Monday, March 29, 2010
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Nate's Student Teaching: Assignment 2 - link
http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dv3gwzf_4czbrjqcx&interval=60
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Picture Problems
I cant seem to figure out how to display all my Picassa pictures on this blog, but you you click on any one of the thumb tabs, it brings you to my picture profile, and you should be able to see a larger, more clear, version of all the photo's posted on my blog. Thanks.!
Parent teacher meeting today, never thought teachers would become so anxious and nervous.
Parent teacher meeting today, never thought teachers would become so anxious and nervous.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Assignment 2 - Feb 15th
The pictures in my gallery are essentially both my lessons I will post on google documents. It was cool to have the opportunity to use the pictures later when reflecting on what to write about in a SNR required for my portfolio. You can see the felt board we use to have the kids actively applying their knowledge of the geography. I then asked them to use a map as a resource tool to find an list of Lakes in Minnesota. The lesson went well I think. I consulted my cooperating teacher about posting the students work online. Because the lesson was about a direct route to the students houses, he thought it was a bit sensitive for any public disclosure. He also was hesitant about publishing an assignment online that was for public ridicule. This being said, I can say that I corrected this assignment, and there were students whom did not get a single question correct, while most the class did fairly well or perfect. Iam going to look at the work and see it there is not a way to make things anonymous and confidential on the blog before I scan them and post them.
I will scan a few of the assignments and post my analysis soon.
Here are the lesson plans for my Minnesota Geography Unit
Minnesota Geography / Map Skills
“Minnesota’s Lake System- Social Studies
Lesson Plan for 26 Jan 2010
Minnesota Academic Standards in Social Studies
1. Geography/ Concepts of Locations / V A
2. Geography/ Maps and Globes / V A , V B , V C , V E
Required Material
• Road Map of Minnesota
• Minnesota Lakes Worksheet
• Projector (correcting when complete)
• Minnesota fact sheet
• Minnesota Lakes fact sheet
Anticipatory Set
• Today’s Current Events
• Correct Minnesota Map Worksheet from yesterday using projector and smart board
Goal
To have the students, be able to improve their map reading abilities, while being able to identifying and recognizing Minnesota’s lakes by appropriate name, and location.
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, I hope each student can:
1) Recognize and identify 14 of Minnesota’s lakes.
2) Use a road map properly
(Transmission / Listening)
Ask the class what they know about Minnesota? Arouse discussion, try to jump start conversation to the lake system. Share facts about Minnesota. Ask if they know anything interesting about Minnesota’s lake system or any stories about the lakes. From here begin to share Minnesota’s lake system facts
- Diminishing wetlands – Natural/unnatural causes
- Lake Superior – Largest fresh water lake in world ….
- Edmond Fitzgerald
- Fishing licenses / walleye records
- Ask if we remember Ojibwa names for Superior, Mississippi, Minnesota?
(Practical/ Assessment)
Using your Minnesota road map as a resource, locate the lakes listed on your Minnesota Lakes worksheet and label accordingly. This exercise will be corrected and marked, followed by a practical test conducted on the smart board when everyone is finished.
• Reminders : - Greek Unit test corrections are due tomorrow / Middle School to home maps
Modeling –
Main parts of Minnesota’s lake system modeled by road maps.
Assessments are corrected aloud, and projected on smart board once assignment is finished
Class is asked to label a random lake on Smart board’s blank map of Minnesota as a final practical assessment and means of modeling our objective 1.
Assessment: this lesson will consist of each student handing in their completed lakes map worksheet and label a random lake on the SMART BOARD.
~~~~~~~~~~The other lesson I am putting up, was not captured with digital photography, but none the less it was a pretty neat. I used the smart board to broadcast a map of Minnesota, then we dissected it by its resources. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minnesota History Map
“Mini-Minnesota Map Exercise- Social Studies
Lesson Plan for 22 Jan 2010
Minnesota Academic Standards in History and Social Studies
1. Historical Inquiry Skills IV
2. Geography Map and Globes V B
3. Geography Map and Globes V D
4. Geography Interconnections
5. Geography Essential Skills E
Required Material
• Road Map of Minnesota
• Map of Bemidji handout
• 8x14 paper
Anticipatory Set
• Today’s Current Events
• Ask for any late assignments or completed work from Greece Unit- Last chance.
• Review of last material covered: Last period we attempted to make a map of Minnesota from memory (Memory map). We also covered some facts about our state.
State Motto: “L’étoile Du Nord” – North Star in French
State Bird: Loon
Goal
To have the students be able to use and identify key components of a map, while recognizing their own geographic location within Bemidji.
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, I hope each student can:
1) Locate and describe the function of: Map Key, Compass Rose, Map Scale
2) Create a map projection of their route from location - Bemidji Middle School to home on an 8x14 piece of paper.
Delivery of Content
(Transmission / Listening)
Ask the class how they would explain what a map is? With the smart board, bring up slide projection
What is a Map? – Recorded on SMARTBOARD for alternative delivery of content. (Visual)
1. What is a map?
2. What do people use maps for?
3. What are main parts of a map?
Discussion –
Assignment will be to create a map of the way you travel from Bemidji Middle School to your home, keeping in mind you use the main parts of a map. This will be worked on today and into next week likely to be finished for Wednesday, as Monday is a professional development day for the teaching staff.
– No school Monday
Modeling –
Model main parts of a map on slide 2 – Minnesota map
Model School to home map on SMARTBOARD Slide 3 - (assignment)
Place enlarged map of Bemidji so students can find themselves before they re-create their journey home- Slide 4 (Bemidji)
Assessment: For this lesson will consist of each student handing in their complete map, with 5 considerations: neatness, key, beautification, scale, distance
- Iam going to try to scan the handouts and my examples by weeks end for your viewing consideration.
I will scan a few of the assignments and post my analysis soon.
Here are the lesson plans for my Minnesota Geography Unit
Minnesota Geography / Map Skills
“Minnesota’s Lake System- Social Studies
Lesson Plan for 26 Jan 2010
Minnesota Academic Standards in Social Studies
1. Geography/ Concepts of Locations / V A
2. Geography/ Maps and Globes / V A , V B , V C , V E
Required Material
• Road Map of Minnesota
• Minnesota Lakes Worksheet
• Projector (correcting when complete)
• Minnesota fact sheet
• Minnesota Lakes fact sheet
Anticipatory Set
• Today’s Current Events
• Correct Minnesota Map Worksheet from yesterday using projector and smart board
Goal
To have the students, be able to improve their map reading abilities, while being able to identifying and recognizing Minnesota’s lakes by appropriate name, and location.
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, I hope each student can:
1) Recognize and identify 14 of Minnesota’s lakes.
2) Use a road map properly
(Transmission / Listening)
Ask the class what they know about Minnesota? Arouse discussion, try to jump start conversation to the lake system. Share facts about Minnesota. Ask if they know anything interesting about Minnesota’s lake system or any stories about the lakes. From here begin to share Minnesota’s lake system facts
- Diminishing wetlands – Natural/unnatural causes
- Lake Superior – Largest fresh water lake in world ….
- Edmond Fitzgerald
- Fishing licenses / walleye records
- Ask if we remember Ojibwa names for Superior, Mississippi, Minnesota?
(Practical/ Assessment)
Using your Minnesota road map as a resource, locate the lakes listed on your Minnesota Lakes worksheet and label accordingly. This exercise will be corrected and marked, followed by a practical test conducted on the smart board when everyone is finished.
• Reminders : - Greek Unit test corrections are due tomorrow / Middle School to home maps
Modeling –
Main parts of Minnesota’s lake system modeled by road maps.
Assessments are corrected aloud, and projected on smart board once assignment is finished
Class is asked to label a random lake on Smart board’s blank map of Minnesota as a final practical assessment and means of modeling our objective 1.
Assessment: this lesson will consist of each student handing in their completed lakes map worksheet and label a random lake on the SMART BOARD.
~~~~~~~~~~The other lesson I am putting up, was not captured with digital photography, but none the less it was a pretty neat. I used the smart board to broadcast a map of Minnesota, then we dissected it by its resources. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minnesota History Map
“Mini-Minnesota Map Exercise- Social Studies
Lesson Plan for 22 Jan 2010
Minnesota Academic Standards in History and Social Studies
1. Historical Inquiry Skills IV
2. Geography Map and Globes V B
3. Geography Map and Globes V D
4. Geography Interconnections
5. Geography Essential Skills E
Required Material
• Road Map of Minnesota
• Map of Bemidji handout
• 8x14 paper
Anticipatory Set
• Today’s Current Events
• Ask for any late assignments or completed work from Greece Unit- Last chance.
• Review of last material covered: Last period we attempted to make a map of Minnesota from memory (Memory map). We also covered some facts about our state.
State Motto: “L’étoile Du Nord” – North Star in French
State Bird: Loon
Goal
To have the students be able to use and identify key components of a map, while recognizing their own geographic location within Bemidji.
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, I hope each student can:
1) Locate and describe the function of: Map Key, Compass Rose, Map Scale
2) Create a map projection of their route from location - Bemidji Middle School to home on an 8x14 piece of paper.
Delivery of Content
(Transmission / Listening)
Ask the class how they would explain what a map is? With the smart board, bring up slide projection
What is a Map? – Recorded on SMARTBOARD for alternative delivery of content. (Visual)
1. What is a map?
2. What do people use maps for?
3. What are main parts of a map?
Discussion –
Assignment will be to create a map of the way you travel from Bemidji Middle School to your home, keeping in mind you use the main parts of a map. This will be worked on today and into next week likely to be finished for Wednesday, as Monday is a professional development day for the teaching staff.
– No school Monday
Modeling –
Model main parts of a map on slide 2 – Minnesota map
Model School to home map on SMARTBOARD Slide 3 - (assignment)
Place enlarged map of Bemidji so students can find themselves before they re-create their journey home- Slide 4 (Bemidji)
Assessment: For this lesson will consist of each student handing in their complete map, with 5 considerations: neatness, key, beautification, scale, distance
- Iam going to try to scan the handouts and my examples by weeks end for your viewing consideration.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Virtual School- Delta BMS
I tried to take pictures the last couple weeks that represent the concepts explored in our face to face meeting, and assignment one. Saying that if you do take the time to check out my photos, you will see the class in action looking up lakes and rivers in Minnesota on a road map.
You will also see the services and technology offered in the school such as our class room smart board, maps, television/projector set, multiple computers. Aside from that there is Minnesota Study room which is very practical in Social Studies.
Since community was a big benchmark in the first assignment, I managed to take a picture of all the things I thought contributed to this sense of community. This can be seen with the pictures of all the signage. Too bad I have plans on Friday Family Fun Night!!!!!!
"We are all in this together"
You will also see the services and technology offered in the school such as our class room smart board, maps, television/projector set, multiple computers. Aside from that there is Minnesota Study room which is very practical in Social Studies.
Since community was a big benchmark in the first assignment, I managed to take a picture of all the things I thought contributed to this sense of community. This can be seen with the pictures of all the signage. Too bad I have plans on Friday Family Fun Night!!!!!!
"We are all in this together"
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