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Phase 4: Create/Discuss: Detailed Lesson Plans, Inquiry Lesson Demonstration & Reflection
Assignment Criteria
One Lesson Plan, Demonstration & Reflection / 10
Due: Demonstration & Reflection: Submit to your student website by the Friday after your in-class Lesson Demonstration: Tuesday, March 9-Tuesday, March 23.
Three Additional Detailed Lesson Plans / 15
Due: Three Additional Detailed Lesson Plans: Friday, April 2 at midnight in student blog.
Description: In your project, you will include a minimum of four Detailed Lesson Plans. In addition, each student will choose ONE of their detailed lesson plans for this demonstration, which must be clearly indicated in the post to your website. This assignment is an experiential inquiry-based lesson based on the BC Curriculum and your Inquiry Project. They will prepare a 5 minute overview of your related Inquiry Project Design(s) and a 40 minute experiential inquiry-based lesson simulation. Each student will then guide and participate in a 10 minute group reflection and discussion. Students will create a holistic learning experience inspired and informed by their understandings of inquiry-based pedagogy within the new BC Curriculum (or other curriculum, as discussed with your instructor). A copy of the Lesson Plan handout, resources and supporting materials will be shared with peers on the day of your presentation, and then posted to the student website with your added self-reflection, one day after the demonstration.
The Purpose of the Detailed Lesson Plans, Inquiry Lesson Demonstration & Reflection is to:
- Identify key components of inquiry-based approaches (based on the New BC Curriculum)
- Demonstrate understanding of the integration of rationale, planning, implementation, assessment, respectful relations and reflection in inquiry-based pedagogy
- Engage in self-reflective practice for professional growth.
- Practice creative teaching skills in a non-judgmental atmosphere.
- Learn how to encourage active, respectful and equitable participation.
Required Elements: Four Detailed Lesson Plans
- Each Lesson Plan will include a maximum 3-page Written Lesson Plan. demonstration. An optional template will be provided.
- A brief overview of how your Lesson is embedded in your Inquiry Project Design, and the inquiry approach(es) that you will be incorporating.
- A brief “reimagined for Inquiry” Lesson Plans, inspired and guided by Sharon Friesen’s (2009) Five Teaching Effectiveness Principles, and the Rubric for Inquiry. This Lesson Plan will include:
- Rationale for Lesson
- Key Question for Inquiry and notes on the Inquiry Cycle
- Learning Principles from BC Curriculum: K-12 Core Competencies, Big Ideas (Understand), Learning Standards for Curricular Competencies (Do), Learning Standards for Curricular Content (Know), and First Peoples Principles for Learning.
- Assessment principles, with explanations of inquiry connections.
- A brief overview of the lesson activities, with explanations of inquiry connections.
- Citations and references for all research and planning correctly cited in APA format.
Required Elements: One Lesson Demonstration & Reflection
- A brief overview of how your Lesson Demonstration is connected to your Inquiry Project Design and the inquiry approach/style that you will be incorporating (5 minutes).
- An experiential activity which may consist of a combination of a role play activity, arts-based activity, outdoor activity, game, classroom simulation, dialogue or other activity (45 minutes). Teach the lesson to your peers as if they were your students, with supplementary explanations as needed.
- Creative strategies to encourage respectful relations; such as inclusive practices (Universal Design for Learning); personalization (Differentiated Instruction), and culturally respectful and relevant teaching. These strategies may include ways to show respect for all forms of diversity by incorporating a range of learning styles, interests, and skill sets.
- A Lesson Plan Handout, with a reference page (included in powerpoint if used, and/or lesson plan handout). The contents of the Lesson Plan will follow the same criteria as the other Detailed Lesson Plans.
After your Lesson Demonstration, complete a 250-word open-format Reflection, in the space provided in the template (if template is used). Use the format of Star/Wish/Question, and incorporate your thoughts on the peer feedback you received in class.