Casey Doyon
SLM 521
Online Course Module
Two – Lesson Plans
Objectives One: Students will be able to find lesson plans that are useful in the subject area they teach and their curriculum.
Objective Two: Students will be able to critically examine the value of a lesson plan site and the lessons contained there.
Objective Three: Students will be able to determine the usefulness of a site by pulling what they would most use from it, based on the quality of the lesson.
Introduction:
All teachers need lesson plans, but how do we locate those that work best for us? There are tons of lesson plans, but some work better based on the subject area you teach or grade level. Most schools require you to have lesson plans for substitutes. This activity could be used for these as well. Lesson plans can be found using common search engines like Google and Yahoo. They may also be found using educational sites own search engines. Many of the sites you will see will provide links to other lesson plan sites. All the material you find can be overwhelming! Be patient and look carefully.
During this activity you will learn how to better locate lessons that will be of the most useful for you. We will make a list of your own favorites for you to use in the future. Read through the activity and assignment so you don’t repeat any unnecessary steps. Make sure to write down anything and everything you think you may want to use for the activity/ assignment. Helpful tip – Copy and paste website addresses to a word document. Then type short meaningful notes next to the site link because you may need to refer to later!
Activity and
Resources:
Use a popular search engine and locate lesson plan sites. I would suggest Google or Yahoo. Look through at least fifteen websites and write down or copy and paste what they were and what you found useful for you, based on your subject area. Use key words like “lesson plans” in your search. You may want to add your subject area too. Don’t forget to use the lesson plans sites search engines too. KEEP GOOD NOTES!
Search engines:
Google http://www.google.com/search?
Yahoo http://search.yahoo.com/search/options
Lesson Plan Sites:
“Lesson Plans Page” http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.html
“Teach-nology” http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/
Assignment:
Create a tip sheet for yourself; it should include grade level, subject
you teach and
the following-
1. Name all the search engines or engines you used in the activity to locate lesson plans?
2. List all the key words you used, include +, -, “” or any other information that was helpful to find your sites. List what did and didn’t work. This will prevent you from repeating this in the future.
3. Rank and list the top five best sites for lesson plans you visited based on quality of lessons, quantity of lessons, variety and any other criteria you think necessary. Write a sentence or two describing what was featured on the site.
4. Write down the number of lessons listed for each site based on your subject area and grade level.
5. For the top five sites, list the top three lessons plans for each site.
6. List your top 3 plans you would submit for a substitute. Remember they should be easy to read and follow.
7. Write a paragraph or 5 tips to help improve a search process for lesson plans.
Rubric:
|
Rating |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Organization |
Difficult to follow
along |
Can be followed,
but not flawless |
Flawless and easy
to follow |
|
Technical |
Combination of four
or more misspelled words, grammer errors and or links that don’t work |
Combination of two
or less misspelled words, grammer errors and or links that don’t work |
No misspelled
words, grammer errors and or links that don’t work |
|
Completion of
Assignment |
Completed four or
less of the steps in the assignment |
Completed at least
six of the steps in the assignment |
Completed the
entire assignment |
X-tra credit (worth 10 points) – Write a 400 word essay on what can be improved in regards to finding lesson plans on the internet.