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Goals

 * Evaluate & Assess Lesson Plans/Units for the 21st Century Learning Environment
 * Create Lesson Plans/Units for the 21st Century Learning Environment

Welcome

 * Sign Ins
 * Opening Activity
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 * Open Back Channels (all day long)
 * Join appropriate Diigo Groups

Connect Prior Knowledge

 * Think of your most successful lesson/unit. What made it successful?
 * Small Group Activity:
 * 1) Share with your group.
 * 2) On sticky notes, list common traits that made it successful. List only one trait per sticky note. (For example, It was Standards based." Or, "Kids related to it."
 * Whole Group Activity: Sticky Note Sort
 * Self-Reflect using the //Learning Activity Checklist//--What was present in your own lesson?
 * Closure: Debrief and discuss in group.

Using the Learning Activity Checklist to Evaluate Lessons/Units

 * Videos:
 * High Tech High Biotech Video
 * Banned in America!!! Video
 * Whole Group Activity:
 * 1) Watch Video.
 * 2) (Think) After video, make notes individually about what criteria from the Learning Activity Checklist was present.
 * 3) (Pair) Discuss with a partner.
 * 4) (Share) Share with another small group.
 * 5) (Share All) Share with the whole group.
 * 6) Repeat with next video.
 * Department Group Activity:
 * 1) Reinventing the Biography (Be sure to follow links to other examples and information as time allows)
 * 2) Student Choice... Tech Integration -- and a lesson idea on Conservation
 * 3) Math and Geometry in the Real World (Be sure to watch a little of the video to get a better idea)
 * 4) [[file:ajusdajhs/My Example Japanese Internment by TW.pdf|My Example Japanese Internment by TW.pdf]]

Lesson Improvement Template
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 * View example.
 * (Click here to open in Google Apps)
 * 1) == Task ==
 * Authentic Purpose
 * Rigorous, Relevant, & Relationships
 * Open-ended, with more than one "right" answer
 * Complex, and not easily solved
 * **Tips:**
 * 1) Open Ended Scenario
 * 2) Who? (Audience)
 * 3) When?
 * 4) What?
 * 5) Why?
 * 6) Essential Questions
 * 7) Does it pass the "Engaging Task" Test from the //Learning Activity Checklist//?
 * 8) Does it pass the "Problem-Based Task" Test from the //Learning Activity Checklist//?
 * 1) == Standards ==
 * AJUSD Standards, Common Core, or State Standards
 * NETS-S
 * **Tips**:
 * Where is it on Bloom's Taxonomy?
 * Does it pass the "Standards-Based Task" Test from the //Learning Activity Checklist//?
 * 1) == Assessment ==
 * 2) Focus on the Framework.
 * What can be evaluated as evidence of learning? -- How will you know learning took place?
 * 1) Return to create the Rubric in detail later.
 * 2) == Directions ==
 * Think through the steps -- Use the Learning Activity Checklist as your reference.
 * Do the students have choices?
 * Authentic Purpose/Audience?
 * Is the technology used by the students to collaborate and create something?
 * Management Tools
 * Management Tips/Resources
 * Scaffolding Ideas
 * Use the //Learning Activity Checklist// as your reference.
 * 1) == Resources ==
 * List what will be needed.
 * It's okay (even good) to give them choices with the technology.
 * Remember to finish the Assessment Plan.


 * 1) Discussion
 * When you leave here, what are your next steps?
 * Who can help with this process?
 * 1) Whip Around Activity
 * Groups of 6-8 people
 * 1st time around -- Say something you learned or wondered.
 * 2nd time around -- Respond to someone else.

Resources

 * Lesson Improvement Template from Microsoft Peer Coaching--Partners in Learning
 * Learning Activity Checklist from Eeva Reeder and Microsoft Peer Coaching--Partners in Learning
 * Microsoft Peer Coaching Lesson Improvement Training (Session 4) developed by the Peer-Ed Team