Post on 16-Jan-2017
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SMART Lesson Plan
By: Emily Travis
+SMART Resource
The resource that I would use in creating a SMART lesson plan would be Jeopardy
Jeopardy allows students to – Actively participate in answering questions Review hard concepts or concepts they
weren’t solid on Work with others to arrive at the correct
answer Communicate with others in a fast-paced, fun
environment Have fun competing against other groups of
students Learn hard concepts and take in the lesson
+What would I be teaching?
Jeopardy is a universal tool that would fit in any grade level both K-12 and post-secondary
While Jeopardy can help students learn about any subject, my lesson plan would revolve around science
Most specifically, I would probably use the Jeopardy resource to help students prepare for an upcoming exam or midterm
+Jeopardy + Lesson Planning
In order to make the lesson as fun as possible, I would invest in an EggSpert.
The Educational EggSpert is an electronic device that can be paired with a computer and includes buzzer devices that each team could use to buzz in to answer the question
The first group to press the button, gets to answer the question
+Hypothetical Lesson Plan
In order to get the most out of the Jeopardy SMART resource, I would need to first come up with the six categories that encompass the most information that was covered in class
For example, if I had been teaching my students about the levels of organization in an organism, the categories may include: Organelles Cells Tissues Organs Organ Systems Organisms
Once coming up with the categories, I would then have to come up with the questions to put in the category
+Hypothetical Lesson Plan
The Questions that I would come up with would definitely be a mix of specific and general, making sure that I am hitting on all the key points that will be covered on the exam
Once coming up with the Jeopardy questions, I would then be tasked with putting groups together.
For this hypothetical lesson, I believe I would allow students to count off into 5 or 6 groups.
Once in a group, I would have the students come up with roles for each of the group members. Some of the roles may include: Buzzer Fact-Checker Speaker Scribe
+Hypothetical Lesson Plan
Once assigned to the tasks I would use the EggSpert game and the buzzers “buzzing skills” to see who can hit the buzzer the fastest and then that group would start
As we continue throughout the game following the same basic rules of jeopardy, I would tally the points and elaborate on any concepts that may stump my students
Then, after playing all the questions in both rounds, there would be a final jeopardy question that would determine the “winner” of the game.
The group that won would then be rewarded with extra credit on the next exam
+The Logistics
I believe that using Jeopardy is a great way to help students not only solidify concepts but work as a group to learn more and more about the subjects that I am teaching.
Having the ability to put students in groups, whether it be random or selected by me, allows students to not only interact with others that they may not interact with on a daily basis, but learn from each other as well.
Jeopardy and the uses of EggSpert, and SMART technology can really allow individuals of all ages to learn and retain information in a fun, vibrant environment.
+Jeopardy + Universal Design
The use of Jeopardy and Eggspert applies to universal design in that: Students can take turns or
assign a job to each member to play to each other strengths
Students can work as a group to find the correct answer thus learning from each other
The act of playing jeopardy allows for a different approach to learning than paper and pencil – it’s hands on!
+The Planning
The lesson plan template that I used came from : http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=327d4a93-a39a-4170-9064-833b7bba321a
The EggSpert game can be purchased from : http://www.amazon.com/Educational-Insights-7883-EDUCATIONAL-INSIGHTS/dp/B001SN8DE8