The Power of a Teacher / Teachers: Connor Walsh, Joseph Piazza, Rita Grinfeder, Kitty Dowd

 

  I 

Unit: Teaching

Theme: The Power of a Teacher

 

Introduction

 Broadly speaking, the function of teachers is to help students learn by imparting knowledge to them and by setting up a situation in which students can and will learn effectively.

 

II

Learning Objectives


  • Understand the challenges faced by new teachers

  • Explain aspects of Dr. Saenz speech you and disagree with 

  • Gain an awareness of the reach of his words, demeanor and testimony

  • Experience what is like to be in Dr. Saenz situation


 III

Main Lesson

 

1

Minilessons

Connor Walsh, Joseph Piazza, Rita Grinfeder, Kitty Dowd


2

Students' Feedback


IV

A Note to Remember

The primary roles of a teacher are:
  • Providing mentorship. ...
  • Inspiring learners. ...
  • Nurturing healthy curiosity in learners. ...
  • Creating meaningful learning experiences. ...
  • Leveraging technology to support learning. ...
  • Mediating and liaising. ...
  • Researching learning strategies.

 

 V

Case Study

 

The Power of a Teacher | Adam Saenz 

 

 

VI

Discussion Questions


1. After watching the video, what point is Dr. Saenz trying to make    about people who enter the field of Education. 

2. Do you agree or disagree with him? Explain why? 

3. What moved you about his talk? Explain

 

VII

Journaling

 

VIII

Glossary

 

IX

Sources

 

X

Students'Work
 
Lesson Plans
 
1
 
Rita Grinfeder
 
 Lesson Plan Presentation

 

Name of teacher:

Rita Blue Grinfeder

 

Tile of Lesson:

Living Painting

 

Grade Level:

5

 

Component:

VI Theater and Life

 

Objective:

Identifies characters by describing their behavior and relating to personal experiences.

Builds creative dramatization based on story or life experiences.

 

Competency:

After viewing photographs, the students can identify characteristics of people by the clothes and make-up they wear and improvise a situation as if they were a person in one of the photograph

 

Activity:

Students will replicate a painting and acting it out for the class

 

Assessment:

Student presentation to the class will serve as the assessment.

 

 
2

Connor Walsh

Bubbles!

Grade 2

 

Component: Physical Science

 

Objective: Identifying how bubbles form and the characteristics that bubbles share.

 

Competency: After the lesson, students will have a much better understanding of what causes bubbles and will also develop an attitude of questioning things in the natural world.

 

Activity: Students will have the opportunity to blow their own bubbles.

 

Assessment: Students being able to blow their own bubbles and have a better understanding on how bubbles are made.

 

 

3

 

 

Kitty Dowd

 

 Lesson Plan:
★ Name of teacher
○ Kitty Dowd
★ Title of Lesson
○ Paper Airplane Craft
★ Grade Level
○ 1st grade
★ Component
○ 1 III. Studio Skills
★ Objectives
○ Works three dimensionally to explore form and space.
★ Competency
○ Students can develop:
■ Fine and gross motor skills
■ Recognize the properties of materials
■ The student can demonstrate good craftsmanship
when producing works of art.
★ Activity
○ Put on video about creating paper airplanes
○ Give students one paper each
○ Have students follow along and make their own planes.

★ Assessment
○ Go outside and see how well the paper airplanes fly


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