Influencing policy (training slides from Fast Track Impact)
Assure3
1. A – Analyze Learners
General Character:
It is a classroom of 25 kindergarten students. There are 13 girls and 12 boys.
They are all in between the ages of 5 and 6. There are no significant physical
delays in any of the students. Four of the students speak English as a second
language and their families are from another country. There is a wide variety
of SES levels represented within the classroom. A few of the students show
early signs of a behavioral/attention deficit issue.
Specific Entry Competencies:
There is a wide spread of cognitive ability within the class. There are students
who are still having issues with their letters and others who are reading
chapter books.
Learning Style:
There are many different learning styles in the class. As many different
methods of teaching as possible are to be used to make sure students get as
much as they can from the unit.
S – State Objectives
Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to interpret data, as well as display it in graph form.
They will also be able to explain their findings in simple terms and share that
information.
Conditions of Performance:
In their groups students will prepare a post to put on facebook and twitter
sharing their conclusion as well as create a graph of their data on the smart
board. They will also individually respond to questions in a blog in
comments.
Degree of Acceptable Performance:
Students will complete the graph of their data with 90% accuracy. They will
also have to explain why they came to their conclusion.
2. S – Select Methods, Media, Materials
Select Available Materials:
- Computer
- Microsoft word
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Observation sheets
- Blogger
- Smart board
Modify Existing Materials:
Get a stool so the kids can reach the board to make a graph.
Design New Materials:
Create a class Facebook and twitter to post each groups’ conclusions and
graph. Create a blog asking questions for the students to answer.
Utilize Media and Materials
Preview Materials:
Be familiar with all software.
Prepare Materials and Environment:
Have website and word already pulled up on all computers and smartboard
set up to make a graph.
Provide Learning Experience:
Allow students as a group to draw a conclusion about what makes the balls
roll farther as well as create visual representation of their data. They will
type their conclusion on word and print it. The teacher will then add it to the
facebook and twitter along with the graph saved on the smartboard.
Require Learner Participation:
In-class and follow up and activities so learner can process information:
Each individual student will then answer questions presented in a blog
through the comment section.
3. Evaluate and Revise
Before, During, and After Instruction:
Most of this lesson will be the students working together in a group instead
of teacher led instruction, therefore they will assessed on their participation.
Assess Learner and Media Methods:
The students will be assessed upon their completion of the conclusion, graph,
and the questions answered on the blog.