Thursday, December 12, 2013

My Professional Development Plan. Let me know what you think?

Session Purpose: How to Motivate Reluctant Learners?
Learning Objective to Be Addressed: Why Motivation in the classroom is important?
Collaborator # 1:  
Collaborator #2:  
Grade Level:
Middle School Grades 6-8
Facilitator:
Chris McCollough
Location:
Belton Middle School Cafeteria
Start Time:
4:10 pm
End-Time:
4:45 pm
Learner-Centered Activity
Purpose
Description
Steps
Estimated Time
Teachers sign in sheet.
Sign in sheet for documentation of attendance. 
A spreadsheet that includes all teacher names and location for signature in alphabetical order.
Sign in at the door before entering cafeteria to ensure attendance.
5 minutes.
Sit in teaching groups based on core subject matter.
Teachers sitting in core subject groups to discuss specific ideas relevant to their subject matter.
Mutliple table towers that are standing on tables prior to teachers entering that name all subject areas. Fine Arts will be grouped together.
Have tables aligned with Table Towers that have all subject areas named.  Allow time for teachers to find their subject area and sit.
5 minutes
Begin with an introduction about source of information (How To Motivate Reluctant Learners, by Robyn Jackson)
To inform the teachers of what the objective is.  Also to inform where the basis of the information has come from.
Brief introduction given by Chris Mccollough on background knowledge of the material and book used to create presentation.
Display the book.  Give the Title and arthors name.  have a brief synopsis behind the book. 
5 minutes.
Prezi presentation over Motivating Reluctant Learners.
To deliver information about the book and the findings of how to Motivate your students and why it is vital in the classroom.
The use of a Prezi Presentation is to use a more interesting manner of displaying information on session. This will keep faculty engaged and focused on information.
Create Prezi Presentation based on main topics of the book.  Create subgroups in the presentation to expand main topics discussed.
10 minutes.
Question and Answer time after presentation.
Offer question and answer time for anything that might have been missed in the presentation.
Open up the end of the presentation for questions or concerns about what was learned in the presentation.
Offer to the faculty at the end of the presentation if anyone has questions or anything they would like to add from their own experiences?
5 minutes.
Create and display Socrative questionnaire about presentation.
To allow faculty to offer input on presentation and use for improvement on material and delivery.
Response and Assistance requested from faculty on improvement of presentation and what they felt was important information.
During the question and response time display the class number of a Socrative survey created for this presentation.
5 minutes.