I chose this lesson plan because is well written and clearly
laid out. It also satisfies some
of the important NJ standards. I
saw that the teacher used technology but she was not taking advantage of all
the technology available. I felt I
would be able to incorporate different technologies that would help the
students better understand the lesson and aid them with homework. I did feel that the curriculum goals
and the teacher strategies were very well aligned. She had clear goals and strategies for explaining the lesson
and assessing student understanding.
Unfortunately as I mentioned before, she did not take advantage of the
technologies available. The only
material she listed was an overhead projector which is a great tool to use
every once in a while, but students have a tendency to loose interest if the
teacher is only putting different slides on the projector instead of using
different interactive technologies.
The technologies that I listed, such as the in class math game, I feel
are essential to achieving the curriculum goals because it gets students
involved during the class.
The other technologies such as cramster and youtube are also extremely
important because they can help the students during their homework by giving
them examples and step-by-step instruction. Through seeing additional examples
on these sites the students may be able to better understand the steps and
formulas needed to solve the given homework problems. Also though using these additional resources the students
will have a better understanding of the lesson and be able to apply their
knowledge to future tests.
Sarah, I do agree that the overhead projector can be a technology that is overused in the classroom. I see this in my fieldwork placement, where students doze off or stop paying attention and instead look out the window (even though the construction site outside the school is not the prettiest of views) because they are not engaged with the material. There are many other ways technology can be incorporated into the classroom, even if the budget doesn't allow for many expensive state-of-the-art pieces.
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