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Problem Based Learning Chelsea Lewis 1. Creativity and innovation 4. Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making 2. Communication and collaboration 5. Digital Citizenship 3. Research and information fluency 6. Technology operations and concepts. Students will develop an essential question and come up with a plan of action that relates to the problem the teacher has developed. Students will be sorted into groups: the Sun, Moon or Earth and then begin group research. ||
 * ** Technology Integration For Meaningful Classroom Use ** ||
 * **Daily Lesson GAME Plan** ||
 * **Lesson Title:** Introduction to The Sun, Moon and Earth |||| **Duration of lesson:** 1 hour ||
 * **Grade Level:** Kindergarten |||| **Unit:** The Sun, Moon and Earth ||
 * **GOALS** ||
 * **Content Standards:**
 * Utah Core Curriculum Science
 * Standard 2: Earth and Space Science. Students will gain an understanding of Earth and Space Science through the study of earth materials, celestial movement, and weather. Common Core Standards Speaking and Listening:
 * Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about //kindergarten topics and texts// with peers and adults in small and larger groups. *Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). *Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.
 * SL.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
 * SL.K.3. Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. ||
 * **ISTE NETS-S** (highlighted standards are being met with this lesson)
 * Instructional Objectives:**
 * **ACTION** ||
 * **Before Class Preparation:** The teacher will develop the problem. The objective is that students will begin an introduction into one of the three: sun, moon, earth. The teacher will have preselected 3 groups of students. The teacher will have also searched the internet for an introduction to each concept so that the students have a list of resources.
 * Internet Resources:**
 * [|www.brainpopjr.com/science/space]**
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 * **During Class** ||
 * **Time** |||| **Instructional Activities** || **Materials and Resources** ||
 * |||| Whole group lesson: Activating Schema ||  ||
 * 5 minutes |||| The whole group will watch a brainpopjr video on the solar system as another introduction. After completing the video students will complete an online quiz as a group. || SmartBoard and www.Brainpopjr.com/space ||
 * 30 minutes |||| The teacher will begin by showing students images taken of the sun, moon and earth. Then students will fill in a KWHL together. Students will participate in collaborative conversations about their prior knowledge about the sun, moon and earth. Then as a class they will work together to develop a list of things they want to know. || SmartBoard and KWHL chart ||
 * 10 minutes |||| Students will be separated into three groups (sun, moon, earth) in those groups students will develop an essential question. The teacher will walk between the three groups to help them formulate the question. || Three areas for students to meet. ||
 * 10 minutes |||| Students will read a book or watch a video related to their topic to see if it answers their question. || Computer and internet ||
 * 5 minutes |||| Assessment – students will take the quiz after listening to the stories or watching the video. || Computer and internet ||
 * **MONITOR** ||
 * **Ongoing Assessment:** The teacher will be walking around the room during the entire lesson and listening to students discussions. She will be making sure they follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). She will also give students opportunities to continue a conversation through multiple exchanges. **Accommodations and Extensions/ Differentiation:** Students will be grouped by ability levels so that all of the highs are etc… The videos and books are all read aloud to students which helps the ELL’s and low students. In addition, the online quizzes are read aloud. The teacher will be constantly walking around to help students with questions. ||
 * **EVALUATION** ||
 * **Lesson Reflections and Notes:** This lesson in the unit does not have a product because it is an introduction to the unit. I found it really beneficial to develop essential questions surrounding this topic. Then students were even more invested in the topic. One success with this lesson was having the list of resources for students to go to. Students did well in their three groups because of the support I provided prior to the lesson. I look forward to the social networking aspect. I am trying to find a space expert that the students can ask their questions to.

Chelsea, I agree with you that after one of the classes here at Walden, I have also realized the importance of starting lessons off with essential questions. It truly gets the students thinking about the topic we will be discussing. I also think it is important that you provide the read aloud opportunities for your ELL students and struggling reader students. You would not want their reading ability to hinder their achievement in this science activity. You are allowing all students to enter into the unit at their own readiness level, which is setting everyone up for success. Your video is coming from brainpopjr which I also find to be a very useful tool to help introduce new concepts through the fun and engaging videos. So far your unit sounds very interesting and I look forward to hearing about the social networking component. I hope you are able to find an expert for your students to talk to! Samantha R. THanks Sam. I have found some YouTube Videos but do not know where to look for a space expert who would talk to Kindergarteners. Chelsea || Hi Chelsea,

Essential questions are key in my classroom and have found them to be extremely helpful for students to identify objectives while completing tasks. Also, you have a clear introduction and final assessment within your lesson. You've done a great job focusing on your goals and successfully evaluating students.

Nice Job! Best, Kristy Thanks Kristy. - Chelsea

Online Collaboration Using Social Networking Tools

1. Creativity and innovation 4. Critical thinking, problem solving and decision making 2. Communication and collaboration 5. Digital Citizenship 3. Research and information fluency 6. Technology operations and concepts. Students will develop an essential question and come up with a plan of action that relates to the problem the teacher has developed. Students will be sorted into groups: the Sun, Moon or Earth and then begin group research. || [] [] http://www.indianhillskinderteam.wikispaces.com || The wiki is shared with all four sections of kindergarten; therefore, students will be able to connect with students that are not in their class. || www.Indianhillskinderteam.wikispaces.com ||
 * ** Technology Integration For Meaningful Classroom Use ** ||
 * **Daily Lesson GAME Plan Part 2** ||
 * **Lesson Title:** Going Deeper into The Sun, Moon and Earth; social networking |||| **Duration of lesson:** 1 hour ||
 * **Grade Level:** Kindergarten |||| **Unit:** The Sun, Moon and Earth ||
 * **GOALS** ||
 * **Content Standards:**
 * Utah Core Curriculum Science
 * Standard 2: Earth and Space Science. Students will gain an understanding of Earth and Space Science through the study of earth materials, celestial movement, and weather. Common Core Standards Writing:
 * Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
 * Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).
 * With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
 * **ISTE NETS-S** (highlighted standards are being met with this lesson)
 * **ISTE NETS-S** (highlighted standards are being met with this lesson)
 * Instructional Objectives:**
 * **ACTION** ||
 * **Before Class Preparation:** The teacher will research online to find social networking tools that will benefit the whole class. Because it is the end of the year I did not have time to contact NASA and set up some kind of face to face discussion. However, I did find some YouTube videos of other students asking Astronauts questions while they are in space. I think that with my time constraint this is the best option for social networking.
 * Internet Resources:**
 * **During Class** ||
 * **Time** |||| **Instructional Activities** || **Materials and Resources** ||
 * |||| Whole group lesson: Going deeper ||  ||
 * 5 minutes |||| The teacher will review the students KWHL that the class created on a previous day. This will help reactivate schema and get students thinking about space and the sun, moon and earth. The teacher will do this on both days of this lesson. The teacher will emphasize the W – Questions that students want to know. || Previous Smartboard lesson ||
 * 15 minutes |||| Day 1: The teacher will start the YouTube video where students ask questions to an astronaut in space. || [] ||
 * 15 minutes |||| Day 2: The teacher will start the YouTube video where a talk show asks an astronaut questions. || [] ||
 * 10 minutes |||| This next part of the lesson will be done individually because of students differing ability levels. Students will go online to our class wiki and enter in one fact, or question they have regarding their specific area of study: the moon, sun or earth. This will either be done at home with the help of a parent or at school with the teachers help. The adult may be the scribe or they may help the student spell to the best of their ability. Students may go online at any time to do this throughout the course of the unit.
 * 5 minutes |||| Assessment – the teacher will constantly check the wiki to make sure students are contributing. || Computer and internet ||
 * **MONITOR** ||
 * **Ongoing Assessment:** The teacher will be online throughout the course of the unit to monitor students’ learning. She will check to make sure each child’s entry can be read (spelling) and make sure that it contributes to the discussion. **Accommodations and Extensions/ Differentiation:** Students will go online with the help of an adult. The teacher will be constantly walking around to help students with questions. ||
 * **EVALUATION** ||
 * **Lesson Reflections and Notes:** Students really enjoyed watching the astronaut in space answer questions about what they do. This led to many more questions that students had. I wish I would have had time in the year to contact a member of NASA and arrange for my students’ questions to be answered (there is always next year). I was not able to actually implement the wiki this year, but plan on doing it next year.

Hi Chelsea, I really enjoyed reading your lesson on space! While I teach high school students I still see how i could possibly incorporate YouTube videos into my classes. The KWL chart is a great way to begin any new lesson as it acts as a formative assessment for the teacher, while encouraging studetns to explore wheat they already know. Furthermore, the wikispace you create seems like an excellent method to aid students who may need more comphresension time to participate in class discussion. Best, Kristy

Chelsea, I really like your lesson! As a teacher, we have learned to monitor and adjust for many aspects of our classroom, and you did just that because of the time constraint. By allowing students to see others ask questions that astronauts have been asked, allows them to start thinking about their own questions. I love how you are thinking of ways to incorporate a class wiki with your kindergartners, even with the help of an adult at school or home. Your PBL is wonderful! Keep up the great work! Samantha R. || Chelsea, Great way to incorporate YouTube videos into a Kindergarten class. We had a class that did a video conference with a NASA astronaut. I did not see it but I heard it was fantastic. I believe it was set-up through the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration [|http://cilc.org]/ I checked it out and found some programs that go down to the k and 1 levels. Good luck, that would be an awesome experience for the younger students. I think it's important to remember that because of our actions some of our students will have these experiences and they have the potential to shape and change their lives forever. You could actually be inspiring a child to become an astronaut--how awesome is that! --Brett