Day 1
01 Welcome 02 Model Lesson 03 Pause 04 Model Lesson Reflection 05 Supporting Equity 06 Wrap Up
Day 2
07 Welcome 08 Summary of Curriculum Investigation 09 Pause 10 Differentiation 11 Wrap Up

Session 4: Model Lesson Reflection

10 minutes

discussion-based

Purpose

This session is designed to highlight choices and teaching strategies used in the model lesson. The goal is for participants to reflect on how they might implement similar strategies and techniques in their own classrooms.

Objectives

  • Participants engage in the “journaling” teaching and learning strategy
  • Participants reflect on ways they will connect content to prior experiences of students

Supplies & Prep

Workshop Modality:

  • Whole Group
  • Breakout Rooms

Facilitator Supplies:

Teacher Supplies:

  • Computer with webcam
  • Video conferencing software

Agenda

Highlight and Discuss Strategies (5 minutes)

Learning in Context (5 minutes)

Facilitation Guide

Highlight and Discuss Strategies (5 minutes)

(2 minutes) Teaching Strategies

Learning in Context: In the warm up, the examples provided in the lesson plan were substituted with examples relevant to the people in the room. Increasing relevance is intended to increase student motivation. Selecting relevant examples helps establish the “why” of learning in order to increase student motivation.

Bringing Multiple Perspectives into the Discussion: The lesson provided multiple opportunities for students to engage in a small group discussion and one group member shared ideas on behalf of the group during the “Share Out.” This was done to help students feel more comfortable sharing their ideas with the whole class. During the “Share Out”, students were invited to share ideas in agreement and disagreement to invite more perspectives into the discussion.

Early Finisher Activity: A goal during this lesson is to keep the group together in order to have everyone participate in the group discussions. In order to do this, the teacher had a plan for early finishers. Students were challenged to create another question they could trade with another student to go deeper into the content. A student who finishes early may not be ready for a challenge. Students should demonstrate an understanding of the content before moving on to an extra challenge.

(3 minutes) Whole Group Share Out

Participants reflect on the prompt as a whole group to brainstorm choices they will make and share ideas and strategies.

Prompt: What choices will you make in order to meet the unique learning needs of your students and maintain an inclusive learning environment when you implement this lesson in your classroom?

Learning in Context (5 minutes)

Remarks

Both the “why” and the “how” should be relevant to the student to help motivate them and work towards the learning objectives.

(2 minutes) Journal

Prompt:

  • How can you modify this lesson to ensure that both the “why” and the “how” are relevant to your students while still meeting the learning objectives?

Learning Objectives:

  • Use a binary system to represent numbers
  • Extend a representation system based on patterns

(3 minutes) Share Out

Participants share out to the whole group.