Microteaching

Microteaching Lesson = = =A. Lesson Introduction=

Number of Days for Lesson: 4
=B. Materials/Resources=
 * Computer for each student and one with a projector for the teacher
 * Will use this to show meteorologist websites
 * Web to write weather words they hear
 * Dictionary page to write what each word means
 * Paper to write what a meteorologist is
 * Paper for the group metereologist broadcast
 * iPhone to take videos of the group performances
 * construction paper to make meteorologists

=C.Instruction Procedure=

Essential Question: What is a meteorologist?

Activating Strategy: The students will watch the same meteorologist clip on the computer. They will write down all of the weather words they hear. Meteorologist Report When students are finished making a list the class will brainstorm a list of all of the words everyone heard.

Teaching Strategy: Inquiry based learning The students will look up the words on their own and find their definitions. They will use these two pages to do so: weather words and weather forecasting At the end of this day the students will meet with each other and compare words they found and what they mean.

Day 2: Meteorologist

The teacher will talk to the students about the clips they watched the previous day and review a few of the words the students had found. The students will look at this website that will explain exactly how a meteorologist makes a prediction about the weather and then broadcasts their predictions on tv: meteorologist The students will read about the meteorologist and then they will answer questions about being a meteorologist. Students will think pair share about how to become a meteorologist and one important thing they think meteorologists do.

Day 3: Forecast

The students will work in a group of three to write their own forecast to broadcast to the other students. They will each pick a different place in the world and using words they learned in the previous lessons they will decide to make a forecast about the upcoming day. They will use accuweather.com to do this. forecast

The students will present their forecast to the other students and it will be videotaped using an iPhone.

Day 4: A day in the life of a Meteorologist

The students will make their own meteorologists out of construction paper with their own faces and will write a story about being a meteorologist.

=Method:= The students will use inquiry to figure out what a meteorologist is and important weather related words that they may use. The teacher will also use cooperative learning because the students will be working together to make their own meteorologist forecast.

=Teaching Video: 21st Century Teachers=

21st Century Teacher