1.                                     Week 5 - Assignment 2

Human Impact On Water Quality (Backwards Design Model)

Learning Outcomes          |  Acceptable Evidence         |    Learning Activities  
Understanding the                               Google News                                 Lecture
human impact on the quality               National Weather Service                Class Reading
of water                                            Google Public Data explorer          Class Assignments
                                                         Google Earth                            Homework Assignments


Learning Objective                  |                                                   | Go over homework next day       
To able to research the right
tools to answer the inquiry
regarding the human impact
of water


Rubric:

https://w.taskstream.com/RubricWizard/RubricPrintView/PrintView?encLegacyRubricId=k7ecf9effgfif6em&platform=LAT

                                         Week 4 Assignment 3

                                           Smore
               https://www.smore.com/7fpa1-election-day


                                            Prezi
              https://prezi.com/ll8im3lsu-4t/the-presidential-election/


                                       Lesson Plan

Candidate’s Name: Earl Holder

Grade Level: 6th Grade

Title of the lesson: The 2016 Presidential Election

Length of the lesson: 50:00

Central focus of the lesson: To teach students about the 2016 Presidential election and how it forever changed the course of the kind of America we leave in today Key Questions ·         How will this benefit students when learning about politics and how the government is run ·         What points some of the main points students can take away from this lesson

Theory Base: Multiple Intelligence Knowledge of students: Finding out if students understand the events that lead up to the election and why it’s arguably considered the most dramatic and controversial campaign in recent memory. Students should also know how the election process is done

Common Core State Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.3 Identify key steps in a text's description of a process related to history/social studies (e.g., how a bill becomes law, how interest rates are raised or lowered).

Support literacy development through language: Have students read articles on the history behind the 2016 election along with the events that lead up to it (See the instructional resources and materials section below), while at the same time have them participate in mock debates in order to give them an understanding of how campaign debates are done

Learning Objectives:  •  To enhance their reading, knowledge, and understanding of the 2016 election and how politics work overall when a President is chosen

Formal and informal assessment: ·         test who is on track and who is falling behind through asking a number of questions and by a show of hands regarding the exercise. This would be done through the likes of Star benchmarks and Renaissance assessment computer software materials as well ·         Test students understanding of politics by having them take an online candidate quiz (http://2016election.procon.org/2016-election-quiz.php) regarding what they would do if they were to ever run for office

Instructional procedure: ·         Teach lesson on the 2016 Presidential Election and how it changed politics ·         Have students read the articles provided ·         Ask them questions on anything they might be either unsure of or having difficulty comprehending ·         Break students up into small groups ·         Show them a youtube vid of part of the Trump vs Hillary debate of 2016 ·         Act like candidates in class ·         Engage in a debate as candidate ·         Have students take the online candidate quiz (http://2016election.procon.org/2016-election-quiz.php)

Instructional resources and materials:  https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/nytnow/top-10-comments-this-election-changed-my-mind-about-america.html?_r=0    (article) http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/2016-presidential-election-10-moments-trump-clinton-214508 (article) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQFGTDFvMSc (youtube vid) http://2016election.procon.org/2016-election-quiz.php (quiz) http://catlintucker.com/2016/08/50-minute-periods-are-killing-teacher-creativity/ (article)

Reflection: ·         Students were overall able to gain a general understanding of the lesson, especially the Special Ed students despite the extra attention they needed in order to stay on pace with the class ·         If I could change anything, it would be to increase the amount of time needed to ensure everyone is on the same page without so much of a need for after school teaching ·         Increasing classes to 60 minutes would allow the instructor to be more creative when teaching his or her classroom. Having to teach a whole lesson within a 50 minute time frame can hinder a teacher’s ability to become creative in the classroom as evidenced by a recent article (http://catlintucker.com/2016/08/50-minute-periods-are-killing-teacher-creativity/)

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Below is my screencast presentation:

http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cbni0h6ekz

Below is the link to my Prezi Presentation:

https://prezi.com/ehetd5ftrwxm/lesson-plan/