Module 4:
Locating and Partnering with Co-Teachers Plan
Plan Elements:
1- Name the professional educator you plan to partner with. Include the following information:
a. Ashley Olwine
b. Environmental Education Program Manager
c. 1045 Eaton Drive, Fort Wright, KY 41017 (859) 547-1657 aolwine@sd1.org
2- Describe the plan you have made with this person.
3- How will you bring what they have to offer to your students?
a. I will teach an environmental unit provided by the Sanitation District. The program provides teachers with a Unit Guide, which contains five detailed lesson plans. They will also provided each student with a workbook and the necessary materials for use in class. The unit consists of 5 hands on lessons about managing storm water. Lesson one, “Would You Swim Here?” introduces students to water pollution and pollutants. In the next lesson students will learn about Best Management Practices. This will be followed by a lesson on map skills and the concept of connecting the use of land to the quality of water. Lesson four will provide students with an opportunity to observe the effects of erosion. Through the final lesson students will understand the importance of wetlands. Sanitation District 1 will also provide my students with a field trip to their Public Service Park with free transportation via TANK.
b. The Environmental Unit has lessons developed for use with SMART board technology. These lessons are available on the Sanitation District’s website. http://www.sd1.org/Education/Storm_Water_Education.aspx
4- What are the school disciplines and specific national, state, district or school standards that it will address?
a. The lessons in this unit apply to standards across grade levels 3-5. The core content addressed in each lesson is provided in the teachers' Environmental Unit Guide. Because I teach fourth grade I will focus on the following content:
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5- How will you assess what your students have learned?
The Environmental Unit includes pre and post assessments in the student workbooks. Each lesson has an open response question that can be used as formative assessment.
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ReplyDeleteIt will benefit the students to learn about how pollutants get in ground water and end up polluting waterways. I think in the students' minds pollution means dumping stuff or thowing things into water systems. I think it will be potentially challenging to change any misconceptions about pollution (if the student has already learned incorrect information - confirmation bias phenomenon (Ormrod 2008, pp. 271, 326). In the book I am reading, the author, Parrish stated, "...wrong answers are used as opportunities to unearth misconceptions and for students to investigate their thinking and learn from their mistakes" (p. 11). I love the fact that you can use smartboard technology to help you teach this plan. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteOrmrod, J. E. (2008). Human learning (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Parrish, S. (2010). Number talks: Helping children build mental math and computation strategies. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions.
Ok, I apologize but I cannot get the cited resources to hang indent!
I think it is awesome that the Sanitation District has so many resources available for educators. I think the hardest part about connecting to community and taking action is the amount of time it takes. We are so rushed to follow our pacing guide and get in content for state/national testing. By already having these resources readily available (even Smartboard technology, awesome) you don't have to take away from your planning time...
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