TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION UNIT PROJECT
“Kinder
Careers”
Brief description/summary of technology or technologies you
incorporated:
·
http://www.virtualcareerday.com/-contains
interviews with people who work in 19 different career fields. These videos will
also give students ideas on the questions they can ask the professionals that
come to class as a guest speaker or those they will interview via Skype.
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Skype-software application
that allows people to have a conversation online with a webcam so participants
can see each other. Students will be
allowed to interview professionals about their careers.
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PicCollage-an
iPad app that allows users to create collages using pictures, stickers, text
and frames.
Brief summary of learning theories and instructional design
model(s) you used:
·
Constructivism-the
learning theory that states learners gain understanding through interaction
with their experiences and ideas. By
creating a class circle map about jobs, students develop their schema for the
unit. Students will learn about jobs
through hands-on, real life experiences with guest speakers and working with a
small group.
·
Project Based Learning-the
instructional model that allows students to explore real life problems and
challenges. By posing the question, “What do you want to be when you grow
up?” students are challenged to learn
about many different jobs. Students
learn about real life experiences through guest speakers and researching jobs
with their small groups.
Instructional objectives for unit:
TEKS K.7.A-The student understands the value of jobs. The
student is expected to: (A) identify jobs in the home, school, and community.
Intended audience:
Kindergarten students
Length of time required to present unit:
10 days
LESSON PLAN
Subject: Social Studies Grade: Kindergarten
Lesson
Topic: Economics Duration: 10 days
Standard:
TEKS K.7.A
Objectives: The student will understand the value of
jobs. The student is expected to identify jobs in the home, school, and
community.
Guided
Question: What do you want to
be when you grow up?
Introduction: During this unit of study students will
explore various careers. We will have
visitors from different career fields talk to the class about their jobs and
bring tools they use every day. In
addition to guest speakers students will learn more about careers by looking
online, visiting the library and interviewing adults about their jobs. At the end of the unit of study students will
make a presentation about what job they want to have when they grow up and
why. As part of their presentation students
will come to school dressed as the job they chose.
Materials: guest speaks from various career fields,
computers, projector, iPad, Skype software application, library books on
various careers, http://www.virtualcareerday.com, PicCollage app
Anticipatory
Set: Create a class
circle map for the word “Job.” Students
can tell what they think the purpose of having a job is for. They can also give examples of job titles.
Activity
Outline:
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Day 1: Firefighter guest speaker
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Day 2:
Pediatrician guest speaker
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Day 3:
Florist guest speaker
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Day 4:
Chemist guest speaker
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Day 5-7: Small groups research other careers using
books, the website http://www.virtualcareerday.com and conduct interviews via
Skype with professionals in careers not represented with the guest speakers.
Small groups will prepare a 5 minute presentation for the class about the
career they researched. To assist in
outlining their presentation and as a visual tool, groups will create a
photograph collage using the iPad app “Pic Collage.” Pictures to include in the collage are the
person they interviewed or a person who possesses that job, tools the person
uses in their work, and the environment the person works in.
·
Day 8:
Small groups present their findings about the career they researched.
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Day 9:
Small groups present their findings about the career they researched.
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Day 10:
Kindergarten Career Day-Students will dress up for their career and give
a presentation about what job they chose and why.
Assessment: Small group presentations and Career Day
presentations
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