UMU Lesson Plan Template
UMU Lesson Plan Template
2017-2018
Environment:
● The classroom is set up with five tables, each table seating four students. The table setting will encourage
good social skills, group work, and collaboration. The ELL students will be able to receive help from the
English-speaking children at their tables.
● The classroom consists of two whiteboards and one Smartboard. These features allow technology to be a
part of the curriculum as well as allow for easy visual abilities for the students who struggle to see the
boards and read small print.
● The classroom will consist of fidget toys to accommodate for the students with ADD/ADHD, such as fidget
spinners, fidget cubes, and stress balls. Playing with these objects will allow the students to sit still in their
seats and pay more attention in class.
● The students with ADD/ADHD will be sat close to the teacher in order to have a good eye on them and to
help with their focus.
● The classroom is equipped with a laptop cart with some educational Apps installed.
Technology-based Empowered Learner - Students leverage technology to Students will use the Internet to find a
Goals (ISTE-S) take an active role in choosing, achieving and recipe and transform it to intended
demonstrating competency in their learning goals, number of servings.
☒ Empowered
informed by the learning sciences.
Learner
Students will use Google Docs to
Knowledge Constructor - Students critically curate a rewrite the recipe according to new
☒ Digital Citizen
variety of resources using digital tools to construct number of servings and ingredients
knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make needed.
☒ Knowledge
meaningful learning experiences for themselves and
Constructor
others. Students will use Google Drive to
☐ Innovative Digital Citizen - Students recognize the rights, connect with all of their classmates and
Designer responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and teacher by sharing their recipes with
working in an interconnected digital world, and they act everyone.
☐Computational and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.
Thinker
☐ Creative
Communicator
☐ Global
Collaborator
Other Goals Learn how to write a recipe. Students will type their transformed
recipes and bake them.
Learn how to follow a recipe and make a baked good.
Rationale: Share how the activities in the lesson will help to meet the learning goals. How will technology play
a role in meeting the learning goals?
In order to understand fractions in everyday life and how to manipulate them. Students will learn how to multiply
fractions in order to find how much of each ingredient they will need for their recipes. The students will begin the
lesson by looking at a simple chocolate chip cookie recipe. They will watch an instructional video on how to make
them. Then the teacher will demonstrate how to multiply the fractions for each ingredient in order to increase the
serving size. The students will then split into groups and use computers to find a simple recipe for a baked good.
Once a group finds a recipe, the teacher will determine if the recipe is appropriate. They will then write out the
calculations to transform the recipes to a serving size determined by the teacher. Once the calculations are done, the
teacher will check their work. If corrections are needed, the students will go back into their groups to fix their work.
Once no more corrections are needed, the students will retype their recipe with the new serving size and amount of
ingredients using Google Docs. Once all groups are finished, they will share their Google Docs with the rest of their
classmates. The groups will calculate the amount that will be needed for each ingredient to the next closest whole
number. Once each group finishes those calculations, they will compare answers. If groups found different answers,
then they will work together as a class to figure out the correct solutions. The teacher will follow along and help
whenever it is needed. The teacher will check the calculations and record them. The teacher will get the ingredients
required for all of the recipes. The students will watch how to make each recipe before proceeding to make them
with the help of the teacher and other adults.
Academic Language:
Addition, multiplication, fractions
Assessment Plan:
How will you assess the activities happening through the tool?
✓ Monitoring/observations
✓ Formative assessment
✓ Informal assessments
✓ Summative assessment
Tool #1 Tool #2 Tool #3
The teacher will be observing and The teacher will be observing and The teacher will be showing a video to
monitoring the groups’ research monitoring the groups’ recipes. The start the lesson. The students will have
choices for recipes. In addition, the Google Docs with the recipes will be worksheets to follow along with the
teacher will be evaluating the final shared with the teacher in order to video and to take notes after. In
recipe sheet that the students have to assess and monitor work. addition, the teacher can check the
write and then type out to see if it met worksheets to check if it met the
the assignment criteria. assignment criteria.
Procedures:
What is the minute-to-minute activity that will be happening in the lesson. Describe what the teacher is going to do
and say, as well as what the students are going to do.
Time stamp and What are the students going to do? What is the teacher going to say?
what is the
teacher going to
do
5 minute Students will come in the classroom and get “Hey class! Today we are going to be learning a
instruction seated. The teacher(s) will get the students new topic about fractions.”
attention by asking a question. Then proceed to
explaining the lesson “Has anyone had to look at fractions to cook/bake
with family?”
Instructor will ask, “Who has made cookies
before?” “Today we are going to learn how to make
chocolate chip cookies!”
10 Minutes Students will be expected to follow along with “To start off, we are going to watch an
(Introduce video, the video by completing questions on a instructional video showing how to use fractions
show video, worksheet in order to make chocolate chip cookies. Be sure
review video) to pay attention because you will be filling out a
worksheet during the video!”
(Pass out worksheets)
(Show video)
5 minute Instructor will give a brief demonstration on “Now that you’ve gotten a brief understanding of
demonstration how to multiply the fractions for each fractions used for baking the cookies, I will
ingredient in order to increase the serving size demonstrate how to multiply the fractions in case
you needed to increase the serving size!”
(Give demonstration)
20 Minutes Students will split into groups of 3 “You all are going to split into groups of three!
(Grouping, When you find your group of 3, sit down together
research, After splitting into groups, students will choose at a table”
calculations) a baked good, such as brownies, cookies, etc
and research the recipe for the chosen baked “I want each group to choose a baked good such
good as brownies, cookies, etc. Then research a recipe
for the baked good you choose!”
Given a serving size, as a group, the students
will make calculations and fix the work if “I will give you a serving size, I want you to
needed calculate the sizes according to the original recipe
you found!”
In Google Docs, each group will type their
recipe with the new serving size and amount of “After you make calculations and I check to see if
ingredients. Then, share the Google Docs with they are correct, as a group, use Google Docs to
the rest of the class rewrite the recipe’s new serving size and amount
of ingredients”
5 Minutes As a group, students will discuss the hardest “What did you all find most difficult about
(Closing) part of following a recipe and increasing the following the recipe?”
serving size
“Did you find it hard to make calculations?”
Then, briefly discuss as a whole class
“Does anyone have any last questions about
fractions and how to increase if needed?”
(Answer questions)
“Everyone have a great rest of the day!”
Students will use Google to search for Student accounts should be pre-set up Students will watch an instructional
recipes. for Google through the school, so they video that demonstrates how to make
can easily login and get started without chocolate chip cookies.
help.
Technology Commentary:
Can the technology allow students to Can the technology allow students to Can the technology allow students to
focus on the assignment/learning with focus on the assignment/learning with focus on the assignment/learning with
less distraction (Time on Task)? less distraction (Time on Task)? less distraction (Time on Task)?
Can the technology cause a shift in Can the technology cause a shift in Can the technology cause a shift in
behavior, from more passive to active behavior, from more passive to active behavior, from more passive to active
social learners (co-use)? social learners (co-use)? social learners (co-use)?
Notes and Teaching Moves: Notes and Teaching Moves: Notes and Teaching Moves:
There are few engaging pieces built The tool is built so there can be There are few engaging pieces built
into the tool. The teacher will show the multiple collaborators. The students into the tool. The teacher will use
teams how to navigate the search will work together in teams to YouTube to show videos. The students
engine. The teams will work together construct the recipe. The teams will will have a worksheet to follow along
to find and pick a recipe. The teams share their Google Docs with the with the video and further instruction
will tell the teacher when they have teacher. The teacher should walk after the video ends.
picked a recipe. The teacher will around and check the Google Docs
walked around to check on progress periodically to check progress.
and recipes once they are picked.
3. What features of the technology tool include elements to enhance student learning?
Answer the Triple E Enhancement questions concerning how technology can bring about learning
supports/scaffolds, higher-order thinking, and value-added over traditional tools. Anywhere there is a lower
score (less than 4), consider adding in instructional moves in the notes to help push the score up!
Can the technology allow students to Can the technology allow students to Can the technology allow students to
develop or demonstrate a more develop or demonstrate a more develop or demonstrate a more
sophisticated understanding of the sophisticated understanding of the sophisticated understanding of the
learning goals (possibly use higher- learning goals (possibly use higher- learning goals (possibly use higher-
order thinking skills)? order thinking skills)? order thinking skills)?
Can the technology create paths for Can the technology create paths for Can the technology create paths for
students to demonstrate their students to demonstrate their students to demonstrate their
understanding of the learning goals in understanding of the learning goals in understanding of the learning goals in
ways they could not do with traditional ways they could not do with traditional ways they could not do with traditional
tools? tools? tools?
Notes and Teaching Moves: Notes and Teaching Moves: Notes and Teaching Moves:
The search engine allows for students The students in their teams have to YouTube will help the students to learn
to pick a recipe that they would like to customize the recipes to a certain how to bake according to the recipe
use and follow. serving size that is different than the their group picked.
original. The Google Docs allows for
them to make changes to the recipe and
personalize.
Can the technology create opportunities Can the technology create opportunities Can the technology create opportunities
for the students to learn outside the for the students to learn outside the for the students to learn outside the
typical school day? typical school day? typical school day?
Can the technology create a bridge Can the technology create a bridge
between school learning and everyday between school learning and everyday Can the technology create a bridge
between school learning and everyday
life (authentic experiences)? life (authentic experiences)? life (authentic experiences)?
Can the technology allow students to Can the technology allow students to
build authentic life skills, which they build authentic life skills, which they Can the technology allow students to
can use in their everyday life (soft can use in their everyday life (soft build authentic life skills, which they
skills)? skills)? can use in their everyday life (soft
skills)?
No=0, Somewhat=1, Yes=2 No=0, Somewhat=1, Yes=2
No=0, Somewhat=1, Yes=2
Score= __3_/6
Score=_5_/6 Score=_3__/6
If students aren’t getting active or involved in their learning, then they can become bored. Furthermore, students
tend to retain information more if it relates to them. This lesson gets the students active and cooperating together.
Often students learn best from each other. The teamwork allows for them to learn together with teacher intervention
when needed. Also, the lesson is very relatable and a skill they can use at home.
Important note: this sample lesson plan template is adopted from The Triple E Framework
research team at University of Michigan. For details, please refer to
https://www.tripleeframework.com/.