Overall Instructor Rating: Exemplary
Ratings explanation:
- Exemplary - A model answer in almost every way (this is given out very rarely).
- Satisfactory - Very well done; you've met the expectations of the assignment. There are some minor problems, so read my feedback well.
- Marginal Pass - You pass, but there are lots of issues to consider. Read my feedback very carefully and be sure you understand the points/issues I raise.
- Not satisfactory, redo and resubmit - The assignment was not completed appropriately. I am concerned that you do not understand the process well enough yet. To get credit for the assignment, you need to redo it, most probably on another topic. Read and consider my feedback very carefully before redoing.
Instructor's Overall Feedback:
I think you are ready to do this for real now. Nice job!
The purpose of this activity is to design a specific lesson based on the lesson objectives identified in one of your unit instructional curriculum maps (ICMs). This IDA is designed to give you practice in planning lesson based on Gagne's events of instruction (see Dick, Carey, and Carey, chapter 8).
Complete the instructional strategy planning sheet below for one lesson of your choice. Preferably, this is a lesson that you identified during the unit design analysis. However, you can choose any lesson you wish. As outlined by Dick, Carey, and Carey, it may be helpful to organize the events of instruction in the following major groups or components: Pre-instructional activities, Content presentation, Learner participation, Assessment, Follow-through activities.
Your instructional plan should emphasize materials-centered instruction. That is, you should consider resources other than a live instructor for the delivery of the lesson. As you consider possible media, also consider the affordances, or special characteristics, that various media possess.
Instructional Strategy Planning Sheet
Write the instructional objectives of your lesson here (it can be more than one):
Your final response:
The learners will be able to demonstrate how to compile date to construct a complete discipline report using Microsoft Excel.
The instructor's feedback to this step:
This is a well written objective. Nice job.
Enter your instructional plan for each of the instructional components. Also indicate your media choice for each instructional component.
Instructional Component |
Instructional Plan |
Media Choice |
1. Pre-instructional activities
- a. Motivating the learners/gaining their attention
- b. Informing the learners of the lesson objectives or purposes
- c. Informing the learner of what they already need to know to be successful in this lesson (i.e. prerequisite skills)
2. Content presentation
- a. Presenting the content to be learned (i.e. stimulus material)
- b. Guiding the learners as they are presented with the content
3. Learner participation
- a. Giving the learner opportunites for practice (i.e. eliciting the performance)
- b. Giving the learner feedback during practice
4. Assessment
- Tests and other assessments to see if anything has been learned as a result of this lesson
5. Follow-through activities
- a. Memory aids for retention
- b. Activities to help learners transfer their learning to other contexts
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Your final response:
1. Pre-Instructional Activities
a. Discuss with the learners the increased need for acurate data with regards to discipline reporting as highlighted in the No Child Left Behind Act.
b. Express to the learners that the goal of the lesson is to compile data to construct a discipline report and that MS Excel is the program that will be used to faciliate this goal.
c. Explain that the use of Excel will be extensive and that they should know how to use the program.
2. Content presentation
a. Issue to each learner the handouts that will have the portion of the NCLB Act pertaining to discipline outlined. Also included in the handout are instuctions on how to fascilitate Excel to complete the report. Proceed to explain that they will all have the chance to practice in the computer lab.
b. Give a succinct overview of the handout, highlighting the Excel portion and the step-by-step instructions that are included.
3. Learner participation
a,b. Proceed to the computer lab and have the learners use the handout as a guide as they enter the information into Excel. Have an example displayed on the Smartboard in the event that multiple learners encounter the same problem. Float around the room to periodically confirm that they are completing the task correctly
4. Assessment
Instruct the learners to print out their spreadsheet and compare it with the key that has been provided. Hold a brief individual conference with learner to offer feedback and advise.
5. Follow-through activities
a. Allow the students to keep the handout and the example spreadsheet that they created to use as future reference.
b. Display a variety of discipline referrals on the Smartboard and have the learners categorize them on their spreadsheets and check together as a class upon completion.
The instructor's feedback to this step:
Good
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Your final response:
1. Pre-instructional activities
a. Teacher; Handout
b. Teacher; Handout; Powerpoint
c. Teacher; Powerpoint; Excel
2. Content Presentation
a,b. Teacher; Handout; Powerpoint
3. Learner participation
Handout; Computer; Smartboard; Excel
4. Assessment
Teacher; Spreadsheet
5. Follow-through activities
Handout; Spreadsheet; Powerpoint
The instructor's feedback to this step:
Good
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Provide a rationale for your media choices. How do the media you have selected support the instructional plan you have designed? Do the affordances of the media you've selected match the instructional strategy and support student learning?
Examples of media affordances:
- Video: dynamic representation of people, social situations, psychomotor tasks, etc.
- Computer simulation: dynamic representation of concepts and principles
- Computer spreadsheets: dynamic representation of numeric relationships
- Computer databases: dynamic representation of categorical relationships
Your final response:
The main sources of media in this lesson are the handout and the Excel spreadsheet. The handout serves as a quick guide for the learners to refer to during the lesson when they are experiencing problems. It is not always easy to listen to instruction without have the materials in front of you to refer to during the lesson. Included in the handout are step-by-step instructions on how to format cells in the spreadsheet and how to enter the data into the specified cells. The spreadsheet will also serve as a guide in the future when actual reports must be constructed and filed. They will be able to refer to the spreadsheet if they are unsure about a specific referral and find a similar one. The use of Powerpoint has also been included to provide the learners with a visual aid during the description of the handout. Also, during the practice in the computer lab, the Smartboard will be employed to provide a visual demonstration to the entire group when a problem arises.
The instructor's feedback to step 4:
Nice work.
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