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Aspect 1: The Syntax
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Learning Goals
Students and the
Fourth-grade teacher will be able
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Instructional
Strategies
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Instructor Actions
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Learner Activities
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1. demonstrate collaboration skills as students work
in groups to discuss the advantages of owning a pet
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Collaborative group work
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Assign students to groups
Ask students to think of three ways that owning a pet
enhances the owner’s life.
Each group will choose a spokesperson and report to the class.
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Will think of three ways that owning a pet enhances
the owner’s life. Each group
will choose a spokesperson and report to the class.
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Discussion
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Will circulate and provide feedback to groups as they verbalize
possible advantages of a pet.
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Will discuss among themselves the advantages of owing
a pet.
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2. discuss the organizational strategies for their
compositions
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Collaborative group work
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Will write down on white board the responses of the
groups.
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Will use prewriting to develop ideas for the paragraphs of a composition
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Discussion
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Will provide feedback to student
suggestions
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Will read the list and offer suggestions about how the advantages
could be grouped
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3. go to a web
address on the Internet
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Collaboration
Hands-on technology instruction
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Will demonstrate access to a web site and will stress
the importance of typing in the correct address
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Will practice accessing a web site
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Hands-on technology instruction
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Will demonstrate the use of the floppy disk
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Will learn about image sizes and the use of floppy disks to store
images and text
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4. copy and paste an image from a web site
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Hands-on technology instruction
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Will demonstrate with classroom computer and
large-screen monitor the steps to copy and paste an image into a
word-processing document; will show both the insert command and the copy
and paste function
Will demonstrate the manipulation of an image, for
example, resizing
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Will find a picture on the school web site and
copy and paste to a document
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5. use word-processing skills
to create a document
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Hands-on technology instruction
Direct instruction
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Will facilitate keyboarding skills and the use of spell-check, grammar
rules, and mechanics
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Will compose an essay about the value of owning a pet
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6. will
create a table that includes the names of the members of the class and
the pets they own
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Hands-on technology instruction
Direct instruction
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Will demonstrate the creation of a table and how to
format the table
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Will create a table and add data
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7. will create a graph in Excel
that shows a distribution of the pets the students own
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Hands-on technology instruction
Direct instruction
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Will demonstrate the creation of a graph and how to
format a graph
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Will create a graph
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Learning Goals
I will be able to
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Instructional
Strategies
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Instructor Actions
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Learner Actions
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8. demonstrate peer coaching skills and cognitive
collaboration as I plan the lesson with the fourth-grade teacher and my
mentor Peter Baron
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Questioning
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Will use questions to improve focus
Will plan a lesson for specific objectives
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Will respond to questions to clarify own
thinking
Will brainstorm for goals and objectives
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9. use research-based instructional design
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Research
Synthesis
Application
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Will evaluate various teaching models
Will evaluate instructional design and strategies to facilitate
technology integration
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Will evaluate own teaching model
Will evaluate the need for technology integration
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10. demonstrate my understanding of theories and
factors that affect learning
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Data gathering
Analysis
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Will reflect on the diversity of the students
Will develop heterogeneous grouping patterns
Will nurture self-esteem via an emphasis on student background
Will assure that that classroom tasks are distributed equitably
without regard to gender, race, national origin, or disabilty
Will reflect on the effectiveness of teaching strategies used
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Will reflect on the diversity of the students
Will develop heterogeneous grouping patterns
Will nurture self-esteem via an emphasis on student background
Will assure that that classroom tasks are distributed equitably
without regard to gender, race, national origin, or disabilty
Will reflect on the effectiveness of teaching
strategies used
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11. will know how to use Word and Excel
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Hands-on technology
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Will learn how to use the menus in Word and Excel
Will teach students the menus and commands in Word and Excel
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Will learn how to use the menus in Word and Excel
Will teach students the menus and commands in Word and
Excel
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12. reflect on accessible design concepts, equity, and
access of assistive technology to assure all students can experience
success with this project and others
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Inquiry
Research
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Will investigate available assistive technology in my school district
Will consider the individual needs of students
Will consider the accommodations that need to be made so that all
learners can experience success
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Will investigate available assistive technology in my school
district
Will consider the individual needs of students
Will consider the accommodations that need to be made
so that all learners can experience success
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13. reflect on problem-solving skills for all types of
learners, including learners with disabilities
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Inquiry
Data gathering
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Consider each individual student activity to be sure that it is
characterized by accessibility and equity
Make notes in the lesson plan to indicate the need for assistive
technology
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Consider each individual student activity to be sure that it is
characterized by accessibility and equity
Make notes in the lesson plan to indicate the need for
assistive technology
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14. establish timelines, rules for lab use, and
criteria for grading compositions to promote classroom management
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Direct instruction for classroom management
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Develop a rubric for project evaluation
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Develop a rubric for project evaluation
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15. use
effective instructional design and strategies for facilitating adult
learning as I brainstorm with the fourth-grade teacher to consider other
ways to incorporate the new technology skills the students have learned
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Inquiry
Data gathering
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Will talk with the teacher about how the skills in
this lesson can transfer to other lessons
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Will consider the universal nature of the technology
integration
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16. use both
formal and informal assessment to determine the mastery of the skills by
both the teacher and the students
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Inquiry
Data gathering
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Will use conferencing to determine mastery of both
teacher and students
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Will participate in conferencing
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17. teach the
teacher how to post one or more of the student essays to her personal web
page
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Hands-on technology
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Will teach the teacher how to post one or more of the
student essays to her personal web page
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Will post one or more of the student essays to her
personal web page
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Aspect 2: The social
system
Describe the interpersonal structure of the instructional experience.
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Students will share ideas about why owning a pet is a
valuable experience, and they will learn more about each other by
tabulating their information about the pets they own. The fourth-grade teacher will see the
benefit of using technology to teach writing and reading skills.
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Aspect 3: The role of
the instructor
Describe your general instructional role. For example, will you
present material, guide students as they research their own issues, etc?
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I will demonstrate the skills needed to to access a
web page, to manipulate a digital image, to create a document with an
inserted image, and to create a table with data. I will guide students as they present
their final products. I will encourage quality in their writing and
facilitate the organization of their ideas. I will help the teacher to
learn all of the above skills.
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Aspect 4: The support
system
Describe the types and amount of instructional, technical, and other
resource support required for the instruction (e.g., instructional
materials, communication capabilities).
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For support I will need a computer in the classroom
with a large monitor, a computer lab with a computer for each student,
Internet access, and a color printer..
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