Colburn's Corner/TE 843/Teacher Resource Matrix

Example Lesson Plans:

"The Elephant Man" John Merrick: An Extraordinary Man, An Extraordinary Life! The question asked of students who do this webquest lesson is: What can we as fellow human beings learn from John Merrick? His life? His condition? His character? Cameron R. Hedges is the author of this lesson and it received 4 stars from Best WebQuests.com!

Write! No Way! For many students the very thought of "having to write" is threatening. They visualize the bleeding papers they have had returned to them in the past, and get so bogged down in having to "get it right" that they would rather not even try. This activity is intended to be used in an introductory phase of teaching writing. It introduces students to a discovery of right brain-left brain differences first, then invites them to break down some of their self-criticism enough to try writing again...and see what happens. To read more details about this lesson, click here. This lesson is appropriate for grades 7-12.

Class Directory A class directory is a booklet of stories written by the students in a given class about other students in the class. By doing this project, students become better acquainted and bond as a class. When done at the beginning
of the year it not only "breaks the ice", it serves as a diagnostic tool for the teacher. I can quickly assess where each student is in social skills, language, reading, writing, spelling, etc. Writing skills, such as asking for complete information, following up on questions, organizing information on a variety of topics, and making generalizations based on specific bits of information, are also developed. To read more details about this lesson, click here. This lesson is appropriate for grades 7-12. The author of this lesson is: Jan Riley, Maplewood School, Anchorage, AK (as taken & adapted from M. Hunt, Noel Nelson, AWP, etal)

*Grades 9-12/Language Arts*
Possible Software Applications: Inspiration, Microsoft Word , Microsoft Power Point (Click the links to explore these software programs.You can download evaluation copies of both Inspiration and HyperStudio.)
Appropriate Web Sites: Discovery School This site is really good for any of the core subjects. you will find out waht is showing on the Discovery channel, lesson plans by subject and grade level, teaching tools to help you make puzzles, quizzes and wroksheets and even a clip art gallery. Click here to look at grades 9-12 language arts material. The San Diego State University WebQuest Home Page Again, this is a great site for any of the subject areas, but if you click here, you will find no less than 75 of the most outstanding webquests for grade 9-12 language arts students! First click the "Portal" link and then click where it says, "Middling" on the left. That will tkae you to the MAtrix of WebQuests! Best WebQuests.com Can you tell I really like webquests? This is yet another great resource for finsing language arts webquests for your students. Click here to see the list specifically related to grades 9-12 language arts.
Example Lesson Plans: "The Elephant Man" John Merrick: An Extraordinary Man, An Extraordinary Life! The question asked of students who do this webquest lesson is: What can we as fellow human beings learn from John Merrick? His life? His condition? His character? Cameron R. Hedges is the author of this lesson and it received 4 stars from Best WebQuests.com! Write! No Way! For many students the very thought of "having to write" is threatening. They visualize the bleeding papers they have had returned to them in the past, and get so bogged down in having to "get it right" that they would rather not even try. This activity is intended to be used in an introductory phase of teaching writing. It introduces students to a discovery of right brain-left brain differences first, then invites them to break down some of their self-criticism enough to try writing again...and see what happens. To read more details about this lesson, click here. This lesson is appropriate for grades 7-12. Class Directory A class directory is a booklet of stories written by the students in a given class about other students in the class. By doing this project, students become better acquainted and bond as a class. When done at the beginning of the year it not only "breaks the ice", it serves as a diagnostic tool for the teacher. I can quickly assess where each student is in social skills, language, reading, writing, spelling, etc. Writing skills, such as asking for complete information, following up on questions, organizing information on a variety of topics, and making generalizations based on specific bits of information, are also developed. To read more details about this lesson, click here. This lesson is appropriate for grades 7-12. The author of this lesson is: Jan Riley, Maplewood School, Anchorage, AK (as taken & adapted from M. Hunt, Noel Nelson, AWP, etal)