Sunday, October 9, 2016

Monday, October 10th- 7th Grade- Creating a Table using MS Word

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 10-10-2016


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understanding Word formatting skills- Tables

Standards:
Understanding Word formatting skills- Tables


“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can create a table.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)


Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com
2. Go to Student Docs then Witkowski folder then Word Processing folder
then open  6 Table PowerPoint 

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson:
@ Miss W will explain the different parts of a table

Independent Exercise
@ Students will create a table worksheets for Ms Capraro's and Ms. Jones' classes

To see a sample of the finished assignment
  
http://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/word/cut-and-paste-practice.php

Students will randomly draw words in groups to create table worksheets

Title: LANDFORMS WORKSHEET

@ Mountain, Valley, Plain, Lake, Ocean, River


Title: LOCATIONS WORKSHEET

@ School, City, State, Country, World


Title: MONEY WORKSHEET

@ Quarter, One Dollar, Five Dollar, Plus, Minus


Title: COLORS WORKSHEET

@ Blue, Red, White, Green, Yellow


Title: NUMBERS WORKSHEET

@ One, Two, Three, Four, Five


Title: VOCABULARY WORKSHEET

@ Father, Beach, Kite, Story, Mountain


Rubric

- The Header should have the Title of the worksheet

- Double Space

- Created by Your Name

- Double Space

- Create a table of 1 Row  and 5 Columns

- Double Space

- Create a table of 6 Rows and 2 Columns

- In the First Table- Add appropriate clip art pictures and size them to fit the table

- In the Second Table- Place the Title and the word Pictures in the first row

- Bold and Center the items in the first row

- In the first column type a vocabulary word in each of the cells

- TEST your pictures to make sure they fit in the second column

- CHECK SPELLING 





Higher Order Thinking Questions

How are tables formatted?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will review how to format a table. 

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity 1  Parts of a Letter (6 items) https://www.quia.com/rd/236522.html?AP_rand=473995650
Exit Activity 3 two player game https://www.quia.com/cb/529091.html
Exit Activity 4 rags to riches easy https://www.quia.com/rr/223091.html
Exit Activity 6 matching part 2  https://www.quia.com/mc/2722366.html?AP_rand=697374175
Exit Activity 7 table order   1. is main title   https://www.quia.com/rd/275899.html

Monday, October 10th- 8th Grade- Discovery Phase of Entrepreneurial Process

Interlocking AT.jpg
Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 10-10-2016


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
The Entrepreneurial Process-
Discovery Phase

Standards:
NCCTE.BU20.03.02 Understand entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process


“I Can…” Statement

I can explain the different activities in the Discovery phase of the the Entrepreneurial process.
.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
In the Discovery phase of the Entrepreneurial process
you would determine the likelihood of success of your idea.
Large (2048 × 1536)
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
      
     1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com

     2. Go to your lunch number and open 3.02 Bellringer Entrepreneurial Process and
         save to your lunch number.

     3.  Go to  Computer- Student Doc- Witkowski folder- Exploring Business Folder-
          Entrepreneur Folder- then open 3.02 Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Process
           
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
@ Miss W will explain the Discovery phase of the entrepreneurial process

@ How to talk to your customers using interview techniques | The Lean Playbook

@ Steve Jobs Inspiring Speech - Most Important Life Lesson for All

Independent Exercise:
@ Students will take notes on the Discovery Phase.  Only slides 1 to 6 http://www.slideshare.net/afzaalali14/chapter-2-entrepreneurship-lecture-3

Thinking how do things differently- first 3 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1sXf8MPnQQ

How to you think up new ideas for cars?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1sXf8MPnQQ

@ Students will complete the Generating Business Ideas worksheet for both your hobbies and/or skills and for the food truck example.

@ Students will learn about Market Surveys

 
@ #4 - Minimum viable product method: Wizard of Oz testing - The Lean Playbook

@ #5 - Wizard of Oz testing - Zappos case - The Lean Playbook   

@ Sample food truck survey


Thursday, October 6, 2016

Friday, October 7th Short Cut Links

Click here if you are a 8th Grade Student  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-october-7th-8th-grade.html
 
Click here if you are a 7th Grade Student  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2016/10/friday-october-7th-7th-grade-creating.html

Friday, October 7th- 7th Grade- Creating a Table

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 10-07-2016


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understanding Word formatting skills- Tables

Standards:
Understanding Word formatting skills- Tables


“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can create a table.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)


Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com
2. Go to Student Docs then Witkowski folder then Word Processing folder
then open  6 Table PowerPoint 

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson:
@ Students will create a vocabulary word table for candy contest
@ If time students will create a table maze
 
Independent Exercise
@ Students will create a table





Higher Order Thinking Questions

How are tables formatted?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will review how to format a table. 

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity 1  Parts of a Letter (6 items) https://www.quia.com/rd/236522.html?AP_rand=473995650
Exit Activity 3 two player game https://www.quia.com/cb/529091.html
Exit Activity 4 rags to riches easy https://www.quia.com/rr/223091.html
Exit Activity 6 matching part 2  https://www.quia.com/mc/2722366.html?AP_rand=697374175
Exit Activity 7 table order   1. is main title   https://www.quia.com/rd/275899.html

Friday, October 7th- 8th Grade- Entrepreneur Characteristics Test and all Unit work due

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 10-07-2016


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur-
Personal Characteristics and Skills

Standards:
NCCTE.BU20.03.01 Recall personal characteristics and skills needed for a successful entrepreneur


“I Can…” Statement

I can recall personal characteristics and skills needed for a successful entrepreneur.
Bring back signed interim reports.
TEST TODAY

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Communication skills are necessary for an entrepreneur. You need to be able to read, write, speak AND listen.
 http://dealsandreels.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Listening-skills.gif


Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
      
     1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com
      2. You need a pencil.
     3.  Finish Famous Entrepreneur Project
     4. All bell ringers should be completed
             
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
Quick review before test
 
Independent Exercise:

@ Students will take the Entrepreneur characteristics test.

@ Students will save the 3.02 bell ringers to their lunch numbers

@ Students will finish their Entrepreneur presentations or other missing work.
   
_Choose a famous entrepreneur_

Famous entrepreneur rubric

Slide 1- What accomplishment(s) made them an Entrepreneur

Slides 2, 3, and 4- Give examples of how they have 3 of the following characteristics:
         Persistent, Creative, Responsible, Inquisitive (curious), Goal-oriented,
         Independent, Self-confident, Risk taker
Slides 5 and 6- Give examples of how they have 2 of the following skills:
         Communication skills, Human Relations skills, Math skills,
         Problem-solving skills, Decision-making skills, Technical skills,
         Basic Business Skills

You will need to highlight the characteristic/skill in a different color.
See example.

*You will need to READ your PowerPoint, put the examples in your own words.
*Add animations and transitions

*Add one large picture per slide that makes sense for that slide.
*If you get the picture from the internet, you need a citation for it.

*When finished, you will save it to Computer- Student Docs- Witkowski folder- Exploring Business folder- Entrepreneur folder- Famous Entrepreneur folder- Period 1 or Period 2
* Make sure your name is included in the file name.