Case Analysis

ISTC 674

Meghan Meads (Bartenfelter)

Kendall Middlecamp
 Instructional Lesson

The lesson that we focused on is a Bridges Math Lesson for Kindergarten. The lesson is

from Baltimore County Public Schools Curriculum adapted from Bridges in Mathematics (see

Appendix A). There are multiple technologies used in this lesson: Microsoft Powerpoints,

Youtube videos, and Schoology assessments. There are two powerpoints included with the

lesson. The first powerpoint can be used to support teachers with synchronous instruction and

can be modified to support students needs. The powerpoint includes visuals to support students

with learning about shapes. The powerpoint comes with instructional notes for the teacher to use

when implementing the lesson. Each component of the lesson plan is included in the Powerpoint,

the objective, the engagement, the direct instruction, the guided practice, and the closing. The

young students in Kindergarten benefit from this Powerpoint as they can follow along with

visuals in addition to the teacher talking aloud. The powerpoint has videos embedded and linked

that allow the students to learn more about shapes. There is a link to a Youtube video of a

wordless picture book “Shapes, Shapes, Shapes” by Tana Hoban. The video allows students to

see different shapes and promotes discussion among students about shapes.

The powerpoint includes anchor charts about 2D shapes that include attributes about the

different shapes to support students learning. The powerpoint also includes a chart with digital

post-it-notes to record student ideas about Circles and Spheres. The lesson asks the students to

share their ideas about the two shapes aloud and then provides a spot for the teacher to record

students' ideas with a visual. After students share their initial ideas about spheres and circles, the

students watch a YouTube video where a clay sphere is flattened to create a circle. The video is

embedded into the powerpoint which makes it easy for the teacher to display the video for

students. This video teaches the students more about the differences and similarities between a
sphere and circle. After watching the video the teacher then comes back to the slide to modify

and add student ideas about spheres and circles.

The second Microsoft powerpoint included with the lesson is for students to use as

guided practice. The powerpoint gives students the opportunity to sort real life objects based on

if they are a circle or sphere. This powerpoint allows students the opportunity to practice what

they have learned during the lesson with teacher support as needed. Finally, students will

complete an independent Schoology assessment that has students draw a circle and then identify

real life objects that are a circle and sphere. This independent assessment allows students to show

what they know and allows the teacher to determine which students met the objective and which

students need more support.

Strengths and Weaknesses

The lesson includes three different technologies that are used both by the teacher and by

the student: Microsoft Powerpoints, Youtube videos, and a Schoology assessment. This is a

strength of the lesson as it enhances the different parts of the lesson. There are two Microsoft

Powerpoints used in this lesson, one is for teacher use and the other is for student use. The lesson

includes a powerpoint for the teacher to use that includes visuals for the different aspects of the

lesson. This visually appealing powerpoint allows the teacher and students to engage more with

the lesson. Instead of the lesson being taught all orally by the teacher, there are visual

components to support the young learners. There are also two different youtube videos

embedded in the powerpoint. The youtube videos allow the students to learn more about shapes

through different platforms. Embedding the videos into the powerpoint also allows the lesson to

flow without the need to wait for videos to load. Another strength of the lesson is that technology

is used by both the teacher and the students. Students are able to practice what they have learned
during the lesson by completing a shape sort on a powerpoint. This powerpoint is completed as a

whole group guided practice activity before students are expected to complete the independent

assessment. The lesson does a great job at incorporating another technology, Schoology

assessment, where students can show what they have learned during the lesson. The lesson

assessment includes two different question types, drawing and multiple choice, where students

demonstrate their understanding of the skill.

Although this lesson did a very nice job of incorporating technology, there are some

weaknesses as well. The lesson did not provide students with an opportunity to create a circle or

sphere during the lesson. Another weakness of the lesson is that it does not provide students with

an opportunity to extend their learning beyond the classroom. The lesson also did not include an

interactive tool that can be revisited by students in the classroom and students in the school.

Integration Model

The integration model we are using is Moersch’s Levels of Technology Integration

(LoTi). Moersch developed LoTi in an effort to measure authentic classroom technology use.

Moersch believes that technology as a use of interactive learning medium has the largest impact

on classroom instruction, but believes it is the most difficult to implement. He believes that

integrating technology in instruction requires support to be meaningful and purposeful. This is

why he created the LoTi to support and drive instruction that includes technology. LoTi is

broken down into levels 0-6. The levels begin at 0 and work up to level 6: Non-Use, Awareness,

Exploration, Infusion, Integration (Mechanical and Routine), Expansion, and Refinement. We

will use the LoTi flow chart (see Appendix B) to analyze our technology lesson.

Level 0 Non-Use
This lesson exceeds this level in LoTi. This lesson does provide access to technology-based

tools. This lesson provides an opportunity for students to pursue technology through three

different digital platforms: Microsoft Powerpoint, YouTube, and a Schoology Assessment.

Level 1 Awareness

This lesson also exceeds level 1 in Loti. The lesson includes technology that not only the teacher

utilized but also the students. The students and the teacher are both aware of the technology tools

and are able to appropriately utilize the tools.

Level 2 Exploration

This lesson meets level 2 exploration. At this level of technology based tools supplement the

existing instruction program. Instead of the teacher orally teaching the lesson, the Powerpoint

allows support to meet the needs of all students. The visually appealing and interactive

Powerpoint supplements basic instruction. The children also use Powerpoint to sort objects

instead of manipulating physical objects. Students are assessed on the lesson through the

Schoology platform where they are asked to digitally draw a circle and provide examples that

match that shape.

Level 3 Infusion

This lesson meets level 3 infusion. While infusion appears differently to students in higher

grades. Infusion is apparent at the Kindergarten level in this lesson. The teacher utilizes

YouTube to provide engagement and for the children to learn more about shapes through a

different platform. Infusion also includes diving into deeper level thinking. The assessment

provides the opportunity for the children to not only identify the shape, circle, but to also identify

real life objects that match the shape.

Level 4a Integration (Mechanical) and Level 4b Integration (Routine)

We believe that this lesson is lacking in the level of integration. At this level technology-based

tools are integrated in a mechanical manner that provide rich text for students’ understanding of

the concepts. In order to meet this level in LoTi we would make some changes to the lesson. To

meet this level we would utilize an additional technology tool, Wixie. In Wixie, students would

be given the opportunity to explore the various stickers. They would choose stickers of real life

objects that match the shape of a circle. The children would make connections between the real

life objects and a circle in order to meet the objective of creating a model.

Level 5 Expansion

We believe that this lesson is lacking in the level of expansion. At this level technology access is

extended beyond the classroom. To support students in meeting this level and extend their

learning beyond the classroom, we would have students collect real life objects that are spheres

and circles. Students would then have to create a video where they record themselves sharing

their real life objects. Students would have to explain the connection between their objects and

the shapes. This would provide students with the opportunity to expand their knowledge about

shapes beyond the classroom by encouraging them to make a connection between real life

objects and shapes.

Level 6 Refinement

In order to meet level 6 of refinement, the teacher could combine student videos into a website

platform, for example, Weebly. Throughout the unit of instruction the students and teachers

would continue to add to the website. Students may continue to create Wixies where they post

stickers to match the given shape. The teacher could snip the children’s Wixie creation into the

website for viewing purposes. The students would also continue to make videos for the other

shapes (square, rectangle, rhombus, and trapezoid) to add to the website. This website may then
be shared within the school to other grade levels to inform them about all shapes. The website

may also be on display in the classroom for the children to refer to.
Appendix A

Baltimore County Public Schools Curriculum Lesson Plan

Lesson Title:​ Bridges Mathematics Unit 5 Module 1 Session 2- What is a Circle?

Objective: ​Explore the difference between 2D and 3D shape by creating models and sorting

objects in order to classify objects into categories.

Think About It:

Use this discussion to assess student ability to choral count backward from 20 to 0. Use the
image of a ten-frames with 20 frog counters to initiate the counting activity. Observe students
counting and note the following:
● Are students able to correctly count back from 20?
● Are students able to accurately say each of the numbers?
● Are students counting with fluency?

Learn About It:

During teacher-led synchronous instruction:
● Follow notes from Session 2, Problems and Investigations, steps 1-17. Use
the What Is A Circle? - Learn About It PowerPoint​ ​to engage students in a
discussion around circles and spheres.
● The attached What Is a Circle? - Learn About It PowerPoint​ ​is not narrated.
It can be used to support synchronous instruction. It can also be modified to
meet the needs of your students.

The Learn About It page included in this lesson should be utilized by students to review and
reinforce the teacher-led synchronous instruction. Consider recording the Learn About It page
for students who may be working alone to have the content read to them by a familiar voice.
Try It:
Assign the ​What is a Circle? Try It Activity.​ You may assign this via PowerPoint or Schoology.

● PowerPoint Option: Within ​Schoology's Assignment feature, use the

Microsoft OneDrive Assignment App. to automatically create a copy of the
assignment for each student. The students' work will automatically be saved
to your One Drive. The Following videos and documents provide directions
for uploading resources and creating assignments using your Microsoft
OneDrive account.
○ Video / Document Connecting Your One Drive to
Schoology
 ○ Video / Document Schoology Microsoft One Drive
Assignments
● A Schoology Assessment version of the What Is a Circle? Activity has been
created for you to assign to students.

Show What You Know (Assessment):

Assign the Assessment via Schoology (provided) or through another platform.

● Within Schoology, students have the option to listen to each question by

pressing the play button.

Microsoft PowerPoint Document

What is a Circle - L​earn About It.pptx2 MBVIEW
Appendix B
Citations

Baltimore County Public Schools Curriculum- Elementary Math, Kindergarten. ​Bridges

Mathematics Unit 5 Module 1 Session 2- What is a Circle?

Couros, G. (2015). The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a

Culture of Creativity. San Diego, CA: Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated. Chapter 3

Level of Technology Implementation. (2001). Retrieved February 3, 2021, from

https://www.wtps.org/cms/lib/NJ01912980/Centricity/Domain/172/LoTI.pdf