Formative Assessment Results: Changes Made During Lesson: Students are excited about the unit and the The streaming video was a little long and a little wordy; hands-on projects. Basic knowledge in place, we skipped two sections to allow more time to write. but technical information needs to be addressed. Students are enthusiastic about topic. Students need much work on writing and more time needs to be left for this activity. Timeline Learning Description Learning Differentiation Assessment Goal of Strategies and for Subgroup Addressed Procedures Interdisciplinary and as Needed Activities for Others Day 2 #1 and #2 *Students will *Collaborative work * Student #1 is * Informal watch familiar with the observation remaining mathematical format of the * Teacher 3/10/2009 segment of concepts when creation of Question & Discovery video measuring plant mobile word Answer *Students will growth walls. Teacher * Completed work *Science/English must work journal entries collaboratively language combined closely with this *Accurate to define key instruction student and word wall will terms for use of encourage demonstrate upcoming streaming video participation successful selection by *Pre-teach and focus completion of creating a vocabulary to ensure continuously. activity. mobile word comprehension of Also, encourage wall upcoming selection. this student to *Students will *Encourage creation restate practice writing of visual support for definitions in her skills by making new vocabulary to own words to predictions and reinforce meaning. ensure proper observations in understanding. their plant journals Formative Assessment Results: The Changes Made During Lesson: Incorporated missing students are struggling with the segments from last lesson which reinforced and journals. A more simplistic format might provided visual support for Gave “germination”. have been useful in helping them make Student #1 a copy of the teacher’s manual to simplify prediction. No changes yet, too early. the location of the correct definitions for the target Students want to see progress. vocabulary.
Formative Assessment Results: Students are excited about the unit and the hands-on projects. Basic knowledge in place, but technical information needs to be addressed. Students are enthusiastic about topic. Students need much work on writing and more time needs to be left for this activity. Changes Made During Lesson: The streaming video was a little long and a little wordy; we skipped two sections to allow more time to write. Timeline Learning Goal Addressed Description of Procedures Learning Strategies and Interdisciplinary Activities Differentiation for Subgroup and as Needed for Others Assessment Day 2 #1 and #2 *Students will watch remaining segment of Discovery video *Students will work collaboratively to define key terms for upcoming selection by creating a mobile word wall *Students will practice writing skills by making predictions and observations in their plant journals *Collaborative work mathematical concepts when measuring plant growth *Science/English language combined instruction use of streaming video *Pre-teach vocabulary to ensure comprehension of upcoming selection. *Encourage creation of visual support for new vocabulary to reinforce meaning. * Student #1 is familiar with the format of the creation of mobile word walls. Teacher must work closely with this student and encourage participation and focus continuously. Also, encourage this student to restate definitions in her own words to ensure proper understanding. * Informal observation * Teacher Question & Answer * Completed journal entries *Accurate word wall will demonstrate successful completion of activity. 3/10/2009 Formative Assessment Results: The students are struggling with the journals. A more simplistic format might have been useful in helping them make prediction. No changes yet, too early. Students want to see progress. Changes Made During Lesson: Incorporated missing segments from last lesson which reinforced and provided visual support for “germination”. Gave Student #1 a copy of the teacher’s manual to simplify the location of the correct definitions for the target vocabulary.
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