Personal Reflection on STEM designed Lesson Plan
From the POEM lesson plan format I have been using
during the past years to the one presented during this weeks resources, I can
see some common trends and at the same time an entire new outlook on science reforms,
student engagement, and differentiated instruction. I have created a lesson plan that integrates STEM strategies
through the use of integrating technology (science and technology go hand in
hand) and providing a real life scenario (simulation) that definitely will lead
to increase science literacy among my ELL students.
We know that just learning facts and concepts is not
sufficient anymore for our students. I
designed a lesson plan based on a context scenario (simulated) in which
students can have on-hands activity, and at the same time they can learn how to
apply evidence and observation. Using
the 5 E’s Strategy developed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study group,
I was able to mold my lesson plan based on problem solving and scientific
designing.
To engage the students, they were presented with a
context scenario in which they could envision themselves participating in. Not that it was completely a realistic
everyday situation, but one I understood they can get excited about. At the same time, become ‘active characters’
in the case scenario. I believe that as
teachers we should have strategies that can be used to increase student
engagement and interests on science topics, but at the same time we should also
dare to be creative.
During the lesson, students have the opportunity to
explore (exploration) and feel challenged.
With the use of technology (laptops & Internet), students then can
collect and investigate data. As they
collect their data based on observation and hands-on activity, they can start
formulating an explanation for their task.
During the lesson plan students have to integrate with their group and
share data. Then they will have the opportunity
to share out with the rest of the class.
As they share out, they can make the connections with real life events.
Still, I believe the differentiation I set upon the
lesson plan may have its flaws with respect to providing other that linguistic
diversity. I believe to have provided
an instructional reality for the different linguistic challenges of my
bilingual students. Having a wide range
of different English and Spanish speakers, at one end those that understand
English and at the other end those that can’t neither read nor understand any
English. Having this wide range is
really a challenge. During the
designing of the curriculum and instruction, it
calls for the instructional strategies that are effective. To make things accommodating, I provide all
handouts and performance task explanation in both language. The websites I provide for the lesson are
English only. Understanding this, I
include during the designing of the lesson plan the opportunity to intervene
and provide my non-English speaking students the necessary time and support to
complete their task. As their teacher I
should have an additive practice of valuing their diversity, and not trying to
change it Laureate Education, Inc. 2011).
Also, always keeping high expectations for each one of them.
References:
Laureate Education, Inc. (2011). (Producer). ELLs in
today’s schools. [Video web cast]. Retrieved July 11. 2012 from http://www.courseurl.com
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