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Section 3: Inquiry Focus and Planning (Attach Pre/Post Assessments and Data Collection Tools)
Directions: Your inquiry question should be concise and likely no more than 8-10 words. Your hypothesis should indicate what you expect students to be able to do after the lesson, and it should
be able to be evaluated based on your assessment plan. Note that Semester 3 requires an inquiry question that focuses on use of technology to support teaching and learning.
Inquiry Question Hypothesis Lesson Series Topic Assessments/Data Collection
Students will be able to write creative Students will create three-act
Supporting students in both creative Students will have a series of story
story summaries that reflect an summaries of a story, and later
thinking as well as structured narrative creation activities to incrementally
understanding of both archetypes as hone those summaries into a short
writing. develop a narrative of their own
well as three act structure. story.
Focus Students
Directions: Identify three focus students for your inquiry. Identify special characteristics of the students and include performance data. Explain why you have selected them for this inquiry focus.
Do not use actual names of students. (Note: At least one focus student should be an English learner and at least one must have an ILP/504 accommodation. The third is your choice, but please
identify someone that poses an instructional challenge.) Identify expected results for each focus student.
Focus Student 1: English Learner Focus Student 2: Student with ILP/504 Focus Student 3: Your Choice
S2 – Student is diagnosed with ADHD and
Performance S1 – Mandarin is their primary language, but S3 – Student is a diabetic, and has trouble
therefore has issues with both staying on task
Data they have attended English-speaking schools staying active and alert during class
and executive functioning.
S2 will have difficulty staying on task and
S1 will be able to keep up with all work, and S3 will need additional support and check
Expected Results completing all work by the due dates. Student
perform at a high level. ins.
will need additional scaffolding.
Inquiry Lesson Implementation Plan
Directions: that Semester 3 requires a lesson that focuses on use of technology to support teaching and learning.
Administer Pre-Assessment Deliver Lesson(s) Administer Post-Assessment Analyze Results Discuss Results with Mentor
Students will write a mythic story summary of their own that incorporates use of archetypes and three act
Provide 1-2 sentence
summary of your lesson plan.
dramatic structure. I will instruct them on each individual portion, with an emphasis on The Hero’s Journey
by Joseph Campbell. Students will later be tasked with developing these three act summaries into full
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stories on their own, if they wish.
A story outline that will be complete before the three act summaries will be the pre-assessment. Students
Summarize process for will also have the opportunity to reflect on their chosen archetypes beforehand in a journal free-write. The
administering and analyzing three-act summaries themselves will be the post-assessment. As this is a creative project, assessment will
pre- and post-assessments. be done without an official rubric, but the students will be graded on both their effort and how well they
perform the tasks assigned to them, with an eye towards creativity.
Semester 3 Only: Identify the
specific technology tools,
applications, links, and/or YouTube videos, websites, and Laptops. All work will be done and submitted digitally.
devices to be incorporated
into the lesson.
Section 4: Inquiry Research and Exploration
Research/Professional Learning (Identify two articles that have informed inquiry focus. Provide title, URL or citation, and statement of what was learned.)
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/storytelling- https://www.tell-a-tale.com/storytelling-can-benefit-
benefits-tips teenagers/
Storytelling and how it can benefit teenagers, specifically.
Storytelling- Benefits and Tips
This article highlights the specific reasons why storytelling is of such direct
This article highlights the importance of using storytelling to allow students to access
benefit to teenagers in particular, including but not limited to how it can create
their own cultural backgrounds and, share interpersonal ideas and backgrounds, and
better listeners, encourage cooperation amongst peers, and help see the
develop their own voice.
perspectives of others.
Colleagues (Summarize how two colleagues have addressed this issue in their classroom. Identify grade level, subject, and summary of ideas.)
Grade 10 -- English
Grade 9 – English
Teacher uses Karl Jung’s archetypes to highlight the universality of characters
Teacher uses Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey” to supplement three act dramatic
and ideas, allowing students to see connections in their own work to other
structure instruction for short story writing
stories they appreciate.
Special Emphasis: ISTE Standards (Semester 3 only)
Directions: Identify at least one ISTE-Educator and at least one ISTE- Student Standards that are the primary focus of your project. Explain how these standards will be incorporated.
Special Emphasis Focus How Special Emphasis will be Incorporated
Students will be given equitable access to structured,
6d. I publish or present content that customizes the message and scaffolded storytelling steps, but will also be given the leeway
medium for my intended audiences. to develop their narratives on their own terms for an audience
of their choice.
Section 5: Results and Reflection
Directions: Record Pre- and post- assessment data into Pre/Post Assessment Data Table (see end of document). Include copies/images of pre/post assessments/directions and the Pre/Post
Assessment Data Table with submission.
Pre/Post Assessment Data Analysis Findings for Whole Class Pre/Post Assessment Data Analysis Findings for Three Focus Students
EL Student performed as expected, by meeting all expectations
on time. However they did struggle with narrative flow and
80% of class met all expectations for both assignments by fulfilling wording, as with writing in complete sentences with proper
grammar and such.
all requirements with sufficient effort, and getting the work done
on time. 504/IEP Student exceeded all expectations and then some by
meeting all requirements with commendable effort on time. In
Three students were late with one of the two assignments
both cases, they went far beyond what was asked.
Three students did not meet all requirements
Teacher choice student performed slightly above expectations
One student submitted neither assignment
by getting one of the two assignments in on time and only
showing minimal effort and/or attention to assignment
expectations once.
Initial Evidence/Rational for Rating
CSTP Element Revised Rating Suggestions for Moving Forward
Rating (Summarize from POP Section 3)
Promoting critical
To move to INNOVATING level: Consider how to increase
thinking through Teacher asked questions of analysis and evaluation.
T – Applying T – Integrating complexity of task beyond a single lesson so that there are
1.5 inquiry, problem Students answered questions that included all levels of Bloom’s.
S – Exploring S - Integrating continuing opportunities for students to engage in inquiry in
solving, and Students created their own math problems.
complex problem. How could you extend lesson into PBL?
reflection
Connecting T- Teacher designed lesson You defined this with “what do
learning to T- Applying
1.2 students’ prior
Exploring encouraging students to create you want to read stories about?”
S- Integrating
knowledge, S- something meaningful and related inviting them to apply what is
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backgrounds, Applying to their own experiences and values meaningful to them to this
life
assignment, but you should be
experiences,
and interests more clear about how they also
must integrate certain prior
academic knowledge at the same
time.
Creating a Scaffolding; various elements of
rigorous
school curriculum (grammar,
learning
environment T- archetypes, story structure,
with high Applying T- Integrating character development for Check engagement of all students
2.4 expectations S- S- Integrating example) which students have equally during class work time
and
Exploring learned about they now must
appropriate
support for all demonstrate a facility with through
students a creative assignment of their own.
Special Emphasis ISTE-Educator and ISTE-Student Standards (Semester 3 only)
Results of Incorporation into Lesson Key Learnings and New Skills/Knowledge Developed by Teacher
Use of Schoology (CIS) allows students to access in any location and
at varying times. Allows students to download outline and make
Posted pdfs is difficult for them to transfer to googledoc. Next
copy which they personalize. Online tools allow ELL student to
time use gdoc link and teach kids to “file >>make a copy” Or,
translate instructions. CIS uploads allow teacher to efficiently grade
explore Kami (pdf reader on gdoc)
and give feedback. Video/powerpoint multimedia engages
students.
Action Items
For curriculum design, lesson
Posted pdfs is difficult for them to transfer to googledoc. Next time use gdoc link and teach kids to “file
planning, assessment
planning >>make a copy” Or, explore Kami (pdf reader on gdoc)
Comments for when students have points off. How about more comments for when they are doing
For classroom practice something right? (Although it is very difficult to do that on every little assignment, so if this is happening
somewhere in the process, that’s enough)
For teaching English learners,
students with special needs, Make sure to check in with all students during walk-around, and not just those raising hands and asking
and students with other questions.
instructional challenges
For future professional Consider “Learning and the Brain” conference next time it’s local, due to its online information regarding
development tech and how kids learn.
How do I incorporate more student understanding for those less willing to engage actively in class through
For future inquiry/ILP
more individualized differentiation and use of school resources (counselors, coaches, etc.).
How do I incorporate more student choice into more formal, analytical student essays that allows them to
For next POP cycle
use more of their voice
Semester 3 Only:
For future use of technology
Explore other ways to give documents to students that are easier to upload to Google docs, like Kami.
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