Okay, so I interviewed at Collins Career Center today for an 11-12 grade teaching position. There were 12 other applicants and they've narrowed it down to the top four. I'm one of those four. They now want us four to create our own lesson plan that incorporates elements from the welding program. At the end of the school year, the English teacher and the welding teacher collaborate on a "final project" that combines the two subjects. The school is pretty big on community involvement and incorporating technology.
I think I'm going to use the idea of glogging and have students create a glog and complete four essays (1 per 9 weeks). The topics I'm thinking about are: "Who are you?", "Why is welding important to you?", "What do you want to do after high school?", and...?? They would present their final blog to me, the welding teacher, and one another at the end of the year.
Along with this, I'd like to have a really great final project for them do, but I'm a bit short on ideas! If you can think of anything, I'm all ears! :)
.....A few hours later: I *think* I might have something workable! I have to submit it by Sunday, and I know that since it's a holiday weekend everyone is going to be consuming adult beverages and "ooing" and "awwwwing" over the fireworks (which invariably cause my eldest dog to shake like a leaf and wee a bit). If you get the chance feel free to throw out some suggestions/comments! Thanks for being a wonderful little community & have a safe and fun holiday (preferably without dog wee!) ;)
I think I'm going to use the idea of glogging and have students create a glog and complete four essays (1 per 9 weeks). The topics I'm thinking about are: "Who are you?", "Why is welding important to you?", "What do you want to do after high school?", and...?? They would present their final blog to me, the welding teacher, and one another at the end of the year.
Along with this, I'd like to have a really great final project for them do, but I'm a bit short on ideas! If you can think of anything, I'm all ears! :)
.....A few hours later: I *think* I might have something workable! I have to submit it by Sunday, and I know that since it's a holiday weekend everyone is going to be consuming adult beverages and "ooing" and "awwwwing" over the fireworks (which invariably cause my eldest dog to shake like a leaf and wee a bit). If you get the chance feel free to throw out some suggestions/comments! Thanks for being a wonderful little community & have a safe and fun holiday (preferably without dog wee!) ;)
I love the glog! I think you might add a career connection for after school---where can this knowledge take me? Why did I choose this in the first place? Maybe research an area of welding. One of my students found underwater welding fascinating. Right now the oil leak is very much in the news. Certainly welders are involved. Some might want to research comparing traditional, historical and modern welding techniques and technology. Has it changed much? If so, how has it changed? I have always wanted to learn welding techniques and how to use cutting torches for garden art. Maybe there are some who want to be artists with their trade? They can pick and area of interest to study. Incorporate with history. I have one girl who is in welding. I have talked to her about the significance of a poster on my wall--Rosie the Riveter. Does this help? So sorry we didn't get phone numbers. I would love to collaborate on this with you but am afraid to post # here. Email? ktspiker@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love the glog idea. Kaye's got great ideas too. I was trying to think of something that would be both important and something they could connect to, but I think Kaye is way ahead of me on these thoughts.
ReplyDeleteSolidarity in dog wee.
So after much thought (and less dog wee than I expected!!) I came up with something workable (I hope!:
ReplyDeleteI made a unit that has students constructing playground equipment to donate to the community center where they live. They have to craft the actual equipment in their welding class (anything that shoots flames is *not* something I should have access to!!) For the English component I set up four groups: one group has to learn grant-writing skills and actually petition for grants to fund the project. The second group has to write a business letter proposal to the local community group to inform them of the project and ask if it is something they would be interested in. The next group is responsible for drafting the visual layout of the plan and researching playground equipment that is both safe and accessible for children (making sure that some pieces are handicap accessible as well) and write up a design draft and proposal. The final group is responsible for coorelating with the other teams to create a final project proposal to explain the steps of the project and present this info to their teachers/administrators/community members. I'm also going to have them create a glogster account, and their last essay assignment is going to be a reflection on this project and (thanks to Kaye's suggestion!) what they will be to incorporate into their lives after high school.
I even made my own glog as an example (I'm such a brown-noser!) Here's the link if you want to see what it looks like! It was really easy to do!! http://sylvia131984.edu.glogster.com/sylvias-glog/