Design+Instruction

=Design Instruction=

Design and Organize Instruction
For my project, I have several groups to consider as I organize instruction. The goal for the seventh grade students is to create an online school newspaper that reflects the school goals, is enjoyed by other students in the school, and meets the approval of the headmaster and the parents.

Goal: Students will create an online school newspaper.
Objective 1: After viewing and discussing concepts in the Power Point slide show, s tudents will write a new articles that answers the questions, "Who? What? Where? Why? When? and How?" Objective 2: After viewing the Power Point slide show and examining photography books, s tudents will take a least one photograph for their news articles and write a caption for it. Objective 3: After receiving written instructions and participating in a demonstration, s tudents will upload news articles and photographs to the school wiki with assistance. Objective 4: After receiving written instruction and participating in a demonstration, s tudents will create slide shows with photographs and imbed them into the wiki. Objective 5: After receiving a rubric with guidelines, s tudents will use Paint to create a banner for the online school newspaper wiki. Objective 6: After reviewing teacher and student expectations, s tudents will work cooperatively in their teams to complete assignments for the online newspaper by the given deadline 80% of the time.

Although some of this instruction is direct instruction, such as the objectives for writing, inserting the files and text into the wiki, some of the instruction touches upon the higher levels of Blooms taxonomy when students are asked to "find news stories," incorporate school values into their writing, and take appropriate photographs.

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The purpose of this slide show is to organize basic information for our school newspaper. By having this slide show, students can be reminded of some of the basic criteria for this project. Each week, there will be a new mini lesson for students to learn more and more about expectations for their online newspaper. Although some of the instruction for our school newspaper is direct instruction, there are many other parts that reflect a higher level of student understanding. Creating an online school newspaper offers students many open-ended projects. There isn't one correct way to do this activity. After following the guidelines, they will only be limited by their imagination.

This slide show can be used to remind students each week of teacher expectations.

Information on Instructional Design models for EDET 722 based on information from: Brown, A. & Green, T. D. (2006). //The Essentials of Instructional Design: Connecting Fundamental Principles with Process and Practice//. Upper Saddle River: NJ: Pearson