MagicTreeHouse:MummiesintheMorning

SocialStudies
LessonPlan

OurGoal/Objective
Studentswillcomparetheirbook/classnotestoayoutubevideo:
KingTut'sFinal
Secrets
tocreatetheirownsmartbookactivitytorememberimportantinformationwithin
3classperiods.

A.Personalization/Individualization/Differentiation

LearningGoals.
Whoselectedwhatisbeinglearned?
Teachers
LearningActivity.
Whoselectedhowitisbeinglearned?
Both
AssessmentofLearning
.Whoselectedhowstudentsdemonstratetheirknowledgeand
skillsandhowthatwillbeassessed?
Teachers

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

WorkTime.
Duringthelesson/unit,whoistheprimarydriveroftheworktime?
Students
InterestBased.
Isstudentworkreflectiveoftheirinterestsorpassions?
Somewhat
TechnologyUsage.
Whoistheprimaryuserofthetechnology?
Both

C.Communication

Audience.
Howarestudentscommunicating?
Inpairs
Ifwithothers,withwhom?(circleallthatapply)
Studentsintheclassroom
CommunicationTechnologies.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatethe
communicationprocesses?
yes
Ifyes,inwhichways?(circleallthatapply)
Writing/photosandimages/chartsandgraphs/infographics/

D.Collaboration(coworking,cocreatingmorethanjustcommunication)

Collaborators.
Howarestudentsworking?
Alone
CollaborativeTechnologies.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatecollaborative
processes?
Yes
Ifyes,inwhichways?(circleallthatapply)
smartnotebook

E.Authenticity/Relevancy

RealorFake.
Isstudentworkauthenticandreflectiveofthatdonebyrealpeopleoutside
ofschool?
Yes

F.DisciplineSpecificInquiry

DomainKnowledge.
Arestudentslearningdisciplinespecificandappropriatecontent
andproceduralknowledge?
Yes
Ifyes,isstudentworkfocusedaroundbig,importantconceptscentraltothe
discipline?
Yes
DomainPractices.
Arestudentsutilizingdisciplinespecificandappropriatepractices
andprocesses?
Yes
DomainTechnologies.
Arestudentsutilizingdisciplinespecificandappropriatetools
andtechnologies?
Yes

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

DeeperThinking.
Dostudentlearningactivitiesandassessmentsgobeyondfacts,
procedures,and/orpreviouslyprovidedwaysofthinking?
Somewhat
Creativity.

Dostudentshavetheopportunitytodesign,create,make,orotherwiseadd
valuethatisuniquetothem?
Yes

H.Technology

TechnologyasMeans,NotEnd.
Whendigitaltechnologiesareutilized,dothetools
overshadow,mask,orotherwisedrawthefocusawayfromimportantlearning?
No
TechnologyAddsValue.
Doestechnologyaddvaluesothatstudentscandotheirwork
inbetterordifferentwaysthanarepossiblewithoutthetechnology?
Yes
MeaningfulTechnologyUsage.
Aredigitaltechnologiesutilizedappropriatelyand
meaningfullyforthelearningtasks?
Yes

I.Assessment

Alignment.
Arestandards,learninggoals,instruction,learningactivities,and
assessmentsallaligned,bothtopicallyandcognitively?
Yes
AssessmentTechnology.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatetheassessment
process?
Yes