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Ruuninghead: Curriculum and Assessment Reyes 1

Examination of Curriculum and Assessment

Student

EDU382: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

Instructor Carl Beyer

Date

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After looking at the Immigration Lesson Plan and reviewing the learning objectives, I

believe the entire lesson unit is able to engage the students in learning along with incorporating

the five characteristics to providing a quality curriculum. I know the objectives are aligned

because the lesson can be adapted to the different grades from third to fifth. There is also a list of

the extension activities so the activities can be used. This lesson plan also focuses on improving

and developing student understanding on the immigration era and how the immigrants came to

the United States.

This unit is able to help the students to develop prior knowledge by asking the students if

they know if any of their family members had immigrated or if they know if anyone has. One of

the activities that peaks my interest is the audio tours that would help the student to use their

imagination so they could feel what it is like to be an immigrant.

Some activities that could be added to the lesson would be to recreate a replica in the

classroom of what it was like for immigrants to go through Ellis Island. Assign the student to

learn about a different country then have the students go through the line.

Yes the work asked of the students is simple enough but the lesson plan can also be

adapted using a Knowing, Understand and able to do Chart. In the text it mentions the

importance of using learning tasks that encourage the students to use their essential knowledge

and making sure the students are able to understand the true meaning of what they have learned.

(Sousa, D. A. & Tomlinson, C. A. 2011).

The content can make a difference because this unit lesson actually engages the students

and the different activities can be made to work individually or within a group setting. The goal

of this unit helps to incorporate the students taking a trip and talking to someone who has

immigrated to the United States.

Commented [BC1]: Good job evaluating the alignment of the learning objectives, the learning activities, and assessments.

Commented [BC2]: You did a good job demonstrating that this unit is constructed to ensure high relevance to students’ lives and experiences so that they can build new knowledge on the prior knowledge or experience they bring to the classroom and providing examples that shows how this supports the characteristics of a quality curriculum.

Commented [BC3]: Your evaluation of whether the lesson plan supports student in becoming thinkers and problem solvers, often drawing on methods and practices of experts is well done.

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Yes I agree with the assessments because it allows the students to use the knowledge they

have developed about the curriculum and put it into creating an presentation. Also with what the

students have learned they are also inapt to being able to refer later on in life to the history. For

instance, I remember learning about Anne Frank and in a month, I am getting the chance to visit

the Anne Frank house. It is truly an amazing experience to learn about some of the history but to

be able to see the history in person is even more amazing.

I think the results of the assessment will allow me to reflect on my teaching style and

being able to understand the ways that I can improve the lesson plan to being able to adjust the

lesson for my future students.

I can revise the lesson plan to grab the student’s attention in the classroom and also adjust

the lesson plan to the student’s different learning styles as well.

Lastly, in closing this lesson plan was well written and I feel the activities will help the

students to develop a better understanding of immigration. There is a variety of ways to

incorporate ways to promote the students to become problem solvers.

Commented [BC4]: Good job evaluating whether the assessments in the lesson are the right type to use to measure the learning objectives.

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References:

Kajitani, A. (2013). Owning it: Proven strategies for success in all of your roles as a

teacher today. Oceanside, CA: Kajitani Education Publication

Sousa, D. A. & Tomlinson, C. A. (2011). Differentiation and the brain: How

neuroscience supports the learner-friendly classroom. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree

Press.

Scholastic Immigration Lesson Plans for Grades 3-5

(http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/immigration-lesson-plan-grades-3-5)

Commented [BC5]: Good job using more than the textbook for your resources.