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Integrating Real-World Challenges into Lesson Design: Insights from the LDC Experience

Explore the innovative strategies for embedding Lesson Design Challenges (LDC) into classroom interactions. Join Pat McGuire, April Lanotte, and Holly Westad as they share lessons learned, student perspectives, and solutions to common roadblocks in lesson design. Engage in group activities that leverage everyday materials to address various science and math topics. Through the LDC framework, students can develop 5E lesson plans and creatively use real-world scenarios to enhance their understanding of fundamental concepts. Discover next steps for implementing LDCs in your teaching approach.

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Integrating Real-World Challenges into Lesson Design: Insights from the LDC Experience

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  1. Embedding Lesson Design Challenges into CI:Lessons Learned Pat McGuire, April Lanotte,Holly Westad

  2. Session Playlist • What the #^%$ can I do with these? • Lesson Design Challenge (LDC) overview • Student’s perspective/example • Challenges/roadblocks • Rubric • Next steps and discussion

  3. “What the #^%$ do I do with these?” • TOPICS • Altitude • Vectors • Density • Water cycle • Acceleration • Graphing • Human survival • Relationships between quantities • Geometric measurement and dimension • Genetic variation • Factoring • Osmosis • Properties of sound • MATERIALS • 3 Bowling balls • Pizza • Coins (pennies, nickels, dimes) • Gears • Packets of yeast • Jump ropes • Box of rocks • Flashlight • 4 mirrors • Fish tank • 2 stopwatches • 1 roll of duct tape • Phenolpthalein • Bag of marbles • Box of pinecones Using any of the items from the left column, work in groups of 2-3 to address any of the content topics on the right.

  4. What is the point of this? • Use math/science to talk about the real world? OR… • Use the real world to talk about math/science?

  5. LDC Overview • Students pose various “themes” and vote as a class • Student pairs design 5E lessons • Each pair gives a short presentation (~10 mins) about their lesson • Winning pair gets bonus points

  6. Past Semester LDC Topics Mars Rover Life in the Universe? Mermaids 2014 Winter Olympics

  7. A student’s perspective… • Holly Westad; Spring CI Student • Theme = 2014 Winter Olympics • Lesson Topic = Spread of contagious diseases in Winter Olympic Village

  8. LDC Challenges/Roadblocks • Time (so much to cover in CI) • Judging • Student or instructor decided? • UCCSTeach solution = combo of both (see rubric) • Topic selection • Needs to be broad enough to inspire creativity • Be careful not to limit options within the lesson • Must be able to apply to content area

  9. LDC Rubric

  10. LDC: Lessons Learned • Revisit/review 5E lesson design in the context of a real lesson • Opportunity to work with teaching partner & supervisor before first teaching experience • Use the real world to talk about math and science. Not the other way around!

  11. Next Steps & Discussion • How could you implement a LDC into your Classroom Interactions? Other UTeach courses in the program? • What suggestions or adaptations could make this LDC structure better?

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