George Washington

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George Washington
Trish Brunner tbrunner_at_sdcoe.k12.ca.us Mission
Elementary School Oceanside Unified School
District http//ctap295.ctaponline.org/tbrunner
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My Expectations

• I would learn how to design and create web pages.
• I would become more proficient at using Excel.
• I would learn how to create a standards-based
  lesson.
• I would learn new techniques for integrating
  technology into my classroom.

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Actual Learning

• I did learn how to create web pages and how to
  upload them.
• I am more comfortable using Excel.
• I became more confident about creating standards
  based lessons.
• I learned about using a scan converter to show
  what was on my monitor on a TV.
• I learned new tricks for using Power Point.
• I developed new technology contacts within our
  district.

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Successes of my lesson

• Students who had never used the Internet were
  exposed to its use.
• Students were interested in the virtual field
  trips.
• Students learned who George Washington was and
  why he was a famous American.
• Students got to virtually visit several national
  landmarks.
• Students were enthusiastic about each new
  activity when they came to class.

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Shortcomings

• I had to teach this lesson to two different
  structured mixing groups (these were designed
  to give my English Language Learners an
  opportunity to interact with fluent English
  speakers).
• I had 45 minutes each day to meet with the groups
  to do the lessons.
• Due to the structure of the structured mixing
  time I had to switch groups every two weeks.

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• Due to holidays and time to administer report
  card assessments it took over two months to
  complete the lessons.
• Due to the structured mixing component I did
  not have time to instruct students who were not
  in my homeroom class how to use the necessary
  software.
• Again due to the structured mixing constraints
  I was not able to fully implement the final
  project I had planned for my lesson.

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Student DataBlue Group

• I taught this lesson to two groups of
  heterogeneously (according to language) mixed
  first graders.
• The Blue Group turned out to have more native
  English speakers and higher performing students
  overall (irregardless of home language).
• The Blue Group posted higher scores overall.

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Student DataOrange Group

• The Orange Group turned out to have only three
  native English speakers and lower performing
  students overall (irregardless of home language).
• The Orange Group posted lower scores overall.

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Revisions

• The only revision that I made to the lesson
  itself was to add KidPix as a medium for the
  final presentation.
• I would revise my implementation of the lesson by
  only teaching it to a group to whom I had already
  taught basic computer skills and how to use the
  software for the final presentation.

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• I would allow more time for working on the final
  project.
• I would continue to present this as a whole-group
  lesson to first graders. It worked better for me
  to be the one controlling the Internet and then
  adding commentary as needed as we visited various
  websites.

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George Washington Pictures
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Their Own Flag Pictures
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Washington Monument Pictures
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Final ProjectsRough Draft Form
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Photos of Students Working on Their Final Projects
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My Gains From CTAP 295 Participation

• This project crystallized for me the process of
  how to create a standards-based lesson and why we
  need to consider how we will assess student
  progress before selecting activities.
• The use of technology needs to be focused on
  increasing student achievement and not just for
  technologys sake.

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