Recap Quarter 3

First face-to-face meeting

Ms. Swan, Mr. Webb and Ms. Luhtala met to flesh out ideas about the project.

• We will meet with the classes on May 16 and 17 (period 2)
• We will have a team building activity on May 21st in the Wagner room
• We will work from a Google Sites web portal to which we will link student-created units and lessons. 
• We will create a webpage template that students can follow to outline their lessons (model lesson)
• We will look to NCPS social studies standards, and perhaps CCSS to align lessons and units with curricular standards
• We explored technologies that students can employ to make their lessons engaging and interactive. The list included (but is not limited to)
• Maps
• Backchannel Chat
• iRubric
• Comic Life!
• Lucid Chart
• Lessons should be as interactive as possible
• We will brainstorm with students on May 16 and 17 to develop a list of concepts to investigate

Additional thoughts

Mr. Webb sent some thoughts about the project:

1. Are the course objectives measurable and clearly stated, particularly in the syllabus?
2. Are the lesson objectives measurable and clearly stated for each lesson, and do they meet the course objectives?
3. Does each lesson have an introduction that gives an overview of what students should expect from that lesson?
4. Does the lecture content bridge the comprehension gap left after students have finished their reading assignments and reviewed the Internet resources for each lesson?
5. Have study guides and other tools been created that students can use to reinforce what they learn from each lesson?
6. Do the assessments, such as quizzes, measure students’ performance and provide automatic feedback?
7. Are the course materials modular so that students can easily navigate through the course?
8. Is the course design aesthetically pleasing?

Idea!

Mr. Webb emailed Ms. Swan and me about a post-AP Exam instructional idea he wanted to explore.