know, understand, and/or be able to do?   Please align this learning to your current district curriculum standards and Common Core where applicable.

Students will be able to research information about important people in history and will gain in depth knowledge of a particular individual of their choice. Each student will present/share information learned with classmates, parents and the rest of the student in the school.

Which levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy will be addressed—identify the level and the related learning.  (You may use the original or the revised framework.)

Students will be applying and creating be modifying the format they will present the information and by summarizing and presenting information learned.

Teacher Technology Use:

What delivery strategies will be utilized by the teacher during instruction?

Presentation and demonstration will be done in whole and small groups.  I will provide individual support and additional opportunities for students in greater need and for those who do not have computers at home.

What technology will be utilized by teacher during the delivery of instruction?

I will be utilizing laptops, projectors to demonstrate how to research information through the internet.

Which NETS-T will be met by the effective application of this technology?

1b.  Students are proficient in the use of technology. 3a. Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote      creativity. 4a. Students use technology to collaborate, publish, and interact with  peers and other         audiences. 5a. Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of      sources.

What, if any, special arrangements will need to be made for this technology to be readily available?

No special arrangements will be necessary since school has laptops available for wireless connection.

Student Technology Use:

What product(s) will the students use to demonstrate their learning?

At the end of the unit  students will produce at least one audioboo to give a summary of their chosen character. They will also be able to explain/tell  in depth information about their character when participating in Wax Museum event  in May.

What technology will be utilized by students throughout their learning?  (During research, knowledge construction, product development, assessment).  Why?

Students will be using computers and internet to research information, collect images  and watching videoclips under teacher/parents supervision. The use of internet will be monitored due to the  age and  beginning level of technology proficiency of most of the students.  There are only 3 laptops in the classroom which will required a longer period to carry out the project, but at the same time will facilitate  teacher’s support and supervision.

Which NETS-S will be met by the effective application of this technology?

1b.  Students are proficient in the use of technology. 4a. Students use technology to collaborate, publish, and interact with  peers and other         audiences. 5a. Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of      sources.

What, if any, special arrangements will need to be made for this technology to be readily available?

No special arrangements will required since students will be using equipment and services which are readily available in the classroom/school.

Ethical/Responsible/Legal Use of Technology:

Which digital citizenship NET-S and NETS-T are relevant to this lesson/unit of study?

For NETS-S Social, Ethical and Human issues. (2a) Understand the ethical culture, and  societal issues related to technology. For NETS-T Social, Ethical and Human issues.   (6a) Model and teach legal and ethical practice related to technology use.

How will these standards be modeled?

I will engage in conversations with students explaining the importance of observing copyrights and ethics when they use materials produced by someone else. Most of this conversations will be open and will occur repeatedly along the project. I will use opportunities when kids copy literal text from a given sources to teach them  to either cite the source or use their  knowledge of how to summarize or interpret information to be expressed in their own language. Students publication of their projects will help them understand the copyrights that they will have.

What instruction will be provided for these standards?

Oral and graphic presentations of copyrights displays on various written  materials, videos, pictures, etc..

Assessment:

What criteria will be used to measure the success of student achievement in the content standards?  Identify any strategies and tools to be used.

Students projects will be judged by: 1. Gathering factual information using internet and books. 2.. Written summary of projects with text that will be uploaded to audioboo. 3. Art work or photographs to be used in projects. 4. Oral presentation (recording) of information uploaded. 5. Proficiency on using computer to research, copy, paste...

How will the effectiveness of the student use of technology be assessed? (Tools, processes, etc.)

Students will work and collaborate with each other when using computer and internet. Those kids who are more fluent will be paired/grouped with those who need support. When all projects are completed I will request parents and family members to comment on most liked projects. Likewise, students will be required to listen to all kids audioboos. The effectiveness of students using technology will be reflected on the quality of the final product and the creativity students used with visuals and voice.

Reflection

Identify the successes of this lesson/unit of study.  What went well?

Most of the students have completed their  research, summaries, and  illustrations of their projects. Some have already uploaded their audioboos and completed the project. The majority will be doing their recording and uploading this coming week (week of May 5). The goal is to have  everyone’s audioboos uploaded by May 16th. What  has been going well so far is the excitement of students expressed along the project. There is a lot of motivation and high hopes to share final project with parents. Most kids are not afraid to try and some have even attempted to work on research at home. I am excited to see parents and kids comments when they attend The Wax Museum Event.

What were the challenges of this lesson/unit of study?  What did not go so well?

The main challenge for me for this unit was the lack of equipment to provide each kids with their own devices (laptops, tablet, etc). I only have 3 laptops in the classroom and I have 26 students. It is difficult to let excited kids work at the same time with only three laptops. It is always challenging to give each kid the same opportunity as someone else. Those kids who are more aggressive got to do their projects faster, while those who are shy and have no support at home will rely on my help or help from peers.

What advice would you give yourself or others to improve this lesson/unit of study?

The first advice  I will give myself is to become proficient with the technology tools I will be using. This part for me was one of the biggest challenges, due to the fact that I never took any form of technology courses. What I know I have learned by practicing on my own. I am excited to be learning new things, even though I am approaching retirement. The second advice will be to encourage co workers and parents not to be afraid of trying technology for learning.  It is a great additional tool for education, as well as, one that will not go away, but rather become a dominant form of learning. Kids should be getting familiar with the use of technology as a learning tool. This is the first year in my 35 years of teaching that I attempt something like this. To summarize I will just say that it is better to stumble while trying than failing without attempting.