Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan ETC 447

I.               Rational: To reason abstractly and quantitatively

II.             Overview: Grade level: Fourth

Subject: Math

Topic of Study: Representing and interpreting data.

Time Allotment: 30 minuets

Standards: 4.MD.B.4. Measurement of data

Objectives: Students will learn to differentiate data and demonstrate in various modalities.

III. Implementation:

Procedure: 1. Introduce bar graphs through SMART slideshow
                      2. Have students make own bar graph with data from the slideshow.
                      3. Give students M&M’s and have them make a bar graph out of the data

on Kidspiration.
        4. Have students go around the class and count each hair color and then  
            make a bar graph on Kidspiration on their own.

                    5. Do an exit assessment where the students take out paper and write
                          what they learned and what they are still having trouble with.

Technology Integration: SMART slideshow and Kidspiration.

Differentiated instruction: Separate students into groups of cognitive delay, gifted, and ELLs students, putting ELL student with a bilingual student and using ESL talk when needed. Give less colored M&M’s to cognitive delay students and more M&M’s to gifted students and a random amount to an ELL student.

IV. Assessment: Having the students collect their own data and create a bar graph on their own through Kidspiration and then have students take out a piece of paper and write what they learned in that lesson as well as what they still need help on.

IIV. Materials and Resources:

·      Colored Pencils

·      Pencils

·      Paper

·      Kidspiration

·      SMART board

·      Computers

·      M&M’s

Reflection: Assessing Prior Knowledge and Planning Instruction

1. How to sort and count items as well as using a computer.

2. Through an exit assessment to make sure the student fully understands the previous lesson before moving forward.

3. To see who will need more individual help on the next lesson.

4. The students need to be old enough to know how to count and differentiate topics that can be formulated into a bar graph.

5. The standard is knowing how to measure data and the objective is measuring data through a bar graph.  

6. At the end of the school year because the students need to learn how to solve problems, learn place value, and fractions before they are able to calculate a graph.

Designing Instruction:

1.     The SMART slideshow will introduce bar graphs and give the students an idea on how to measure data and when they make a bar graph on their own they will understand how it is made and what the data is saying. 

2.     By using ESL talk the ELL will understand the lesson better. By giving the student that has a cognitive delay less work, they will still learn the standard at a level they can comprehend. By giving the gifted student more work, they will learn the standard as well as be challenged so they wont get bored. When putting each set of students into groups they can work together with students at their level.

3.     Through the use of Kidspiration graphing and having them collect their own data to create a bar graph.

Planning Assessment:

1.     The assessment aligns with the standard because it actually has the students find their own data and create a bar graph.

2.     By doing the exit assessment as well as the students making a bar graph, I will know if they understand the standard or not.

3.     When the students use the computer for Kidsperation as well as collecting their own data this will demonstrate higher order thinking and engagement.

4.     By doing these two things I will have the data to know if the students have mastered the task. If they don’t then I will reach out and re-teach. The first way I will know that the students are successful in learning about bar graphs is when they make their own bar graphs with their own data on Kidspiration. Secondly I will know that they understand the material when they take the exit assessment that tells me what they understand and what they do not understand. 

How does your lesson meet each of the ISTE NETs standards?

1.     The lesson is creative and will inspire children to learn through the use of the computer as well as the use of candy that they can eat after the activity is done.

2.     By using Kidspiration on the computer to see if they understand measurement of data clearly.

3.     Through the use of the SMART slideshow, which introduces the standard a well as having a small activity that the students will do.

4.

·      By telling the class where the slideshow came from as well as having a works cited page.

·      By making the lesson easier for a cognitive delay student by not giving them as many colored M&M’s. When using Kidspiration they wont have to make a bar graph with as much detail. With a student that is gifted, I will give them not only the full amount of colors, I will give them more M&M’s so that their Kidspiration bar graphs are harder to make.

·      By teaching the students how to use a SMART board and Kidspiration for many different uses. I will show the parents as well if they want to use these things at home.

By teaching the students about the SMART website and telling them how to download a free power point if they ever need help on something as well as informing them to always cite their sources when using something off of the internet that they didn’t write.


Phase 2

1. Instructional Decisions/Teaching (InTask Standard # 9): Discuss the implementation process and describe
• What went well and what didn't go well during the implementation of your lesson?
  1. What didn't go well with my lesson was having a lack of knowledge on how to use the SMARTboard. Every so often my powerpoint would disappear and I would lose the information we wrote on the board about bar graphs. When the powerpoint would disappear i would have trouble getting it back. Also I need to work on timing. I was able to finish on time but was not able to go into the amount of depth I wanted on the exit assessment. What went well was when I handed out M&M's and my peers had to create their own bar graphs on Kidspiration. Nothing went wrong and they understood how to create a bar graph on there. Also when the SMART board was not giving me trouble it acted as a good tool to have the students write on which ended up making the lesson more fun.
• How well was the alignment to objectives and standards maintained?
  1. The standard was to represent and interpret data and the objective was to represent and interpret data through a bar graph which my peers were able to do by the end of the lesson.
• Describe any modifications made during the implementation of the lesson
  1. My original plan was to have my peers spend a few minuets on the exit assessment and to write it on a piece of paper, but due to lack of time we just talked about what we learned and what we still need help on.
2. Mechanics:
   • What technologies did I use (for the teacher and the learner)?
     1. I used the SMARTboard for me as well as my peers. I was able to show them how a bar graph works and they were able to write on the board to create a bar graph as well as input some data. I used kidspiration so my peers could make their own bar graphs and see how to do it first hand. It was also useful to me because I was able to use it for part of their assessment to see if they understood the lesson. 
   • How were the technologies used (by whom and in what manner)?
     1. Myself and my peers used the SMARTboard and just my peers used Kidspiration. We both used the SMARTboard by drawing on the powerpoint and my peers just used kispiration on their own computers. I also used the SMARTboard to show them how to access Kidspiration.
   • My lesson was within the correct time frame
     • It was short because…
     • It was too long because…
     • The lesson was within the correct time frame because...I kept looking at the clock and cut the exit assessment short as well as changing it a small amount.
3. Assessment of Learning (InTask Standard # 6): Refer to Assessing Student Learning
• Include at least 2 digital artifacts that demonstrate what you or your students (peers) have created as a result of your lesson
• Describe your students' level of success in achieving the standards and objectives for your lesson based on your assessment
  1. After looking at the first part of the assessment on kidspiration I was able to see that my peers understood the lesson and were able to represent and interpret data through a bar graph.
• Describe the level of success you had in teaching the lesson
  1. I believe that I did a good job at teaching the lesson because I got back good reviews from my peers and I was able to see through both assessments that they understood the material. 
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  • How do your individual reflections support this?
    1. I think I did well at teaching the subject matter because during the second part of the assessment the students said they understood everything and then I saw proof that they understood it by looking at the first part of their assessment of their kidspiration graphs. 
  • How do the comments from your classmates support this?
    1. I had good reviews by my peers saying that they liked how my presentation had different visuals, how I answered questions and gave support, how I re-worded something when a student didn't understand, and how I gave positive feedback. My peers also liked how I was patient with them and was able to present the information in different ways.
    2. My peers admitted that I needed to understand the SMARTboard better as well as explaining how to use the kidspiration better.