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Academic Justification……………………………………………………………………….15
References……………………………………………………………………………………18
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Evaluate the lesson plan according to the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Only
standards directly addressed in Designing Teaching & Learning that are relevant to this assignment have been
included. However, this does not mean the other standards are irrelevant to lesson planning and evaluation more
generally.
Evaluation score – refer to NSW QTM Classroom Practice Guide for each element
Comments incl. evidence for evaluation score (2 sentences)
1 Intellectual quality
1.1 Deep knowledge
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – Comments: The knowledge covered is broad, but it is not especially superficial as it builds on
5 knowledge covered from previous lessons, and remains largely centred on the concept of the
historical movements of people between 1750 and 1901. The focus remains the key ideas
communicated in the text throughout the entirety of the lesson, and the purpose of the lesson is
to organise the ideas and understand their cause-and-effect importance.
1.2 Deep understanding
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – Comments: Students are given opportunity to demonstrate their understanding through class
5 discussion, but class wide participation may dilute the understanding of individual students as
the participation of the individual becomes less crucial.
1.3 Problematic knowledge
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – Comments: The information in the lesson involves an understanding of a time in history that
5 isn’t innately structured, but informed by the values and circumstances of the people involved.
However, the lesson is about synthesising and organising information from a single text, and
no explicit mention is made inviting students to question the content of this text.
1.4 Higher-order thinking
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – Comments: The lesson involves the synthesis of information from a text, but this synthesis is
5 largely methodical and repetitive and the text is purely fact based. Different students focusing
on different areas when taking notes may breed discussion and new interpretations as the
information is manipulated, but this is limited by level of teacher guidance during the note
taking period and intrinsically by the text itself.
1.5 Metalanguage
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – Comments: The text contains definitions of terminology describing different kinds of migrants
5 explicitly to allow students to consider how the perspective of these migrants may differ based
on their circumstances. The consideration of perspective behind the various subtle definitions
goes beyond simple jargon, but its utility is limited and no other mention of metalanguage is
made in the lesson.
1.6 Substantive communication
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – Comments: The lesson has the ability to facilitate substantive levels of student interaction,
5 either by discussing and collaborating with groups or the whole class. The students
organisation the notes taken from the text may have a kind of ‘fill in the blank’ structure for
fact based information, but this is not in response to explicit questions and the nature of in
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APST
1) 2.6 Information and Communication Technology 2) 5.1 Assess student learning
(ICT)
QT model
1) 2.1 Explicit quality criteria 2) 3.5 Connectedness
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Cross Curriculum themes & General capabilities Explicit subject specific concepts and skills
General capabilities from curricular content Key inquiry question: What were the changing features
descriptors (Australian Curriculum, n.d.): of the movements of people from 1750 to 1918?
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Social awareness
Examine values
Explore rights and responsibilities
Consider points of view
Intercultural Understanding
T/S
Intro Marking roll Teacher: Provide students hyperlink and Teacher
code to Kahoot quiz, then mark roll
while they follow instructions
Body Review background of previous lessons using Kahoot Teacher: Direct students to begin quiz Student
quiz, covering industrial revolution, European empires, on prior knowledge and make note of
and the first fleet and settlement of Australia. how well they did and the areas where
they need improvement.
8 minutes Self-assessment of quiz where students note areas they
did not answer correctly or lacked confidence for Student: Participate in Kahoot quiz and
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Arrange students in groups and direct them to access Teacher: Reading and promoting Teacher
the history text and the download of the World Vision discussion of history text and Syrian
article about Syrian refugees online via the schools refugee article, then moving around the
website or Google drive. classroom checking student focus.
15
minutes Have each student log into Scrible and elect one Student: Listening and contributing to
student in each group to invite each of the students in Making notes and highlighting text using
their group (and the teacher) to edit the PDF. their devices via the Scrible browser
extension.
Read each paragraph of the text, including images, and
discuss it. Have students highlight and mark Resources: History text pdf, printed
information using Scrible. Student interactions on history text as back up, Scrible extension
Scrible are live, and comments can be responded to and student email for log in, download
and individual highlights made to collectively build a of World Vision article
detailed reading. (https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-
news-stories/syria-refugee-crisis-war-
Read relevant portions of the World Vision article and facts)
ask students to consider how the movement of Syrian
refugees can be compared to historical movements of
people, and identify the causes and effects.
Direct each group to specific, pre-established Google Teacher: Moving around the classroom Student
Docs pages. checking student focus, responding to
10 students’ questions and concerns, and
minutes Students use their comments and highlighted key asking student to specify some of the
information from Scrible to organise notes to the information they found to be relevant
Google Doc. for organisation.
A high standard exemplar of organised notes and joint Student: Working in groups using notes
construction from a different elective topic is shown on taken via Scrible to organise information
the smartboard and the teacher specifies this as the into a Google Docs page.
standard and nature of the work expected.
Resources: Same as previous, Google
Docs(https://docs.google.com/documen
t/d/1bCnvsgcq-
VPa3scnm_dzGsZPIVM0cs340PE3zhduo
qc/edit?usp=sharing)
Once students feel their notes are well organised, they Teacher: Moving around the classroom Student
should write their group’s joint construction at the checking student focus, responding to
10 bottom of the Google Docs page. students’ questions and concerns
minutes
Each member of the group is directed to add their own Student: Working in groups using
paragraph to the work and end that paragraph with organised notes to create a joint
their name. construction.
Google Docs updates live, so students can work are Resources: Same as previous.
encouraged to either work collectively on each
paragraph with a nominated scribe or divide the notes
and work simultaneously.
Conclusion Students read a portion of their joint construction or Teacher: Directs at least one student Teacher
share something they learnt or found interesting during from each group to share or reflect on
the lesson. the lesson content
5 minutes Ask students to log out of applications before the end Student: Reading of joint construction
of class. or reflecting on content as directed by
the teacher.
Reflection
What have I learned about the teaching and learning process when preparing this lesson?
I found the lesson plan to be quite general, so there were lots of avenues for improvement,
but ultimately I decided on introducing a variety of ICT resources and assessing student learning.
Rather than treat these two modifications as separate, I found it easier to integrate them, so the
notes taken, points organised, and joint discussion created by students using ICT resources can all be
seen to have a student author, and their individual contribution, as well as total group contribution,
can be assessed during and after class.
Additionally, I wanted to specify to students what was expected from them, and I also
thought it important to introduce a contemporary element to the lesson beyond the single history
text, as it was rather dry in its original form. The inclusion of an exemplar is something I had found
useful in my own studies, and it is supported in the literature, so this was an easy decision.
Moreover, the subject of migration is always an important and relevant topic, so the integration of
contemporary examples was a simple, but important, addition to increase the significance and
perceived value of the lesson.
Overall, given that the original lesson plan was rather general and vague, it was difficult to
know what elements I should focus on to address with my modifications. For example, I chose to
incorporate ICT and assessment from the professional standards, and therefore did not have space
to address ICT safety. However, this restriction makes clear the interconnected and
multidimensional nature of lesson plans, and how I will need to take all aspects of the professional
standards and QT model into account when designing my own lessons.
WHS
What are the key risk issues that may appear for and need to be reduced/eliminated in this lesson?
Using your syllabus and support documents as well as other WHS policy- Outline the key WHS
considerations that are to be applied in this lesson?
The lesson poses very few risks to students, but safe, responsible, and ethical use of
ICT, as specified in standard 4.5 of the APST, should be considered. Brief instruction
outlining expectations of students and what constitutes safe use of ICT, as well as
regular student monitoring during the lesson, would serve to reduce this risk.
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Academic Justification
The original sample lesson plan from NESA is general in its construction and vague
in its delivery, so many aspects of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)
and Quality Teaching (QT) evaluations were limited by a lack of information. The present
Technologies (ICT) and assessment, in line with APST standards 2.6 and 5.1 respectively
(AITSL, n.d.), and also addresses deficiencies regarding explicit quality criteria and
connectedness, in line with QT elements 2.1 and 3.5 respectively (Ladwig & Gore, 2003).
This is by far an exhaustive approach to addressing the limitations of the original lesson plan,
To begin, the modifications to the lesson plan sought to introduce various forms of
Web 2.0 technologies. The incorporation of ICT in schools is an expectation seen of teachers,
which serves to help prepare students for 21st century world, as well increase learning skills
and motivation (Kale & Goh, 2012). Echoing this characterisation, ICT is listed by the NSW
Education Standards Authority (NESA) as one of the skills needed for students to “live and
work successfully in the 21st century” (NESA, n.d., para. 4), but ICT is not listed as a skill
present under the relevant curriculum content descriptor for this lesson (Australian
Curriculum, n.d.), meaning ICT implementation here is an entirely novel modification. The
ICT standard was addressed through the implementation a Kahoot quiz use of Scrible, and
through Google Docs. While lack of access and increased workload are some challenges
identified by teachers when considering incorporation ICT (Kale & Goh, 2012), the Web 2.0
technologies suggested in this modification are all free and readily available, and the
strategies. The facilitation of self-assessment can encourage students to understand the areas
that need improvement and increase student performance (Nicol & Macfarlane‐Dick, 2006).
This was addressed with use of the Kahoot quiz, which provides the teacher assessment data
on the knowledge of the student, and led to a reflection that gave space for students to self-
assess the level of their prior knowledge. In terms of the group work, the teacher is free to
move around the classroom and informally assess students’ participation, ask questions, and
even monitor student participation in real time when logged on to the same Web 2.0
technologies. Moreover, group work and teacher freedom allow for and promotes peer
discussion within groups and between groups and the teacher, and feedback provided during
students (Nicol & Macfarlane‐Dick, 2006), meaning that this approach to assessment may
In regard to the modifications relating the QT model, explicit quality criteria (element
2.1) was addressed (Ladwig & Gore, 2003). This criterion is important to address as students
cannot achieve learning goals unless they understand what is expected and are capable of
assessing their own progress (Nicol & Macfarlane‐Dick, 2006). However, despite attempts to
explain goals and standards, often there is substantial disagreement between the teachers’
expectations of students work and students’ understanding of those expectations (Nicol &
Macfarlane‐Dick, 2006). This need for explicit and direct explanation of the expectations and
quality of student work is addressed in the modified lesson plan by the provision of a high
standard exemplar of previous work from a different topic. This directly addresses the
disconnect between teacher expectations and student learning, as exemplars are understood to
be powerful and effective approach as they “make explicit what is required, and they define a
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valid standard against which students can compare their work” (Nicol & Macfarlane‐Dick,
Finally, the modification addresses the lack of connectedness in the lesson plan.
learning that “has value and meaning beyond the classroom and school” (Ladwig & Gore,
2003, p. 48). The history key learning area is a seen a place to foster political thought, and
moral and social responsibilities and considerations (Van Straaten, Wilschut & Oostdam,
2016). However, in practice history is dominated by fact based material that lacks meaning or
significance to students, who in turn do not perceive history as a useful subject (Van Straaten
et al., 2016). Teaching the connection of history to contemporary issues and students’
personal lives is a means of increasing the relevancy and history (Van Straaten et al., 2016),
as well as demonstrating its value outside the classroom. This is achieved in the lesson by
incorporating and comparing the contemporary social issue of the Syrian refugee crisis with
the greater historical movements of people, and inviting students to consider how their own
References
http://www.aitsl.edu.au/australian-professional-standards-for-teachers/standards/list
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/humanities-and-social-
sciences/history/curriculum/f-10?layout=1#cdcode=ACDSEH018&level=9
Kale, U., & Goh, D. (2012). Teaching style, ICT experience and teachers’ attitudes toward
teaching with Web 2.0. Education And Information Technologies, 19(1), 41-60. doi:
10.1007/s10639-012-9210-3
Ladwig, J. G., & Gore, J. (2003). Quality teaching in NSW public schools: A classroom
http://syllabus.nesa.nsw.edu.au/hsie/history-k10/learning-across-the-curriculum/
A model and seven principles of good feedback practice, Studies in Higher Education,
Van Straaten, D., Wilschut, A., & Oostdam, R. (2016). Making history relevant to students