Tara's+Problem-Based+Lesson+Plan

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM USE
= Unit Plan Template =
 * A Standards-Based Approach **
 * Lesson Title: PBL – What would the world be like without this person’s contributions? || Related Lessons: Digital story about chosen person. Online discussion about notable person of students’ choice. ||
 * Grade : 8th Grade TAG

Subjects: Literature, Language Arts, History, Social Studies || Unit: Notable person from history project. || **Content Standards: Iowa Core Curriculum Standards**  1. Creativity and innovation 2. Communication and collaboration 3. Research and information fluency || 
 * ** GOALS ** ||
 * *Access information: Generate questions to guide research process – Narrow a topic - Locate research material through print and electronic sources and interviews (if applicable) **
 * *Evaluate information: Authority – Objectivity – Quality – Coverage – Currency – Relevancy **
 * *Communicate information and ideas – Use information accurately, responsibility and ethically – Incorporate research findings through a variety of mediums – Use technology to communicate research findings. **
 * **ISTE NETS-S **

4. Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making 5. Digital citizenship 6. Technology operations and concepts || · **Research notable person of their choice using 5 sources. ** · **Prepare an oral presentation describing person’s contributions. ** · **Write open ended questions for spectators to ask during presentation. ** · **Create a display and costume to represent notable person. **
 * Instructional objective(s): Students will: **
 * ** ACTION ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Before-class preparation: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">*Create a handout to guide students during the unit and for students to keep as a reminder for deadlines and expectations. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">*Make sure to have enough print resources on hand. Possible borrowing from the public library or AEA. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">*Reserve the computer lab. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">*Schedule time to collaborate with TAG teacher. ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">During class ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Time || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instructional Activities || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Materials & Resources ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mon 10:17-11:06

Tues-Wed 10:17-11:06

Mon-Tues-Wed 10:17-11:06

Mon-Tues-Wed 10:17-11:06 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Choose person and possibly begin research.

Begin research

Continue to gather and organize information.

Create presentation, display, and questions. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Internet and various reference books.

Internet and reference books.

Computers, internet, reference books, print or non-print notes.

Materials needed at this point will depend on individual student projects. This will be as needed. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Notes: Students are working individually on this project. They will be presenting in the school library which has been reserved in advance for this project.


 * ** MONITOR ** ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ongoing assessment(s): Students daily class contributions. Are they making progress? Are they using material correctly and appropriately? Students will be keeping a daily journal and using it to reflect upon. Since I only meet with these students every other day this will be important for all of us to keep track of where we are and who still needs to complete each task. The unit packet also includes a check list for students to check off tasks as they complete it. This is also a self monitoring tool.