Lesson Plan 3: Phase II

1. Instructional Decisions/Teaching (InTask Standard # 9): Discuss the implementation process and describe
• What went well and what didn't go well during the implementation of your lesson?
• During this lesson, I think the stations were all thought provoking although some were more difficult than others. For example, each group finished the station with the blocks quicker than anticipated and had idle time. The station with the circuit took longer for some groups and they were still working while other groups were moving to that station from the previous one. I think this would have gone differently if it were taking place with a class of students who had previously learned how circuits work though and would not have taken as long. I think the station with blocks could be modified or changed to take the same amount of time as the other two stations though. With transitioning from station to station, the boards of wood and limitations that were placed may have been too difficult, so I think we should have allowed for the smaller blocks to have been used one more time than what was listed in the instructions. 
• How well was the alignment to objectives and standards maintained?
• I think that that standards and objectives were maintained, although some students were not participating in team building but rather stood to the side or decided they were not going to participate and let their group members do the work. It was frustrating when people were not engaging in the lesson or came in late and made comments how they thought what we were doing was pointless.
2. Mechanics:
   • What technologies did I use (for the teacher and the learner)?
   • The students used iPads to create their video journals which was one way for the teacher to observe their thinking and problem solving abilities. 
   • How were the technologies used (by whom and in what manner)?
   • The students used them to record their hypotheses at each station and how to get from station to station. The teacher used the video journals to base future instruction off of and assess student learning.
   • My lesson was within the correct time frame
     • The lesson was within the correct time frame because it lasted the full hour and everyone had time to complete their peer evaluations afterward. There was time for us to clean up and put away all materials used during the lesson as well. We also had time at the end of the lesson to discuss what we did, why we did it, and why it would be beneficial to students and us as future teachers.
3. Assessment of Learning (InTask Standard # 6): Refer to Assessing Student Learning
• Include at least 2 digital artifacts that demonstrate what you or your students (peers) have created as a result of your lesson
• (There were videos on the iPads but we did not send them to ourselves)
• Describe your students' level of success in achieving the standards and objectives for your lesson based on your assessment
• Students were able to complete all tasks asked of them but I feel they could have worked better as teams if they had been more engaged in the lesson and activities. 
4. What did you learn from designing and teaching this lesson and how will you use this in the creation of future lessons/learning activities.
• I learned that we need to make sure students are paired in groups where ability levels vary so they will all (hopefully) complete the activities at the same time. I also learned that the objective, in this case doing a relay race to promote teamwork) needs to be explicitly mentioned at the beginning of the lesson and related to prior knowledge so students know why they are doing what they are doing.