Assure assignment
- 1. Analyze the Learners General Characteristics This plan is designed for a group of average learners who are enrolled in an American culture course consisting of 15 students ages 10 to 19 years old. There are 8 males and 7 females, who are mildly to severely vision impaired. The entire group is of Russian origin but speak English as a second language. Entry competencies 1. The ability to use a computer 2. Experience in note taking 3. General language terms for American dialect of English Learning Styles The students will be primarily taught by audio means due to their visual limitations. A mix of sound clips, songs, and video media will be used to immerse the learners in the experience of a 4th of July celebration. Hands on experience will be provided for all in order to understand the activities related to July 4th. State Objectives My students will be able to orally recount American 4th of July activities after 1 week of lectures, listening to songs, playing games, holding a mock celebration, and watching fireworks with 80% accuracy.
- 2. Select Methods, Media, and Material Large group instruction will be utilized with several activities using small groups. An overhead projector with a larger screen will be needed to present a power point presentation. An audio system will be used in tandem with the projector system to play videos and sound clips throughout the unit. This system will be checked 30 minutes prior to each class. Varying colors of water balloons will be used for a demonstration of a popular 4th of July activity. A local park will be reserved for a mock 4th of July celebration. If it rains this will also be part of the lesson as it sometimes rains on July 4th and disrupts the activities, at which point the festivities will be moved to the school gymnasium. The amphitheater at the school will be utilized for viewing of fireworks shows recorded and uploaded to YouTube. Videos and music media will be previewed to check for appropriateness and quality. The videos and music will be downloaded to Pocket as a backup in case the internet becomes an issue. A video camera will be used for students to record their assessment of the fireworks show. A memory card video camera will be retained for this purpose from the A/V department as well as my personal iPhone’s camera will be held as a backup. Utilize Media and Material Preview the Materials
- 3. All videos, sound clips, etc. will be previewed in order to maintain appropriateness and quality for a visually impaired group. Prepare the Materials The equipment needed will be in the classroom: projector and view screen, computer with internet access, video camera, pencils and paper or braille computer for those that need them. Prepare the Environment Each day the class will be set up to work in small groups with the small groups oriented to allow for large group demonstrations and viewing of materials. The more visually impaired students will be placed closer to the front of the classroom. The outdoor activities will be scheduled well in advance and permission slips will be distributed on the first day for those who will need them. Students will be asked to bring in water balloons of the proper July 4th colors and those will be placed with balloons that have been purchased prior. Prepare the Learners The students will be given a rough schedule of the class sessions and the types of material that will be presented. Classroom policies will be presented to the learners and general questions will be asked about their current knowledge of July 4th celebrations. Provide the Learning Experience
- 4. The students will be shown video clips, sound bites, and various hands on activities during the progression of the course. Links to all media will be made available via email to each student for further access outside of the classroom. Require Learner Participation Large group activities During the lecture students will write down the things that most interest them about the activities discussed and then read them aloud. The students will be asked toward the end of the week to vote on their favorite of the 4th of July songs. The winner will be announced and played. During the water balloon game the students will work as a team to find and throw all the red, white, and blue balloons at the teacher. The older students and/or less visually impaired will select the balloons to be thrown by the younger and/or more visually impaired. Clean up will also be part of the festivity. At the mock celebration, the students will assist in the preparation of food as well as consumption/sampling. During the explosive fireworks video viewing, the students will watch the entire and record a video in which they describe it to someone who has never experienced a fireworks show. These videos will be viewed/listened to the next day. Small group activities
- 5. An assortment of clips via YouTube will be played from the 1976 Bicentennial celebration where students will list what they see or hear pertaining to the celebration activities. The more severely visually impaired will list what they hear and the students who can see will list what they see. Lists will be read aloud in groups and compared. By this comparison it should accentuate the sights for the hearing impaired and the sounds for those who are less impaired. Evaluate and Revise Assessment of Learner Achievement On the final day the individual students will give a general outline of a 4th of July celebration that they would plan in a one on one session with the instructor. They will then be asked to list some of the activities associated with the celebration and types of food consumed. Evaluation of Media and Methods The last component of the lesson, oral interview, will be for the student to highlight what they liked most about the class and what they liked least. The interviews will be recorded and care will be taken when reviewing the video to assess which subject material seemed least remembered overall and revise the associated activity or replace it. Evaluation of Overall Instruction The students will be asked to give their anonymous assessment of the class and instructor using Google docs to allow students to leave their comments. The site will be emailed to them or a paper form will be given to them to fill out prepared questions.