5E Evaluation for Lesson: Programming with Angry Birds – Instructional Technology Models and Practices

ENGAGE The first step is to see if we can engage the students’ prior knowledge. When I discussed with the former Science teacher he said that incoming 6th graders missed out on a lot of Science in Elementary School, So we needed to identify the knowledge gaps. When anticipating those things you create a lesson where students would all be engaged.
EXPLORE During the exploration phase, students actively explore the new concept through concrete learning experiences. They might be asked to go through the scientific method and communicate with their peers to make observations. This phase allows students to learn in a hands-on way. I learned through computational thinking, last class and this one, that code.org incorporates many of these concepts to figure out the lesson. When students figure out algorithms they have success.
EXPLAIN This is where I had to take more time to explain to students who would get frustrated easily. Last year I had high flyers who took off on the explore stage, but many need a little more explanation of they would give up before success.
ELABORATE This could be a chance to discuss with a peer or write down what they learned in a notebook.
EVALUATE This could be formal or informal assessment. I can observe my students and see whether they have a grasp of the concepts. Here are the lessons.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TMh-VTXU92PvjWNLjxutFk8rPXohFslFI9HSQMwPb98/edit?usp=sharing
Communication is key and setting up how students will transition to get help is important.