Capstone Project - Day One

What's trail mix? In a group of two or three, develop a plan for teaching someone how to make your version of trail mix. Assume that the person has never heard of trail mix and knows little about cooking. On chart paper - write out or draw a diagram of your teaching plan. Make sure you are describing how you would teach someone to make it -- don't just write out your recipe for the class.

As a whole group, we will discuss the parts that make up a teaching plan or what I prefer to call a "learning activity". What are the necessary components? In what order should they be? Are all components necessary in all situations?

What does trail mix have to do with learning to integrate technology into teaching? There are many different lesson plan formats, but one that helps to organize teaching and learning through the use of technology is the ASSURE model:

A: Analyze Learners

S: State Objectives

S: Select the Media, Methods, and Materials

U: Utilize Media and Materials

R: Require Learner Participation

E: Evaluate and Revise

For your Capstone Project for the course, you will select one of the projects you created this semester and write an original lesson plan that uses that project to teach a Georgia Performance Standard. You will use the ASSURE model as your lesson plan format. I have created a web page that will walk you through the development process step-by-step. You can view the actual project description and grading rubric.

Your final product (due Thursday, November 29) will be the completed instructional plan template. It will most likely by 3-4 pages long. The largest section of your template should be the "Require Learner Participation" section, as this is where you will describe your actual learning activity -- what your learners will be doing.

For Tuesday:
1. Read the chapter about the ASSURE model.
2. Begin working on your Capstone Project.