Grade Level: 10 Subject Focus: World History Date: 2/26/2021

Georgia Standard(s) of Excellence (GSE):

Standard 17: Examines the African-American quest for political, economic, and social equality

Individual Education Plan/504 Goal(s) and/or Benchmarks (as indicated on the student’s IEP or 504 Plan):
Lesson is a hybrid lesson. Extra time will be allotted, closed captions will be turned
on, and instructions will be repeated as necessary.

Deconstructing/ Key Terms:

Unpacking the Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Mae Jemison, NASA,
Standard(s) engineer, human computer.
Determine key terms:
Identify and underline
key terms within the
standard and/or
element(s).

Identify concepts and

skills​ students will
need to know, Students will be able to explain how Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary
understand, and be Jackson fought for their place at NASA and in the mathematics field and how they
paved a way for future African American females in mathematics/engineering.
able to do to reach
proficiency.
Learning Target(s) I can explain who Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson are.
Targets must be I can describe what a human computer is and what they did for NASA.
aligned to the GSE and I can describe what the "Hidden Figures" women did for the advancement of science for
with the assessment(s); African Americans.
targets should be
stated as measurable
(e.g., ‘I can’
statements for
students).
Assessment/ This is an assessment plan and should be written as such.
Evaluation
Assessment(s) must be Assessment Plan for Learning Targets:
aligned to the GSE and Students will be able to explain the advancements of African American females at NASA.
learning target(s).

Questions to consider Assessment Plan for Learning Targets Aligned with IEP Goals and/or 504 Plans:
when developing your No modifications needed.
assessment plan:
What is your
evaluative criteria?
What evidence will
you collect to
demonstrate students’
understanding/mastery
of the learning
target(s)

Targeted Language How will you support students to help them understand, use, and practice the concepts and
Supports ​The language they need to learn?
scaffolds,
representations, and Students will use their reasoning skills to complete the NASA Among Us game. The
pedagogical strategies students will write one or two sentences about what they learned and share them out
you will provide to with the class. The students will try to think of different aspects in which they learned
help students based on what they heard their classmates say.
understand, use, and
practice the concepts
and language they
need to learn within
the discipline
(​Stanford Center for
Assessment, Learning,
and Equity, 2018).

Materials Chromebook, SmartBoard, Google Slides, Youtube.

What resources will be
used to engage
students?

Classroom When they first walk in the class, I will greet them at the door and ask them to open the
Management assignment on Canvas to set the class expectation for the day. Students will be asked to
Strategies engage with the material throughout the lesson in terms of answering my activating schema
questions or sharing out their thoughts. Students will be given a deadline and will be expected
What procedures will to complete the assignment on time.
you employ to manage
transitions, behavior,
passing out materials,
etc.?

Supports for Accommodation(s)​- (A change that helps an IEP/504 student overcome or work around the
Students disability)​: N/A
What instructional
strategies and planned Modification(s)​- (A change in what is being taught or what is expected from the IEP/504
supports, will you student)​: Extra time on the assignment, instructions re-read as needed, closed captioning
employ to meet the turned on during the videos.
needs of each student Differentiation​- (Tailoring instruction to meet individual needs; differentiating the content,
in order for each process, and/or product)​:
student to demonstrate
learning and move
towards mastery
regarding the learning
● The list below is not limited to only these specific groups of students. Groups of students
should be added to the list based on the context of your classroom.
o Cultural Diversity: Showing pictures of the African American women we are discussing. I will also show modern African
Americans who work in the STEM field to show the diversity in the field and improvements that can be made.
o Gifted: their own. After the completion of the assignment, they will work on a their projects.
The lesson will be student paced, so the gifted students can go ahead of the class and complete the lesson and assignment on

target(s)? o Below skill level (e.g., struggling reader):

I will go through the lesson with the class and do an understanding check at the end of each slide. I will ask a question for feedback and
go over any information that may not be received well. I will go over the instructions for the assignment multiple times and walk through the
assignment tasks.

Introduction to The score from "Hidden Figures" will be playing when the students come into the
Lesson/ classroom. They will be asked to see if they can figure out the equations that the
Activating Thinking "human computers" did. Students can use whatever resources they can to
Use knowledge of answer the equation.
students’ prior
learning, personal,
cultural, and/or
community
experiences to ‘hook’
them (i.e., get them
excited about the
lesson, learning
segment, and/or
mini-unit).
Body of Lesson/ We will go through the presentation together as a class. I will explain to them
Teaching Strategies who Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson were and what
and Learning Task(s) they contributed to the world.
What will you have
the students do after They will be asked to analyze the new information presented after each slide and
you introduce the answer a questions to check for understanding.
lesson to demonstrate
The students will watch videos about the women above for adifferentiated
learning that aligns instruction, accommpanied with questions.
with the learning
targets (i.e., learning The questions will be open ended, with no "correct" answer. . students will
task): How will you analyze what they just learned and create a coherent response.
support students (i.e.,
teaching strategies and After the lesson, students will be tasked to complete the Among Us review game
planned supports)? in canvas.
What questions will
you ask to promote
higher level thinking?

Closure: Students will be asked to complete the Among Us review game in Canvas. They
Summary of will be asked to answer questions and complete tasks in the game to find the
Learning Tasks imposter. At the end, they will answer a question about how they felt about the
How will the students lesson so I can reflect on it and alter it for the future.
summarize and/or share
what they have learned
to prove they know and
understand the
standard(s) and its
vocabulary? What
opportunities will you
provide for students to
apply new knowledge
while making
connections to prior
learning and their
personal, cultural, and/or
community assets?
Virtual lesson Video conferencing platform(s) used: Zoom
checklist
How will you ensure Classroom management discussed/explained with students for virtual environment; ​yes/no/NA
the highest levels of
engagement for your Classroom schedule, rituals, and routines explained/established: ​yes/no/NA
students while
managing a virtual Relationship builders present in this lesson: ​yes/no
environment?
Breakout sessions for small groups and student collaboration used in this lesson: ​yes/no

Opportunity for students to reflect on the lesson: ​yes/no

Platform used for formative assessments: ​_Google Slides

______________________/NA

Platform used for summative assessment: ​_______________________/NA

What are your backup plans if your technology fails?

All slides will be downloaded and posted to Canvas as a PDF and sent
via email.

After teaching this virtual lesson, what would you change about your presentation?