Day 1
01 Workshop Opener 02 Previously, On CSP... 03 Stretch 04 Model Lesson - Lists Investigate - U5L2 05 Stretch 06 Reflection 07 Wrap Up

Session 4: Model Lesson - Lists Investigate - U5L2

40 minutes

lesson exploration

Purpose

This lesson was chosen as a Model Lesson because it helps participants build their understanding of both the content (lists) and of the Investigate lesson type. The main takeaway participants should have is that the Investigate lesson is an opportunity to recognize the skills, assets, and competence that students bring to the classroom.

Objectives

  • Participants understand the role that academic status plays in the classroom.
  • Participants have tools and language that recognize student competence during the learning process in the classroom.
  • Participants have strategies to influence a student’s academic status in the classroom.
  • Participants understand how lists are used in computer programs.

Supplies & Prep

Workshop Modality:

  • Whole group
  • Breakout rooms

Facilitator Supplies:

Participant Materials:

  • None

Agenda

Model Lesson (40 minutes)

Facilitation Guide

Model Lesson (40 minutes)

Facilitator Tip

Here are some examples of what recognizing the abilities, skills, and competence of students throughout the lesson sounds like:

  • When reading the code, Alexis suggested to their partner that they add a watcher to see how the variable was changing. That helped them and their partner see under the hood a bit more. Alexis, what did you learn when you added the watcher?
  • Sarah asked her partner a great question when they were working together about if line 13 was really needed in the code. Sarah was really looking to streamline the code and understand it deeply. What did you two land on for line 13, is it needed?

In a virtual setting this might mean you need to stay in one of the breakout rooms a little longer to be able to find a way to recognize an intellectual contribution of an individual in the breakout room. This is okay. Every time you come back to the full group, you should be able to publicly acknowledge the contributions of at least one person that you saw in breakout rooms.

(40 minutes) Model Lesson

Remind participants of their roles

💷 Remind participants of their roles. The Model Lesson should take 40 minutes, leaving 20 minutes for the reflection.

Preparing for the Model Lesson

To prepare for the Model Lesson:

  • Use the lesson plan for U5L2 - Lists Investigate
  • Decide if you are going to use the activity guide. If not, how will you direct participants to record their answers? If so, how will you distribute the activity guide?
  • Read the Essential Practices and Lesson Decisions below and plan on incorporating them into your lesson.
  • Decide how and when you will use breakout rooms. Discuss these plans with your producer so they can be prepared to put participants in breakout rooms.

As you prepare, keep in mind the goal of the model lesson reflection will be in ensuring that participants understand the role the teacher plays in building a classroom culture of belonging and contributing to an individual’s feelings of bringing value to a CS classroom. Making lesson decisions that will support this goal will lead to richer reflections.