How I Became A Pirate: Lesson Plan

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HowIBecameaPirate

byMelindaLong
LessonPlan

Goal
Studentswillreadthebookanddiscussitingroups.TheywillwatchCowtoonaboutthis
lessonandfollowthedirectionsstated,bywritingalistofprosandconsofbeinga
pirate.TheywillusePrezitoadddifferentgeographiclocationswherepirateswere
commoninthepastandwheretheycanstillbefoundtoday.

A.Personalization/Individualization/Differentiation

LearningGoals.
Whoselectedwhatisbeinglearned?
Teachers
LearningActivity.
Whoselectedhowitisbeinglearned?
Teachers
AssessmentofLearning
.Whoselectedhowstudentsdemonstratetheirknowledgeand
skillsandhowthatwillbeassessed?
Teachers
TechnologySelection
.
Whoselectedwhichtechnologiesarebeingused?
Teachers

B.Agency/Control/Ownership/Choice/Interest/Passion

TalkTime.
Duringthelesson/unit,whoistheprimarydriverofthetalktime?
Both
WorkTime.
Duringthelesson/unit,whoistheprimarydriveroftheworktime?
Both
InterestBased.
Isstudentworkreflectiveoftheirinterestsorpassions?
Somewhat
TechnologyUsage.
Whoistheprimaryuserofthetechnology?
Students

C.Communication

Audience.
Howarestudentscommunicating?
Ingroupslargerthan3
Ifwithothers,withwhom?(circleallthatapply)
Studentsinthisschool
CommunicationTechnologies.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatethe
communicationprocesses?
Yes
Ifyes,inwhichways?(circleallthatapply)
Writing/photosandimages
video/multimediaPowtoon

D.Collaboration(coworking,cocreatingmorethanjustcommunication)

Collaborators.
Howarestudentsworking?
Ingroupslargerthan3
Ifwithothers,withwhom?(circleallthatapply)
Studentsinthisschool
Ifwithothers,whoismanagingcollaborativeprocesses(planning,management,
monitoring,etc.)?
Students/teachers
CollaborativeTechnologies.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatecollaborative
processes?
Yes
Ifyes,inwhichways?(circleallthatapply)
Prezi

E.Authenticity/Relevancy

RealorFake.
Isstudentworkauthenticandreflectiveofthatdonebyrealpeopleoutside
ofschool?
Somewhat
Contribution.
Doesstudentworkmakeacontributiontoanaudiencebeyondthe
classroomwallstotheoutsideworld?
No

F.DisciplineSpecificInquiry

DomainKnowledge.
Arestudentslearningdisciplinespecificandappropriatecontent
andproceduralknowledge?
Yes
Ifyes,isstudentworkfocusedaroundbig,importantconceptscentraltothe
discipline?
Yes
DomainPractices.
Arestudentsutilizingdisciplinespecificandappropriatepractices
andprocesses?
Yes
DomainTechnologies.
Arestudentsutilizingdisciplinespecificandappropriatetools
andtechnologies?
Yes

G.CriticalThinking(HOTS+metacognition)/Creativity/Initiative/Entrepreneurship

DeeperThinking.
Dostudentlearningactivitiesandassessmentsgobeyondfacts,
procedures,and/orpreviouslyprovidedwaysofthinking?
Yes
Creativity.

Dostudentshavetheopportunitytodesign,create,make,orotherwiseadd
valuethatisuniquetothem?
Yes
Initiative.
Dostudentshavetheopportunitytoinitiate,beentrepreneurial,be
selfdirected,and/orgobeyondgivenparametersofthelearningtaskorenvironment?
Yes
Metacognition.
Dostudentshavetheopportunitytoreflectontheirplanning,thinking,
work,and/orprogress?
Yes
Ifyes,canstudentsidentifywhattheyrelearning,notjustwhattheyredoing?
Yes

H.Technology

TechnologyasMeans,NotEnd.
Whendigitaltechnologiesareutilized,dothetools
overshadow,mask,orotherwisedrawthefocusawayfromimportantlearning?
No
TechnologyAddsValue.
Doestechnologyaddvaluesothatstudentscandotheirwork
inbetterordifferentwaysthanarepossiblewithoutthetechnology?
Yes
MeaningfulTechnologyUsage.
Aredigitaltechnologiesutilizedappropriatelyand
meaningfullyforthelearningtasks?
Yes

I.Assessment

Alignment.
Arestandards,learninggoals,instruction,learningactivities,and
assessmentsallaligned,bothtopicallyandcognitively?
Yes
AuthenticAssessment.
Arestudentscreatingrealworldproductsorperformances?
Yes
AssessmentTechnology.
Aredigitaltechnologiesbeingusedtofacilitatetheassessment
process?
Yes

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