1. 9.21.11 A GENDA 1 - Attendance/Ice-Breaker (Mike K.) 2 - Reflecting on our lessons considering other instructional strategies & Bloom’s Taxonomy BREAK 3 - State News Letter to Editor about Teaching + DiscussionState News Letter to Editor about Teaching And (Brief) discussion about discussion 4 – Intro Mock SS Department Plans a unit – “ Modern Middle East ” We try to make 2 week unit plan

2. REFLECTION PROMPT - For MONDAY - Post on a) what you know & want to know about the 'Modern Middle East' (e.g. Histories, worldviews, economies, geography & etc.) b) what do the terms, "Modern" & "Middle East" mean? c) Why is this subject important for citizens of the United States to study? *On Monday we may have a short multiple choice quiz over two readings. 1: From the Instructional Strategies book, The Unit Plan Section & 2) from The New Teacher Boo k: Q/A How Do I get started planning a teaching unit? (ch. 3 p.190)

3. 8 I NSTRUCTIONAL S TRATEGIES (F ROM I NSTRUCTIONAL S TRATEGIES T EXT ) What were ‘our’ lessons? 1. Lecture and Direct Instruction (Recitation) 2. Questioning 3. Concept Formation 4. Cooperative Learning 5. Simulations, Role-Play, and Dramatization 6. Classroom Discussion and Debate 7. Student Directed Investigation 8. Textual Analysis

4. B LOOM ’ S T AXONOMY (1956) 3 TYPES OF LEARNING A committee of colleges, led by Benjamin Bloom (1956), identified three domains of educational activities: Cognitive : mental skills ( Knowledge ) Affective : growth in feelings or emotional areas ( Attitude ) Psychomotor : manual or physical skills ( Skills )

5. C LICK H ERE F OR A N E XCELLENT S ITE

6. G O B ACK I NTO G ROUPS T O : Reference the same content Deliberate on how the lesson could be re-taught by moving up on Bloom’s Taxonomy Will your students argue, create, or ??? Use laptops & notes Present (one who has not yet done so) on how you would change your lesson