Microteaching

Due: 3/28/2012


 * Microteaching Lesson**

__**A. Lesson Introduction**__
 * Lesson Title:** LIFT Culture Day PowerPoint
 * Subjects:** Technology, Geography, Cultural History
 * Grade Level**: 5

__**B. Materials/Resources:**__ Access to Computer Lab with projector Computers for every student Worksheets [|Slide1WQ.doc], [|Slide2WQ.doc], and [|Slide3WQ.doc] WebQuest link zunal.com/webquest.php?user=19826

__**C. Instruction Procedure/Activity Demo**__ Teacher will guide students through a brainstorm of their countries (Germany and Italy) for Culture Day. Students will brainstorm what they know about it, compare and contrast what they know, and what would be important to include in a presentation. Teacher will guide conversation towards three slide topics: Basic Facts, Famous Individual, Pictures of Country. //Set:// //Procedure:// //Closure://
 * Day 1: Brainstorm**
 * Day 2: PowerPoint Scavenger Hunt and Introduction to WebQuest**
 * 1) TW ask LEQ, “How do we use PowerPoint to organize and present information from research?”
 * 1) TW direct students to the PowerPoint icon on their computers.
 * 2) SW open PowerPoint and create a New Slideshow.
 * 3) SW play a scavenger hunt of PowerPoint led by the teacher.
 * 4) TW ask for students to locate different icons in PowerPoint.
 * 5) SW find the icons and raise their hand when found.
 * 6) TW model how the icon works and what it does on the overhead projector computer.
 * 7) SW mirror using the icon.
 * 8) Repeat step 7 and 8 until all major applications are covered.
 * 9) TW direct students to the WebQuest website.
 * 10) TW model how the links in the WebQuest work.
 * 11) Stress that the “blue words” are hyper links. These will be the links students use to complete their research.
 * 12) SW mirror using the links.
 * 13) SW shut down computers and return to the classroom.
 * 1) SW whisper the answer to the following question to the teacher as they leave.
 * 2) “How do we find the links in the WebQuest?”

Research day for students to begin following the WebQuest. They will use the three worksheets in order to record their information. Teacher will circulate and assist students where needed.
 * Day 3: WebQuest Research (Day 1)**

Research day for students to begin following the WebQuest. They will use the three worksheets in order to record their information. Teacher will circulate and assist students where needed. Students should finish their research today.
 * Day 4: WebQuest Research (Day 2)**

Students will work on placing the information they have gathered into three slides in a PowerPoint in an appealing and efficient way. All Students should be able to complete PowerPoint today.
 * Day 5: PowerPoint Building**

Students will be given the opportunity to share their PowerPoint with the class. All slides will be collected and shown during the Cultural Festival.
 * Day 6: Mini Presentations**

__**D. Method Explanation**__ LIFT was an hour per day at the elementary school where I student taught. Much like RTii or Tier Time, it was a pull out time each day for students who were struggling in a particular area. All activities taught could not count as an additional grade. During the cultural festival, our class worked on a PowerPoint presentation for the two countries Germany and Italy. (We did not choose them, they were assigned.) I used guided discussion to help students to brainstorm what they new and what they thought might be important and interesting for others to learn. The three main topics the school wanted us to cover were basic facts and facts about a famous native to the country. I used a scavenger hunt, coupled with modeling to teach them the basics they would need for PowerPoint and how to follow the WebQuest.


 * My Video for Teaching: Zero Pairs, Manipulatives and a Real-World scenario**

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