Immigration and a Journey Through Personalized Leaning Amanda Cesta- August 23, 2017

DIN: Please rate your experience with Personalized Learning using the scale below: 1- I am brand 2- I have had training or observed others using the model 3- I have taught a few lessons 4- I have a lot of experience

Agenda Discuss DIN (5 minutes) Introduction to Personalized Learning in a Middle School Social Studies Classroom (10 minutes) Station Rotations (45 minutes) Questions (5 minutes) Lesson Planning (20 minutes) Reflection (5 minutes)

What is Personalized Learning? Gives teachers the ability to work with students in a small group and personalize lessons to the individual needs of each student

Stations

Teacher Talk Review document analysis steps with students Complete steps together for documents 1-4 Have students work independently or with a partner on documents 5-7 Plan in opportunities for independent practice**

Directions: Need to be extremely detailed and explicit Located at the station Given orally and provided visually

Collaborative Corner Directions:

Collaborative Corner Directions: Choose two group members to be writers and two group members to be illustrators: Writers will choose a quotation from “Paragraph 1” and write it in on the story-board. Writers will explain in their own words what is happening in the quotation. Illustrators will create a drawing of what is happening in the quotation. While the illustrators are drawing, writers will look for and choose the quotation from “Paragraph 2” for the next part of the story- board” Repeat steps 3-5 for Paragraphs 2-5

Tech Deck Directions: 1. Go to the following website: www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=339437 2. Click on the “Introduction” tab on the left, read it 3. Click on the “Task” tab on the left, read it 4. Click on the “Process” tab on the left, read the directions a. Click on the link below that says "Immigration” b. Follow the steps on the website by clicking on the prompts to follow the journey of an immigrant coming through Ellis Island and living in New York City in the early 1900's (click on red hands and yellow objects inside the apartment) c. Complete the handout while you navigate the website d. Complete the journal entry once you are done on the website

Reflection

Your Turn! Think about the first lesson you would like to teach this year using Personalized Learning Use the lesson planning template provided, and the Scope and Sequence to begin planning a Personalized Learning lesson to use the first Marking Period