Instruction Design

The students get to explore materials without instruction to allow them to process some information on their own. The teacher can listen for vocabulary being used to assess what students may know about the topic. My lesson is set up to allow students to explore the topic, the teacher will explain the subject matter, and then the students will further explore the topic before classroom discourse. Students are using higher order thinking skills throughout most of the lesson; this is primarily a student driven lesson. The students engage in discourse as they sort resources with each other (there is no right or wrong way to sort materials), the teacher provides basic information, the students need to think about how to acquire more on the topic, and then discuss what they learned with their classmates. The teacher provides guidance to all students and students who are English language learners or students who have learning or physical disabilities can work with partners. Half of the lesson allows students to research information so I feel it aligns nicely with research based understanding of technology integration.