How does your unit contribute to the curriculum goals of your teaching
assignment? standards, content, student learning
- The unit was on weather for first grade students, I had to plan a variety of lessons that included hands on experiences, multi media work and a variety of other aspects. The Minnesota State standards for first grade include weather. Under the broad topic of weather there is storms and water cycle. My lesson met the standard completly when it was complete. It engaged the students in a variety of learning expereiences that allowed them to explore the topic in great length. I feel that this unit was an asset to their learning. It allowed them to explore, research, experience and develop what they already knew about weather.
Describe the learning expectations that you had for your lessons. What
aspects of the lesson were successful and why? What aspects of the lesson where not successful and why?
I had high expecations for my lessons. I wanted the students to expereice weather as hands on as they could. I also wanted to be able to clearly see what they wanted to learn so that I could teach them that. To do this I set up a research station ( part of stations already set) and had the students write a KWL chart to indicate the direction of my unit. This was benifical it allowed me to see where the gaps in learning were so I could fill those gaps. The experiements were the most successful parts of my lesson. They stretched the students to think beyond what they saw and really try to understand new concepts. To me there is nothing better then pushing students to higher level thinking. One aspect of the unit that I felt could have used more work was the technology aspect. The classroom I work in does not have the ability to show video clips on a screen. It would have been interesting for the students to see live footage or tapes of actual storms. However, I did get a chance to show some video in the computer lab one day, this was not part of the unit just an opportunity presented and taken.
Analyze one of your instructional materials and discuss its effectiveness.
Again to bring it back to the experiements the rain lesson was so effective for students to truely see and example of the water cycle. They were able to see the condensation form and the precipitiaotion build and then the rain falling. This expereiment was meaningful and exciting for them. Although, it was more work for me it allowed the sudents to really delve into and challenge their thinking. Also, The pocket chart was a combination of music and science that taught the students the part of the water cycle before they truely understood its meaning. It goes like this:
Water travels in a cycle yes it does
Water travels in a cycle yes it does
It goes up as evaporation
Then forms clouds of condensation
And falls down as precipitation
Yes it does!
4.Analyze the student work you provided. Describe why one example is an illustration of quality work and why one is not. Discuss what steps you took to support the student that did not produce quality work.
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Provide an argument for why the assessment instrument that you developed was the best strategy for determining student achievement. Include a discussion of how the instrument addressed the lesson objectives and provided concrete evidence of student achievement.
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