Title: Assignment #1 – Lesson Plan

            The lesson plan I created was based on a lesson that would be taught to my eleventh grade history students. The lesson was on the Progressive Era, specifically on the Muckrakers and their impact on the Progressive Era. The lesson included Goals and Benchmarks. This is the base of all of my lessons; I feel it is important to set the goals and have a benchmark set at the beginning of the lesson and to inform the students of those.  I also have a Quote or Question of the day – this is to help student’s access prior knowledge.  I used the format I always use to create a lesson plan, but I gained knowledge in class that helped me create a better lesson plan. I learned how to insert graphics, wrap text and some other formatting skills that enhanced my lesson.

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Title: Assignment #2 – Spreadsheet

            The spreadsheet I created was a grade book for one unit of study for my eleventh grade U.S. History class. The grades were from homework, class work and a unit test.   I learned how to use function to find the average I also learned how to graph my results. I feel this lesson was the most beneficial to me. I had used a traditional grade book before that I had to figure grades with a calculator. Now using a spreadsheet to keep my grades I can give my students feedback as to how they are doing in my class on a daily basis. I can quickly figure averages for all grades or have it broken down by unit, homework, class work, quizzes or tests. I feel this way I give my students a more comprehensive understanding of what they need more help on.

Title: Assignment #3 – Powerpoint – Group Project

            For this assignment I worked with two of my colleagues to create a power point presentation. We created a power point that would be used in both a tenth grade Algebra and a Global History classroom. We utilized streaming video, music, text and graphics to create lessons on Archimedes impact on math and history. We enjoyed working together and have tried to find other lessons that we can create interdisciplinary lessons on.

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Title: Assignment #4 – WebQuest

            Again I worked with my colleagues to create an interdisciplinary webquest. We created a webquest with lessons for eleventh grade students in math and U.S. history. We used a unit on Immigration. In math class students used statistics, survey taking and graphing skills.  In U. S. history class students learned about particular areas of immigration during different time periods. Students also learned to read census reports and researched family history in order to create a family tree. I have used webquests in my class before but never created on from scratch that customized what I wanted my students to know and be able to do.

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