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Analyzing Student Learners
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Factors
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Description
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Advantage or
Constraint
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Initial Ideas for
Maximizing Positive Factors or Minimizing Negative Factors
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Age / Academic
Range
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10-12 years / 5th Grade
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NA
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Sex Distribution
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11 Females, 16 Males
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NA
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Racial, Ethnic Diversity
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1 Native Americans, O Asians, 4 African Americans, 3 Hispanic, 19
White
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NA
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Educational Level
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Tend to be 2nd – 5th
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Support changes necessary for differentiated learning. Vary group
members to form a good mix.
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Disability or Impairment
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Primary Disability:
0 OHI 2 SI
0 MR 0 AU
0 ED
7 LD
Secondary Disability
1 SI
3 In Speech Therapy
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Address how these disabilities affect the students learning and
development and what environment would work best to reach this learner?
There are 13 with disabilities out of 27 students. Assess the needs to
address accessibility and the disabilities encountered in this class.
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Developmentally Appropriate
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Wide
Range
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In the group sessions a need there is a need to facilitate a wide
range of individual needs all at the same time. Find ways to know if all
are capable of comprehending the content and skills that might be
directed.
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Prerequisite Knowledge
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Communication Skills, Basic Computer Skills, Excel, and Video
techniques.
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Practice all skills prior to introducing lesson.
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Related Experience
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Orbits of Earth and Mars around Sun.
Current events of manned Discovery space mission
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Have them provide experiences of runners on a track. Compare to
orbits of Earth and Mars around Sun. Ask questions
about different situations of runners on the inside track and runners
on the outside track. Who would finish first if they traveled at the
same speed? How would NASA decide when to launch a ship to land on Mars?
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Perception of Role as Student
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Students see themselves as part of a group of information
gatherers. They each have a responsibility to create learning.
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Students must understand that they will discuss, analysis and
gather data about what happens during all sessions
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Motivation for Learning
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Student curiosity about space travel and Mars
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Build and launch a rocket. Online simulations and videos and
about spacecrafts and space travel
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Attitude Toward Subject
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Creative investigators and explorers
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What is the science behind spacecraft launch?
How does NASA decide When to launce a spacecraft?
What do you think Newton’s
Laws tell us about movement?
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Expectations from Course
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To gain knowledge about Newton’s
Laws and their relationship to a spacecraft launch
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Journals of experiences and video proof of factors involved in a
spacecraft launch
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Competitiveness
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Yes, highly among learners
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Each one will want to be the one to design and launch the spacecraft
so the roles will rotate each time we engage in a
experiment.
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Environment factors that may
impact learner-centered 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
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Factors
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Description
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Advantage or
Constraint
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Initial Ideas for
Maximizing Positive Factors or Minimizing Negative Factors
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Design and Production Factors:
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Budget Available
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NA
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Budgeting of time will be a big issue. Coordination each day of
use of the computer lab and the limited amount of probes.
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Materials Required
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Computers, Excel, materials to build and launch spacecraft
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Use an Excel template for students to fill in with facts of
planets. Have the canisters filled with water before going outside. Sink
½ piece
of seltzer tablet in a ball of putty so it will give students more time
to set up rocket on launch.
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Production Equipment Available
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Measurement tools for launch, video camera
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Have them mark off measurements on building wall before launch,
have extra VCR tapes and batteries, etc.
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Time for Design and Production
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six weeks
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Have them focus on just one investigation at a time and complete
it before starting a new one.
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Department Technology Requirements
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Installation of any required software in lab for Jason Online and
passwords for access. Check on teacher’s computers in classroom.
Lab assistant available to assist in lab.
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Ensure that the educator has entered all students in the Jason
database and created student logins before presenting the lesson. Demonstrate
how to login and locate different sections for online activities. Check
for possible problems.
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Implementation Factors:
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Class Size
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13 to 27
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Start off with class discussion of Big Question. Divide into 4
groups.
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Class Period Length
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1 hour sessions for six weeks. Some in lab for 1hour.
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Have them focus on just one investigation at a time.
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Location
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Classroom and computer lab
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Students are use to classroom & lab management strategies.
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Seating Arrangement
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NA
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NA
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Lighting
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NA
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NA
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Temperature
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NA
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NA but humidity could play a part
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Noise
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Engaged learning will be more noisy
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Be sure to shut the door.
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Equipment
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Software, internet access, computers, video camera, rocket
materials
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Have assigned team member handle materials.
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Technology Support
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Educator and student training
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Ensure that the lab is available for days of use. Make sure
equipment is functional.
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Outcome Factors:
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State Requirements
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TA TEKS, & Science TEKS 5th grade
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Create a checklist of requirements. Check off ones that apply
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Employer Needs
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Technology integration
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Use technology as scaffolding
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Co-worker Needs
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Technology instruction and motivation
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Post video clips of students during investigations on web site so
others can see the engaged students.
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Student Needs
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Prior training of Excel and use of video camera and associated
technology
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Have computer teacher do simple demonstrations of Excel and the
use of video camera. Allow students to have hands on experience to
build confidence.
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Other Factors:
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Students with disabilities need assistance.
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Have teacher and others assist them during computer lesson demos
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Content factors that may impact learner-centered instruction.
Analyzing the content is a means to
identify in general terms the topics to be addressed in your course and
to analyze these topics in terms of the pre-requisite sub-topics, and
degree of learning difficulty
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Main Topics
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Sub-Topics (What Is
Involved In Learning Each Main Topic?)
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Readiness To Learn
(Prerequisites Mastered)
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Degree of Learning
Difficulty (Real / Imagined)
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Possible Instructional
Strategies to Reduce or Manage Learning Difficulty
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1. Research to identify planets in our solar system and explain
their position in relation to the Sun.
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Internet research
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Complete Spreadsheet template
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New vocabulary words
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Role play orbits
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Students have learned to use the internet search methods, a word
processor record new words and to journal experiences.
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Real-High degree since they are using critical thinking
skills to formulate questions for discovery.
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The strategy will be to have students use teacher created page of
selected internet sites. Questioning will also be used to
heighten their awareness of the issues and direct the learning experience
in the right track.
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2. Explain science behind a spacecraft launch and how Newton’s
Laws of Motion apply to spacecraft launch.
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- Research
and demonstration of assumptions.
- Test
under each new condition
- Analyze
data
- Draw
conclusions
- Share
with class
- Journal
findings
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Basic technology knowledge and skills (K-5) and Learner factors
such as developmentally appropriate and diverse needs
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Real-They will synthesize their new knowledge of movement into a hypotheses.
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Questioning will be applied throughout to heighten their
awareness of factors of a space launch. Video presentations, demonstrations
and discussions will feature each of the factors concerning the
Laws.
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3. Work in groups of diverse learners to plan, form hypotheses,
analyze data, and draw conclusions.
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- Use simulation
software to design spacecraft
- Discuss data to
form hypotheses and plan design of group rockets
- Analysis research
to build two rockets of different masses
- Journal and
defend groups reasons for using chosen materials
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Articulates their needs as a learner. Use Steps to Think Like a
Scientist. Use inquiry and time management skills. Students know how to
work in cooperative groups.
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They should have no learning difficulty here.
Imagined- they are very comfortable using simulation
software
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Teacher ask Questions for clarification.
Students use worksheet to gather and analysis data to form
hypotheses.
A handout is supplied with tips and suggestions own how to build
rockets.
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4. Observe and identify factors of launch of rockets and draw
final conclusions.
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- Make marks identifying
heights on outside wall of school
- Assemble rockets
with water in canister for launch
- Insert tablet
and launch
- Measure height
and mass of each rocket
- Record data and
video
- Which rocket
went the highest and why? Draw final conclusion from data
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Students observe and record data with enthusiasm.
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Real-They will synthesize their new knowledge of movement
into a final conclusion.
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Teacher assists students
with launch and measurements.
Questioning is applied to review and identify factors of the
space launch.
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