Put the Title of the Lesson Here
Teacher Page
A WebQuest for xth Grade (Put Subject Here)
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Introduction | Learners | Standards | Process | Resources | Evaluation
| Conclusion | Credits | Student Page
Introduction
Begin with something that describes the origin of the lesson. For
example: This lesson was developed as part of the San Diego Unified
School District's Triton Project, a federally funded Technology
Innovation Challenge Grant.
In this second paragraph of the introduction, describe briefly what the
lesson is about. Remember, the audience for this document is other
teachers, not students.
Learners
Describe the grade level and course that the lesson is designed to
cover. For example: "This lesson is anchored in seventh grade language
arts and involves social studies and math to a lesser extent." If the
lesson can easily be extended to additional grades and subjects,
mention that briefly here as well.
Describe what the learners will need to know prior to beginning this
lesson. Limit this description to the most critical skills that could
not be picked up on the fly as the lesson is given.
Curriculum Standards
What will students learn as a result of this lesson? Describe the
outcomes succinctly. Use the language of existing standards. For
example:
Social Studies Standards Addressed
* Recognize the relationships among the various parts of a nation's
cultural life.
* Learn about the mythology, legends, values and beliefs of a people.
Most lessons don't just teach a block of content; they also implicitly
teach one or more types of thinking. In addition to describing learning
outcomes within traditional subject areas, describe what kind of
thinking and communications skills were encouraged by this lesson.
Inference-making? Critical thinking? Creative production? Creative
problem-solving? Observation and categorization? Comparison? Teamwork?
Compromise?
Process
You can paste in the process description given to students on the
student page and then interleave the additional details that a teacher
might need.
Describe briefly how the lesson is organized. Does it involve more than
one class? Is it all taught in one period per day, or is it part of
several periods? How many days or weeks will it take? Is it single
disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or what?
If students are divided into groups, provide guidelines on how you
might do that.
If there are misconceptions or stumbling blocks that you anticipate,
describe them here and suggest ways to get around them.
What skills does a teacher need in order to pull this lesson off? Is it
easy enough for a novice teacher? Does it require some experience with
directing debates or role plays, for example?
Variations
If you can think of ways to vary the way the lesson might be carried
out in different situations (lab vs. in-class, for example), describe
them here.
Resources Needed
Describe what's needed to implement this lesson. Some of the
possibilities:
* Class sets of books
* E-mail accounts for all students
* Specific software (how many copies?)
* Specific hardware (what kind? How many?)
* Specific reference material in the classroom or school library
* Video or audio materials
If the lesson makes extensive use of specific websites, it would be
appropriate to list, describe and link them here. It would also be
helpful to link the names of books suggested to Amazon or other online
sources.
Describe also the human resources needed. how many teachers are needed
to implement the lesson. Is one enough? Is there a role for aides or
parents in the room? Do you need to coordinate with a teacher at
another school? With a partner in industry or a museum or other entity?
Is a field trip designed in as part of the lesson?
Evaluation
How will you know that this lesson was successful? Describe what
student products or performances you'll be looking at and how they'll
be evaluated. This, of course, should be tightly related to the
standards and objectives you cited above.
You may want to just copy and paste the evaluation section of the
student page into this space and add any clarifications needed for
another teacher to make use of this lesson.
Conclusion
Make some kind of summary statement here about the worthiness of this
lesson and the importance of what it will teach.
Credits & References
List here the sources of any images, music or text that you're using.
Provide links back to the original source. Say thanks to anyone who
provided resources or help.
List any books and other analog media that you used as information
sources as well.
Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest
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