Name: Kevin DawTopicQuest Lesson Plan
Title of Lesson:
Dinner for Dillar
Primary Learning Outcome (PLO):
The primary learning outcomes to be achieved with this lesson include:
A. With teacher guidance students will be able to use the computer to
research information on the Internet.
Assessed QCC:
A. Grade: K
Subject Area: Technology Integration
Strand: Research
10 Topic:
Research
Standard: Uses basic research techniques with teacher guidance.
Materials and Equipment:
1. Paper for drawing
2. Crayons
3. Pencil & paper (to make notes for lesson plan assessment
and
reflections)
4. Modification of a lesson developed by Dr. Diane L. Judd
Technology Connection:
Technologies that will be used in this lesson include:
Procedures:
Step One:
Introduction
Have a small group of students go to a computer. List 2 or more
questions that introduce students
to topic of South Georgia wildlife that
establish a
connection to students' prior knowledge by asking them: "Have
you ever studied or read a book about South Georgia wildlife?"
"Can you tell
me something
that you know about the animals that live in Georgia?" Today
we are going
to learn about animals in South Georgia
by visiting web sites on the Internet and we will do a fun activity to
learn more about armadillo's which live in South
Georgia. (Give explanation of
importance of lesson
to students' lives today or in the future.)
I have made a special wildlife
page for your
class. (During discussion have students turn around away from the
computer to interact.)
Estimated Time for Step One:
5 minutes
Step Two
Teaching the Primary Learning Outcomes:
(Have students sit at the computer where they can control the mouse
and computer.) (Explain to students the process of the
lesson.) After we visit
several web sites about the
animals in Georgia then you will pretend to be a zoo worker for Wild
Adventures
and make a list of foods armadillos
like to eat.
Check for understanding
Have students explore and discuss
the information in each of 3 or 4 pre-selected web sites. Ask
students guiding
questions about the important concepts in each of the visited
web sites. (Save
"Armadillos" web site to use
in Mission Project.) List three or more questions.
1. What is the armadillo's favorite food?
2. What are some other foods the armadillo likes to eat?
3. When does the armadillo come out to eat?
Practice and feedback related to the PLO
Read mission project to students. Explain to student that they
are going to be
dietitian for Wild Adventures. Discuss dietitian with students
and explain what it is they do. Tell
the
students that the information that they will need to complete
their
mission project is listed and connected in the mission
activity.
Visit web site for information for mission project, "Armadillo's." Discuss the information in
the linked web site in
the mission activity with the students to emphasize
interesting and important information students will need to complete
mission
project.
(Students will write (or dictate to teacher) information to be included
in
the list of foods for the mission project.
While
students are completing mission project, teacher
will observe students and give assistance when needed.)
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Pretend you work at Wild Adventures in the zoo department. Your main job is taking care of and feeding the animals that are native to South Georgia. You are told to help create a diet plan for an armadillo that will be arriving in a few weeks. His name is Diller and he will be very hungry when he arrives. After reading about the armadillo make a list of all the foods he likes to eat. Mission
Steps 2. Click on the web page for armadillos and read all about what type of food they like. 3. Make a list of all the foods Diller likes to eat. |
Step Three
Closure:
Have students discuss their mission project of their food list and
information they found on the Internet about armadillos and South
Georgia wildlife.
Tell students that your topicquest page is on the Internet and they can
visit the web site at school or home to learn more about armadillos and South Georgia wildlife.
Explain to students
that you are going to put their food list on the Internet and they will
be able to share their mission
projects with
their friends and family. (If possible teacher should take
brief
notes during the lesson and concluding discussions to be added
later
to the assessment and reflections in lesson plan.)
Estimated Time for Step Three:
5 minutes
Assessment:
A. Technology Integration K-10
Student will be assessed through the use of the computer with teacher
guidance to do research and find information for the mission project.
Satisfactory: Student is able to use the computer with teacher
guidance to do research and find information for the mission project.
Unsatisfactory: Student is not able to use the computer with
teacher guidance to do research and find information for the mission
project.
Teacher
Resource Center for Significant Development Delay
1. The special student in my class has not
been formally tested for SDD, but shows signs of delays in cognitive
abilities. The student seems to have trouble understanding
instructions, finishing seat work on time, fine motor skills, and
verbal communication.
2. Georgia
Learning Connections (GLC)
URL: http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/trc/search.asp?mode=result&intpathid=209&strKeyword=Development+Delay
3. To accommodate my special student I would allow him to have extra time to work on the assignment with routine help from the teacher.
Reflections: (For Electronic Portfolio under Standard #1
Knowledge
of Subject Matter)
1. a. Describe and give examples of how your
TopicQuest lesson created learning experiences and activities that
makes
subject matter meaningful for students. I geared my topic quest to wildlife
in South Georgia. My main purpose was to open the students to all
the different types of wildlife around their homes.
b. Describe and give
examples
of how your TopicQuest lesson illustrated your understanding of content
and tools of inquiry.
Both
of my students we able to understand the concept of
research. Both students we able to navigate through my website to
find the information that was
needed.
c. Describe and give
examples
of how students were engaged in learning and responded during your
lesson.
Both
of my students were very interested in the lesson. I used one
computer and allowed each student to have a turn. Each of them were
very excited each time a new link was clicked.
2. Describe and give examples
of
how the students achieved the assessment of your lesson.
Give
the achievement level (satisfactory or unsatisfactory) for each
assessment
for each of your students.
A. Technology Integration:
Student One: Was able to achieve the level for the
lesson. She gathered all the information she needed to make a
list of foods for Diller.
Student
Two: This
student was also able to to gather the needed information for the food
list needed for Diller.
3. Describe what you would do
differently
and why if you taught this lesson again. I would have taught the lesson in a
different setting / area.
Elementary Students' TopicQuest Projects
Example
of TopicQuest Scanned Pictures & Comments
Topic
Example by Reada Carter
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This is the list Becky made for Diller. She made sure
she listed at least three foods that Diller will eat. She said
she was excited for his arrival and hope he enjoys his dinner. |
This is Blake's list for Diller. Much like Becky he
made sure Diller would have plenty to eat. He thought he would
love to have some tasty bugs when he arrived at Wild Adventures. |