Module 5

Lesson Plan Development

Overview

Ready to open your teacher's manual and get started? Not today! You are going to discover a world that makes lesson planning fun!

Let's begin with Websites that already have lessons with archival records. The federal government has a wealth of resources to help teachers achieve the goals set forth for them in the No Child Left Behind Act. Look at the following lessons before you create your own.

Creating Hypertext Dialogues Drawn from Narrative History Collections
Evaluating Eyewitness Reports
Soundscape
Earth and Moon Viewer

Now let's look at Websites that help you build your own lessons.

Digital Classroom
TrackStar
WebQuest
MarcoPolo

Outcomes

  • The participant will create a lesson plan to integrate primary sources into the curriculum

    Activities

    Create a lesson plan using the information learned in this workshop. In your journal of anecdotal records, describe how your lesson improved student learning.

    Related Reading

    Teaching with Historic Places
    Tools for Teachers
    Behavioral Verbs for Learning Objectives

    Click Conclusion to continue the workshop.

    • Created by Susan F. Long
    M.Ed. candidate
    Northwestern State University
    Summer, 2005

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