Toni R. McAfoos, Mentor Natascha Cox, Teacher				MTTC Spring 2006 Return to Home Page
Learner factors that may impact learner-centered instruction
Factors	Description	Advantage or Constraint		Initial Ideas on how to address pertinent characteristics in learning environment
Age/Academic Range	13-14 years old		Ö	Students will be grouped for academic performance
Sex Distribution	Male/Female	Ö
Racial, Ethnic Diversity	Caucasian, Hispanic, African American, Asian	Ö
Educational Level	8^th Grade	Ö		Students are able to work independently, and with peer tutoring within groups in order to allow the weak and strong students to balance one another.
Disability or Impairment	Hearing and Vision Impairment, Autism, Turrets, ADD, ADHD		Ö	IEPs will determine student performance and placement. One on one peer tutoring along with one-on-one teacher guidance will occur.
Developmentally appropriate	Consistent with age		Ö	Teacher monitoring of students during research allowing increased time on assignment.
Pre-requisite Knowledge	Ability to access the Internet, Intro to Rock cycle (in 5^th grade)	Ö		Students will collect research data and sources in a folder that will be turned in to the teacher for monitoring and progression purposes.
Related Experience	Presentation skills, prior knowledge of Word, and Internet Access		Ö	Teacher will; guide students on audience etiquette, and rules during presentations; will provide a sample paper for formatting problems; and, will teach a “How to search on the Internet” lesson prior to computer lab experience.
Perception of Role as Student	Students will be eager to learn and open-minded	Ö		Teacher will relate lessons to a life skill, and its relationship to the future.
Motivation for Learning	Through writing, drawing, and use of technology, multiple creative opportunities will occur.	Ö	Ö	Several grades will be assigned. Students will obtain a sense of accomplishment by displaying posters in hallways, or classroom.
Attitude Toward Subject	Students will be curious about the process	Ö	Ö	Students are curious to new material.
Expectations from Course	Content of material. How to perform an effective Internet research. How to produce a well-written paper and design an illustrative poster.	Ö		Students will be given a rubric in order to insure expected outcomes.
Competitiveness	Allowed between groups	Ö		Teacher will not allow negative behavior. Behavior will be monitored with swift consequences towards unwanted actions by students.

Analysis of the Environment impact on leaner-centered instruction
a). Process of the design and production, b). Implementation, and c). Outcomes of the learning experience.
Factors	Description	Advantage / Constraint		Initial Ideas on how to address pertinent characteristics in learning environment
Design and Production Factors:
Budget Available	Limited		Ö	Students will save work to server. All computers are networked.
Materials Required	Microsoft Word, Colored Pencils, Markers, Posters, Construction paper,	Ö		Software is installed on all computers. All computers have Internet access.
Production Equipment Available	Mac OS10, printer, projection device	Ö		All training and research will occur in Mac OS 10 Boeing Lab,. If needed, the school library will be used.
Time for Design and Production	Five 50 minute class periods		Ö	Students will work five consecutive days
Department of Technology Requirements	Signed Technology Usage and Conduct Agreement	Ö
Implementation Factors:
Class Size	25-30 students		Ö
Class Period Length	50 minutes		Ö	The first one and one half classes will be towards research; the next two and a half will be towards the creative process; and one or two days more for presentation.
Location	Classroom and Boeing Lab	Ö		Research will completed in Boeing Lab and if necessary the school library. Presentations and paper/poster completion will be in the classroom.
Seating Arrangement	Computers are placed on all four walls around classroom; in classroom students will sit 5-6 students to a table.	Ö		Computers and tables are arranged for teacher supervision.
Lighting	Florescent	Ö	Ö	Provide table lamps for brighter vision.

Temperature	Comfortable	Ö	Students bring sweaters, jackets.
Noise	Minimal	Ö	School halls are quiet during these times.
Equipment	30 computers with Internet Access and Microsoft Office	Ö	Each student will be provided a computer.
Technology Support	Campus technologist	Ö	Other teacher assistance available on request.
Outcome Factors:
State Requirements	TA TEKS 8.12a and 8.14a	Ö
Employer Needs	To meet student standards	Ö
Co-Worker Needs	N/A
Student Needs	Learn to use the Internet, produce a well-written paper, design an illustrative poster.	Ö

Content factors that may impact learner-centered instruction
Main subject matter topics	Sub-topics (What is involved in learning each main topic?)	Readiness to Learn (Pre-requisites mastered)	Degree of Learning Difficulty (Imagined/ real)	Possible Instruction Strategy helpful in reducing degree of learning difficulty
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