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

Week 10- Simulation Gaming

I chose the game Flight which is an action game and is actually a lot of fun. Here is the link if you want to try it http://www.addictinggames.com/action-games/flight-game.jsp.

1.Text: As you begin the game there a pop ups along the way giving instructions as to how to play. There is a lot of opportunity for bonuses in this game. Each time you pass one there is pop up to explain what that bonus is and what the item will give you. Players need to identify the main idea of the texts and retain that information as they go along in the game.
Visual-graphic elements: Players learn that objects can mean something such the different models that represent a specific bonus (i.e. bumping into a better model plane can boost your plane). Students also learn how to physically lift the plane a send it off exercising their visual and spacial skills.
Audio elements: In this game there is music in the background that matches the theme of the game and encourages players to reach their goal.

2. The goal of the game is to get the paper airplane which contains a letter across London to Santa.
3. In short, you must fly the paper airplane to a location. Along the way you pick up stars which are equivalent to money. There are also other items you may bump in to that are bonuses. Each round you have opportunists to upgrade your plane based on the money you earned in order to enable a better flight.
4. scenario design embedded in curriculum since students learn how to play better and are more comfortable with what the game has to offer after they practice more and more. Being familiar with the scenario design has a big effect on their performance and goal achieving.

Technology Integrated Lessons

I created 5 lesson plans all in one covering a history unit on the 13 colonies. Each lesson is broken up by days with its objectives and standards combined.

https://docs.google.com/a/nyit.edu/document/d/1OAX4ObC9JILJhoPvTLJgRv6MtTs_bkjx4Ftm8f5-z7k/edit?usp=sharing

Week 8 Math Lesson

You can check out my Math Lesson Plan

Week 7 Lesson Plan

Reading lesson plan

Backward Design Reading Lesson Plan

Click below to see my lesson plan on reading- main ideas and supportive details for 1st grade.
Lesson Plan

Backward Design Writing Lesson Plan

Here is my writing lesson plan for Grade 1.
Lesson Plan

Reader's Response on Ms Coufal's Class

• The overall teaching of Ms Coufal's class was pretty amazing. The students were eager to learn and excited about the various activities. They were excited to learn which is because of the teacher's teaching. Ms. Coufal realized that in addition to the material that is being taught there are also little things that can make a student happy and motivate them to learn such as a fun pointer as they read. The idea of super powers also encouraged students to push themselves passed the initial "I can't" and do what they never though they would be able to do. 
• First there was a mini lesson on picture power-predicting which word will be used in a sentence or story based on the picture. There was a shared reading activity as students first practiced popping sounds and then went on to learn how to predict through pictures. Then students got into pairs and practiced what they knew about being good buddies as they did independent reading and then worked with each other. 
• As students are working independently the teacher went around and took notes to assess if the students understood the reading goal. She would listen to them read and if they were OK she would even push them up a level. The notes would them be assessed to create targeted reading lessons geared towards the students. 

Water Quality Lesson and Rubric

Desired Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the key factors that influence water quality
• explain how human interference can affect the quality of a water ecosystem and the survival of organisms
• Identify different relationships among the factors that affect water quality
• Explain how the key factors affect the living organisms in a water ecosystem
• Use of credible cyber resources for research and data collection
• Use of ICTs as research is being conducted such as testable questions and locating accurate information
• Use of ICTs to support data collection, analysis, presentation and finally to draw conclusions.
• Use of ICT to present findings to the public in a clear way

Acceptable Evidence:
The activity addresses the following Next Generation Science Standards performance expectations (Achieve Inc. 2013):

• MS-LS2-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
• MS-LS2-2. Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
•  MS-LS2-4. Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

Learning Activities:
Day1: Students will brainstorm as a group and create a list of factors affecting water quality. As a group they should discuss their opinions. After this 10-15 minute exercise have students search for article related to water quality. As they are working help them conduct their research by giving them tips on putting in key words. Help them draw conclusions to their findings.
Day 2: Propose 2 main questions that students can thereby conduct research with testable questions. Ask students how to collect data . Show them how to use various forms of technology to collect data and to examine the correlation between the two factors discussed-water temperature and dissolved-oxygen. Have students organize their work in a spreadsheet and chart.
Day 3: Now it is time for scaffolding. The students have collected data with the teachers guidance and now it is their time to research on their own. Show students how to use other ICTs to enhance their search and presentation. Give students their own research questions to go ahead on their own.
Day 4: Have students identify a scientifically testable question within their research. Students can work as a group to help each other formulate a hypothesis, develop a research plan, collect and analyze data, evaluate the data, and draw conclusions.Encourage the more advanced students to further their investigation by looking at other databases. Upon completion, have students share and discuss their work and the work of their peers.

Click below to see my rubric
Water Quality Rubric

Technology integrated in Lesson Plan

Click My Lesson Plan to see my math lesson.

This lesson teaches students the basics of rounding numbers and estimating sums and differences. Before the actual lessons students use Padlet and create a spreadsheet to display their data. Within the lessons students are interactively discussing and developing the concepts they are learning. After class they have the opportunity to identify where and when they use the estimating method in their daily lives and can share it with their peers.

Technological Affordance

Check out my T-chart by following the link below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kWhMDPr30a08diS6z194MJiGzYserjfQCRpgcjyWH-o/edit?usp=sharing

Social Studies Lesson Plan

How people learn

Introduction

Hi, my name is Adina Ginsberg. I currently live in Israel after living in New York. I really enjoy it here. I like to sing, bake, play piano and work out. What I enjoy most is teaching. Ever since i was a little kid I would get together with friends and play school (and I always insisted on being the teacher). I was lucky enough to find a job in New York as a 10th grade teacher of Biblical Studies and a 5th grade teacher of all core subjects including reading, writing, vocabulary, math, science and history. I really enjoyed spending time learning from and with my students. There is so much to learn that I didn't realize before I was in the teaching position. I am looking forward to learning and perfecting my skills throughout this course. Based on the syllabus and the few terms that we got a glimpse at it seems like lots of the material will be new to me...and exciting! Looking forward.