Teaching Children Science: A Project-Based Approach, 2/e

Joe Krajcik, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Charlene Czerniak, University of Toledo
Carl Berger, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

How Do I Develop and Use Benchmark Lessons?

PLANNING AND TEACHING A BENCHMARK LESSON

Materials Needed:


1		Using the lesson plan format presented earlier, prepare a short benchmark lesson, no more than ten or fifteen minutes long, on a topic of your choice. Even short lessons need to be planned. You may use the instructional sequence provided in the first example, or you may use the learning cycle or 5-E model during the instructional sequence.



2		Situate the benchmark lesson in a project. What is the driving question of the project?



3		Teach the benchmark lesson to a small group of your peers. Arrange to have a video made of your lesson.



4		Watch yourself on video and analyze your lesson: How did you help students understand the concepts or skills? What kinds of questions did you ask? What did your classmates think of the benchmark lesson?

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