EMPOWERMENT: I have incorporated techniques for improving
all five (5) of the Keys to Empowerment: Empowerment: Belief in Self Description: The students will be able to see that they are great writers at the end of the lessons and will be able to show off their work to the rest of the students in the Thomas Reynolds Center. Empowerment: Self-Knowledge Description: The students will understand themselves by seeing that they have a different opinion than their peers and that all their answers are correct if they can argue their point efficiently.
Empowerment: Strategies Description: Students will watch the teacher model and scaffolding the correct way of writing a paragraph on the sentence strips.
Empowerment: Involvement & Choice Description: The students will have the chance to choose what they think people should do to save the Earth. Empowerment: Self-Advocacy Description: The students will be self-assessing their writing after their peers have looked over their rough draft and fix the mistakes for the final copy. SENSORY INPUT/OUTPUT: I have incorporated at least two (2) of each of the following: _____ Varied Sensory Inputs (how teacher presents information) (at least two (2)) See: The students will see pictures that relate to Earth Day on their example paragraph and their final papers. On the line, indicate which lesson plan(s) fulfill(s) each of the following criteria.
Hear: The students will hear the opinion paragraph out loud while following along. Touch: Taste/Smell: The students can taste and smell the dirt dessert during the lesson.
_____ Varied Sensory Outputs (how students present learning) (at least two (2)) See: The students can see their final papers hanging in the hallway. Hear: The students will listen to other students talk about their opinion on how people can save the Earth. Touch: Taste/Smell:
40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS: I have incorporated at least four (4) of each of the following: _____ 40 Developmental Assets (at least four (4)) 1. Number/Label/How you incorporated it: 26. Caring-Young person places high value on helping other people Students will show this by caring when they are respecting their peers when they are editing their papers. 2. Number/Label/How you incorporated it: 38. Self-Esteem-Young person reports having a high self-esteem. Students will start to have self-esteem in writing because they can see that they can actually do it and will have a chance to show it off to the rest of the class. 3. Number/Label/How you incorporated it: 39. Sense of Purpose-Young person reports that "my life has a purpose." Students will have a sense of purpose because this is a topic that they can actually change in real like such as by just picking up trash or planting a tree. 4. Number/Label/How you incorporated it: 40. Positive View of Personal Future-Young person is optimistic about her or his personal future
Students will have a positive view on their future by seeing that they can make differences even it is as small as just picking up trash around their house. MI SMART PARTS: I have incorporated at least four (4) of each of the following: _____ Multiple Intelligences (at least four (4)) (Highlight Smart Parts incorporated within your lessons.) Word Smart Number Smart People Smart Self Smart Picture Smart Body Smart Music Smart Nature Smart LEARNER PROFILE COMPONENTS: I have incorporated at least one (1) of the following: _____ Motivational Styles (prizes, praise, power, projects, prestige, people) _____ Gender Differences Student Interests (if written for an actual class) _____ Environmental Preferences (if written for an actual class) _____ Personality Factors (if written for an actual class) _____ Cultural Differences (if written for an actual class)