CI513 Instruction and Technology Thursday, 23 July 2009

For today Debrief update Elements of an excellent lesson Deconstruct lessons Consider unit ideas Explore CFQ’s and standards

What are elements of a good lesson? A favorite lesson you recall from your K-12 years –What jumps out at you? –Share highlights –Make a list of high points for good lessons your group shared Visual Ranking lesson activity

Deconstruct lessons What makes a good lesson? Looking at its parts will tell us a great deal about elements of lesson design. Form teams – see next slide Share highlights of lesson you have dissected. Suggest ideas to make the lesson even more effective

Analyze a lesson Do this— –Determine groups of three or four. –Choose one member to collect a lesson sample. –A second member takes notes as the group discusses the lesson. –Member three is the media reporter for the group. –Member four is the time keeper. (You have fifteen minutes to discuss the lesson highlights.) Make sure team reviews our VR list to measure lesson success.

BREAK Give yourself a five minute break

Thinking about the unit plan Presentation and discussion of CFQ’s and the unit plan Complete CFQ brainstorming sheet Look at Intel® Teach sample unit plans Examine MISL library of work samples Explore sample unit ideas with collaborators

Keep thinking about your unit plan.... Literacy Work Sample/unit plan doc Begin work on your unit CFQ’s Identify possible standards Share ideas with other groups

Standards and benchmarks Oregon Department of Education for content standards and benchmarks = OR school district standards (examples below) School District web site such as Parkrose School District Beaverton School District s/instruction/ s/instruction/ Hillsboro School District 1J Power%20Standards.pdf, bid/284/Default.aspx Power%20Standards.pdf bid/284/Default.aspx

What’s Next Quick review of syllabus assignment column Complete reading/response assignment 2. See complete unit plan samples in Teacher Resource of class wiki Continue work on unit ideas First draft CFQ’s and standards for your unit Identify learning objectives and performance outcomes Complete reading and discussion #3.

Group debrief What do you know? What would you like to know? How will you learn it? Jet Jeanne an with your comments – (Include group member names and