Create+a+Lesson+Presentation+Challenge

Challenge:  Create a lesson plan presentation that is engaging  and ready to use in the classroom to receive a Discovery Education Science Techbook lab coat.

Presentations must be submitted through Mediashare between October 8, 2012 and June 1, 2013.

Lesson Presentation Options:


 * Representation of an existing DE Science Techbook model Lesson
 * Adaptation of existing DE Science Techbook model lesson to support specific students (e.g., special needs, ELL, academically gifted students, struggling readers, etc.)
 * Original lesson using DE Science Techbook resources

Presentation tools: You may use Microsoft PowerPoint or Keynote for your presentation.

Requirements:
 * We would like your presentation to be a minimum of 10 slides. There is no maximum length.
 * A title slide that includes concept and grade level(s)
 * A slide with the lesson objectives
 *  A slide with essential questions
 *  At least one slide (activity) for each component of a typical 5E lesson (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">At least THREE uses of digital resources from the Discovery Education Science Techbook
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> Information in the notes section that describes the intention of each slide (what the teacher and the students are doing)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Several opportunities for the students to be engaged with the content. Examples include notebook/journal entries, hands-on activities, group discussions, prompts for logging in to DE to do individual work, project work
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">At least one slide that includes some form of checking for understanding

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Remember that the Discovery Education Model Lessons represent several days learning, your lesson presentation should as well. See the example below.

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Click [|HERE] to download this example and see the notes for each slide.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Not sure how to build a lesson presentation? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Attend a Lesson Building webinar! Register at []

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Once your presentation is ready to share it must be uploaded to our Media Share Service. See the PDF file below for directions.

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Last step!! We want to be able to send you your lab coat! [|Please fill out this form] with your mailing address and lab coat size and we will get it in the mail to you!

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Thanks! We look forward to seeing what you have to share! .