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Lesson Idea
Lesson Idea Name: Heroes in Our Community
Grade Level/Content Area: Kindergarten

Content Standard Addressed: 1.1 Empowered Learner: Students leverage technology to

take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning
goals, informed by the learning sciences; 1a: Students articulate and set personal learning
goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning
process itself to improve learning outcomes.

ISTE Technology Standard What would you like students to know

Addressed: and be able to do by the end of this
Empowered Learner – 1.1.a. Students lesson: I would like students to know and
be able to reflect on what it means to be
articulate and set personal learning goals,
develop strategies leveraging technology
a community hero and what it takes to be
to achieve them and reflect on the one.
learning process itself to improve learning
outcomes.

What is the student learning goal for this lesson idea?

Students will be able to write 2-3 sentences about their favorite community hero or
something they learned about community heroes using the information they learned in
this lesson.

Selected Instructional Software Tool: O365 PowerPoint

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): Hello! Hometown Heroes
Thank You, Helpers!
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Level(s):

X Remembering X Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing X Evaluating X Creating

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How will this lesson be implemented? Check all that apply.

X Teacher-directed: There is no student voice and choice in the activities. Students are guided by
the teacher's direction and expectations.

☐ Student-Led: Students are given voice and choice in the activities. They may select the topic
for presentation and/or determine the tool they will use to meet the learning goal. Products of
learning will be uniquely designed. Teacher simply facilitates the learning in a lesson like this.

☐ Project-based and/or Publishable: Students are completing projects to demonstrate their

learning and the projects can be shared outside of the classroom. This objective could be
reached by displaying the project on the school’s morning newscast, posting the project to the
classroom blog, presenting it to another class, or publishing it via an outside source.

Lesson idea implementation: First, I will introduce the topics to students by asking
questions such as ‘What is a Hero’ and ‘What is a community’? I will then explain to my
students what those words mean and give them the opportunity to think about what a
community hero is. I will tell them that a community hero is someone who keeps the
community safe. Next, I will give my students independent learning time and give them
an assignment. I will tell them to choose a community hero that they like, draw a picture
of that hero, and write a short paragraph about what it means to them to have
community heroes, like the one they chose, in their own community. I will utilize the
technology to introduce the topic and give students ideas to help them with their
assignment.
Managing engagement: Describe a way to use this technology in a way that gets
students actively involved in authentic tasks and contexts? To get students engaged, I
will use this technology in the classroom to help guide my students in their individual
assignments and eventually create their own digital storybook. I will make sure that my
students have a good understanding of the concept with a written plan so they can see
how to display their project with a script and a visual guide. As a part of the planning
process, I will help my students by giving them a checklist to make sure they include
important information. This is a time-saver for students and it will help motivate students
to get an efficient plan together before they start using the technology. Students can also
work together to brainstorm ideas before they begin using the technology which will get
students excited about using it and collaborating.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): The Microsoft PowerPoint tool supports all students
and enhances their learning experience in the classroom. This tool supports engagement
because it allows my students to be creative with their learning and they can share this
and collaborate with others. I will also be able to see my students' individuality through
this lesson and with this tool because they have the power to make it their own.

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Reflecting on enhanced learning:

After creating my lesson idea, I believe the activities I created will impact student learning in
a positive manner. Students will learn what it means/takes to be a community hero/helper
and use this information to write a short paragraph about them. I look forward to having
students share pictures and sentences with the class on how much community heroes
mean to them and put it all together in a class book.