Develop a multicultural lesson that brings together the teaching of subject matter through a cultural context aligned with Transformative or Social Action Approaches from Banks or Culturally Relevant Pedagogy like Choi.. The lesson will be aligned with recent theories of learning and will demonstrate ways of addressing diverse student needs for learning the intended content and processes.
The completed assignment will include the following sections:
I. A description of the students with whom this lesson might be used (can be hypothetical).
II. Content progression: Indicate the content area and the specific topic in that content area of the lesson along with a discussion of how this topic fits into the K-12 curriculum in the identified content area. Explain the progressions of concepts and procedures to be learned along the K-12 continuum that is aligned with the topic of the lesson, identifying elementary, middle school, and high school content, procedures and practices, and State Standards in the area.
III. Lesson plan clearly describing each of the following:
(1) Overarching (Long-term) Affective and Practice/Process Goal(s) (at least one of each) Affective—emotions, feelings, values.
Examples:
Ex. 1 Develop a sensitivity to the needs, feelings, beliefs, and interests of others with backgrounds different than your own.
Ex. 2 Value alternate points of view and be able to look at situations and events from others’ points of view.
Ex. 3 Become motivated to make a positive difference in the lives of others through an outstretched hand offering help, or a nonviolent strategy to solve a problem or conflict.
(2) Specific Florida Standards in the Subject Area/Content (or CCSS if not in Florida) and Lesson Objectives: Standards and specific learning objectives for what the students will learn within the particular lesson;
(3) Approx. time (e.g., 50 mins., 1hr 30 mins. (block period) or two 45/50 min., etc.-depending on setting and content of lesson);
(4) Materials: Delineate materials and resources needed to effectively complete the lesson;
(5) Procedures: Begin with some captivating/motivating starter to interest the students in the lesson (e.g., a problem/question to draw interest; a short video; etc.). Procedures for the lesson (including statements of what the students will do and might say/ask and what the teacher will do or ask and say)—the procedures as numbered steps, indicating what the teacher does and says and what the students are to do and might say, in the lesson is one clear way to layout the procedures;
(6) Assessment: Discuss how to assess student learning in the particular lesson—can be informal or formal.
(8) Handouts: Any worksheets or scanned copies of materials needed for the lesson;
If using a website with the class, please include the website within the procedures for the lesson or here, as appropriate.
IV. Bibliography of actual or potential resources for the lesson.
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