Technology Integrated Lesson-Revised

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Keystone Project

Keystone Lesson Plan
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1hJtzOjLxgJej-KTn0UTjeQ-TeRSoQ1ngdgAjl7I-njU/edit?usp=sharing

Implementation Report
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1Xl_b9lF3ON6BHDEE9ES5K1cyYQimbuyC_8vIZ11BSaU/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1P7iYq0XN0d-igQtw82nKeNp0rKWhn_5GGPJaUB6cmmU/edit?usp=sharing

Reflection
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1wqUPpEZOjshDZ3SevQvaHCeXCRRJTWlJjxdGHQAbAlU/edit?usp=sharing

Week 13

1. As I was observing a 2nd grade class in Bnos Yisroel of Brooklyn I experienced something like never before. The students were obedient yet participating, they were eager to learn yet patient to here the next set of instructions. The teacher explained that this class was particularly active and loud. I felt that her well-designed lessons kept her students under control and taught them well. The specific lesson that I noticed this was during a phonics lesson on suffixes. The students first reviewed by having a  volunteer point to the different blends they already learned using a laser light. Each blend had a different chant/song to remember. The class then learned a new blend using examples and pictures on the Smartboard. The student then did practice in their workbooks and answered one by one by coming up to write on the Smartboard. As an assessment the teacher asked her students a few hours later at the end of the day how to spell a certain word and what is the proper suffix to use in the case of... The students remembered and easily picked up from where they left off the next day.

2. Backward Design is a must when designing each lesson this way the Learning objectives are clear from the beginning and the outcome of the lesson is what teachers had in mind. Without a clear Learning objective from the start it is easy to get off topic and lose sight of what is really supposed to be accomplished. The students also have a hard time understanding if things are unclear. 

3. I have seen that the most well designed lessons are in reading and writing workshops. In each classroom there is a different English program going on but it is overall the most well designed subject. I feel that the reason for this is that there is the greatest focus on reading and writing in elementary school. Most of the CCSS are based on reading and writing skills. In addition, many educators believe that strengthening reading and writing will help students the most after they leave school which is probably true. 

4. A well designed lesson includes: a clear learning objective, well explained procedures that align with CCSS, the use of ICT, a plan for struggling students to learn and lastly, a clear assessment to see how effective the lesson was. 

Using Google Earth

https://drive.google.com/a/nyit.edu/file/d/0Bx6zlbGENRwOY29GWlB4Q2t6bG8/view?usp=sharing

Join my Edmodo group

https://www.edmodo.com/home#/group?id=24321487

Edmodo can be a great tool to use in the classroom to teach, give over lessons, share links and post assignments all in one. It is a great and friendly-user site. The instructions for both teachers and students are clear and direct allowing for easy access. Edmodo is helpful for those that are done with the paper age and find the online environment conducive for learning. Teachers can learn a lot about students through polls and direct feedback. Students can also get feedback and comments on grades as they work along in their lessons.
Class code: k9qb8s

Using Google Earth

This is my lesson plan using Google Earth
https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1AhlReN_mI2a3CL9a2G9XGIOjAWyvGHlBF6TR2Hru5gc/edit?usp=sharing

Week 10- New Game

Let's play!
http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cbfroHX6hl