TIPS LESSON PLAN A GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTING A “TIPS “ LESSON PRESENTED BY THE TIPS STAFF Jim Carroll, Joe Montacalvo, Ira Gelernter, Art Fortin, Kate O’Hara, David Gelfand, Fred Fisher

STEP # 1 DECIDE ON THE CONTENT OUTCOMES You have come here to day with a set of outcomes you want to convey to your students Your task is to place these in a “TIPS” lesson format using the PPA

WHAT TO DO NEXT ?? Suggestions ???

STEP # 2 FIND THE PART OF THE PPA TO BE ADDRESSED AS THE GOAL FOR THE LESSON THIS CAN BE MADE INTO AN “AIM”

WHERE DO WE LOOK FOR THE PPA CATEGORY ? PPA GHPPA

STEP # 3 STANDARD TO BE ADDRESSED OR SKILL TO BE LEARNED BY STUDENT

FINDING THE STANDARD rials.html (RESOURCES & TUTORIALS) rials.html ml (New York State Standards) ml LEARNING STANDARDS

STEP # 3 FINDING THE RESOURCE MATERIAL TO MEET THE STANDARD This is the critical part of teaching How should this material be selected?

THE RESOURCE MATERIAL 1: Fulfills the content objectives 2: Addresses standards 3: Used in assessment process CAN YOU THINK OF OTHER FUNCTIONS ?

SOURCES FOR CONTENT MATERIAL rch.html (TIPS SEARCH INFORMATION) rch.html

OTHER SOURCES FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION Suggestions ??

STEP # 4 CREATE A LEARNING EXPEREINCE THAT UNIFIES THE PPA WITH CONTENT, SKILLS AND PROCESS Here you can link to the TIPS website (worksheets or information)

WHAT DO WE HAVE NOW ? 1: Content to be taught 2: PPA or GHPPA category to be addressed 3: Standards to be addressed 4: Classroom material used in instruction

HOMEWORK REPLICATES THE CONTENT AND PROCESS EMPHASIZED IN THE LESSON OPENS STUDENTS TO TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND OTHER STANDARDS ANTICIPATES NEXT LESSON INCLUDES PPA OR GHPPA CATEGORY

QUESTION: AS TEACHERS, WOULD YOU REARRANGE ANY OF THE STEPS?

1:_____DECIDE ON CONTENT 2: ____DECIDE ON PPA CATEGORY 3:_____DECIDE UPON THE STANDARD 4: _____CHOOSE LEARNING MATERIAL 5: _____CREATE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE CHANGES???

ASSESSMENT INLCUDE PPA OR GHPPA 1: Use PPA or GHPPA worksheets 2: Assign essays using PPA or GHPPA categories 3: Examinations can focus on TIPS problem solving skills 4: Long term projects focus on TIPS format

QUESTION: DOES CONTENT DRIVE THE PROCESS OR PROCESS DRIVE THE CONTENT ?

Power Point Presentation INCLUDE A POWER POINT PRESETNATION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE LESSON OR IN ONE PHASE OF THE LESSON Include reference to the PPA This you will do in the afternoon session