TEACHING GUIDE

TEACHING GUIDE
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Aim - Facilitator will adopt an engaged learning and teacher directed teaching atmosphere utilizing traditional and web based lessons. Both lessson types limits discipline problems in the classroom thus lending itself for kids to be more focused and responsible for their own learning.

Rationale - Driving student success through inquiry practically guarantees performance in multiple ways. A characteristic of inquiry learning is academics verses real life. Skills acquired in today's classrooms should prepare students for their future. Inquiry based learning occurs in regular classroom based lessons as well as Internet based lessons.

Remember, a traditional or web based project doesn't have to be complex to give your students a learning opportunity; it just has to be rooted in curriculum and sprinkled with items that will arouse your students' curiosity! You will pick up ideas and sharpen your skills along the way, which will lead you to create more complex projects.

Goals and Objectives - Traditional classroom based lessons and web-based lessons should address the visual and the textual learners. Internet lessons should fit your grade curriculum - not just web sites you want to use. Plan teaching and learning utilizing the web to avoid "wasting time". Certain skills are direct teaching - if engaged learning does not fit, do not use it. Instructors should ask themselves during lesson planning, "Why is the content of this unit critical for students to know for the rest of their lives"? Outline the standards for your grade level prior to the first day of school of the new school year thus being able to schedule/plan to implement the curriculum.

Specific web objectives are:
To use the Internet as a dynamic information collection tool
To use the Internet as a static information collection tool
To use the Internet to collect, manipulate, and publish informatin, theories, or ideas

Audience and Pre-requisities - The audience can be any class of students, PreK thru 12th. The only pre-requisite is for the teacher and students to have an introduction to the Internet if there is no prior experience. This can be acquired at the public library, school computer lab if there is Internet access available. If the class is not scheduled for lab time, request the lab teacher to give your class time in the lab and you could switch your PE, art, library, etc. class time with a teacher who does have lab time - be creative.

Learn to utilize the four types of tools on the Internet:
· Search by subject matter - directory search, specific, narrows down
· Search by keywords - search engine tool
· Search by subject and keywords - directory with search engine tool
· Multi-engine search tool - (sometimes referred to as meta-search) utilizes a number of search engines in parallel
TIPS
*Putting quotation marks at the beginning and end of the words will find the exact name for you in that
order.
*Example: "RockyMountains" (there should be no spaces between key words)
*Did you know if your workstation is using operating systems 95/98 or Windows NT (not sure about Windows 2000) you can search all the major search engines @ the same time using "Go Network Express Search free download @ http://express.go.com

Traditional classroom based lessons or Internet based lessons should be fully introduced listing directions, time frame for lessons, purpose, goal, assessment, and teacher/student expectations. Instructor should follow through on finalization of project, interact with students and allow them to explore/discover with peers as well as independently.

Description of Subject-Matter - A variety of subject matter materials have been selected to accommodate the wide range of teaching levels for the teacher participants in the WIT 2001 Program. Select from the listings in traditional lessons and/or web lessons to determine the traditional classroom based lesson and Internet based lesson you will evaluate. If your subject area does not appear in the listing, select lessons of interest to you for you to compare.

Glossary - Internet, engine, browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), close box, URL, window, click, double click, search, back, forward, go,

Materials - Computer with Internet access, Internet Service Provider, paper and pens for note taking, printer attached to computer, email address for instructor and student in some instances.

Resources - Internet, library, textbooks, life experiences, interviews, notes, magazines, glossary, textbooks, curriculum, CPS Standards, field trips, etc.

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Assessment/Evaluation - Group presentation of projects, allowing sufficient time for interaction between presenters and peers. Evaluation sheet should be available for peers to evaluate presentation and indicate comments during presentation. Quiz and/or exam depending on depth of project can be designed by students with teacher input.Completion of project, assignment, quiz/exam, presentation, research artifacts, etc. can all be used for assessment and/or evaluation. Students should be aware of method of assessment/evaluation at onset of assignment/project.

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