EDUC 4464 – Methods Class Four

1. EDUC 4464 – MethodsClass Four Bell Work: Before class starts, go to my website and from Class 4 lesson cut & paste QDPE into your Teaching Ideas file under the subheading of Rapport or Running a Classroom. (Look in the Content section of the Lesson Plan) After you finish, minimize the lesson Dr. J. Barnett

2. Introduction • Take a piece of paper from the pile on your desk and take out a pen or pencil • Draw a space alien using only triangles, squares, rectangles, etc … (only use basic shapes). Hide it from your neighbour! Dr. J. Barnett

3. Nipissing Lesson Planning Formats • General • Activity These lesson plans are visual organizers General Lesson Plan (GLP) Students involved in Recitation or Practice Teacher is Sage on the Stage Activity Lesson Plan (ALP) Students involved in Activity Based Learning Teacher is Guide on the Side Dr. J. Barnett

4. Tikki Tikki Tembo • Modelling a grade 5 Language lesson which uses a General Lesson Plan • You were to bring a copy of the Tikki lesson from my website. Please follow along as I model the lesson. Dr. J. Barnett

5. Tikki Tikki Tembo – Grade 6 Language Arts (Grade 6: English Language – Reading Reasoning and Critical Thinking) Expectation 6e30 – identify the elements of a story and explain how they relate to each other; 6e30 for this lesson (Essential Understanding): Identify plot as an element of a story and explain how beginning, middle, climax and end relate to each other within this element Dr. J. Barnett

6. Planning a Lesson Design Down / Backwards Design Enduring Understanding / Expectations Second planning step: what students do at the end and how I will assess it Lesson Planning Teaching Reflect General Mode of Instruction (Wiggins and McTighe, 1998) Assess Assessment Application Application Task Consolidation Next step: The content and the strategies, then consolidation (links lesson to application) What I need to teach & how I can teach it TheLesson Prepping Next Step: Preassessment – the Prepping What they need to know before I can begin Dr. J. Barnett

7. The General Lesson Plan • Take out the blank GLP you were to bring or open up a blank GLP from my website. Keep the Tikki Lesson Plan out too. • On either of the above, make notes which may help you in the future. • I suggest that you note 1) What Goes Where and the 2) Planning Order. Both are important for different reasons. • It is a good idea to put this note in your practice teaching binder at the back so when you are designing your lessons, you have a model to follow. Dr. J. Barnett

8. General Planning Format For Lesson Plans 1) from the curriculum documents …. - Grade 6: (English Language – Reading Reasoning and Critical Thinking) - Expectation 6e30 – identify the elements of a story and explain how they relate to each other; 1 2) Now make it specific to your lesson (Essential Understanding) - 6e30: Identify plot as an element of a story and explain how beginning, middle, climax and end relate to each other within this element You only have to include the essential understanding Be careful – the more you put here, the more you MUST assess – aim for one or two refined expectations only Dr. J. Barnett

9. Turn the page over and go to the Application Section What are you going to have the kids do at the end? How will you assess it? Because this is a General LP, the application (activity) is usually passive. Using, Practicing or Applying what they have learned 2 How you are going to mark / assess what they did in the application in terms of how it demonstrated the refined expectation? Dr. J. Barnett

10. What are you going to have the kids do at the end? Have students copy down the plot graph with the details from the board in their Language Arts notebooks. e.g., Climax Middle Beginning End Because this is a General LP, the activity is usually passive or practice 2 6e30: Identify plot as an element of a story and explain how beginning, middle, climax and end relate to each other within this element Go Back to the enduring understanding expectation -6e30: Identify plot as an element of a story and explain how beginning, middle, climax and end relate to each other within this element • Conference at their desk while copying – can the students identify the plot and explain the climax – can they explain how beginning, middle, climax, and end relate to each other – make anecdotal notes on individual student’s level of understanding; make anecdotal notes in reflections on next steps How will you assess it? Dr. J. Barnett

11. WHAT HOW • Present picture book cover to the class • Ask the students: • “Looking at the cover, what might the story be • about?” • 2. “When might have the story occurred?” • 3. “How do you know this?” introduced to the topic – Hook! Back to the content section This is where the actual lesson goes Introduction Details! Prediction: title Cover illustration THE ACTUAL LESSON What they will learn Details! How! Be specific!!! STEP by STEP teaching 3 Let’s Look at the Tikki Lesson Plan Dr. J. Barnett

12. REVIEW! One of the last things you plan but in the lesson occurs before you send the kids to task. 4 Have students copy down the plot graph with the details from the board in their Language Arts notebooks. e.g., Climax Middle Beginning End 2 6e30: Identify plot as an element of a story and explain how beginning, middle, climax and end relate to each other within this element • Conference at their desk while copying – can the students identify the plot and explain the climax – can they explain how beginning, middle, climax, and end relate to each other – make anecdotal note on individual student’s level of understanding; make anecdotal notes in reflections on next steps Dr. J. Barnett

13. Ask the students the following questions: “What is the climax in the movie ‘The Matrix’?” “What is the climax in ‘Cinderella’?” 4 Have students copy down the plot graph with the details from the board in their Language Arts notebooks. e.g., Climax Middle Beginning End 2 6e30: Identify plot as an element of a story and explain how beginning, middle, climax and end relate to each other within this element • Conference at their desk while copying – can the students identify the plot and explain the climax – can they explain how beginning, middle, climax, and end relate to each other – make anecdotal note on individual student’s level of understanding; make anecdotal notes in reflections on next steps Dr. J. Barnett

14. What do the students need to know before you can teach them the lesson? (For students with exceptionalities, initials for student(s) and specific strategy – must be included) Look at the students and the environment How do the kids sit? How is the room set up? Adjustments? Everything I need in order to do the lesson (or a supply teacher would need to gather prior to doing the lesson) Turn the page over again to the beginning 5 This can also be on-going. When you think of something as you plan, add it in. Don’t forget details -- it is better to have too much then too little Dr. J. Barnett

15. Already know the concepts of setting, main character, climax and plot; Are able to predict, sequence, organize Fred and Barney should not be sitting together due to socialization difficulties; Pebbles needs to sit at the front left side of the room due to a hearing impairment (her right ear needs to face the teacher). The Educational Assistant, Mary, will work with Pebbles with comprehension. Already know the concepts of setting, main character, climax and plot; Are able to predict, sequence, organize FF. and BR. should not be sitting together due to socialization difficulties; PF. needs to sit at the front left side of the room due to a hearing impairment (her right ear needs to face the teacher). The Educational Assistant, Ms. Mary Helpful, will work with PF. on comprehension. Look at the students and the environment - Pre-Assess Students sit in tables of six. Make sure they can all see the board… See Tikki Lesson Plan Turn the page over again to the beginning For lesson: Picture book – Tikki Tikki Tembo – retold by Arlene Mosel ISBN: 0-03-012711-4 (on desk) White Board or Chalk Board Markers or chalk (in centre drawer of teacher’s desk) For Application: Student Language Arts books – one per student (in their desks) Pencil, eraser, ruler – one per student (in their desks – if student does not have, extras located in top right hand drawer of teacher’s desk – must be signed out (sheet in same drawer) and returned. 5 Dr. J. Barnett

16. Clear Statement including indicators describing to which the expectations (at the beginning of the lesson) were achieved; Reflect on the learning expectations –Is there a better expectation you could have chosen? Was the assessment reliable and valid? Go to the PT Handbook. Does the lesson fit the guidelines stated? Fill out the reflection based on the lesson presented and the questions on these pages. Reflect on the quality of your delivery of the lesson. Think about communication, your planning, the implementation of the plan, organization, did you motivate, your teaching/learning strategies, questioning, etc….How effective was this lesson? How effective were the individual parts of the lesson? What needs to be done next in the following lesson? Reflect on pro-active classroom management strategies you could use next time What do you need to remember for the next time you do this specific lesson (i.e., next year)? After the lesson is over Dr. J. Barnett

17. Consolidation: • Why do you plan the assessment and application first after deciding on the expectation?

18. Application • Please take out the curriculum document you were asked to bring Dr. J. Barnett

19. Creating a lesson using the GLP • Application: • Open a blank template of the GLP • Using the curriculum document you were to bring, pick an expectation which you could use to create a simple, teacher-directed lesson (students are practicing or applying at the end of the lesson) - Attempt to create a simple, teacher-directed lessonusing the GLP (Remember the order you plan in! Design Down!) • I will circulate and help out as needed You will not have enough time to complete this lesson because this is your first try and it is not yet natural to you – Remember: be nice to yourself! Dr. J. Barnett