Unit 3: Adapting Phonics Lessons
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Overview
In this module, you will modify a lesson of your choosing to incorporate technology. You do not have to use Google Slides to create your lesson. There are plenty of instructional technologies to choose from- get creative if you'd like! The important thing to remember is that you build on the content to increase engagement and understanding given everything you learned in the previous units.
Objective: Create a phonics lesson that incorporates instructional technology.
Essential Question: How can educators use technology to modify/create phonics lessons to increase student engagement and understanding?
The learner will...
reflect on phonics lessons to identify one to modify.
create an effective phonics lesson that incorporates technology.
reflect on the process using the rubric.
Planning
Your first step will be to decide what lesson you want to modify. As you reflect on the possibilities, consider the following questions to help you determine which lesson to choose:
- Is it something you have previously taught, or a new program your school is using?
- What challenges have you had with the lesson/program?
- Where does the lesson/program fall short according to the rubric?
- How will modifying the lesson benefit your students?
There is no right or wrong answer to these questions. But, I would recommend using a lesson you have taught before so that you are familiar with the content and can focus more on the delivery. Furthermore, as you thought about the challenges within the lesson you want to modify, try to narrow the challenges down to one or two that you can focus on.
I've created a Google Form to guide you through the planning process.
Don't forget to keep the rubric nearby as you are planning to ensure that you consider the principles for effective phonics instruction.
Lesson Submission
If you are willing to share your work with others, please submit a copy of your lesson here.
If you'd like to go the extra mile, the form also includes an option to upload a video of the lesson you taught.
The learning doesn't stop here! Take some time to explore other lessons that have been submitted. What modifications did they make that would be useful in your classroom? Did you see methods outside of Google Slides that you would like to explore?
Collaboration sparks new ideas and is a valuable learning tool for educators. Your ideas may help another teacher better engage their students!
Reflection
Teaching is a reflective, iterative process. Each time we teach or create a lesson, we are learning and growing.
Stopping to consider the impact your lesson had on your students is an important aspect of the process. More importantly, think about your professional growth. Has this course changed the way you will approach phonics instruction? Did it spark curiosity to research the topic further?
After you have had a chance to use your lesson in action, use the rubric from unit 1 to score yourself.
Finally, let's reflect on the process and on the course as a whole. We'll use this Google Form to reflect on the objectives form this course.
