The purpose of this Unit 5 Professional Development Academy class is to create opportunities for IMC specialists and classroom teachers to work together to create meaningful projects.  Working together will enhance the classroom curriculum by adding a touch of technology, creating time for research with library resources, and a number of other benefits.  Through this class we will review the current standards for technology and classroom learning, become familiar with the software currently available to Unit 5 teachers, find resources for lesson plan ideas, and create a lesson connecting the classroom and IMC learning.  We have designed a co-planning template and lesson plan template specifically for this purpose.  Lessons that are developed during this class will be published for public use.


 

The Standards That Guide Us

Informational Literacy Standards National Educational Technology Standards Illinois Learning Standards

*PowerPoint showing standards

Back to Top

 


 

Resources

Lesson Plans/Ideas Assessment Tools Project Planning
Matrix of WebQuest Examples Rubistar Rubric Creator PBL - Problem planning
Kings Park-Technology Meaningful, Engaged Learning
Microsoft Education - Lesson Plans Literature Learning Ladders
Examples- Kidspiration examples PET Project Planning for the Engagement of Technology
Marilee's Kid Works and Kid Pix Page PBL Checklists Education WorldŽ The Educator's Best Friend
PDA 250 & 252 Site  

** Introduce how to create directions using graphics from software/websites.
Back to Top

 

 


 

Tools for Planning

Co-planning Template

Lesson Plan Template

Back to Top

 

 

*Introduce above templates and choose topic for lesson before lunch break.

 

 


 

Lesson Plans (Topic and Authors)

Parts of a Flower

 

Rubric

The Scientific Method

Planning Sheet

Rubric

Alphabet Book

 

Rubric

Who is Mufaro

Compare/contrast sheet

Rubric

Continent Book

Fact Sheet

Directions 1  2  3  4  5

Checklist

Farm Animal Poster

Animal Chart

Bingo

Rubric

Things That Scare Me!

Sample

US Weather Chart

Excel Chart

Chart rubric

Essay rubric

Monument on the Mall

Monument on the Mall Webquest

 

Author Cards

Rubric

Back to Top

This site was created for Unit 5's Professional Development Academy by Shelley Arns and Carmen Bergmann, June 2003