Joy's+Lesson+Plans

**Online Collaboration Lesson ** **Goals ** Wyoming State Standards: Writing Math Social Studies
 * Daily Lesson Game Plan **
 * Lesson Title: **The Master Plan
 * Unit: **Landscaping our New School
 * Grade Level/Subject: **4th Grade Math
 * Description of Lesson: **Students will stay in groups from previous lesson and go outside and measure designated areas. The groups will then calculate the area for their assigned sections to determine how much of the material will be needed for their group. The groups will research online for price information, quantities items are sold in, ect.) Students will also need to communicate with local business and landscaping companies to determine the best buys; they will do this via email. Students will then be responsible for development of an action plan to map out the schedule, plan changes or additions to perimeter of school building, and the design of the budget needed to implement the project. Vicki Davis (2009) mentioned that we now can connect and communicate in ways that we have never been able to do before through online collaboration. Students will be using a wiki to collaborate with their peers and organize their data. This will allow students to easily manage their work.
 * Content Standards: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4A.W.1.6 Students identify a resource used in their research.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4A. M.1 Students collect and organize data and make predictions based on given situations.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4.A.M. 1 Students demonstrate measurement of length: up to 12 one inch increments; estimate up to 6 inches.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4.A.M.5 Students determine area and perimeter of rectangles and squares using models in problem-solving situations.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Time, Continuity and Change: Students understand the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures of our community, state, nation, and world.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">ISTE NETS-S: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cennamo, Ross and Ertmer (2009) state that integrating technology into classroom learning experiences requires analyzing and determining tools and strategies that will best help students master curriculum standards.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creativity and Innovation
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Communication and Collaboration
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research and Information Fluency
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Digital Citizenship


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructional Objectives: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will collaborate to develop a plan to implement landscaping ideas for their new school grounds through group wikis.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will compute the perimeter of their assigned section.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will appropriate use measure tools to accurately measure.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will reflect daily in their classroom blog.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Action ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Being able to collaborate with peers is an essential skill needed to help ensure success in the 21st Century. Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer (2009) mention that using a wiki in classroom instruction helps support student collaboration. Students will use a wiki in this lesson to collaborate with their group members on the design and cost of their landscaping project.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Before Class Preparation: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Make sure students understand how to appropriately use the measuring tools for find the perimeter and area of their assigned area.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Measure out assigned areas for each group to check for student accuracy.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Set up a wiki for each group.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensure that students are aware of how to use the wiki.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Create checklist for students on what is expected to be on their wiki.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Locate email addresses of local businesses to help determine the best buys.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reserve the computer lab.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">During Class: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Activities: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">(1 week)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be placed in their groups from previous lesson and assigned a designated area to measure and calculate the area.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will then take their calculations and conduct research to determine the price and quantity of materials needed. (They will use the list of materials from previous lesson.)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will communicate through email to local businesses and landscaping companies to determine the best buys for their materials.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will take their research and present it in their group wiki. They will create a table in their wiki for items needed, quantities, and cost.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students reflect each day in the classroom blog on things that are going smoothly and suggested adjustments.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Materials and Resources Needed: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tape measure for measuring perimeter of designated area.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Computers (Internet required)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paper/pencils

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monitor ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assessment is critical to an instructional program, it provides valuable data to help identify students’ learning needs so you can customize instruction to support student learning of content (Laureate Education Inc., 2009.) Students will be assessed through teacher observations, collaboration rubric and blog entries on student reflections. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Meeting the needs of all students is essential for the success of the teacher. Students will be provided a checklist of what is needed in their wiki. I will provide a list of vocabulary for math terms as well as formulas to my ELL and IEP students to ensure success of finding the perimeter and area of designated section to be landscaped. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students were also previously grouped by the teacher to include a peer tutor for those students who are in need of extra support. Extra assistance will be provided by the teacher when needed. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">At the end of each day after students have posted their reflections on the classroom blog, we will discuss and brainstorm ideas and questions students may still have. This will help ensure students understanding of the project and answer some questions students are struggling with. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">At the end of the lesson I will take notes one what went smoothly and what needs improvements. I keep results found by students for future references. Also, I will keep track of areas that were effective and areas that need improvement throughout the week and adjust as the week progresses. I will also write up a self-reflection on our class blog.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assessments: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Accommodations for Diverse Learners: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson Reflection and Notes: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Technology use throughout the lesson: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Computers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Internet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Email
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wiki
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Classroom Blog

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). //Technology integration for meaningful classroom// // use: A standards-based approach //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Program: Spotlight on Technology: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Social Networking and Online Collaboration Part 1. [Webcast]. Integrating technology <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">across the content areas., Baltimore, MD: Author <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Program: Assessing Student Learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">with Technology. [Webcast]. Integrating technology across the content areas., Baltimore, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">MD: Author
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">References: **

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">﻿Joy:

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You have a well-developed lesson plan. I see that your students email their local businesses and landscaping businesses. Do you think that the students will get their replys from these businesses in timely matter so they can complete their project? I like the way you have set up a wiki with each group have a page. This is a great way for each group to collabortate throughout the projects. Collaboration is key component to help the students develop and finish their assigned project. Nice Job!

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lori <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Daily Lesson Game Plan PBL Lesson **

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Goals **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson Title: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">From Dull to Dazzling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Unit: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Landscaping our New School
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grade Level/Subject: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4th Grade Math
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Description of Lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ertmer (2009) stated that one of the challenges of Problem Based Learning is finding a good problem that is meaningful to students. This lesson introduces the problem of making economical choices in the landscaping design for our new school grounds. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will explore the topic of landscaping their new school grounds using math skills for the purpose of choosing appropriate materials and reasonable costs. In this lesson students will walk around the new school grounds examining the current conditions of the current landscaping. Students will note their observations by using digital cameras and videos to document where the work will need done. They will also go online and research images of landscaped schools. They will also get visited by a local landscaper to share their expertise and assist students in the planning process.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Content Standards: **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wyoming State Standards: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Writing 4A.W.1.6 Students identify a resource used in their research. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Math 4A. M.1 Students collect and organize data and make predictions based on given situations. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Social Studies 4. Time, Continuity and Change: Students understand the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures of our community, state, nation, and world. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Action **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">ISTE NETS-S: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creativity and Innovation
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Communication and Collaboration
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research and Information Fluency
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Digital Citizenship
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructional Objectives: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will collaborate to develop a plan to implement landscaping ideas for their new school grounds.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will construct questions based on observations in order to inquire and discuss with a professional landscaper via Skype.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Before Class Preparation: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Have digital cameras and video cameras readily available for students use as they tour the school grounds.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reserve the computer lab.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Gather magazines from //Better Homes and Gardens//
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contact professional landscaper and set up Skype time in order to communicate with students.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Set up a class blog.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pose the Problem: Ertmer (2009) mentions steps you must follow in order to have a good PBL problem. These steps include a problem that is meaningful to students, fits standards, enables students to work in groups, involves content you want students to learn, is authentic, open-ended, and allows investigations and multiple possible solutions (2009.) The problem I will pose to my students is, “How can we make the most economical choices in the landscaping on our new school grounds?” This is a problem that is relevant to students because it will give them an opportunity to be involved in the process of getting our new elementary school. Students will develop an action plan and present it to the staff, school board, and parents.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">During Class: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Activity: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">(4 class periods)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be grouped in students of 3.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will take a walk around the grounds of the new elementary school and examine the current conditions. They will note their observations with paper/pencil, digital camera, and video to document the perimeter of the school building.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">In their groups students will discuss and identify areas they believe needs the most landscaping improvements around the perimeter of the school.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will be provided time to research in the computer lab landscaping images. They will also scan through a variety of magazines from //Better Homes and Gardens.//
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will then discuss ideas and create at least 3 group questions they will ask the professional landscaper via Skype.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Questions will be presented the following day to the professional landscaper. Students will take notes of any suggestions and ideas he/she may have.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students will then individually post a reflection in the class blog to share their thoughts and what they have learned thus far.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Materials and Resources Needed: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Digital Cameras and Videos (1 per each group)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Computer Lab (Internet connection, Blog, and Skype)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paper/Pencils
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Multiple magazines of //Better Homes and Gardens//
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Book: //A Kid’s Guide to Landscaping// by Marylou Morano Kjelle

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monitor ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">One question Ertmer (2009) states teachers are constantly asking when doing PBL is “How can I assure students are learning content?” She also mentioned several different ways to assess students by reflection, students’ articulate the learning, daily or weekly checklists and group debriefing sessions (2009.) Students will be assessed several different ways throughout this lesson. These include teacher observation, rubrics for group collaboration, and blog entries for student reflection. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">It is important in any lesson to meet the needs of all students. Cennamo, Ross and Ertmer (2007) state that digital tools can help customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. To accommodate these lesson students will have the opportunity to use a variety of digital tools such as cameras, videos, internet, Skype and blogging. These tools help to capture students’ attention and motivate lower students to achieve. Students will be provided with the collaboration rubric at the introduction of the lesson so they know what is expected of them. Students will also be grouped by the teacher to include a peer tutor for those students who are in need of extra support. I will be monitoring to make sure my ELL students understand what is expected of them. Extra assistance will be provided to students when needed. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">When students have complete the reflections on the blog, we will come together as whole group and brainstorm some of their ideas, where we must go from here and a list of questions they still have. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">At the end of the lesson I will take notes one what went smoothly and what needs improvements. I keep results found by students for future references. I will also write up a self-reflection on our class blog.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Assessments: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Accommodations for Diverse Learners: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson Reflection and Notes: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Technology use throughout the lesson: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Computers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Digital cameras and videos
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Internet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Skype
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Classroom Blog

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). //Technology integration for meaningful classroom// // use: A standards-based approach //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Program: Spotlight on Technology: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Problem Based Learning. [Webcast]. Integrating technology across the content areas., <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Baltimore, MD: Author
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">References: **

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Response from Preeti, <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Joy Your lesson plan is excellent. What an exciting time for students to be involved in making their school look good. By having students involved in this process would give them a sense of pride for their school. Students could also take pictures before their project starts and one after the project is completed. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">In order to incorporate some more technology students could illustrate either on Microsoft paint or during art class draw a picture of their new school with the desired <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 23px;">landscape <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">. Then upload all the pictures on voice thread and talk about the experience they had with the entire process. Better Homes and garden also has a free interactive website <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[] where you can plan how you would like to design your Garden. It requires an e-mail to register so perhaps you could model the process on the Smart Board for the students. <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Your lesson plan is excellent. Good luck with it!