Thursday, May 25, 2017

Friday, May 26th- 8th Grade- Teamwork Activity

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 
05-26-2017


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Team Work

Standards:
1a Empowers students to collaborate
3d Teacher incorporates 21st century life skills...leadership, adaptability, people skills, self-direction...etc
4f Organizes student learning teams ...developing cooperation and leadership.


“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can cooperate, communicate, adapt and lead.
Students work together to complete activity

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Discuss words on wall: cooperation, collaboration,
teamwork, feedback, communication, leadership and adaptability.
connect connection cooperation
http://pixabay.com/en/connect-connection-cooperation-20333/
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
  • Explain why teams are important in the business world. Even traditionally non-team activities are using teams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_programming
  • Review the Team Work PowerPoint and explain the Group Exercise.
  • Let students choose teams of four students per team.

Group Exercise:
Students will use their problem-solving skills to complete a solve a puzzle challenge.

If time: Students will delete their previous year's files.
Higher Order Thinking Questions
What skills and attitudes make a good team member?
Student Technology/Differentiation
A kinesthetic activity is used for the teamwork concept.
Closure Strategy
After the puzzle challenge students will complete the Teamwork Worksheet.
If there is time, students will compare and contrast their answers.
If there is not time, students will review answers on the next day.

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