Emily+Vulcan

Email: emily.vulcan@k12.sd.us Website: [|www.k12lessonplans.com/vulcan] Lesson: Explorer Unit District inservice:

Washington Elementary 30 minute session 1. Start with video of __3 steps of 21st Century Learning –__ download onto computer from YouTube 2. Each teacher will have a copy of the 21st century graphic organizer that our district uses. Teachers will take 3 minutes to discuss the skills they are the best at using in their classroom. 3. Brainstorm 2 skills they want to incorporate more into their lessons this year and how they could do it (by grade level). Inform the teachers that they will bring a lesson for each of their highlighted skills to work on for the next session. 4. Have the teachers quickly shout out websites or tools they use frequently in their classrooms. 5. Divide teachers into groups with various grade levels. Each group will be assigned a website to try out. After playing with their site, they will give examples of how to incorporate their site into their lessons. * Wordle * Photostory * Tag Galaxy * Animoto * Whole Brain Teaching 6. Each group will share their ideas and what the site is. 7. Website/Wiki – Show my website & literature circle wiki and how we use it in my classroom. 8. Show teachers the 21st century lesson plan template.
 * __ Suggested Ideas: __**
 * 1) Video – __Education Today and Tomorrow__ - download onto computer from YouTube
 * 1) Teachers will take part in a world café sharing and listening to ideas. They will share their findings, struggles, and successes in using their highlighted skills.