First things first… Sign attendance sheet Place name tent on CPU Open Intel® Teach to start of Module 4 Welcome!!!

Instruction and Technology February 13, 2009

Today’s agenda Examine a sample lesson Classroom management and lesson transitions Student sample or scaffold doc for lessons Help with technology – apps., generators, web sites Mr. Lincoln’s 200 th birthday

A sample lesson Considerations –Cfq’s, content standards, learning outcomes –Assessment –Summaries of activities as the lesson unfolds –Segues/management/transitions –Scaffolding docs to enhance student understanding A good lesson

Lesson flow Lesson transitions and classroom management – your tips and ideas! :-) Grade level groups – discuss lesson transitions (five minutes) classroom management for lesson (five minutes) class share (five minutes)

BREAK Grab a Valentine’s Day treat. Take a ten minute break. Meet in the PC lab after your break.

Excellent teacher websites Educator Resources ion/teachers/default.aspx ion/teachers/default.aspx TeacherVision (lesson plans, printables and more) m/ m/ Education World, the Educator’s Best Friend See class wiki pages “Lesson Planning” and “Teacher Resources” at

Scaffolding for success: the student sample Open your Intel® Teach book to Module 4. –Module 4, p (complete activities for this page and record notes) –Module 4, Activity 2, pp (Use directed strategies/activities to create a student sample for one of your lessons.) –Module 4, Activity 3, pp (Use tips from this section to ensure a superior student sample for one of your lessons.)

BREAK Please take a five minute break.

Help with technology Excellent teacher web sites WebQuests Wikis/blogs Other technology apps (digital cameras, camcorders, SMARTBoard, computer projector, etc.) } Your options

An opportunity for you! Feb 20 (8:30 AM – 2:00 PM) Future Teachers Conference at Western Oregon University -- $15 with lunch included and Oregon ASCD membership (preregister by February 13) Learn more about –preparing for job fairs and interviewing –classroom management –building classroom community –effective strategies for ELL students –first year survival skills –Marzano strategies –RTI multi-tiered instruction

Next steps Differentiated learning/accommodations for students Revise/update lesson and differentiated student activities Develop a teacher instructional support doc for each lesson; use technology where appropriate. Respond to blog prompt