Lesson Presentation
The rationale for these lesson presentations is to share ideas about lessons, curricular formats, activities, products, and resources. So please choose lessons that;
a. work with your students; and
b. employ an interesting methodology that fellow teachers might like to try our, i.e. a trial, Socratic Seminar, cooperative group jigsaw, etc.
The lesson presentation usually begins with what students already know. Then we discuss the previous lesson and homework preparation for the lesson. Next, we take our colleagues through the lessons, step by step, sharing lesson plan and handouts. We conclude by discussing what students learn from lesson and how we assess this learning.
So you should prepare for a 5-minute presentation about;
1. Where and how lesson is situated in unit;
2. Activities and learning lead up to this lesson;
3. Lesson plan and handouts; and
4. Student learning and how it is assessed.
You should also anticipate a 5 minute large group discussion of your lesson during which colleagues will talk about what did they liked about your lesson, the experiences they have had teaching a similar lesson, and how they teach about the era, issue, or question that the lesson centers on. They may also ask clarifying questions and offer other resources that they employed to teach about the topic in question.
Please upload this lesson to the Forums Section of the Pursuing Justice website by June 18th.
Geoff Tegnell
7th Grade Social Studies, Curriculum Coordinator, Adjunct Professor