Lesson plan: Newton's Second Law of Motion (Force=Mass x Acceleration)
Student Group: High School Physical Science
Differentiated instruction:
Students Targeted:
Being able to teach to a diverse group of students is important to the success of any classroom. This blog is going to be dedicated to the student who is either disengaged or struggling. The lesson that I will be teaching needs to have diverse learning and teaching strategies that can aid in engaging students who are not interested, having trouble staying awake, not doing their homework or participating in class, or struggling to understand and grasp the content.
For a student who is disengaged they may be dealing with personal issues at home or are just not interested in the topic. It is up to teachers to try and engage and motivate the student as much as possible. For a student who is struggling with the content it is very important to gauge the classroom as a whole. For example if you are noticing that half of the students are struggling and half of the students are getting it I would consider reteaching the content. If majority of the students are understanding the content I can try to make some modifications for the student struggling. Please see the section below titled resources to support students.
For a student who is disengaged they may be dealing with personal issues at home or are just not interested in the topic. It is up to teachers to try and engage and motivate the student as much as possible. For a student who is struggling with the content it is very important to gauge the classroom as a whole. For example if you are noticing that half of the students are struggling and half of the students are getting it I would consider reteaching the content. If majority of the students are understanding the content I can try to make some modifications for the student struggling. Please see the section below titled resources to support students.
Plan for Modification:
One formative assessment is the quiz breaks method, which is simply giving quizzes after a lesson and after students have tried some problems on their own. The quiz break is given to test their knowledge and understanding of the content. If I notice that some students are grasping the lesson while others are not I will need to modify the lesson plan to help those who are struggling. I must also take into account that the students who already get the content can possibly get bored and lose interest. From the formative assessment I can also evaluate if a student is disengaged with the content. By differentiating that a student is trying and struggling versus a student who just does not attempt is important to understanding the student. You can usually tell which student is engaged and which student is struggling by the results of their test. If it is a test where they show work a student who is disengaged will not know how to answer to show work. A student who is struggling may attempt to do the work but is unable to grasp complete knowledge.
What if the there are students who get the lesson and there are still those who don't? How do you accommodate the class as a whole?
One way you can do this is by doing more group work. Pair up the students who are not getting the material with those who could aid them. This way the students who are helping the others are still learning the content and can be challenged by having to go step by step and explain it. Those who are getting help from the other student may be helped in a different approach than taught, which can further understanding.
What if the there are students who get the lesson and there are still those who don't? How do you accommodate the class as a whole?
One way you can do this is by doing more group work. Pair up the students who are not getting the material with those who could aid them. This way the students who are helping the others are still learning the content and can be challenged by having to go step by step and explain it. Those who are getting help from the other student may be helped in a different approach than taught, which can further understanding.
Resources to support students
Modifying the lesson:
In order to accommodate the lesson to fit all students in your classroom you must find ways to modify the lesson.1. Content
It can be hard to change up the content in a high school classroom where the class will typically have 5 classes. I can provide more resources for the student to excel. It's hard to accommodate a whole classroom for a disengaged and struggling student.
- Videos to watch at home on the content
- This can help those who may enjoy watching videos and can engage students
- This can help students who may need extra help
- Giving more practice for those students who are struggling.
- Allowing a student to redo an assignment if they did not get a good score.
2. Learning Environment
- Making an environment where students do worksheets, practice problems, or reading their textbook in a quiet and non distracting environment.
- Students can work together on a worksheet and feed off of the knowledge from others.
- Careful placing of group members may be required.
3. Product
- Allowing a student who is disengaged requires engaging the student by allowing them to find liking or passion in the content. For example:
Giving a student who is disengaged some type of ownership for something can help engage the student. With the project you can have the students pick from a variety of options for the same content. For example there is a moving car project that the students will need to complete. Instead, you can also offer the student to do a dropping egg project to demonstrate the same thing or if maybe they have their own idea let them know that you are open to this.
Students who are disengaged may just be relying on an adult to give instruction. To engage a student
or motivate them you can help to engage their learning by incorporating something they're passionate about. If a student is interested in football you can tell them to find out the force when a football player sacks the quarterback. They can do this project and find a create way to demonstrate this. They can even do this by creating a video of their team mate tackling someone and incorporating Newton's Second Law of Motion.
- The struggling student may just learn in a different way than others.
References:
Cutler, D. (n.d.). Strategies for Reaching Quiet, Disengaged, Struggling, and Troublemaking Students. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/reaching-quiet-disengaged-struggling-troublemaking-students-david-cutler
What is Differentiated Instruction? Examples of How to Differentiate Instruction in the Classroom. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/
What is Differentiated Instruction? Examples of How to Differentiate Instruction in the Classroom. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/
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