Lori's+Lesson+Plans

**Lesson 2 Title: **A Collaborative Recycling Bins Area **Unit: ** Green to Greener **Grade Level/Subject: **Third Grade/Social Studies **Brief Description: **Through a social networking/online collaboration with another third grade classroom in a different location, the students will create a plan for placing recycle bins in four different areas in their two different towns. Davis (2009) stated that learning does not only have to take place in a given time frame in the classroom. The students will communicate through Skype and a wiki in order to develop a plan for the best areas to place recycling bins. In the plan, students will include address of the place, design of placing the bins, a design of their sign, and plan of advertising the areas. **Goals ** **Content Standards: ** Wyoming State Standards: **ISTE NETS-S: ** **Instructional Objective: ** **Action ** **Before Class Preparation ** **During Class: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">At this time, I will explained the students to will begin our collaboration with another third grade to help create the plan of placing the recycling bin the best four appropriate areas. You will be working in groups of three with the other class. Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, (2009) stated that for work group to be effective, it’s critical to establish classroom norms that support a culture of collaboration. This experience with collaborating with another third grade will give the students the opportunity to see that other schools are working on real-life situations in their town. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Activity **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">(4 to 5 class periods) **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Material and Resources Needed: ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Monitor ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Ongoing Assessments: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer (2009) suggests several ways to assess student learning which are formative assessments, daily checks, progress reports, e-journals, blog, and summative assessment with a rubric. Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer (2009) also stated well-designed assessments are a critical part of the teaching-learning cycle and do more than just help determine grades. Students will be assessed several different ways throughout the lesson which will be teacher observations with notes, a rubric for group collaboration, and blog entries for student reflection. The rubrics will given to the students before the activities so they know what expectations will be expected from them to complete the project. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Accommodations and Extensions for Diverse Learners: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">As a teacher, it is important that I am meeting the needs of all my students. Students will come to the classroom with different experiences, perhaps know different languages, having diverse cultural backgrounds, and having varied levels of access to modern technologies that support their learning. Digital tools can help customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009). To accommodate students, they will have the opportunity to use a variety of technology such classroom blog, Skype, the Internet, and Microsoft Software. The technology tools will help the students to capture their attention and help the lower students to be motivated to achieve success throughout the lesson. Students will be provided with the collaboration rubric at the beginning of the lesson with expectations clearly stated so they know what is expected of them. Rather students picking their partners, teacher will group students so each students will have the opportunity of their needs are met throughout the lesson. I will be monitoring ELL and IEP students to make sure they understand what is expected of them. In addition, there will be extra assistance provided to students when needed. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Evaluate ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">After the students have completed the reflections on the classroom blog, the entire group will come together and share their plans for the recycling bins. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Lesson Reflection and Notes: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">At the end of the lesson, I will take notes on their ideas, where we need to go from here, and list the questions the students may have. I will also take notes on what went smoothly and what needs to be improved so other lessons will have the opportunity to be successful. In addition, I will write a self-reflection on the classroom blog. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Technology use throughout the lesson: ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">References: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). //Technology integration for meaningful classroom// //use: A standards-based approach.// (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA:Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">ISTE NETS-S Standards retrieved from on July 29, 2011: [] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Program: Social Networking and Online Collaboration Part 2 [Webcast]. Integrating technology across the content area. Baltimore, MD: Author. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Wyoming Standards retrieved from on July, 29, 2011: [] **// Lesson 1 //** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Lesson Title: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Green to Greener **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Unit: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Reducing Garbage **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Grade Level/Subjects: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;"> 3rd grade/Social Studies/Math **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Description of Lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Ertmer (2009) stated a good Problem-Based Learning (PBL) problem that is needs to be meaningful to students, authentic and is open-ended to allow investigations and multiple possible solutions. This lesson introduces the problem of making economical choices in helping the town of Moorcroft be more effective in recycling. Students will explore the topic of effective recycling using the community and math skills for the purpose of choosing effective ways of improving recycling in Moorcroft. In this lesson, students will visit city hall, city dump, and the current place for recycling. Students will note their observations by using video and digital cameras to document what is being done at this time. They will go online and research a variety of towns on how they are recycling to compare to the town of Moorcroft. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Goals ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Content Standards: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Wyoming State Standards: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Writing 3.3.2B.3: Students write reports using research. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Math 3.5.1.: Students collect, organize, and compare data using graphs and Venn diagrams. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Math 3.5.2: Students communicate conclusions about a set of data by interpreting information using graphs and Venn diagrams. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">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="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">ISTE NETS-S: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Instructional Objectives ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Action ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Before Class Preparation: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">During Class: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">At this time, I will pose the problem. Ertmer (2009) stated guidelines when posing a good problem which are meaningful to students, involves content you want students to learn, fits your curriculum and content standards, authentic, enables students to work in groups, and open-ended to allow investigations and multiple possible solutions. The problem I will pose to the students is: “What could the town of Moorcroft do to be more effective in recycling goods?” This is a problem that is relevant to students because it will give them the opportunity to be involved in the process of helping the town of Moorcroft be more effective at recycling. Students will develop an action plan and present the plan to the community, city council, and mayor. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Activity: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">(3 to 4 class periods) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Materials and Resources Needed: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Monitor ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Assessments: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Ertmer (2009) suggests several ways to assess student learning which are formative assessments, daily checks, progress reports, e-journals, blog, and summative assessment with a rubric. Students will be assessed several different ways throughout the lesson which will be teacher observations with notes, a rubric for group collaboration, and blog entries for student reflection. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Accommodations for Diverse Learners: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">As a teacher, it is important that I am meeting the needs of all my students. Students will come to the classroom with different experiences, perhaps know different languages, having diverse cultural backgrounds, and having varied levels of access to modern technologies that support their learning. Digital tools can help customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009). To accommodate students, they will have the opportunity to use a variety of technology such classroom blog, digital and video cameras, and the Internet. The technology tools will help the students to capture their attention and help the lower students to be motivated to achieve success throughout the lesson. Students will be provided with the collaboration rubric at the beginning of the lesson with expectations clearly stated so they know what is expected of them. Rather students picking their partners, teacher will group students so each students will have the opportunity of their needs are met throughout the lesson. I will be monitoring ELL and IEP students to make sure they understand what is expected of them. In addition, there will be extra assistance provided to students when needed. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Evaluate ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">After the students have completed the reflections on the classroom blog, the entire group will come together and brainstorm their ideas, where we need to go from here, and make a list of questions the students may still have or new ones. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Lesson Reflection and Notes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">At the end of the lesson, I will take notes on their ideas, where we need to go from here, and list the questions the students may have. I will also take notes on what went smoothly and what needs to be improved so other lessons will have the opportunity to be successful. In addition, I will write a self-reflection on the classroom blog. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Technology use throughout the lesson: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">References: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). //Technology integration for meaningful classroom// //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">use: A standards-based approach. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">(Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in;">Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">ISTE NETS-S Standards retrieved from on July 29, 2011: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">[]. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Program: Spotlight on Technology: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Problem-Based Learning. [Webcast]. Integrating technology across the content area. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Baltimore, MD: Author. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">Wyoming Standards retrieved from on July, 29, 2011: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">[|http://edu.wyoming.gov?Programs/standards.aspx].
 * // Lori //**
 * // Unit Plan Assignment: Problem-Based Learning Lesson: //**
 * // Lesson 2 //**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Writing 3.3.2B.3: Students write reports using research
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Math: MA3.3.4: Students determine perimeter of rectangles and squares using models in problem solving situations.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Math: MA1.1.8: Students communicate their choice of procedures and results when performing number operations.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Math 5.3: Students use data analysis and probability to analyze given situations and the results of experiments.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">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="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Creativity and Innovation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Communication and Collaboration
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Critical thinking, problem-solving and decision making
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Digital Citizenship
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will be able to work collaboratively to create plan for placing recycling bins in four different areas
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Reserve the computer lab
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Locate another school to collaborative with and set up the project
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Make sure the students know how to use Skype and Microsoft software
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will work in groups of three.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will Skype with their groups from another school to discuss their ideas of areas in their towns.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will design the four areas for the recycling bins including the addresses, the placement, the sign, and advertising plan for the areas.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Each group will research other towns and make observations of where they have place their recycling bins.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will share their results with each other by posting to wiki and through Skype.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Using Microsoft software, students will create the areas, the sign, and the advertising plan.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Computer Lab for Skype, the wiki, and Microsoft software
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Pencils and Paper
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Computers
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Skype
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Wiki
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Classroom Blog
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Microsoft software
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Creativity and Innovation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Communication and Collaboration
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Research and Information Fluency
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Digital Citizenship
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will collaborate to develop a plan to for Moorcroft to more effective in recycling.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will construct questions based on observations in order to inquire and discuss with the Waste Connections, Inc. in Gillette, Wyoming.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Have digital and video cameras available and ready for students use.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Reserve the computer lab.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Research varied websites on recycling to help students get started
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Contact Waste Connections, Inc. in Gillette, Wyoming.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Set up classroom blog
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will work in groups of three.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will take a walk to city council and recycling place. In addition, they will take a bus to the city dump. They will note their observations with paper and pencil and video and digital cameras to document current steps of recycling in Moorcroft.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will be provided time in the computer lab to conduct research on how different towns or cities operate effective recycling.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students in their groups will pose three questions to ask the Waste Connections, Inc. in Gillette, WY.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will take a trip to Gillette, WY to Waste Connections, Inc. to ask their questions. Students will video the trip and questions so they will be able to refer back to video for the answers of the questions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Students will individually post a reflection in the classroom blog to share their thoughts and what they have learned so far.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Digital and video cameras per group
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Computer Lab for the Internet and classroom blog)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Paper/Pencils
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Multiple books on recycling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Computers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Digital and video cameras
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Internet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 200%;">Classroom Blog

<span style="color: #ff00b7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Response from Amber: <span style="color: #ff00b7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">I really like this idea. It is not only a city issue, but a world-wide problem. I was curious how your class would be able to visit the listed places. Would you be taking these trips as your "field trips" or does your school allow additional trips? I am just curious as I have never asked my administration for additional trips for our curriculum. In reading your lesson plan, you said that your class would be presenting this information to the community, council, and mayor. How do you intend for them to do this? I have seen groups collaborate ideas for a letter to be sent, or short video clips to display their findings and what they should do to resolve it.

Amber:

Thanks for liking my idea. The field trip to the city dump and Waste Connections, Inc. are additional field trips. As long as it is related to educational purposes, we are allow additional field trips. My principal is a firm believer that students learn better when it hands on activity. Our school is moving towards Project-based learning and already has told us that more field trips will be allotted. As for presenting to the community, city council, and mayor will be a Power Point presentation. I teach in a small rural town where everybody knows just everybody so the students will be comfortable in this setting. Thanks for the great questions.

Lori

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lori, <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Love the idea!! Coming from Moorcroft myself I definitely see this as a project that will enhance the town! I like the idea of videoing the town and meetings. What is your plan for the videos? It would be neat if students could edit them and put them in a Powerpoint presentation to share with the city council when their project is complete!! I know that the video would only enhance any type of presentation and students would love the editing process. Great work!! <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">JOY

Joy:

The videos were for documentation so the students would have something to refer back as their notes. While some kids are videoing, the rest of the students would take notes. For reasoning for videoing is because I know at times students have a hard time taking notes and missing some the information. The video tapes would be reference for the students to refer to. I do like your idea of including some of the video in the Power Point presentation though especially on the city dump and field trip to Gillette. Thanks for the great suggestion.

Lori