Curriculum Standard
Mississippi Social Studies Framework
1. Develop an understanding of community/local government in relationship to the expanding horizon theme. (C,H,G,E)
g. Recognize varieties of family life and cultures
Big Idea
Cultural practices or traditions change over time.
Preparation:
1. Review culture with students.
2. Discuss different cultural groups of the past and present as a whole group with students.
3. Guide discussion towards Native Americans.
4. Read excerpts from the text Pow-Wow.
5. Define Pow-Wow to students.
6. List the custom features that traditional Pow-Wows include onto the whiteboard.
7. Discuss features or characteristics of a Pow-Wow with the whole group.
8. Ask students about traditional ceremonies that they may practice and describe how they celebrate them.
9. Through class discussion have students compare and contrast similarities and differences between students traditional ceremonies vs. Pow-Wow with a T-Chart.
10. Have students to divide into cooperative groups
Guidance
1. Complete K-W-L chart with students
2. Have students complete Jigsaw in cooperative groups
Group 1- Brief History of Pow-Wow’s
Group 2- Men’s role
Group 3- Women’s role
Group 4- Children’s role
3. Monitor student progress as they complete assignments
Application
1. Students conduct a mini Pow-Wow in cooperative groups.
Assessment:
In order to assess the students learning I will use a checklist looking for three things each Pow-Wow should include. Example: Dance, Music, Traditional Clothing, Food. etc. During the Pow-Wow the students must include examples(paper) of these things and tell why they should be incorporated in a traditional Pow-Wow.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Understanding and Using Texts Chapter 5
The modern classroom officially no longer exists. Many different changes have occurred within the traditional classroom over the past few years that have redefined how students learn. The text highlights the vast changes that have been made in everyday with literature text as well as the different ways they can be used within the classroom.
There are many different texts that teachers can use when instructing their students. With the extended amount of text, choices there are also challenges that may accompany each text. One of these challenges includes selecting appropriate text to meet the learning needs or standards of the student. “Research says that good informational texts have clear purposes and a well-defined audience.” I agree that informational texts do have clear purposes, but they may strike the attention of many different people or audiences. I favor informational texts because they provide readers with organized, factual information and are very easy for them to follow. For older students narrative and digital texts may be a bit more complicated, but are still very beneficial tools that can be used to help improve literature skills for students.
When teaching every teacher should have a variety of texts readily available for all students. When selecting a text it is important to keep in mind the concepts that you want students to learn. Remember to select the text that best fits the students learning needs.
There are many different texts that teachers can use when instructing their students. With the extended amount of text, choices there are also challenges that may accompany each text. One of these challenges includes selecting appropriate text to meet the learning needs or standards of the student. “Research says that good informational texts have clear purposes and a well-defined audience.” I agree that informational texts do have clear purposes, but they may strike the attention of many different people or audiences. I favor informational texts because they provide readers with organized, factual information and are very easy for them to follow. For older students narrative and digital texts may be a bit more complicated, but are still very beneficial tools that can be used to help improve literature skills for students.
When teaching every teacher should have a variety of texts readily available for all students. When selecting a text it is important to keep in mind the concepts that you want students to learn. Remember to select the text that best fits the students learning needs.
Monday, February 9, 2009
I think everyone should check out the following site ! http://ateachersthoughts.com/I chose this because it provides in depth details on how to connect both science and technology within the classroom.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Conley Chapter 4
The book states that ongoing assessment is a term that signals that assessment should be diverse and happening all the time. I find that indeed the statement is true but many teachers may not practice this effectively within the classroom. When teachers assess students they are checking that learning or knowledge has occurred for students. Everyday instruction should include differentiation in order to meet the needs of each student, which is identical to what the book describes as ongoing assessment. Ongoing assessments include classroom assessments that may include simple class discussions and observations of students. These types of assessments are easy and very informal but help to effectively measure student’s understanding and serve as a guide to help teachers plan for further instruction. Classroom assessments provide useful info about how students might perform on state tests.
With the increased focus on state and standardized tests, authentic assessments often go overlooked by teachers, which may be very harmful for students. I believe that teachers should keep in mind the content that students must learn for the test but also remember that students learn better when they can relate to the content. Teachers should use a variety of assessment tools in order to meet the needs of every student. Therefore assessment must be ongoing and authentic in order to effectively measure a student’s learning. Some examples of authentic assessments include portfolios and authentic classroom tests.
In order to successfully measure or evaluate a student’s learning the teacher must first develop the right combination of assessments to help monitor each student’s progress. Assessments should also be used by teachers in order to successfully understand a student’s personal identity. When teachers are able to pinpoint an individual’s learning needs then they are more capable of increasing a student’s content knowledge. Teachers must remember that although high stakes test and accountability are very important, they should also keep the individual learning needs of each student in mind as well by making sure learning has occurred for them.
The book states that ongoing assessment is a term that signals that assessment should be diverse and happening all the time. I find that indeed the statement is true but many teachers may not practice this effectively within the classroom. When teachers assess students they are checking that learning or knowledge has occurred for students. Everyday instruction should include differentiation in order to meet the needs of each student, which is identical to what the book describes as ongoing assessment. Ongoing assessments include classroom assessments that may include simple class discussions and observations of students. These types of assessments are easy and very informal but help to effectively measure student’s understanding and serve as a guide to help teachers plan for further instruction. Classroom assessments provide useful info about how students might perform on state tests.
With the increased focus on state and standardized tests, authentic assessments often go overlooked by teachers, which may be very harmful for students. I believe that teachers should keep in mind the content that students must learn for the test but also remember that students learn better when they can relate to the content. Teachers should use a variety of assessment tools in order to meet the needs of every student. Therefore assessment must be ongoing and authentic in order to effectively measure a student’s learning. Some examples of authentic assessments include portfolios and authentic classroom tests.
In order to successfully measure or evaluate a student’s learning the teacher must first develop the right combination of assessments to help monitor each student’s progress. Assessments should also be used by teachers in order to successfully understand a student’s personal identity. When teachers are able to pinpoint an individual’s learning needs then they are more capable of increasing a student’s content knowledge. Teachers must remember that although high stakes test and accountability are very important, they should also keep the individual learning needs of each student in mind as well by making sure learning has occurred for them.
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