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Grade Level: Collaborating Teacher: Learner Analysis
Grade Level: Collaborating Teacher: Learner Analysis
9th
CollaboratingTeacher:
Ms.PennyGary
LearnerAnalysis:
ThelearneranalysiswasatStatesboroHighSchoolinStatesboro,Georgia.
Theclassroomcompriseoffourteen9thgradestudentsinMs.Garysbusinesseducationclass.
Mygoalwasforstudentstounderstandhowtobeadigitalcitizenandhowmuchcanhappenvia
theinternetifyouarenotcautiousandtakingproperprecautionsasadigitalcitizen.
Standard:
http://www.iste.org/standards/ISTEstandards/standardsforstudents
TargetAudience:
Thetargetaudienceforthisparticularunitinclude70%black,30%white9thgradestudents.
Therewasonestudentwhoneededaccommodations,meaninghewouldneedyoutopossibly
rephrasethedirectionswhengivenduringtheunitlessons.Thisparticularstudentalsoneeded
assistanceduringthequizaftertheunitlesson.
PriorKnowledge:
Thestudentsdidnthavetoknowawholelotaboutdigitalcitizenshipandtheydidntknow
muchaboutdigitalcitizenshippriortothelesson.Iwasthrilledbecausethatmeantthatthey
weregoingtobereallyengagedinmylesson.
AcademicMotivation:
Thestudentshadverylittlemotivationasidefromwantingtomoveuptothenextgradelevel
withtheirpeers.Whenitcametolisteningtotheirteacherwhensheassignedthemworkto
complete,theyseemedveryuninterestedandunmotivated.Ididmybesttogetthemengaged
intothelessonpriortometeachingtheunit.Oncewebeganadiscussiononsocialmediaandits
effects,theybecamemorealertandinterestedintheconversationandlesson.
Characteristics:
Thoughtheclasssizeisverysmall,therearenotawiderangeofstudentswithalotlotofneeds
tobemet.Mostofthestudentsintheclassarejustbehindontheirworkisbecauseofbehavioral
issues.