LOWES GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Name: Gabriel Graa

Essential Question:
How can parents and students collaborate with students to create a richer learning experience
using WEB 2.0 + 3.0 tools?
Department: School Media, ELA, Social Studies, Art
Strand: Media + ELA (8.T.T.1.3 + RI 8.7)

Lesson Plan

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Desired Outcome!
A. Identify the Standard/Skill

P: Post relevant photos onto Public Pinterest Boards with

appropriate comments
P: Explain relevancy of selection.
S: 8.T.T.1.3 + RI 8.7

Desired Outcome!
Target Questions: I will be
able to(student perspective)!
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Parent: I can post a photo onto Public Pinterest boards. I can

explain why I made this choice.

Task Analyze!
See the Key Verbs in Blooms
Taxonomy at the end of this
document.

Student: I can choose a photo posted by a community member

and evaluate its relevancy to my understanding of The Book
Thief.
Blooms:

Evidence of Learning!
A. Describe the types of
informal and/or formal
assessments you will use
during class to determine
students levels of
understanding (range is from a
thumbs up or down to short
essays to exit questions,
etcetera). Return to the desired
outcome to determine what
you must measure.

Parent: Photos posted onto Public Pinterest boards.

Comments provide ability for students to evaluate. Language
will be open for interpretation.
Student: Photos collected onto learnist page. Appropriately
tagged. Explanation includes evaluative terms, textual
evidence, original thought, reference to image

III. Materials Needed

Parents: iPhone, computer, etc.

Pinterest account

Blooms: evaluate, assemble

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Students: mobile or desktop device, Twitter account, Learn.ist

account, pinterest account
Checklist for evaluation

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PARENTS:
Flipped lesson- parents access the tutorials at home.

Opening the Lesson!

Activity to open the lesson
ideally:!
Motivates and engages
students!
Either assesses prior
knowledge or explicitly builds
on prior knowledge/life
experiences/interests !

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States the objective of the

lesson.!

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How long will the opening

take?!
Consider Blooms Taxonomy/
Ask good questions
(Knowledge, Understanding,
Application, Analysis,
Synthesis, Evaluation)!

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Instruction and ModelingWhat is the teacher doing?!

What are you going to teach

and how? (Will you provide
relevant information, model
thought processes, establish
guides or graphic organizers,
etc.?)!
How will you differentiate
instruction? (small groups;
guided reading, writing, math;
lit circles; etc.)!
How long will each activity
take?!
Consider Blooms Taxonomy/
Rigor.

How to join the public boards.

Focusing the search on the appropriate board.
Explain throughout the video that the comments need to be less
factual, and more open for student thought and evaluation.

STUDENTS:
Have lesson on evaluating materials in language arts class.

Flipped video on how to post to Learn.ist:

-Grabbing a pin (copy link from public board)
-Evaluating the photo- using evaluative terms; making
references to the text; quoting from the text; tagging the
learni.st entry
Assessments:!
Blooms: !
Time:
PARENTS:
Demonstrate joining a board, commenting on a photo, pinning
to the proper board.

STUDENTS:
Grabbing a pin
Using text/page references
Using evaluative language
Adding tags

Parents and Students:

2 examples will be provided
Thinking will be explained (I chose this because; Notice Im
using, etc.)
Blooms: !
Time:

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Guided Practice- What are the
students doing?!

What will students do to

interact and practice the
subject matter?!

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How will you differentiate

instruction?!
What sorts of groupings will
you use?!
How long will each activity
take?!

Closing the Lesson- What will

you do at the end of the
lesson? !
How will you summarize/
debrief and/or foreshadow the
next steps?!
Have you measured students
understanding of the desired
outcomes?!
How long will the closing take?

If the parents come in for assistance:

Wed walk though the process together, finding photos related
to the early chapters of the text, particularly those related to
Leisels early tragedies.

If the students come in for assistance:

Asses their needs and work appropriately- is it finding tagged
photos? is it retagging them? is it the evaluative process?

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Parents:
Submit a weekly summary of the process, noting what worked
and what didnt for future tweaking. Attempt to post a
reflection on a chapter via a blog or some other site, tagging
appropriately and linking through pinterest for student access.

Students:
Fill out checklist as a self-evaluation of their work. Choose a
strong example of work well-done and reflect on that work.
Attempt to use sound cloud to upload an audio portion to
learn.ist.

By the end of the week, students should have collected 3

photos for their learn.ist.
Assessments:!
Blooms: !
Time:
Independent Practice or
Review!

What will students do

independently as homework or
during class?!
In what ways can the work be
differentiated for ELL and/or
Special Needs students?
(Different questions? Different
text? Different amount of time
in which to complete the work?
Different amount of work?
Additional resources to tap

BOTH:
Continue on with the project, collecting, curating and
evaluating.

Move into a creation phase, where students and community

members can collaborate on multimedia presentations of the
material.

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Different amount of work?
Additional resources to tap
into completing the work?)

Lesson Plan
Assessments:!
Blooms: !
Time:

21st Century Focus- What 21st

Century skills am I focusing on
in todays lesson?!

Use of appropriate web tools.

Appropriate use of web materials.
analyze media
communicate clearly
Use and manage information
Assessments:

EOG Focus- What EOG

preparation skills have I
embedded in the lesson?!
Question stems/vocabulary/
reading strategies!

Analysis, Evaluation,

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Assessments:
XI. Debriefing- Return to Desired Outcome and compare. Based on the
assessments, what worked? What do I need to revisit? What do I need to
enrich?!

Ideas for implementation: Weekly themed boards; specific character boards; relevant
quotes boards!

Students will have to post 10 learnings on their boards- Add this to specifications/
project guidelines on the google site. Comment on the fact that more that 10 should
be done and then whittle down to 10. From these 10, students can choose a theme
to further explore. For example, if a student focuses a lot on death, their project can
be about point-of-view, bias, voice, life & death during high stakes historical
moments, etc.

BLOOMS
Remembering: can the student
recall or remember the
information?

define, duplicate, list, memorize, recall, repeat,

reproduce state

Understanding: can the student

explain ideas or concepts?

classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate,

recognize, report, select, translate, paraphrase

Applying: can the student use the

information in a new way?

choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate,

interpret, operate, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write.

Analyzing: can the student

distinguish between the different
parts?

appraise, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate,

discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment,
question, test.

Evaluating: can the student justify appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value,
a stand or decision?
evaluate
Creating: can the student create
new product or point of view?

assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate,

write.

21st Century Essentials

o Communication Skills
o Being a Team Player
UNESCOs Four Pillars of Education
o Learning to know
o Learning to do
o Learning to live together
o Learning to be

21st Century Skills

Be responsible
Make decisions
Solve problems
Create media
Be self-directed
Communicate clearly
Work with others
Guide and lead others
Reason effectively Analyze media
Use system thinking
Use and manage information

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Item
I used evaluative terms.
I made reference to a page #.
I made a reference to the text.
English Language Arts Standards
I use original thoughts.
I elaborate my thinking.

I used appropriate tags.

I cited the source of the image.
My explanation is clear.
Media Standards
I respond appropriately to comments.
My comments promote interaction.

Explain/ Next Steps