Laquita Barton

Learner factors that may impact learner-centered instruction.

Analyzing the student learners is a means to identify the learner characteristics that will likely impact the process and outcomes of the learning experience.
Factors Description

Advantage
or
Constraint

Initial Ideas for
Maximizing Positive
Factors or Minimizing
Negative Factors

 

Age/Academic

Range
 14-18
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   Students of this age are expecting rules/regulations.
Sex Distribution
 M/F
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   Having males and females together for the lession encourages better behavior, leading to learning.
Racial, Ethnic
Diversity 		 Caucasion, Black, Hispanic  
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 Students from various cultures have varying approaches to what is acceptable in relation to behavior and dress.
Educational Level
 9th - 12th grade
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   Studethisnts of high school level are able to understand all the rules in the Student Handbook
Disability or
Impairment
 ADHD; Spina Bifida; hearing imapired
 
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 Students who are learning disabled may not be totally clear of the rules; special ed personnel will help the students individually with understanding the Student Handbook.
Skill Level
 Novice to advanced.
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   Students will become acquainted with Student Handbook through the presentation.
Prerequisite
Knowledge 		Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores know the student handbook; Freshmen are new to the handbook rules/regulations.
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   Students will become acquainted with Student Handbook through presentation.Students were initially introduced to school rules during the previous school year, which were similar to the this year's regulations. Freshmen probably have the most to learn.
Related Experience Students have been acquainted with rules in the previous grade; therefore, they are already aclimated to meeting dress codes and behavioual standards.
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   Students of high school age are already accustomed to a certain abount of rules. The Gatesville community is very conservative, making the rules set by the school acceptable by most students.
Perception of Role
as a Student		 Comfortable being students.
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 By the time students reach high school, they are aclimated to learning and following rules; the exception is the students who is waiting for a birthday to quit school, or the student who is unhappy being in school for other reasons.
Motivation for
Learning 		Power Point presentations will be created by students and peers will star in the production.
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 Most students in the high school are at a stage of wanting to assert their individuality; however, they are interested in knowing the rules.
Attitude Toward
Subject 		 Ranges from defensive, to accepting attitudes.
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 Even though most students want to assert their individuality, some students appreciate the rules and regulations.
Expectations from
Lession 		Students will become familiar with the GHS rules/regulations.
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   45 minutes focusing on these rules through a student-prepared Power Point presentation will help students to be more receptive to the message.

Competitiveness

 

  very competitive
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 Students are extremely competitive; students want to dress with the styles which may not be in dress code; they also compete for attention, which may lead to actions which are not within the rules of the school.
Peer pressure
 Behavior and concepts influenced by peers +

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 High school students are are influenced greatly by peer pressure. In a group of approximately 200, which is the case in this lesson, students will follow those who are outspoken; usually, the ones who speak out about school rules are not the compliant ones. On the other hand, students will hopefully be influenced in a positive way by the Student Council members endorsing the rules by participating in the presentation.
Fashion/styles Fashion and trends in dress is not always parallel with dress code.  
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 Fashion trends today challenge the teens in clothing choices for school. Body piercing and tattoos which are fashionable are not allowed at GHS.

Environment factors that may impact learner-centereed instruction.

Analyzing the environment is a means to identify the issues that will impact the (a) process of
the design and production, (b) implementation, and (c) outcomes of the learning experience
Factors
Description
Advantage
or
Constraint
Initial Ideas for
Maximizing Positive
Factors of Minimizing
Negative Factors
Design and Production Factors:
Budget Available
N/A
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   No additional budget is
required; Equipment and
supplies included in
general budget.
Materials Required Power Point on disk;
handouts: Student Handbook
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Lou Ann Cole edits and produced the updated Student Handbook. Each high school student received a copy.
Production
Equipment
available
Infocus projector; laptop; screen
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   Projector, screen, laptop will be set up in autidorium before the assigned time for the lesson.
Time for Design
and Production

Designing: 2 days
Edit/handbook: 1 hours Production:45 minutes
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   The Student Council will design the Power Point presentation and videos with the supervision of Mrs. Cole; theStudent Handbooks will be printed professionally.
Department
Technology
Requirements 		Reserve the auditorium, Infocus and laptop for the lesson.
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   Be sure to reserve the auditorium for the lesson, making sure the drama class has the stage clear. Check with technology to reserve the Infocus and laptop.
Implementation Factors:
Class Size

Fosh: 215
Soph: 234
 Jr: 217
Sr:155

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 Students will not have assigned seating; large numbers are harder to control
Class Period
Length 		45 minutes
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   First305 minutes: power point session and videos; 15 minutes:question and answers.
Location Auditorium
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   Large enough to accommodate 200.

Seating
arrangement

auditorium seats.
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   Seats at the front of the auditorium will be roped off requiring students to sit front and center. Facilitates viewing the video screen and facilitates question/answer time.
Lighting hard to control

 

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 An lighting operator is required to facilitate appropriate lighting during different parts of the presentation/question time. It is unacceptable to totally black out the auditorium during a presentation because student-monitoring is an issue, yet when lighting is on, even when subtle, the screen is not as visible.
Temperature air conditioned
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   air conditioning will be turned on ahead of time
Noise Drama Class behind stage
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   The drama class will be alerted to make other arrangements for the time periods of the presentations to aliviate noise distractions.
Equipment Invocus; Screen; Sound equipment;Techer laptop
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   The equipment will be set up ahead of time to insure that the presentation appears as expected.
Technology Support Lighting tech will be available.
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    Tech support will be consulted at time of set-up to insure proper operation of equipment.

 

Outcome Factors:

 
State Requirements

State requires the school to provide a Student Handbook that outlines rules/regulations for the students
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Campus Needs Provides introduction of rules/regulations
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Co-worker Needs Provides teachers with the confidence that their students are acquainted with school rules and policies.
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Student Needs Becoming acquainted with rules/regulations for the high school campus.
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Other Factors:  Student Council Members take ownership in the lesson by their involvement.
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Content factors that may impact learner-centereed instruction.

Analyzing the content is a means to identify in general terms the topics to be addressed in your course and to analyze those topics in terms of the prerequisite sub-topics, and degree of learning difficulty
Main Topics Sub-Topics (What Is Involved In Learning Each Main Topic?) Readiness To Learn (Prerequisites Mastered) Degree of Learning Dificulty (Real/Imagined) Possible Instructional Strategies to Reduce or Manage Learning Difficulty
Watch and interact with Power Point presentation showing rules/regulations in Student Handbook. Learners will demonstrate listening social interaction skills. Learners have heard rules before; this is a review lesson. Most learners will accomplish a full understanding of the rules if they pay attention. Student attention will be enhanced by the interesting approach. The participation of the Student Council members in the design of the PP presentation and also, photos of them in the presentation will allow students to aspire to follow the rules.
Question/answer session after the PP presentation Students will be encouraged to ask questions pertaining to aspects of the handbook they do not underestand. Learners are accustomed to being given boundaries; however, students some students may not be "ready" to hear them. Most learners will accomplish assignment with little dificulty; some may be reluctant to ask questions even though they have some. Students with ADHD, auditory impairment, etc, will be tutored in smaller groups.
Fill in a jigsaw type assessment Students will have the option to complete an assessment assignment to be turned in later for credit toward removal of one tardy. Learners have experienced the school rules before; completing the assessment will be relative easy. Most learners will accomplish assignment with little dificulty; some may need to refer back to the handbook for assistance. Diverse learners will be assisted with this assignment.