Tuesday, March 25, 2014

lesson 1- phase 2 reflection

  1. Instructional Decisions/Teaching (InTask Standard # 9): Discuss the implementation process and describe
    • What went well and what didn't go well during the implementation of your lesson?
    • How well was the alignment to objectives and standards maintained?
    • Describe any modifications made during the implementation of the lesson
My lesson went very well, I was pleased with the outcome of my lesson and how I presented it. I think I could have planned it better to transition more smoothly from moving around the class. The lesson went along with the objectives and standards I had picked out for this lesson. The students had to carry through the objectives and standards laid out for the lesson through implementation in activities provided for them to do. I had to modify my lesson to accommodate a student who did not want to complete the lesson because it was “too mainstream” for them to complete. To accommodate for this I had to focus on this student and keep the student motivated and engaged. To do this I had to sit by the student and help the student through the process, which had the other students on their own for parts of the lesson. It was difficult to divide my time between a student who needed a lot of attention to my other students who could use some guided practice as well.
  1. Mechanics:
    • What technologies did I use (for the teacher and the learner)?
    • How were the technologies used (by whom and in what manner)?
    • My lesson was within the correct time frame
      • It was short because…
      • It was too long because…
      • The lesson was within the correct time frame because...
I started my lesson with having my students get up and meet at the white board at the front of the room. We reviewed what we would be covering that day and have them write on the board their ideas of the Civil War. We then went back to their desks to get on the computers and read some letters from different Civil War civilians and patrons. After they read their letters they were instructed to go to the class blog and create a letter of their own. I had an example and instructions set for them to read through. The students could refer back to this for help and for an example of what I expected from them. They then created their own letters on the blog either in reaction to the letter or a follow up letter impersonating the person of the letter they read. My lesson was within the time frame, I expected the lesson to be too long for the time frame, but it actually ended perfectly within the 30-minute limit. I think it ended this way because of the information I had for them to complete and the task I had them do. If there was extra time I had open-ended questions to ask as a classroom discussion on the Civil War.
  1. Assessment of Learning (InTask Standard # 6): Refer to Assessing Student Learning
    • Include at least 2 digital artifacts that demonstrate what you or your students (peers) have created as a result of your lesson
    • Describe your students' level of success in achieving the standards and objectives for your lesson based on your assessment
    • Describe the level of success you had in teaching the lesson
      • How do your individual reflections support this?
      • How do the comments from your classmates support this?
http://schweckecivilwarletter.blogspot.com/2014/03/original-letter-october-14-1862-harpers.html#comment-form If you follow this link, it will take you to the three artifacts that my students completed during my lesson.
I think my students achieved the standards and objectives very well for this lesson. They understood the Civil War from different perspectives of the two sides within the Civil War. As we talked through why they wrote what they did, it was good for them to reflect back on their work and their ideas on the issue. I thought I did very well in presenting the information to my students, I think I could have provided some more instruction on the blog to them through the comments of the student reflection. I thought I was very well prepared for this lesson and knew exactly what I wanted my students to get out of the lesson. My comments and reflection of my lesson was very good and all my students thought the lesson was informative and technology enriched.


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