EDU 643: Instructional Design

Project PresentationUnderstanding Reconstruction

IntroductionJustin F. Ochoa

Designing multimedia objects- WebQuest- Interactive Power Point- Interactive Web-based Lesson

Webquest- understanding Reconstruction

ADDIE ProcessInstructional Design Model

Analysis (needs, content, and task)

Design

Develop

Implementation

Evaluation

Analysis Needs

My favorite subject is the Civil- students enjoy it- students perform well on test

Reconstruction follows- lack of effort- test scores dropped

Problem needs to be addressed - students need to be engaged- change is needed

AnalysisContent

Importance of Reconstruction- relevance

Reconstruction raised several questions on:- government - civil rights

Battle continues today

- illegal immigration- same sex marriage

AnalysisTask

Student need to:- view video clips- reading primary sources and websites- answer questions

Student need to be:- focused- hard working - creative

Student tasks- overview- civil liberties- Southern life- end- newspaper page

Design

Main objective- describe Reconstruction

My process1. Overview of Reconstruction2. Civil Liberties3. Southern Life4. End of Reconstruction

Develop

I chose to use a WebQuest for this project

A WebQuest is a great tool to use to keep students focused on the assignment

For this project I used weebly.com

Weebly is a great resource and easy to use

Implementation

Feedback- mistake free- to ensure student learning

Who to choose?- honest- no biases

Winner - college friend

- co-worker

EvaluationFORMATIVE SUMMATIVE

Questions- answer questions- turn in answer

Assessment- evaluate answers- determine understanding- provide feedback

Editorial - newspaper - four sections

Assessment- evaluate writing- determine- create rubric

Statement of Learning Objectives

STATE STANDARDS OBJECTIVES

Standard I.I – Time and Chronology – All students will sequence chronologically …Civil War and Reconstruction

Standard I.3 – Analyzing and Interpreting the Past – All students will reconstruct the past by comparing interpretations written by others from a variety of perspectives and creating narratives from evidence

Standard III.2 Ideals of American Democracy – All students will explain the meaning and origin of the ideas…in the Constitution

Students will be able to define Reconstruction

Students will be able to describe what some Southerners did to deprive freed people of their rights and how Congress responded

Students will be able to explain how Southern life changed during Reconstruction

Students will be able to explain how Reconstruction ended

DemonstrationWebQuest

- five sectionsFirst four sections

1. Defining Reconstruction2. Civil Liberties3. Southern Life4. End of Reconstruction

Questions- answer them after each section- hand them in

Demonstration Cont.Example

- primary document- Goodings couple

Question- views on KKK and Reconstruction

Four sections- answer questions- hand in answers

Demonstration Cont.Section five

- writing an editorial

Editorial- imagine born in 1845 - current year is 1905- newspaper editorial on Reconstruction

Writing Perspective- choose one- former African American slave- confederate soldier survior

Demonstration Cont.

Assessment1. Participation (10 points)

- using time wise in class2. Editorial (15 points)

- grammar, length, and voice3. Creativity (10 points)

- writing is creative and so is newspaper presentation

Demonstration Cont.

4. Demonstrating Understanding of General Information (25 points)

- completing and turning in answers

to questions5. Mastery of Assigned Perspective (35

points)- addresses first four sections

of the process in a creative way

Implementation

Class time- five class periods- one class per section- section length- start on a Monday

Survey

Traditional 1 through 5 scale – 5 being “strongly agree”

Questions: and Respones1. The overall presentation does not

distract from the goal of the WebQuest (5,5)

2. The assignments presented were reasonable and appropriate (5,5)

Survey Cont.

3. Directions are presented in a logical way and clear (4,5)

4. The WebQuest is easy to navigate (5,5)

5. The assessments appropriately assessed students’ ability to meet the objectives (4,4)

6. All activities, tasks and assessments all align with learning objectives and standards (5,4)

Survey Cont.7. I would recommend this WebQuest to

other teachers (4, 5)Additional Comments

“I think this project would be better suited to cover one section, because of the repetitive structure of the process.”

“When I think of a WebQuest, I think of group activity. I believe students would benefit if group work was incorporated.”

Understanding Reconstruction

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