Our first lesson plan is developing nicely. We have allocated responsibilities for each aspect of the lesson plan evenly. Kat, Christina and I are all doing our part. When we meet as a group we are productive and efficient with our time. I am learning a lot of new things because our lesson plan is interdisciplinary. I have learned about the topography of South America, where gold is most likely found in a region and the enslavement of Indians to mine gold. South America has mostly gold and Mexico has mostly silver. I have learned there is a greater interaction between geography and people than I realized before.
There has been modifications to our first lesson. First, I did not fully complete the standards for Earth Science and Social Studies. I went back to the appropriate websites and found the standards addressed in our lesson plan. This will help me in the future when teaching lessons to make sure I provide a full and completed list of the standards addressed. Second, we included the procedure of how to use the Smart Board. As we learn more techniques for the Smart Board and Smart Notebook we will add more specified steps, but for now they are basic steps. Third, we modified our maps in Google Docs. I learned how to link websites to a Google Docs document. Fourth, we added a rubric for the student activity of writing in their journals. This will help us assess the students knowledge on the subject after the lesson is completed. Overall, our lesson planning is improving.
It sounds like you guys made a lot of progress this week. It's awesome that you're learning so much about a different subject area, it proves that this can be an effective way to get your students to learn more as well.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the best way to learn new things like in google docs is when you need to use it and then you figure it out. I hope that the groups see the value of working in multiple disciplines.
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