Implementing technology and research-based strategies in the classroom

1. Curriculum Unit Plan
Kristina Belpedio
American College of Education
CI5313: Curriculum & Instructional Design for Multicultural Classrooms
June 15, 2016

2. Background Information
• School: Oak Park & River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL
• Student Group: Low-income students
• Evidence of Curricular Need: 18% of low-income students are
meeting or exceeding the ELA expectations on the PARCC
assessment, compared to 63% of non-low-income students
• Department: Family & Consumer Sciences
• Course: Foods & Nutrition course
• Grades: 9-12
• Unit: Safety and Sanitation
• Integrated Subjects: Reading and Writing

3. Common Core State Standards
• CC.11-12.R.I.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Integrate
and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in
different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as
well as in words in order to address a question or solve a
problem.
• CC.11-12.W.4 Production and Distribution of Writing: Produce
clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience.
• CC.11-12.SL.1 Comprehension and Collaboration: Initiate and
participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners
on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

4. Learning Objectives
1. Discover safety and sanitation practices.
2. Evaluate safety and sanitation measures in various settings.
3. Create a visual presentation of a food borne illness.

5. Activity 1
• Research-Based Strategy
• Summarize learning in a graphical way – students will independently
create a digital mind map (Popplet) on information regarding safety
and sanitation
• They can add images to illustrate ideas
• Once completed, they will share their Popplet with classmates on
Google Classroom
• http://www.evidencebasedteaching.org.au/evidence-based-
teaching-strategies/
• Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Levels
• Remember/Understand, Apply
• Resources and Instructional Tools
• Internet research on safety and sanitation
• Create mind map using www.popplet.com

6. Activity 2
• Research-Based Strategy
• Students will go on a trip to the school cafeteria
• Work in small collaborative groups to analyze the safety and
sanitation measures our school takes
• Students will each take notes on key safety and sanitation practices
that will lead conversations
• After the field trip, students will write a reflection paper
• https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-outside-the-
classroom/
• Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Levels
• Analyze, Evaluate
• Resources and Instructional Tools
• Chromebooks (to write reflection paper)

7. Activity 3
• Research-Based Strategy
• As a culminating project, students will be creating an Animoto on a
food borne illness
• Requirements regarding information to include, specifically writing
aspects
• Must include short captions in the video, so they will have to use the
inquiry process to analyze, summarize, and synthesize informational
text
• Students will peer review another classmate’s project to make
revisions
• https://teal.ed.gov/tealGuide/teachsumm
• Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Levels
• Create
• Resources and Instructional Tools
• Internet research on assigned food borne illness
• Create video using www.animoto.com

8. References
Bailey, L. (2014). A review of research: common core state standards for improving rural
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Bellibas, M. (2016). Who are the most disadvantaged? Factors associated with the
achievement of students with low socio-economic backgrounds. Educational Sciences: Theory
and Practice, 16(2), 671-710.
Claiborne, L., Morrell, J., Bandy, J., and Bruff, D. (2016). Teaching outside the classroom.
Retrieved from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-outside-the-classroom/
Killian, S. (2015). Top 10 evidence based teaching strategies. Retrieved from
http://www.evidencebasedteaching.org.au/evidence-based-teaching-strategies/
Illinois State Board of Education. (2016). eReport card public site: center for performance.
Springfield, IL: Author. Retrieved from
http://webprod.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/searchBySchool.aspx?searchby=schoolName&
language=english&year=2015&keyword=oak%20park&type=card
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. (2011). Just Write!
Guide. Washington, DC: Author. Retried from
https://teal.ed.gov/documents/TEAL_JustWriteGuide.pdf