The first DC I chose was for Noise Cancelling headphones in a 5th grade class in New Mexico for a special education teacher who is wanting to serve 4th/5th graders in a low-income area. The teacher said the classroom theme was to be star students and always try their best. They want to use the headphones to stay focused on tasks during independent work as she works individually with other students in the classroom. What she did well was including what the headphones would be used for, using specific examples. However, She could have included in more detail some of her earlier explanations such as what it means in her class to be a star students and how the class can achieve this...and does this contribute to the use of the headphones in her classroom? I learned that these would help her special education classroom in general for their independent work and the overall environment of the room to make her students more successful.
The second DC is for high school students in Chicago to watch Selma. The class population was low-income minority African American students who reflect on Black History Month activities and expand upon their class curriculum. This whole application did an amazing job and explained all the aspects of the trip, the story behind it, why they need funding, what they would take away from the trip. Watching Selma would help them reflect on the issues in society and stand for what they believe in. There is nothing I would change about this. The teacher also followed up and explained how successful the class was after seeing the movie and how this shaped their classroom and their experiences. I think this lesson plan was the best one I saw because it was emotional and also logical in the way she described the impact of their funding.
The last DC I reviewed was to help middle school students in Bloomington, IL get heart monitors for their health and physical education classes. This will help them monitor their cardiovascular health and better understand heart health in general, and it reaches over 700 students in the school. The teacher did a great job at describing the benefits of cardiovascular health, but she explains each step in the process and how this will impact the students in the future as well, even including future activity plans for the students and what lessons they plan on teaching. What I think she could have added was some information on why they were needed in the first place, was there something that occurred in the school or community or what need they saw to teach health for the heart. This teacher was very informed on the lessons and information she was teaching which made it easier to read and want me to even donate to this cause because I could fully see her plan in action.
The second DC is for high school students in Chicago to watch Selma. The class population was low-income minority African American students who reflect on Black History Month activities and expand upon their class curriculum. This whole application did an amazing job and explained all the aspects of the trip, the story behind it, why they need funding, what they would take away from the trip. Watching Selma would help them reflect on the issues in society and stand for what they believe in. There is nothing I would change about this. The teacher also followed up and explained how successful the class was after seeing the movie and how this shaped their classroom and their experiences. I think this lesson plan was the best one I saw because it was emotional and also logical in the way she described the impact of their funding.
The last DC I reviewed was to help middle school students in Bloomington, IL get heart monitors for their health and physical education classes. This will help them monitor their cardiovascular health and better understand heart health in general, and it reaches over 700 students in the school. The teacher did a great job at describing the benefits of cardiovascular health, but she explains each step in the process and how this will impact the students in the future as well, even including future activity plans for the students and what lessons they plan on teaching. What I think she could have added was some information on why they were needed in the first place, was there something that occurred in the school or community or what need they saw to teach health for the heart. This teacher was very informed on the lessons and information she was teaching which made it easier to read and want me to even donate to this cause because I could fully see her plan in action.