Phase 1

Phase 1-reflecting on Micro Lesson 1 only J DUE by July 3^rd by midnight

The first phase of the Blog reflection is due prior to the implementation of your Micro Lesson. Each numbered item should be a separate post in your blog.

1.     Assessing Prior Knowledge: If you were teaching this with the targeted grade level students

o        How would prior experience have been assessed?

o        What would you expect to learn from assessing your students' prior knowledge?

o        How would this information be useful in the planning process?

In my lesson I am teaching students how to take an object and measure it with a non-standard measurement and be able to determine the length.  To assess prior knowledge I would ask the students what is it called when we want to determine the size of something? The students that have previous experience would say measure. The students that are able to explain what measuring is, (starting at one point and reaching the other to determine size) would let me know that they understand how to measure objects.  This information would be helpful in the planning process because it shows me what I need to spend more time on and review.     

2.     Plans Instruction: Discuss how your goals, objectives, and outcomes are

o        clearly stated

o        appropriate for students

o        aligned to state standards

The lesson I am teaching my students is a math grade 1 standard that the students must learn.  At the end of my lesson the students will be able to take an object and measure it with a non-standard measurement and be able to determine the length of the object.   The students have the opportunity to listen to me read a book about measurement and also show them examples on how to measure.   The students will be given materials to use to measure and I will walk around to make sure the students are understanding the work.   At the end of the lesson the students will create a worksheet and switch with a partner and complete their worksheet and then I will check to make sure they are completed it correctly. 

3.     Designing Instruction:

o        is contextually and logically organized

o        uses varied instructional methods that meet individual student needs and target higher order thinking skills

o        aligns with research based understanding of technology integration

o        Addresses or does not address:

§         Safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology

§         Digital etiquette and responsible social interactions

§         Meeting diverse needs of learners through learner-centered strategies and equitable access

§         Global awareness and digital-age communication

      My lesson plan is separated into different sections to be able to quickly identify where the  standard, objective, warm up and assessment is found. The different instructional methods for students, I will do examples which will help my visual learners and for the hands on learners they have the materials to measure the different objects.  I also have students that need one on one help and I have a classroom assistant that comes in to work with those students.  After the students have completed measure the objects on their assigned worksheet, they will have the opportunity to use the computer and complete a worksheet of their own for them to complete then to switch with a partner and complete each others.  The students will only be allowed to work on the paint program that is already going to be opened up on the computer for them.  I will explain to the students that we are lucky to have the computers in our classroom to use and we must take care of them or else we will not be able to use them.  Also to only stay on the paint program or else your work will have to be done on paper.

4.     Planning Assessment: Embed or link to your assessment tools and describe how you will demonstrate

o        the performance of linked goals and/or objectives

o        student engagement in higher order thinking

o        meeting individual student needs 

I will have the students create a worksheet using Paint and they must do it insert three images and print it off.  Giving the students the opportunity to create their own worksheet allows them to make their images any size they desire.  Once they have done that they must measure their three images using all three of the different objects, pennies, paperclips, and beans.  I will walk around and make sure the students are measuring correctly and once I have given them the ok, they come to my back table, switch papers with a partner, then complete their partners worksheet.