E-Journal Entries CURRICULUM unit PROJECT
STEPS for your Research, E Journal Entries and Process Paper
CURRICULUM PROJECT JOURNALS
The purposes of the journal entries are: to encourage you to experience deep learning in the topic or theme; to provide you the effective lesson planning steps; to reflect on those experiences; and to assess their contribution to your teaching techniques and integrating new media and technologies.
You are encouraged to write a journal entry for the following areas. Each entry needs to be related to the chosen topic or theme.
Each journal entry needs to be one page (min 250-500 words)
In your journal you can also include:
1. Accomplishments: What you accomplished (i.e readings, took tests, responded online discussion, etc.) each week, where you are at with your projects, assignments.
2. Detective work: What did you discover lately on TV, website, blog, listserv? Post a link.
3. Respond to classroom activities such as reading material, websites, online quizzes, etc.
ENTRIES:
Entry 1 - Curriculum (Deep Learning) Proposal. Pick a topic/ theme/ subject that you want to learn related to your subject field and write a proposal including rationale/ significance of the subject
https://sites.google.com/a/kean.edu/epsample/curriculum-project
Entry 2- Textbook/ Standards/ Objectives
1- Find a textbook information related with your topic.
2- Explore local (NJCCS) and national (Special Specialized Professional Associations-SPA) standards. Find connections to other disciplines and subject fields.
1- language arts- literacy, media literacy
2- world languges
3- technology
4- math/ science
5- social studies geography
6- art/ music
3- Write your objectives connecting it with NJCCS- https://www13.state.nj.us/NJCCCS/
and common core standards http://www.corestandards.org/.
Post High and Level objectives for the lesson plan you are planning to write your Curriculum Proposal -- Lesson Plan
Entry 3- Assessment- Work on outcomes- how to access students.
See Teacher Work Sample section under course documents. Teacher Work Samples
Entry 4- Find two articles one from a popular magazine and one from scholarly journal.:
A- Print and Non-print resources:
Search, read and summarize an article in a popular magazine or newspaper about some aspects of your topic. such as New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Fortune, Smithsonian, Natural Geographic.
Librarian note: From the Library’s webpage, select Find Articles, then select Academic Search Premier. Academic Search Premier has full-text to many articles on many topics.
B- Search a scholarly journal in your subject field and read and summarize an article in a scientific or scholarly journal about some aspects of your topic.
Librarian note: From the Library’s webpage , select Find Articles, then select Academic Search Premier. Check the box for Scholarly (Peer Reviewed). This will eliminate most popular magazines and newspapers, and retrieve scholarly materials.
Entry 5- Search, watch, and respond an educational video, documentary, or a movie concerned with your topic- see the template for answering questions- MediaReview
Alternate strategy: From the Library’s webpage, select Find Articles, then select the PBS Videoindex Online. Select Search from the Left frame. Type your topic in the Keyword box. Results include videos that the Library owns. Media Services will need the title and volume number to find the video for you.
Optional- Pick one of the following (6/7/8)
Entry 6- Field Trip or Extended activitiesExplore and visit (field trip) a location. i.e. Museum, natural site, food shelter, public library. Respond how you felt and what you learned.
Entry 7- Interview (have a conversation with) someone whose job is related to your topic. Or seek an another point of view on the subject.
Alternative: Find a weblog, or a listserv related with your topic and explore additional
points of view. Explore global learning networks such as kidlink, iearn for bring people from other parts of the world by using webcams and other telecommunication tools.
Entry 8- Attend a lecture, seminar on some aspect of your chosen topic, post your notes on double entry format.
Entry 9- Search 10 lesson ideas and read and respond to one of the lesson plan s related with your topic. Search online resourses listed on http://mnyildiz.googlepages.com/lessonplan
Entry 10- Search, read and respond three online resources related with your topic. i.e. Find one Webquest or Learning Objects related to your topic.
Example:
Site Name: Lesson Planet
Name of Organization: Education Planet
Target Audience: mainly teachers, but also useful to parents and students
Last Updated: 2004 Copyright
Curriculum Integration: This site is an excellent resource for especially for teachers. The site provides lesson plans by subject, grade or theme. In addition, teachers can review and purchase learning products such as games, software, video and books in their field. The site also provides web tools to help teachers create teacher sites, newsletters, and web based assignments. It also provides links for parents and students to research such items as college prep programs, study guides, homework help, and career exploration. Negative note: There is a yearly fee to access the site.
Link: http://www.lessonplanet.com/
LESSON PLAN-
After collecting all the data and information related with your topic work on preparing your lesson plan using the template provided in your own discipline.
and checking Universal Design Ideas-
PROCESS PAPER-
Write your process paper including the following sections.
1- Civic Engagement- what actions your students will take to better the world?
2- Motivation- Slide presentation/ website- introduction to the topic/ fun facts/maps/ graphics/ cartoons/ statistics/ animations/ video clips
3- Integration- Connecting to the family/ school (librarians)/ world community about expending the topic
A) Audience as self learner- individualized instruction How this topic relates to the K12 students? Make connections
B) multicultural education as a national perspective
C) global literacy including international perspective on the chosen topic/ theme for your Curriculum (Deep Learning) Project
RESPOND after your lesson presentation:
4- Reactions to Lesson Presentation and Future Considerations: How will you alter this lesson? Please respond to peer suggestion and rubric and comments by the instructor.
5- Primary and Secondary Resources: In your project, have a reference/ work cited section to list each picture, music, lesson you used or adopted in your project in APA style. Suggest to http://www.worldcat.org/or http://citationmachine.net/