Unit Plan Template s15

Intel® Teach Program

Thinking with Technology Course

Judy Tuma’s Organized Work Space Unit Plan

Unit Author
First and Last Name / Judy Tuma
School District / Bonduel School District
School Name / Bonduel Elementary School
School City, State / Bonduel, WI
Unit Overview
Unit Title
Discovering Organized Work Spaces
Unit Summary
Students will identify their organization needs or downfalls, learn how to identify the type of system that works best for them in their classrooms. Throughout this unit, they will first identify and rank their own organization issues or challenge areas, then explore organization tools and techniques choosing ones they like or feel might be useful to them. Then they will try them in their classroom to evaluate their effectiveness. They will then share their results with peers and collaborate with others to adjust or tweak them as needed so that in the end, they will be able to identify and utilize a system that is organized and maintainable on a weekly basis by each student. At the end of the unit, they will make a video of their organized work space/system to share with others and develop an understanding of the benefits of using them as in time saving and less frustration.
Subject Area
Technology with (Life/Organization skills)
Grade Level
2nd to 3rd Grades
Approximate Time Needed
6- 20-30 minute class periods over 3 weeks
Unit Foundation
Habits of Learning Taxonomy
Blooms: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Creating, Evaluating
Marzano’s: Positive Attitudes and Perceptions about Learning (perceiving order), Acquisition of Integration of Knowledge, and Meaningful use of knowledge
Cost and Kallick’s Habits of Mind: Listening to others with understanding and empathy, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking Interdependently.
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Technology:
A.4.1 Use common media and technology terminology and
equipment
• demonstrate proper care and correct use of media
and equipment
• save and backup files on a computer hard drive,
storage medium, or server
• demonstrate the use of still and video cameras and
Scanners
A.4.4 Use a computer and communications software to access
and transmit information
A.4.5 Use media and technology to create and present Information
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
Students will identify areas that they have difficulty with when using and storing materials and supplies in their classrooms by ranking them in order from greatest difficulty to least.
Students will evaluate various forms of organization tools, like bins, colored folders/envelopes, visual/picture icons or strips, etc. as to their possible usefulness individually.
Students will utilize and test organization tools in their desks/classroom work areas and identify which are useful, or not useful for them individually.
Students will collaborate with peers to problem solve possible solutions to any ongoing organization issues and identify 1-2 new possible solutions to try.
Students will use to technology to make a video presentation of their organization systems and present to their peers.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
Essential Question / How does using an organization system or organized work space benefit students?
Unit Questions / What are different ways I can use the materials available to me?
Content Questions / What am I good at when organizing in my workspace/classroom?
What are some organization tools/materials or systems that are available?
What areas are of concern to me in my ability to organize my materials in my classroom?
Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
Before unit work begins / Students work on unit and complete tasks / After unit work is completed
· Students will take an Organization Sort Ranking Tool
· Resource Room teacher will confer with previous year’s classroom teacher for challenged students to identify their previous issues with organization.
· Students will use the evaluation/assessment rubric to see how well they do as beginning problem solvers. / · Students will be exploring various kinds of organization tools and supplies and then discussing/sharing/collaborating with peers as to how to use, or if they have used items and how they worked.
· Teacher conferences with each student on how to choose items for their needs.
· Teacher and students set up the systems in their classrooms.
· Students use for a week and evaluate their effectiveness by using a Sort Ranking Tool and comparing it with classmates. / · Students will give a final presentation of their organized work space/system by making a Flip video showing and explaining how they use the system and how it has benefited them overall.
· Students will share their video with their peers in the resource room and may also share with peers in their regular classrooms.
· The resource room teacher and regular classroom teacher will confer as to the effectiveness of their chosen systems.
· Students will use the evaluation rubric assessment to finally evaluate themselves after this process in complete.
Assessment Summary
Students will be evaluated on how well they are using their system by the resource room teacher and their classroom teacher as witnessed by their ability to locate materials easily, keep an orderly workspace at the level of their peers, complete tasks and turn in their work in a timely manner on a weekly basis.
FLIP video presentation: Students will present their organized work space/system using the FLIP video and present to resource room peers and possible regular classroom peers. Their video will show what they use, how they use it and how it has benefited them overall.
Student Rubric in pre-assessment and post assessment:
Title :Identifying and Describing Problems Rubric—Elementary
Description :A rubric in student language used by elementary students to assess how they identify and describe problems.
Keywords :Solutions, processes
Instructions :Use this rubric to reflect on your skills at identifying and describing problems.
Categories
Grade Level : Grades 2-3
Subject :Using organization systems in my classroom.
Type of Assessment :
/ 4
/ 3
/ 2
/ 1
/
Anticipating Problems / I think ahead and guess what problems might be coming in a project in time to prevent them. / Sometimes, I think ahead and guess what problems I might have in time to avoid them. / With help, I can tell what problems might be coming. / I have a hard time knowing when problems might be coming.
Making Adjustments / When a project is not going well, I pay attention to what is happening and then I fix the problem. / When a project is not going well, I figure out the cause of the problem. / When a project is not going well, I need help to figure out the cause of the problem. / When a project is not going well, I do not try to figure out what is wrong.
Monitoring Processes / I always look at how a project is going, and I think of ways to make the project go better. / I pay attention to how a project is going so I can fix problems when they happen. / I usually expect other people to notice problems while I work, and then I let them help me fix the problems. / I do not notice problems while I work unless someone points them out to me.
Choosing Solutions / I take a lot of time to think about a problem, and I think about many solutions before I try to solve the problem. / I think about a problem, and I consider more than one solution before I try to solve the problem. / If someone reminds me, I think about a problem before I try to solve it, and with help, I think about more than one solution. / I usually try to solve a problem without thinking about it, and I try the first solution I think of.
Visual Ranking Elements (Complete this section if this tool will be used in the unit)
Visual Ranking Project Name (For the Visual Ranking workspace)
Organization Skills
Project Description (For the Visual Ranking workspace)
How good am I at organizing my materials?
Prompt (For the Visual Ranking workspace)
I am good at these things with my best one being on the top and my worst area at the bottom.
Sorting List (For the Visual Ranking workspace)
Putting things away each day in class
Knowing how to organize my desk
Doing my school work and handing it in
Coming in the morning and knowing where my things go
Knowing where my things are during the day
Organizing my things to take home at the end of the day
Practice Ranking (For your future quick reference)
Practice Team ID 1: 1st grade / Password: 1stgrade (no spaces)
Practice Team ID 2: 2nd grade / Password: 2ndgrade (no spaces)
Practice Team ID 3: 3rd grade / Password: 3rdgrade (no spaces)
Seeing Reason Elements (Complete this section if this tool will be used in the unit)
Seeing Reason Project Name (For the Seeing Reason workspace)
Organized Work Spaces/systems
Project Description (For the Seeing Reason workspace)
Students will connect some benefits of being organized in their classrooms with resource teacher assistance on SMARTBOARD.
Research Question (For the Seeing Reason workspace)
What are some benefits of being organized for students and then their classroom teachers?
Practice Map (For your future quick reference)
Practice Team ID: / Password:
/ Most Recent Map
Student Benefits sample:

Teacher/classroom benefits: Sample

Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
Students should be able to log in to the computer, access the internet and type in word
Instructional Procedures
Day 1
· Introduce the unit by pretending to look for a paper and not being able to find it in a stack of messy papers on the table. Ask students if they have seen (which they wouldn’t have) and explain how frustrating this can be and how much time it wastes in a day.
· Students will discuss if /when this happens to them and how they feel when that hapends.
· Students will determine a baseline of their organization challenges by using the Ranking Tool
Give Essential Question for students to start thinking about:
How does using an organization system or organized work space benefit students? / Day 2
· Introduce and display various organization tools, materials, visual schedules/icons, Velcro strips, bins, folders, colored vinyl pocket folders, envelopes, etc.
· Teacher will show and tell about each item and explain various ways these can be used in a desk or work space area.
· Students will be given time to look at, ask questions about, as well as time to discuss items with peers.
· Younger students may want to collaborate with older students to see what worked for them last year also.
· Students will go back to their classrooms and look at what space and materials they have to organize. / Day 3
· Students will choose items they feel best suit their needs, and begin the marking process with available icons (groups of Boardmaker icons), markers, tape, etc. for identification purposes. / Day 4
· Teacher will meet with each student individually and help them set up their area with the items selected.
· Student will decide how they want things positioned or situated in their area.
· Student will begin using system immediately. / Day 5
· Student will report back with comments on what worked well and what did not.
· Students will collaborate and problem solve using the SMARTBOARD to set up “T-Chart” for problems and possible solutions.
· Students will select one solution to try for the next week.
Day 6
· Students will report back on further results and evaluations of organization tools and how the solutions worked.
· Students will use for 1 week before being evaluated through a conference with the resource room teacher and classroom teacher.
· Ongoing monthly checks will begin after teacher conference.
Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
Resource Student / Have teacher conferences throughout the process more often.
Assist students with the Ranking Tool and Seeing Reason Tool as they are doing them.
Nonnative English Speaker / Use of pictures of tools with words listed underneath for visual reminders.
Gifted Student / I only have Special Education students, so not applicable.
Materials and Resources Required For Unit

Intel® Teach Program

Thinking with Technology Course

Printed Materials / Teacher to teacher conferencing notes
Supplies / Bins, folders, envelopes, Boardmaker icons cut and laminated, dividers, small containers, etc.
Technology -Hardware / Computers
Technology -Software / Boardmaker, SMARTBOARD, Intel Teaching Tools,
Internet Resources / Intel: http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm
FLIP SHARE Software
Other Resources / Flip Video Camera