MagicTreeHouse:MummiesintheMorning

LanguageArts
LessonPlan

Objective
StudentswillbeabletorecallvocabularyfromthetextthroughPadletsinteractiveactivitywithin15
minutes.

A.Personalization/Individualization/Differentiation

LearningGoals.
Whoselectedwhatisbeinglearned?
TeacherAncientEgyptisacrosssectionalstudyunitbetweenLanguageArtsandSocial
Studies
LearningActivity.
Whoselectedhowitisbeinglearned?
TeacherIsettheexamplewithpadlet,quizlet,andfakebook,butiftheyhavesomethingbetter
theywouldliketouse,Imopentothat.
AssessmentofLearning
.Whoselectedhowstudentsdemonstratetheirknowledgeandskillsandhow
thatwillbeassessed?
BothIprovidedoptionsbuttheyareonlysuggestions.Imawarepeoplelearnmaterials
differently.Iftheyneedtohearquizlet,Icanrecordmyvoiceasanoption.
TechnologySelection
.
Whoselectedwhichtechnologiesarebeingused?
TeacherImusingpadletwithpremadeinternetactivites

B.Agency/Control/Ownership/Choice/Interest/Passion

TalkTime.
Duringthelesson/unit,whoistheprimarydriverofthetalktime?
Bothpadletismutuallyinteractive
WorkTime.
Duringthelesson/unit,whoistheprimarydriveroftheworktime?
Studentsifmajorityofthestudentsaredoneornotdone,thatsanindicatorforme.
InterestBased.
Isstudentworkreflectiveoftheirinterestsorpassions?
SomewhatImflexibleonhowtheywanttolearntheirvocabulary
TechnologyUsage.
Whoistheprimaryuserofthetechnology?
Bothittakestheclasstomakeitwork

C.Communication

Audience.
Howarestudentscommunicating?
Inpairs
CommunicationTechnologies.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatethecommunication
processes?
Yes
Screencast/Padlet

D.Collaboration(coworking,cocreatingmorethanjustcommunication)

Collaborators.
Howarestudentsworking?
Alone,buttalkinginpairs

CollaborativeTechnologies.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatecollaborativeprocesses?
Yes
wiki

E.Authenticity/Relevancy

RealorFake.
Isstudentworkauthenticandreflectiveofthatdonebyrealpeopleoutsideofschool?
Yes

F.DisciplineSpecificInquiry

DomainKnowledge.
Arestudentslearningdisciplinespecificandappropriatecontentandprocedural
knowledge?
Yes
Ifyes,isstudentworkfocusedaroundbig,importantconceptscentraltothediscipline?
Yes
DomainTechnologies.
Arestudentsutilizingdisciplinespecificandappropriatetoolsand
technologies?
Yes

G.CriticalThinking(HOTS+metacognition)/Creativity/Initiative/Entrepreneurship

DeeperThinking.
Dostudentlearningactivitiesandassessmentsgobeyondfacts,procedures,and/or
previouslyprovidedwaysofthinking?
Somewhat
Creativity.

Dostudentshavetheopportunitytodesign,create,make,orotherwiseaddvaluethatis
uniquetothem?
Yeshieroglyphics,andfakebook
Metacognition.
Dostudentshavetheopportunitytoreflectontheirplanning,thinking,work,and/or
progress?
Yes
Ifyes,canstudentsidentifywhattheyrelearning,notjustwhattheyredoing?
Yes

H.Technology

TechnologyasMeans,NotEnd.
Whendigitaltechnologiesareutilized,dothetoolsovershadow,mask,
orotherwisedrawthefocusawayfromimportantlearning?
No
TechnologyAddsValue.
Doestechnologyaddvaluesothatstudentscandotheirworkinbetteror
differentwaysthanarepossiblewithoutthetechnology?

Yes

I.Assessment

Alignment.
Arestandards,learninggoals,instruction,learningactivities,andassessmentsallaligned,
bothtopicallyandcognitively?
Yes
AuthenticAssessment.
Arestudentscreatingrealworldproductsorperformances?
Yes
AssessmentTechnology.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatetheassessmentprocess?
Somewhat