TPACK: Technology Integration into the Classroom

Science Must Haves

1: Task-Based or Experimental Learning (Scientific Method)
2: Five E's- Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate
3: Collaborative work amongst class mates.
4: Guided Practice

UbD Stage 1: Agricultural Science

Agricultural Science

Integration into Urban Classrooms

Summary of Curricular Context: This learning experience is for elementary teachers in urban districts, specifically Chicago Public Schools. It is a professional development workshop that focuses on how to integrate agricultural science into the core subject areas, mathematics, reading, writing, and social studies. Within each workshop session, teachers will learn how to research the relevance of Illinois’s agriculture to the core subjects. Teachers will need to have prior knowledge of developing learning experiences through Gagne’s 9 events of instruction. They will create their own sample lessons for each subject as a reference to how do it into their classrooms.

Objectives: There are three objectives for this teacher development workshop. Teachers will be able to incorporate agricultural science into each of the core subjects. They will also be able to depict the relevance to Illinois’s agricultural make up. Teachers will have the ability to integrate agricultural science into their urban classrooms.

Lesson Goal: Urban teachers will be able to successfully integrate agricultural science into core subjects such as reading, writing, mathematics, and/or social studies into their classrooms.

Stage 1

Enduring Understandings

1. What is agriculture?
2. What is agriculture in relation to Illinois?

Essential Questions

1. How can agriculture relate to core subjects?
2. How does agriculture affect urban communities?
3. Why should this be taught in urban schools?

Knowledge & Skills

Knowledge	Skills
Different forms of agriculture Know what Illinois agriculture make up is Gagne’s 9 events of instruction	Create core lesson with integrated agriculture concepts Implement into urban classrooms

Teacher Identity: "Mr. Schneebly"

Creating Musical Fusion

When Dewey poses as Mr. Sneedbly, you would imagine only bad things can happen. Considering he's attempting to be a substitute teacher at a prep school, he's not all that bad at teaching. Yes, he doesn't teach the curriculum, as Summer early points out, but he does something else with the class. He takes the music skills that the class, only exposed to classic music, has and turns it into a class project. At first, his intentions are all about him, but in the end he has inspired students about music through a different lens, a lens they most likely wouldn't have looked through if it wasn't for him. With the class band, at first students were hesitant about outside their norm teacher but the class took on ownership of their project band. He also does an excellent job of connecting the class project to reality. Students were able to take their collaborative effort and show their skills in a real competition, Battle of the Bands. Through creating musical fusion, "Mr. Schneebly," executes individualized instruction with Zack and also guided practice when playing with the band. Not to mention the constructive feedback he gives to Freddie. Dewey has passed his passion for rock music to his students. Although unconventional, the fake Mr. Sneedbly is a successful and effective teacher.