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SMART Lesson Plan

By: Emily Travis

+SMART Resource

The resource that I would use in creating a SMART lesson plan would be Jeopardy

Jeopardy allows students to – Actively participate in answering questions Review hard concepts or concepts they

weren’t solid on Work with others to arrive at the correct

answer Communicate with others in a fast-paced, fun

environment Have fun competing against other groups of

students Learn hard concepts and take in the lesson

+What would I be teaching?

Jeopardy is a universal tool that would fit in any grade level both K-12 and post-secondary

While Jeopardy can help students learn about any subject, my lesson plan would revolve around science

Most specifically, I would probably use the Jeopardy resource to help students prepare for an upcoming exam or midterm

+Jeopardy + Lesson Planning

In order to make the lesson as fun as possible, I would invest in an EggSpert.

The Educational EggSpert is an electronic device that can be paired with a computer and includes buzzer devices that each team could use to buzz in to answer the question

The first group to press the button, gets to answer the question

+Hypothetical Lesson Plan

In order to get the most out of the Jeopardy SMART resource, I would need to first come up with the six categories that encompass the most information that was covered in class

For example, if I had been teaching my students about the levels of organization in an organism, the categories may include: Organelles Cells Tissues Organs Organ Systems Organisms

Once coming up with the categories, I would then have to come up with the questions to put in the category

+Hypothetical Lesson Plan

The Questions that I would come up with would definitely be a mix of specific and general, making sure that I am hitting on all the key points that will be covered on the exam

Once coming up with the Jeopardy questions, I would then be tasked with putting groups together.

For this hypothetical lesson, I believe I would allow students to count off into 5 or 6 groups.

Once in a group, I would have the students come up with roles for each of the group members. Some of the roles may include: Buzzer Fact-Checker Speaker Scribe

+Hypothetical Lesson Plan

Once assigned to the tasks I would use the EggSpert game and the buzzers “buzzing skills” to see who can hit the buzzer the fastest and then that group would start

As we continue throughout the game following the same basic rules of jeopardy, I would tally the points and elaborate on any concepts that may stump my students

Then, after playing all the questions in both rounds, there would be a final jeopardy question that would determine the “winner” of the game.

The group that won would then be rewarded with extra credit on the next exam

+The Logistics

I believe that using Jeopardy is a great way to help students not only solidify concepts but work as a group to learn more and more about the subjects that I am teaching.

Having the ability to put students in groups, whether it be random or selected by me, allows students to not only interact with others that they may not interact with on a daily basis, but learn from each other as well.

Jeopardy and the uses of EggSpert, and SMART technology can really allow individuals of all ages to learn and retain information in a fun, vibrant environment.

+Jeopardy + Universal Design

The use of Jeopardy and Eggspert applies to universal design in that: Students can take turns or

assign a job to each member to play to each other strengths

Students can work as a group to find the correct answer thus learning from each other

The act of playing jeopardy allows for a different approach to learning than paper and pencil – it’s hands on!

+The Planning

The lesson plan template that I used came from : http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=327d4a93-a39a-4170-9064-833b7bba321a

The EggSpert game can be purchased from : http://www.amazon.com/Educational-Insights-7883-EDUCATIONAL-INSIGHTS/dp/B001SN8DE8