Miriam Ramos' Portfolio

Introduction

Welcome to my professional development lesson, Creating a WebQuest. Designed by Bernie Dodge and Tom March at San Diego State University in 1995, a WebQuest is an inquiry-based activity in which the information the learner interacts with comes from resources from the Internet. In a WebQuest students learn to work in a collaborative environment and become responsible for their own learning--and they use technology to complete a task. There are five components used to help teachers design a WebQuest: Introduction, Task, Process, Evaluation, and Conclusion.

Performance Objectives

• After completing this course the learners should be able to:
• Choose resources from the Internet to use in a WebQuest
• Create a WebQuest for your content area
• Develop plan to implement WebQuest learning in the classroom

Learner Analysis

• Educators in Middle School (with modifications could be used in early High School grades).
• Educators interested in inquiry-based learning activities.
• Educators with limited technology skills.
• Those with limited or no WebQuest experience.

Needs Assessment

• I could create a survey to find out the amount of experience the educators have with creating a WebQuest or implementing one in the classroom.
• In addition, to how many of them include their pets in their emergency evacuation plan at home and in their school (if they have pets in the classroom).

Curriculum Map

File:Etap 623 Design Project Curriculum Map.doc

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