LESSONPLANFORMAT

TeachersName:Ms.Godbout
DateofLesson:10//2630
GradeLevelorAges:8thGrade
Topic:Slope

LearningObjective:
Studentswillbeabletoshowthattheycandescribeslopeandyintercept,identifyslope
andyintercept,graphlinearequationsandfindtheslopeofalinefromtwopoints.

CommonCoreStandardsAlignment:
Content:
Mathematics
Grade:
Grade8
Domain:
Expressionsandequations
Cluster:
Understandtheconnectionsbetweenproportionalrelationships,lines,andlinear
equations.
Standard:
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.6
Usesimilartrianglestoexplainwhytheslopemisthesamebetweenanytwodistinctpointsona
nonverticallineinthecoordinateplanederivetheequationy=mxforalinethroughtheorigin
andtheequation
y
=
mx
+
b
foralineinterceptingtheverticalaxisat
b
.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.5
Graphproportionalrelationships,interpretingtheunitrateastheslopeofthegraph.
Rationale:
Studentswillbeshowingthattheyhavemasteredthesestandards.Thepreviousfivelessons
studentshavebeencompletingformativeassessments,buttheywillnowcompleteasummative
assessmentshowingindetailwhattheyknow.

Assessment
Formative:
Studentswillneedtostarttheirscriptsforhomeworkonday1.Thesescriptswillbe
reviewedbytheteacheronday2andstudentswillneedtogettheirscriptsapprovedbeforethey
beginfilming.OnDay2studentswillworkinpairstodiscusswhattheyhavestartedontheir
scriptandgiveeachothersuggestionsonhowtheycouldimproveit.
Summative:
StudentswillcompleteascreencastontheappExplainEverything.Studentswillbeable
toshoweverythingtheyhavemasteredinthisproject.Studentswillreceiveachecklistforhow
theywillbescoredandtheywillbeexpectedtowriteascriptfortheirscreencast.Theywillhave
todefineslopeandyinterceptintheirvideo,graphtwolinearequations,andfindtheslopeofa
linewithtwopoints.Studentswillneedtousemathvocabularyasneededandtheformulasthey

havelearned.Studentscancompletetheextensionandreceiveafourbyshowingsystemof
equations,pointslopeformula,oratopicoftheirchoice.

Integration:
ThislessonusestheappExplainEverythingwherestudentswillcreatetheirown
screencast.TheappisaninteractivewhiteboardthatallowsstudentstocreateKhanAcademy
likevideos.ThesestudentswereonKhanAcademyalotinsixthgradesotheyareveryfamiliar
withwhatascreencastis.

DifferentiatedInstruction:
Strategies:
Studentswillbeworkingonthisprojectindependently.Theywillhavethreeclass
periodstobeginandfinishworkingontheirscripts.Studentswillbeabletofilmduringclassin
otherclassroomsandinthehallways.Studentswillbeabletocomeinearlyandstayafter
school.Therewillbealotofselfdirectedlearningandpeerinteraction.Theteacherwillbe
availableatalltimesduringclasstoassiststudentsinwritingtheirscriptsandbecomingfamiliar
withtheapp.

MultipleIntelligences:
Verbal:
Studentswillbeexpectedtowriteascriptfortheirscreencast.Theyhavetoexplainhow
tographtheequationstheyhavechosen.Theyhavetoidentifyslopeandtheyinterceptand
identifythemintheequation.Studentswillhavetodescribeintheirscripthowtheywilldefine
slopeandyintercept.
Logical:
Studentswillbeabletopicktheequationstheywanttoteachhowtograph.Theywill
alsoneedtofindtheslopeofthelinewithtwopointsoftheirchoice.
Visual:
StudentswilllearnhowtousetheappExplainEverything.Itisaninteractivewhiteboard
thattheywilluploadagraphtoandteachthevieweraboutslopeandyinterceptandhowto
graphlinearequations.
Intrapersonal:
Studentswillbeworkingonthisfinalprojectindividually.Theywillplantheir
scriptindependentlyandfilmtheirownrecording.Theywillbeabletosocializeandtalkabout
theirprojectsinclassbuttheywilleachproducetheirownwork.
Musical:
Studentswillhavetheoptiontomaketheirrecordingintoasongandperformitwhile
theyareexplaining.Somestudentsmaychoosetodothisbecauseitseasierforthemto
remembermathfactsbyaligningthemtoatune.

Modifications/Accommodations:
Studentswillhavetheoptiontographonelinearequationsinsteadoftwo.Studentscan
havetheprogrammakethegraphforthemandthenjustexplainhowitwasgraphedin
slopeinterceptformwiththelaserpointer.Iftheytypetheequationintothemathequation

optiontheappwillautomaticallygraphthelineforthemandthentheycanexplainhowtofind
theyinterceptandslope.Iwillshowastudentsamplesostudentswhoarenotunderstandingthe
directionscanseeavisualofwhatisexpectedofthem.

Extension:
Studentswillhavetheoptiontoreceiveafouronthisproject.Theywillresearchatopic
oftheirchoicethatadvancestheirknowledge.Someexamplesinpointslopeformulaandsystem
ofequations.Theycanalsoteachthelistenerhowtographlinearequationsusingatable.They
knowhowtographlinearequationsfromslopeinterceptform,butnotbyusingatable.

Materials,ResourcesandTechnology
iPad
ExplainEverything
Projector
Paper/pencil
Rubric

SourcesforLessonPlanandResources:
HowtouseExplainEverything:
http://explaineverything.com/support/tutorials/ios/

TeachingandLearningSequence:
Day1
50Minutes
Open(15minutes)
PassbackquizfromFriday
Whoknowswhatascreencastis?Raisehands.
Callonastudentandhavethemexplain
RemindthemaboutKhanAcademyvideos
Showexample:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cceighthgrademath/cc8thlinearequations
functions/8thslope/v/slopeofaline
Askwhattheylikedaboutthevideo/whattheydidntlike
Askwhattheauthordidthatwashelpfultothelistener

Body(30minutes)
Passoutchecklistandhavestudentsreaditover
Explainexpectationstoearna3andwhatisexpectedtoearna4
Answerquestions

 Explaintostudentsthattheymustwriteascriptandtheymustgetitapprovedbefore
filming.
Havestudentsdownloadtheappandshowstudentsthefunctionsoftheapp
Letstudentsexploretheapp

Close(5minutes)
Tellstudentsthattheyarerequiredtostarttheirscriptforhomework
Musthavetwoequationsselectedandscriptstarted

Day2
55minutes
Open(10minutes)
Gooverchecklistandexpectationsagain
Askforanyquestions
ShowstudentstheexampleImadeabouthowtographlinearequations

Body(40minutes)
Showstudentshowtoimportagraphtotheapp
Letstudentscontinuewritingtheirscriptsandtheteacherwillwalkaroundtheroomand
helpstudentsasneeded

Close(5minutes)
Explaintostudentsthattheirscriptshouldbealmostcompletedbythetimetheycometo
classonWednesday
StudentsshouldstarttofilmonWednesdayandtheprojectneedstobedonebythestart
ofclassonFriday

CommonCoreTeachingStandardsandRationales
Standard#1LearnerDevelopment
Allstudentswillbechallengedbythisprojectinsomeway.Therewillbesupportand
accommodationsforstudentsthatneeditandthereisanoptiontoexceedsforstudentswho
choosetodoso.Studentsareveryequippedwiththevocabularyandskillsneededtocomplete
thisassignment.Thisprojectwasdevelopedwithmystudentswiderangeofabilitiesinmindand
itisaprojectthatallstudentswillbeabletoshowwhattheyhavelearned.

Standard#2LearnerDifferences
Thislessonhasbeenaccommodatedtomeettheneedsofalllearners.Studentswillfeel
comfortableaskingtheteacherandtheirpeersforhelpasneeded.Theteacherwillsupportall
studentswithlearninghowtousetheapp.Itisextremelyuserfriendlyandusespicturesforthe

iconssoitisveryuniversal.Theteacherwillshowanexampleofwhatthestudentsareexpected
toproducesotheycanaskquestionabouthowtousecertainfunctionsoftheapp.

Standard#3LearningEnvironments
Theteacherwillencouragestudentstobeselfmotivatedbyofferingplentyofclasstime
toworkonitandnotassigningadditionalworkforhomework.Thisisallthatstudentswillhave
tocompletefortheweekinandoutsideofmathclass.Studentswillbeencouragedtotalkto
eachotherandcollaborateasneed,buttheywillallbeworkingontheirownscriptsand
recordings.Somestudentswillbenervousaboutotherpeopleseeingtheirvideossowewill
assurethemthatwewillnotshowtheirvideototheclass.Theonlypeoplethatwillseeitarethe
teachers.

Standard#4ContentKnowledge
Studentswillshowmasteryofthelearningtargetsthroughthisproject.Thissummative
assignmentreplacesaunittest.Thisisacreativeandfunwayforstudentstoshowwhatthey
havelearnedandalsolearnanewtechnologyprogram.Thisprogramallowsstudentstotalk
throughtheirlearningandputsthemintheroleofateacher.Nowthattheyknowthecontent
welltheywillbeabletoteachthematerialtosomeoneelse.

Standard#6Assessment
Thisisthefinalassessmentforthelearninggoalswehavebeenworkingwith.This
assessmentcombineseverythingstudentshavelearnedintooneassignmentwheretheywillbe
assessedbythelearningtargetsusedforthelessons.Thisassignmentwillselfmotivatestudents
andengagethemintheirlearning.Studentswillhopefullyfeelasenseofprideintheirfinal
producttheywillsubmittotheteacher.

Standard#7PlanningforInstruction
Studentswillusewhattheyhavelearnedaboutlinearequationsandapplyittotheir
projectfortheexpedition.Studentswilleachselectaglobalissuethattheywanttoresearchand
makeaposterabout.Studentswillneedtointerpretandgraphdatarelatingtotheirissueso
knowinghowtointerpretgraphsandlinearequationswillbeextremelyuseful.

Standard#11TechnologyStandardsforTeachers(NETST)
StudentswilllearnhowtousetheappExplainEverything.Theywillimportgraphsand
picturesasnecessaryintotheinteractivewhiteboard.Studentswillapplywhattheyhavelearned
aboutslopeandinterceptsandrecordthemselvesastheyexplainhowtocompletethesemath
processesonthewhiteboard.Studentswillusethelaserpointerandotherhelpfultoolsonthe
apptoassistintheirexplanations.

Reflection:
Thisprojectwasanexcellentwaytoconcludemylessonswiththestudentsandspendmy
lastweekwiththesestudents(beforeItransfertothehighschool).Iwoulddefinitelydothis
summativeassessmentagain.Ilikehowstudentswereabletoshowmewhattheyhavelearned
bycreatingascreencastratherthantakingatest.Theinformationbecamemuchmoreimportant
tothemwhenplacedintoateacherroleratherthantakingatest.Studentswereextremelyexcited
topicktheirownequationsandwriteascript.
Thisprojectreallyhelpedstudentstakeownershipoftheirlearningandithelpedthem
understandwhattheydidanddidnotknow.IshowedthestudentsasampleofavideothatI
made,however,itdidnothaveallthecomponentsIwasexpectingthemtohave.Ithinkthis
confusedsomestudents,eventhoughthathadachecklistthattoldthemexactlywhatthey
neededintheirvideo.IfIweretodothislessonagainIwouldeitherhaveacompletedvideoorI
wouldnotdooneatall.