Note: The order of this lesson has been switched with that of the next lesson, to expose students to content before deciding on a final topic.
Video: Working towards Inquiry https://youtu.be/4QaKXn0mO44
An important part of being a '21st century learner' is giving students agency in being self-directed learners.
Create Lesson Plan #3 for your unit plan, in which you will:
Provide content resources you will ask students to read or watch- provide titles and links.
This can also include basic skill training, such as modeling with cardboard and glue guns.
For younger children, this might include picture books:
Provide self-guided skill resources, such as Scratch tutorials, SketchUp tutorials, interviewing techniques, saving images and URLs, practice exercises
Guide students in doing their own research, along with formative assessment using embedded review questions or note-taking.
The goal of this lesson is both to teach content, technical skills, research skills, and self-directed learning agency.
Content resources:
(1) YouTube -search from https://www.youtube.com/. or Youtube Learning Junction( https://www.youtube.com/user/learningjunction/featured )
(2) EdPuzzle- Log In to EdPuzzle( https://edpuzzle.com/content), search within the EdPuzzle Channel:
(3) NearPod( https://nearpod.com/): Log In, Search the NearPod Library, click subject and grade, and search by Mass Framework:
(2) Recommendations for effective Searching on Google:https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/134479?hl=en
Content instruction can be followed by a formative assessment/content review, such as end-of-chapter questions, Google Forms, Kahoot!, or EdPuzzle. Submit plan to Blackboard, and post this assignment and assigned resources to your Google Classroom.
Consider having students collaborate on note-taking.
You might consider have different teams watch different materials, then summarize to the class what they have learned.
Submit lesson plan on Google Classroom, save in your unit Google Drive folder, and post student-facing assignment with content links on Google Classroom.
An important part of being a '21st century learner' is being able to do effective self-directed learning
The goal of this lesson is both to teach content, technical skills, research skills, and self-directed learning agency.
Create Lesson Plan #3 for your unit plan,
Lesson Plan #3 Template.docx - Alternative Formats
in which you will:
Provide content resources you will ask students to read or watch- provide titles and links- these will include:
Provide self-guided general skill tutorials used by all groups, such as:
Effective searching, such as https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/134479?hl=en
Saving and citing text, images, and video links
General information related to the unit
Creating Google Slides or Wevideo digital presentations
SketchUp tutorials, interviewing techniques,
Scratch tutorials
Guide students in doing research specific to their project and driving question
Example by John Spencer: