Lesson+Plans

= = || ==Volcano Activity Sheet and Rubric ==
 * =EDTC Portfolio: =

The first rubric I made in EDTC was the Volcano Activity and Rubric. This exercise had me follow an online template to create an activity sheet for a class project to create posters showing the parts of a Volcano. The exercise also had me create a rubric that students could look at to determine what their posters needed to receive the best grade possible. || || ==Grilled Cheese Lesson Plan ==
 * [[file:Denker- Grilled Cheese Rubric(1).xlsx]]

I created a science lesson plan on teaching the scientific process as the class tried to make the best Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Students had to determine what variables they would change to make the best grilled cheese sandwich, cheese, bread type, or use of an add-in. They had to write down the steps of the experiment, which looked like creating a recipe, and let the expert panel of taste-testers (the cafeteria workers) decide the winner. Before the experiment, students also collected data about what their peers and teachers thought the best grilled cheese contained. After the experiment, the students showed their results on a professional graph. I also created a Rubric to assess my objectives for this assignment. This lesson fulfilled several 5th grade Science PASS objectives. || I found a website [|http://www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity] that addressed Academic Integrity issues. I explored this website and found that it had useful videos and other resources to teach students about plagiarism. The website is geared for high school or college students; however, I do not think that it is ever to early to teach students that they should do their own work. I would modify the information on this web site to make it more age-appropriate for 5th graders. ||
 * [[file:Denker-Ethics.docx]] || ==Ethics and Technology Website Evaluation ==
 * [[file:Colonial%20PowerPoint[1].pptx]] || ==Colonial PowerPoint Example ==

This PowerPoint serves as a review for students. The Colonial New York review includes hyperlinks within the PowerPoint to help students navigate through it. This could be used as an example for a student project. Students could be assigned to develop their own reviews for a colony. They could then be asked to go through 3 to 4 of their classmates creations. By asking the students to peer review several PowerPoints, they would interact with the content as well. || [|John Smith Glogster] || ==Glogster Lesson Plan ==
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Denker-GlogsterLessonPlan[1].pdf]]

<span style="background-color: #382a15; color: #ebeb89; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">I created a Glogster using <span style="background-color: #382a15; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[|www.edu.glogster.com] A glogster is an online poster that includes a variety of media. using the education version of Glogster helps filter the content of searches. Teachers who wanted to introduce this to their class would not have to worry about inappropriate content appearing. I loved the fact that I could include multimedia in my Glogster. I linked a YouTube video and uploaded several files in the example glogster. There is a link to the example Glogster on the side. This would be a great alternative to having students make physical posters. It would reduce supply costs and give kids more options for bringing their topic to life. The lesson plan has students research a person from colonial America and create a Glogster that describes his/her contributions to America. It covers a 5th grade Social Studies and Language Arts PASS objective. I have also included a rubric for grading the lesson plan. || || <span style="background-color: #ebeb89; color: #382a15; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="background-color: #ebeb89; color: #382a15; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">==<span style="background-color: #ebeb89; color: #382a15; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Colonial Concept Map Lesson Plan == The concept map will be a great tool for getting students to organize information about colonial America. The lesson plan asks students to create a concept map using the Inspiration software that they will use to structure a paper about differences and similarities between groups of colonial people. Students will be using a concept map to brainstorm and pre-write thier papers. This lesson plan includes a rubric for grading and covers a 5th grade Social Studies and Language Arts PASS objectives. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Denker-LessonPlanConceptMap.isf]]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:Denker-InternetScavengerHunt.doc]] || <span style="background-color: #382a15; color: #ebeb89; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">==Internet Scavenger Hunt==

The Internet Scavenger Hunt would be a great activity to do with a class before starting a research project. Having students go through a worksheet and answer questions that they found the answers to using different seach engines would show them hwo to narrow down results and expediate their researching. This sample Scavenger Hunt would be a good template to use for creating a similar one for 5th grade students. ||
 * media type="file" key="Denker-Podcast.mp3" width="240" height="20" || <span style="background-color: #ebeb89; color: #382a15; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">==<span style="background-color: #ebeb89; color: #382a15; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Colonial Podcast ==

This podcast would be a great resource for substitute teachers to use. It features colonial music on the intro and ending. My voice is recorded addressing the class and introducing a person speaking about her support of the Revolutionary War. The Podcast ends with me assigning the class to write in their Writers' Notebooks. || __ Colonial WebQuest __ || ==<span style="background-color: #382a15; color: #ebeb89; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">WebQuest Lesson Plan ==
 * [[file:Denker-Webquest.docx]]

<span style="background-color: #382a15; color: #ebeb89; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I created a lesson plan that has students complete a project in which they take on the persona of a person from colonial times. The students will access the WebQuest site and follow the direct instruction listed on each of the tabs to complete the project. The WebQuest is another way for teachers to assign student-directed projects. Teachers can give the responsibility for learning to students, but they still know that students are receiving support. Since WebQuests use websites that have been pre-selected, teachers do not have to worry as much about students accessing inappropriate websites. WebQuests could also be used during extended teacher absences because a substitute would be able to let the students take charge of the curriculum. ||