Download Are Students Guiding Your Lesson Plans

Are Students
Guiding Your
Lesson Plans ?
I can relate . . .
• In 10 years teaching I have been
in . . .
–6 different schools
–8 different grade levels
– Taught 19 different subjects
(among various grade levels)
I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES!!!!!!!
There are always choices . . .
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The union debate
The summers off debate
The contract debate
The urban schools debate
The list goes on and on.
How will you define yourself
as an educator?
Life is what you make it.
• I have had the opportunity to attend PD
for many different subjects and topics.
• I have been able to establish a large
“bank” of strategies to apply in many
different situations.
• I have created several curriculum plans
which has given me my lots of
opportunity to “fine tune.”
• I have established myself and my
practices based on LOTS of information.
Try to fill in the blanks:
The questions that p_______ face as they raise
ch_______ from in_______ to adult life are not
easy to an_______. Both fa_______ and
m_______ can become concerned when health
problems such as co_______ arise any time
after the e_______ stage to later life. Experts
recommend that young ch_______ should have
plenty of s_______ and nutritious food for
healthy growth. B_______ and g_______
should not share the same b_______ or even
sleep in the same r_______. They may be
afraid of the d_______.
How did you do? Why?
• The questions that poultrymen face as they
raise chickens from incubation to adult life are
not easy to answer. Both farmers and
merchants can become concerned when health
problems such as coccidiosis arise any time
after the egg stage to later life. Experts
recommend that young chicks should have
plenty of sunshine and nutritious food for
healthy growth. Banties and geese should not
share the same barnyard or even sleep in the
same roost. They may be afraid of the dark.
Do you know who your
audience is?
• Did you know that Jasmine just broke up with
Jason?
• Did you know that Samantha woke up extra
early so that she could help get all of her
siblings ready and off to school, which made
her late and without her own supplies and
breakfast?
• Did you know Johnathon’s dad just got arrested
last night?
IT IS NOT FICTION, IT IS LIFE.
To trick or not to trick?
• What is the
essential job of a
GOOD educator?
To trick or not to trick?
• It is our job to MEET
students where they
ARE and GIVE them
the tools they need
to be successful.
Successful
learning
opportunities.
What does this slide tell you? Anything?
How do I increase the amount
of learning happening in my
classroom?
• Visuals, Visuals, Visuals
• Give students what they need.
• Force students to manipulate
content.
• Give lots of opportunity for peer
collaboration.
• BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING!
How do I begin?
How can I best use my
textbooks?
Do you know where
textbooks are printed?
What does this mean for us
as educators?
Text books are your
best
REFERENCE TOOL
Create your learning targets.
Pacing Guide:
Convection Currents in the Mantle Cause
the Crust to Move.
What LEARNINGS TARGETS (scaffolding)
do I need to create for students to
understand this BIG IDEA?
Create your learning targets.
Pacing Guide:
Convection Currents in the Mantle Cause
the Crust to Move.
I can describe the interior structure of
Earth.
I can illustrate the layers of earth.
I can compare the convection in a pot of
boiling water to that in the Earths mantle.
I can design a model showing the
movement of tectonic plates.
This is where Bloom’s fits in:
Pacing Guide:
Convection Currents in the Mantle Cause
the Crust to Move.
I can describe the interior structure of
Earth.
I can illustrate the layers of earth.
I can compare the convection in a pot of
boiling water to that in the Earths mantle.
I can design a model showing the
movement of tectonic plates.
One way to use Bloom’s
Taxonomy in your planning:
• Take the 3 sheets of blank copy paper to
create a layered book.
Label each tab with the Bloom’s Taxomony
Levels: Remembering, Understanding,
Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating
Now its your turn . . .
• Take out the Learning Target Worksheet, or use
your layered book and begin jotting down ideas on
a content standard you will be teaching in the near
future.
• Be sure to:
– Scaffold
– Allow opportunity for content manipulation
– Create Graphic Organizers/Visual Representations
– Create opportunity for student collaboration
• Please feel free to share ideas with each other and to ask me
questions.
Now its your turn . . .
–WRITE CHAT ACTIVITY
• USE LARGE CHART PAPER
• ABSOLUTELY NO VERBAL COMMUNICATION
• Please write the following question in the center of
your paper:
• WHY DO WE ASSESS AND
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY?
Now its your turn . . .
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WORD/CONCEPT WEB
THERE ARE
GIVE 2 / GET 2
ENDLESS WAYS
WRITE CHAT
EXIT SLIPS
FORMATIVELY
FORMATIVE PROBE
ASSESS . . .
AFFINITY SORT
NOTEBOOK SHARE (COMMENTS)
NOTEBOOK SHARE (SYMBOLS)
SURVEY
EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING
RE-QUESTIONNING TECHNIQUE
THINK, PAIR,SHARE
I SAY /WE SAY
TO
Importance of
Student Feedback?
Please take out the survey in
your pile of papers and give
me feedback about today's
lesson.
Thanks for your time!
Please visit my wiki page for more resources on
formative assessment and graphic organizers.
www.MrsPolandsSite.wikispaces.com
Other Resources:
www.qualityinstruction.org
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