1. How various pedagogies Might approach the same assignment Dennis Davis Rob Watson

2.  How might this assignment be shaped by:  Behaviorist  Constructivist  Cognitivist  Pragmatist  Multiple Intelligence Assignment: Volcano PowerPoint

3. Behaviorist and the Volcano PowerPoint  Specific Instructions about what to include on each slide  Students make flash cards in PowerPoint to memorize the facts about volcanos  Teachers gives a lot feedback and rewards students who are performing well (Reinforcement)  Mid unit check ins  Students do multiple slides on the same facts  All of the slides have the same design  Clear learning goals and expectations (Rubric)  Standardized, detailed rubric  Specific feedback at the end of the unit.

4.  Students decide what aspects of volcanos interest them  Students make a list about why they should learn about volcanos  Students decide what type of project to do around volcanos  PowerPoint slides design is open ended  Read/Share stories from people who were involved in volcanoes eruptions  How does the carnage of a volcano eruption compare to other natural disasters  What effects would a volcano eruption have on the people in the surrounding areas  Play a Roger Schank© brand video game about volcanos Constructivist and the Volcano PowerPoint

5.  Students make a PowerPoint about how a volcano would affect them  Students use PowerPoint to take a survey of prior knowledge  Questions are posed in open-ended format allowing for unique student response  Students try to imagine what it would be like if they were a volcano eruption victim  Students analyze the response to a recent volcano disaster  Students illustrate the parts of a volcano  Students assess own learning  Students develop group rubric Cognitivist and the Volcano PowerPoint

6. Pragmatist and the Volcano PowerPoint  Hyperlink PowerPoint to virtual volcano  Write how volcanos affect daily life  Incorporate other subjects into the PowerPoint  Students create a PowerPoint  If possible visit a local volcano  Create and embed personal volcano videos  Use the internet to collaborate with volcano professionals  Play a Roger Schank© brand video game about volcanos

7.  Students will do voice-over for a PowerPoint about volcanos  Students will make a database of active volcanos and recent eruptions  Students will calculate speed and direction of lava flow  Students will collect photographs of parts of volcanos  Students will make film showing carnage backed by sad music  Students will make PowerPoint using their bodies to illustrate volcano terms (charades style)  Students will work in pairs or alone to create their PowerPoint  Student PowerPoint will include slides that require audience input  Students will perform an interpretive dance of material instead of a PowerPoint Multiple Intelligence and the Volcano PowerPoint