Wednesday, August 3, 2016

My first peer lesson

I chose a topic that also meets the curriculum. The way the lesson was taught was new, but "my students" and I enjoyed it.
Below is the lesson plan I prepared. .


IIED: ICT in Education Lesson Plan Form

2016
Analyzing and building
NAME : Mahasingh Jerry   Date: 26-5-2016

SETUP
Subject Area(s)
OJW
  • 5.4 Natuur en techniek (page 39)
    • Technologie en wetenschap ( science & tech) page 40
Grade Level
    Onderbouw ( grade 3 -4)
Lesson Summary
(take this seriously)
 This is a lesson  to meet the curriculum needs on subject “Natuur Onderwijs”  (https://www.scribd.com/doc/302918218/Curr-Basisonderwijs).
It is a TECHNOLOGY LESSON where students have to recognize and analyze  materials/parts used on given products. The will also have to try to build something with these materials.
With this lesson, students will develop technical and 21 st century  skills.
Student Objectives & Outcomes
(take this seriously)
  • Students describe the shapes and  functions of given products ( items/parts)
  • Students collaborate/communicate in groups and make a plan to build a tool
  • Students build tool with given parts/items and present it.
the way in
Checklist for Readiness
  • Tell students
    • subject: ( Natuur onderwijs /Sience tech) .
    • We’ll design and make something out of available materials
    • They’re free to move,  talk/ask questions or help. But they should try to have respect for each other and not to disturb anyone.
  • I will assess prior knowledge by asking questions about shape and function of certain items ( chair , table or chalkboard)
  • I will bring items/”scrap” from home and share it with the groups
  • differentiating instruction ??
  • Check for understanding with answers/responses from students when assessing prior knowledge
  • Check facial expression ( they should look happy and smile too),
  • participation ( they all talk/ think and respond to answers)
  • They are willing to continue and build something ( eventually ask if like to proceed and build something)
Assessing Prior Knowledge
(Try to complete this within 5 minutes)
  • Point to a chair, table, chalkboard, or other item in the class and ask explain shapes and functions.
  • Take self made tool ( cassava rasper, that was build with other scrap material) out and ask to mention parts/shape and ( previous ) functions.
Ongoing Student Engagement
  • Connect selfmade cassava rasper (cassava grater) to electrical power en demonstrate how scrap can be put to other use and fulfill a need ( solve a problem: grate cassava). Inspire them to become inventors/engineers.
  • Eventually ask if they would like to solve problems  for others, become inventors or engineers to?
the way through
Activities and Scaffolding
(Be specific)
  • Share “Junk”/items with groups
  • Give 2 paper sheets (A4) per group
  • 5 min Analyzing : Ask to pick at least 5 items and write their names, shapes, and functions on one sheet of paper
  • Visit groups and check if they are able to analyze and write .. Eventually guid or trigger thinking by giving examples of other known items.
  • 2 min presentation: Ask to present their items: Name, shape, functions or more. Eventually trigger/ask questions if they misses important shapes of functions to aid in their understanding.
  • 10 min building/creating: ask to build or create a tool with given/selected items. Use cassava grater as example where different items are put together to make something new.
  • They must decide together what to build.
  • They can use their paper to write or draw what they will make.
  • Visit groups to check if they are able to build something. Eventually give simple example. Ex use paper sheet to make propeller. Add a stick and you get a fan.
  • Check and ask regularly if help ( technical support) needed with for example cutting, bending, drilling etc..
  • 2 min present final product: ask to explain new function and items used.
Effective Pedagogies
(Be specific)
  • Break the lesson into smaller and easy doable steps.
Differentiated Instruction
(Be specific)
What you do (specifically) in your lesson that can address students with different learning needs (physical, mental)
Use of ICTs
(Be specific)
  • No ICT required.
  • Optional : When students describe their items, the teacher can type the words in http://worditout.com/word-cloud/make-a-new-one . After the students have finished, the teacher can display the wordcloud of the mentioned shapes and functions.


CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
(Not applicable when practice teaching at IOL, but will be used for teaching in local classrooms)
Your Organization
  • Students form groups. They are allowed to move, or talk
  • The lesson is hands on lesson.
  • 5 min intro, 5 min analyzing, 2 min per group to describe items, 20 min builing, 5 min per group to present final result
  • Visit each group, and check status students ( participating, excited etc)
Your Instruction
  • You can demonstrate how the lesson to be clearly organized
  • You make effective use of verbal and non-verbal communication
  • Examples of attention to students with different learning needs
  • Show how the lesson is appropriate to the age-group
Your Students
(You can demonstrate that…)
  • They are free to move or talk to each order but do not disturb others or the lesson.
  • I will compliment them on their achievements.


21st Century teaching and learning

CHOOSE 3 of the following 21st Century Teaching and Learning teaching and learning concepts and briefly describe how your way in, through, or out demonstrated these concepts.  Feel free to choose from the following list or add your own:


Year 1 and 2 Canvas sites PLUS each of the following is a link from: http://edutopia.org
21st Century Teaching and Learning Choice 1:

During intro I w’ll display a Cassava grater that solves a problem. They will be asked to build/create something too.  During the way through they will be making something new

21st Century Teaching and Learning Choice 2:
Collaborative Learning

During the way through students work in groups  to analyze items They will write descriptions of the items on paper, and think/discuss about the product they will create.
They will build the new product together.
21st Century Teaching and Learning Choice 3:
Design Thinking
During the way through students will analyze given items. Bases on their shapes and functions they will be put together to create something new.
the way forward
Practice in class and at home
  • In the class the students practice solving problems with given items.
  • At home or elsewhere they can Look at items (thrown) around and put them to other use.
Where this Leads
  • Students are able to analyze items and develop specific products to solve problems.
Ending class
(be specific)
  • Ask what other products  they could have build with the given items.
  • Ask if there any other tools they can make to solve other problems they know.
  • Ask what they think about the lesson, great? hard? Fun?

Here's the video of my first peer lesson. (The audio is bad)


I also had made my own checklist: