Assignments That Matter Final 214
- 1. Jeanna Maloney Naomi Killham Michael Lendy Marissa Reidford Cynthia Resener Kristina McDowell
- 2. Teacher Roles Facilitator Guide Co-learner Student Roles Critical thinker Engaged learner Responsible Interaction & Collaboration Hands on Relevant /Real world Peer, community, & teacher
- 3. Assignment design Hands-on Applying prior knowledge to new situations Uses variety of methods & materials Provides different assessment methods Cross- curricular Relevant to more than one subject Accomplishes teaching standards Teachers are able to assess students based on state standards
- 4. After reading Flat Stanley children will create their own card- board friend and life for him. Then, through e-mail, students will send their friend to other places around the world. The host family will then take him along on outings, snap photos, and keep a journal of activities. That family will then send it back to the student, which allows for insight on lives of other cultures.
- 5. The teacher provides feedback and facilitate lesson The teacher aids students by guiding as well as becoming a co-learner Students are responsible for own learning Students become critical thinkers and engaged learners Interaction & Collaboration Hands-on Based on real world Involves other students, community, and teacher interactions
- 6. This assignment allows students to become actively involved with others while touching on subjects such as social studies, language arts, and health/nutrition. By students mailing their flat friend to other countries, allows them to learn about other cultures and compare those cultures to their own. It allows students to create personal writings as well as learn about local history along with world geography.
- 7. Books Flat Stanley Reference books Maps (local & world) Internet Email Research Camera Recording devices
- 8. Educational Theorist Pedagogy Specialist Educational Psychology Instructional Designer Provide background knowledge Effective teaching Provides a foundation for effective lesson planning
- 9. Is the study of how people learn Behaviorisms learning through environment/ external stimuli Positive and negative reinforcements Learning is a change in behavior B.F. Skinner Theory of value and knowledge
- 10. Constructivism Learning is Active & constructive reflects on own experiences and forms a new understanding Curriculum: combination of prior knowledge and hands-on Teachers: make connections between facts and new understanding Students: analyze, interpret & predict Lev Vygotsky Believed that culture is prime determinant of individual development
- 11. 1 . Facilitate & Inspire Student Learning & Creativity D)Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with others in face-to-face and virtual environments. Flat Stanley Technology (emails, cameras, recording devices) Environmental learning 3. Model digital-age work and learning B)Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using them to support student success and innovation. Flat Stanley Local community/global Peer, teacher, others engaged
- 12. Engaged Learning - Students find excitement and pleasure in learning, and understand that learning is social. Technology Integration - Technology helps with daily classroom practices, and management of a classroom. Inquiry Learning/Project Based learning - Comprehensive instructional approach in sustained, cooperative investigation. Socratic learning and questioning - Pushes your mind to think beyond what you would normally think about. It keeps asking the question why and what kind. Collaborative Learning - Group work; working together to get different viewpoints; the success of one learner helps an entire group. Cooperative Learning -Each member is responsible for each other’s learning as well as their own; Achieve different levels of understanding. Outcome-based Learning - Encourages decision making regarding curriculum, teaching methods, school structure and management.
- 13. How this applies to Flat-Stanley Students can work in groups or alone. (Engaged Learning, Collaborative Learning, and Cooperative Learning) Technology Integration is available because students could send email instead of journals. (Technology Integration) Students can share what they learn and so they teach not only themselves, but others. (Cooperative Learning, and Collaborative Learning) Students could also investigate different cultures, where they will be sending Flat Stanley. (Inquiry Learning) Standards Use content-specific tools to support learning and research. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
- 14. Focuses on accommodating all different types of learners Modifies lesson plans to suit everyone Covers why, what, how, and if How it relates to Flat Stanley Students are allowed to be creative, but also have rules to follow Includes technology, which may make it easier for some to learn
- 15. Standards Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity Promote, support and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
- 16. Teaching for Understanding The Teacher: Informs students of big ideas and essential questions Uses a variety of strategies to deepen students understanding Direct Instruction, Inquiry based, Cooperative Learning, and Information Processing Strategies The Learners: Informed of big ideas and essential questions Know how they will be assessed
- 17. Flat Stanley Big ideas and essential questions are listed Assessments used correlate to characteristics necessary for effective assessment Includes expectations, room for reflection, and feedback opportunities for students Standard 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers need to use multiple ways of assessing students Use of technology integrated for effective learning
- 18. ISTE/NETS Standards Design and adapt learning experiences using tools Direct instruction, inquiry based learning, cooperative learning Customize and personalize activities to address students styles, strategies and abilities Inspire learning, use digital tools and citizenship Evaluate and reflect on certain research and professional practice to make effective use of digital tools Digital literacy, inventive thinking, interactive communications and quality results
- 19. Flat Stanley and Instructional Design Using digital tools Digital literacy Children gain first hand experience in: Sending and receiving e-mails Attaching files to e-mails Printing materials Using digital camera Scanning materials Saving information on a computer Word processing and spreadsheet skills
- 20. For students who may have a disability (such as they need help writing or reading) the teacher could modify this assignment. Some ways to allow students with disabilities to still be active participants: the letters could be read out loud to them rather than writing they could draw a picture With the advancements in technology font sizes can be changed voice recording is also possible
Editor's Notes
- #3: Facilitators: monitors, guides, and raises open ended questions for students to be more actively involved Guide: teachers guide students through engaged learning with out simply giving students answers Co learner: must be willing to learn with class, some info may be outside of expertese Critical thinker: Engaged learner: actevely invovled in assinment Responsible: for what they understand and learn about assignment
- #8: Recording devices (they can record voices from other countries) and video (ie web cam)
- #12: 1.D behaviorism says students will learn though an external stimuli and through the environment. So my allowing for children to learn though others experiences (placing in groups) with recourses of technology they are experiencing characteristics of behaviorism. b) Through constructivism they say that students will learn by the aid of classmates and peers to help them become critical thinkers and engaged learners
- #19: 2. 3.