Our Rational For Lesson #2:
The second lesson plan begins with the teacher showing the students some possible sources for them to use for information on their topics. The assignment website also lists some basic resources for the students to turn to in order to begin their research. By exploring outside resources the students will be exposed to multiple representations of their subject, this will increase the social consideration the project inspires. The project requires the students to gain further resources beyond the ones provided and therefore they will have to develop problem-solving skills to find further research. Next, students will be given a work period in class so that the teacher will be able to ensure that they engage in task-orientated dialogue with their group members. The supervised work period allows the teacher to oversee the interaction of the groups to ensure that cooperative learning is taking place.
The second lesson plan begins with the teacher showing the students some possible sources for them to use for information on their topics. The assignment website also lists some basic resources for the students to turn to in order to begin their research. By exploring outside resources the students will be exposed to multiple representations of their subject, this will increase the social consideration the project inspires. The project requires the students to gain further resources beyond the ones provided and therefore they will have to develop problem-solving skills to find further research. Next, students will be given a work period in class so that the teacher will be able to ensure that they engage in task-orientated dialogue with their group members. The supervised work period allows the teacher to oversee the interaction of the groups to ensure that cooperative learning is taking place.