Technology integration with foreign and 2 nd language
- 1. Presented by: Ileana Bermudez Luna
- 2. Developing academic language and background knowledge to succeed in main stream classes. Integrating authentic materials and perspectives of native speakers of the target language. Differentiating instruction across proficiency levels.
- 3. Support for authentic oral and written practice. http://www.stuff.co.uk/wicked.htm
- 4. Support for practice in language sub skills.
- 5. Presentation aids.
- 6. Support for text production.
- 7. Virtual field trips for modified language immersion experience.
- 8. Basic Information Title: Let’s build our science vocabulary! Area of Study: Foreign and 2nd Language/Science Grade: 2nd Grade Duration: 45 minutes
- 9. Objectives: This lesson plan has been created to work with English Language Learners (ELL’s) students in the content area of science. The main purpose of the lesson will be helping these students to acquired and/or improve their science vocabulary. Although the target of this lesson plan is ELL’s, it can also be use with English speaking students, since the main idea of it is develop the most important key words in the scientific method.
- 10. Florida Standards: SS.3.A.1.2: Utilize technology resources to gather information from primary and secondary sources. LA.2.5.2 Listening and Speaking: The student effectively applies listening and speaking strategies. LA.2.5.2.2 Listening and Speaking: The student will begin to use language appropriate for different occasions, audiences, and topics. SC.2.N.1.6 The Practice of Science: Explain how scientists alone or in groups are always investigating new ways to solve problems.
- 11. NETS-S: NETS-S 6: Technology Operations and Concepts, since we will be using a Power Point presentation to create the lesson plan. NETS-S 2: Communication and Collaboration, after students learn the basic and more important key words of the scientific method, they will work in groups to plan their own science project. NETS-S 3: Research and Information Fluency, students will use the internet to access a given webpage to choose which science project topic they want to work with. NETS-S 4: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making, Students will need to work cooperatively to decide which kind of science project they will be doing.
- 12. Introduction: The Scientific Method Scientist use these steps to when they are developing a research: 1. As a question and state a purpose 2. Research 3. Hypothesis 4. Procedures (variables, materials, directions) 5. Collect data 6. Create a graph 7. Draw a conclusion
- 13. Procedure: We will be learning two important things that will help us in many positive ways. Many students are having a hard time in the science class, because is difficult for you to understand all those “big words” that the science teacher uses. This is a very interesting activity to help you learn the science vocabulary, and since the science fair is around the corner, I will be teaching you, first, the most relevant key word of the scientific method. Second, and to help us with this task, I will be showing you how to use an ELL strategy called KIM (Key word, Information, and Memory cue). This is another way to help you remember the new vocabulary that you will be learning today. To make it more interesting, we will be using for most of our instructional time, a super cool PowerPoint presentation! I will start by showing you what is the scientific method, and together we will identify those “big science words” that we are not recognizing. Then we will be using the KIM strategy to memorize those words. After we all have get use to the definition of those words, we will keep working with our PowerPoint. At the end I will be assigning groups, to then choose and work in our science fair projects. Every group will have to do some research before choosing their topic. I will provide you with some web pages to get this information. When everybody finishes choosing their topics, then we may start planning our science project. After this we will be having another class with a different lesson plan in which I will be explaining to you how to develop a science fair project.
- 14. Materials and/or Resources: 1. Laptop Computer 2. PowerPoint Software 3. Wall Projector (white) 4. Science journals and pencils, to write the new vocabulary that they will learn. 5. KIM diagram (ELL strategy) K I M Key Word Information Memory Cue
- 15. Accommodations: This lesson is been specially design to work with ELL’s students, and they will have reasonable extended time to master the new science vocabulary. At the end of the PowerPoint presentation they will be working in groups, with the Internet, to do their research. For this part of the activity I will choose the most technology proficient students to help each others. If we have a Special Education student he/she will receive the appropriate accommodations based on their specific learning needs, and according with their disability.
- 16. Ongoing and Individual Assessment: During the activity I will be assessing the students’ behavior, as well as their cooperative work skills. After the presentation, and before they start their research to choose their topic, students will have a pop quiz to assess their knowledge on the new vocabulary. They should be able to identify the right definition for each word, and demonstrate that they really understand how they can use those words.
- 17. Throughout the integration of the Power Point technology the teacher will keep students focused and engage, and they will be more enthusiastic to learn and motivated. Having the visual aid of the presentation will help them picture in their mind what they are learning, which can contribute to help them having a better retention. Also, students have the opportunity to learn in a more comprehensive learning environment. The development of this kind of lesson is longer and time consuming than a regular lesson plan without technology integration; however it is worth the extra time, as well as the financial expenses used to planning, if the students’ academic gains are going to be above average.
- 18. Reflection: 1.What went well? Students had a great time working together in this activity. They showed excellent classroom behavior and interest in what they were learning. They were also able to memorize the new vocabulary and their assessment revealed good academic gains. 2. What can be improved? To improve this lesson plan I will need to gather more Internet resources for the students, to help them with their topic’s research. 3. How did the students feel about the lesson? Were they engaged, frustrated, off-task? Students were very excited, engaged, and motivated throughout the entire lesson. When they worked on line to choose their topic, they were very cooperative one to each other, demonstrating excellent cooperative work skill. At the end of the lesson everybody was very proud and satisfied of their outcomes, including me.