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Creating Technology-Rich Lessons

Participant Workbook

Creating Technology-Rich Lessons Participant Workbook (Instructor Led Course) Copyright © 2004-2008 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Curriculum Developer: Kathryn Cotter Project Manager: Jodi Willnow Compositor: Sam Wilson We are grateful to the following reviewers for their insightful suggestions on the development of these materials: Parry Graham This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Rights and Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. Pearson is a trademark, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). For more information about K-12 Professional Development Programs, please contact us. (800) 463-9618 [email protected] www.pearsonschool.com/pd

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Contents

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Activity: Criteria for Effective Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Activity: Evaluate Lesson Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Activity: Modify a Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Activity: Sharing Lesson Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Plus/Delta Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Lesson Plan Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Getting Started

O v e r v i e w

The purpose of this workshop is to define effective use of technology,evaluate lesson plans, and write a lesson plan that effectively integrates technology. The workshop focuses on helping participants:

� Effectively use technology to improve instructional practices andstudent learning.

� Identify effective strategies for integrating technology.

� Develop a plan for integrating technology resources into the classroom.

E v i d e n c e o f L e a r n i n g

Participants will:

� List the criteria for effective use of technology.

� Provide suggestions for enhancing a lesson plan using that criteria.

� Write or modify a content-rich lesson plan that incorporates effective uses of technology.

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Introductions

P a r t i c i p a n t I n t r o d u c t i o n s

Think about the following question. Describe your most successful useof technology or your best experience using technology.

What is the best experience you have had using technology in yourclassroom?

T a k i n g t h e P u l s e

With a partner, think about two pieces of evidence of effective technology integration.

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2.

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After sharing your ideas, go to the Web site and read the researchsummaries. Then add to your list of evidence of effective technologyintegration. A

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Criteria for Effective Use

Review student work on the Web site and, with a partner, write yourcomments in the table below.

Reviewing Student Work ctivity: ExploringOnCom

Criteria for Effective Use of Technology

Technology is used effectively when it helps you or your students to...

� Increase efficiency and productivity

� Enrich and extend learning

� Produce quality work using professional tools

� Increase motivation

Features of effectiveuse of technology

Comments Student Work 1 Student Work 2 Student Work 3



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Evaluate Lesson Plans

In this activity, you will improve an existing lesson plan to effectivelyincorporate technology. Review the lesson plans on the workshop Website and identify one lesson or activity in the subject or grade levelthat you teach. Review the lesson or activity using the followingquestions. Think about one way to improve the quality and effectivenessof the lesson.

Then, complete the following page to share your ideas with the group.

Evaluating a Lesson Plan

Lesson or Activity:

Questions

1. What kind of technology was used?

2. Does the use of technology help students to be more productiveor make the product more efficient?

3. Does the use of technology enrich and extend student learning?

4. Does the use of technology help support instructional goals?



5. Would the lesson produce high-quality student work?

6. Do you think the use of technology increased student motivation?

7. How could this lesson be improved?



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Name: ______________________

Complete these sentences describing the lesson or activity.

“This lesson meets (criteria). The lesson could be improved by (suggestion) because (missingcriteria).”



Modify a Lesson

Instructor:

Subject:

Grade Level:

O v e r v i e w

M a t e r i a l s

P l a n n i n g a n d D i a g n o s t i c s

“Which skills will be taught and which specific standards will beaddressed?”

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2.

M a i n L e s s o n A c t i v i t i e s

Hook/Engagement



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Vocabulary

Measurable Objectives “Here’s what I’d like youto learn…”

Focused Instruction “Let me show you some-thing.”

Practice in Authentic, Challenging ContextsGuided Practice “Let’s do it together.”

Independent Practice “Now you try.”

Assessment “Let’s talk about what you’vedone.”



R e f l e c t i o n a n d P l a n n i n g

R e s o u r c e s



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Sharing Lesson Plans

1. What educational objectives were you addressing with the(activity), in terms of:

� Specific skills or knowledge (e.g., know the formula forgravity’s effect on an object)

� Specific concepts (e.g., understanding how gravity affectsobjects of different weights on different planets)

� Specific cognitive abilities (e.g., developing problem-solvingand analytic skills by examining gravity simulations)

2. How did the activities help students to develop the skills,knowledge, or cognitive abilities to meet the educationalobjectives?

3. How did the students demonstrate that they had met the educational objectives (e.g., quizzes, tests, task, presentation,paper, etc.)?

4. What evaluation criteria did you use to measure the degreeto which students had met the educational objectives(e.g., a rubric or a series of 25-point quizzes with certainweights)?

5. Did you group students or have them work individually (or both)?If you used student groups, how did you hold the groupaccountable for meeting the educational objectives? If youused student groups, did you also have a system for holdingindividual students within each group accountable for meetingthe educational objectives?

6. How successful were students in meeting the educationalobjectives? Was there much variation in student achievementwithin the class?



Plus/Delta Activity

What was done well? Note anything

about the workshop that was valu-

able and/or enjoyable.

What would like to see improved

in the workshop? Don't just crit-

icize; suggest an improvement.

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Lesson Plan Directions

Use this outline as a guide for how you should fill in each sectionof your lesson plan.

O v e r v i e w

Write a few sentences describing the purpose of the lesson, how itworks, the target grade level, the duration, prerequisites, what youintend students to learn, and what evidence can be used to deter-mine what they actually learn. Be as informative as necessary and as simple as possible.

M a t e r i a l s

Describe necessary materials and resources, including computer technology.

P l a n n i n g a n d D i a g n o s t i c s

1. Identify any relevant academic standards that you are assess-ing at the end of the lesson, translated into a small number ofmeasurable objectives.

2. Identify necessary prerequisite skills and knowledge for thislesson, and explain how to determine which students have theprerequisite skills and knowledge.

M a i n L e s s o n A c t i v i t i e s

Hook/Engagement Explain how to introduce the lesson, including how to “hook” students(i.e., get them engaged and talking about the topic).

VocabularyIdentify key words and phrases and how to introduce them in anengaging, interactive way.

Measurable Objectives “Here’s what I’d like you tolearn…”Describe how to explain the purpose of the lesson to students in language that they will understand. State the objectives.



Focused Instruction “Let me show you something.”Explain how to present the new knowledge or skill to students in anengaging way. This may include modeling a skill, giving a brief slidepresentation or lecture, and so forth. Describe how to ask questionsdesigned to check for understanding.

Practice in Authentic, Challenging Contexts

Guided Practice “Let’s do it together.”Describe how to work through a sample problem together with studentsso that they understand what is expected of them and also how toapply the new skill or knowledge in a novel context. Describe how toprovide coaching along the way, so that students have the help theyneed to be successful.

Independent Practice “Now you try.”Describe how to provide students with an opportunity to apply thenew knowledge or skill in the context of another, more challengingproblem. Describe useful grouping strategies.

Assessment “Let’s talk about what you’ve done.”Describe how students will demonstrate their mastery of the newskill(s) and/or knowledge, how this learning will be measured, andhow the teacher can give useful feedback. Describe how to use a discussion of products and/or performances as a way of summarizingwhat has been learned.

R e f l e c t i o n a n d P l a n n i n g

Explain how to use specific information from the assessment, such aswritten work, feedback, and discussion with students, to decide whatto teach next. For example, it may be necessary to teach similar skillsin a different context to ensure mastery. Or another lesson may followlogically once students have mastered the material in this one.

R e s o u r c e s

Identify useful resources, including Internet links.



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