Blog Post #8

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Step 1: Know the Learner	·      This lesson plan was created for second graders. They will be looking at different types of plants and understand the different parts of a plant. Because of their very young age, they have little knowledge on the topic and this will be a beginning step to their understanding
Step 2: Articulate Objectives	·      By the end of this lesson the second-grade students should be able to list and match the different parts of certain plants, and also be able to distinguish between a few basic plants learned about in this lesson
Step 3: Establish the Learning Environment	·      The lesson plan calls for the class to walk around the school, either inside or outside, and have different stations. ·      Once at each station, the students will write down notes on the specific plant ·      Once done with the observation section of the lesson, they will return back to the classroom to further discuss their findings
Step 4: Identify Teaching and Learning Strategies	·      The lesson will start with a class discussions. They will read the book From Seed to Plant and then talk about different vocab terms that describe the plant growth process. ·      Then as a class they will walk around and observe different plants and the growth process. They will individually take notes and then discuss each students’ findings. ·      Finally, they will have the time to write a little description of everything learned
Step 5: Select Technologies	·      For this lesson, there is not much technology used. When the children are writing down what they see, it will be in a notebook or index card. ·      The only time some technology might be used is during the discussion beforehand. The teacher might put up different examples on the board, presenting it through a PowerPoint. This is not described in the lesson plan I found so it would be personal choice.
Step 6: Evaluate and Revise the Design	·      I believe that the assignments and lesson plan accurately assess what second graders should be able to understand. The lesson seems very straight forward and the design of the lesson makes it accessible for this age group. I believe that it tests many of their abilities and there is nothing I would directly change about it.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/lets-learn-about-plants-0/

2. This is the photo of Bloom’s Taxonomy that I followed. I believe that PowerPoint would be a great way to accomplish all of Bloom’s levels. When using a PowerPoint, you are able to separate information into many slides and therefore not get ahead of yourself or give information away. The first slide would be remember. Here you could put information to go over and make sure the students have remembered what they have previously learned in a previous lesson or on their own before class. Next, you would have an understanding slide. This is where you would provide the new concepts of the chapter/lesson. Next would be the application stage. You could provide different examples to see how well your students are understanding the information and are able to apply it to real world situations. After comes analyze and evaluate. This is when you can compare this idea to other ones and come to take a stand and come up with your own opinion. The final slide would be a create slide. This is when you could have an activity for your students to do. Overall, I believe that PowerPoint is the best teaching technique for Bloom’s Taxonomy.

3. I definitely learned lot from creating my own WebQuest. I was very intimidated making my own website at first. I have used Wix in the past and really struggled with it. By the time I finished the assignment, I had learned so much and found myself really enjoying the design process. I would definitely like to integrate this into my classroom in the future. I think I could add some more information next time, and clarify my process step a little better. As we get further into this class, my creativity has broadened and that is very exciting!

Here is a photo of my introduction page. I am also going to attach the link in case anyone is interested! https://hayleysinger13.wixsite.com/eme2040

4. I commented on Mallory's blog and Morgan's blog