Technology Infused Lesson plan:  “How do I become a Global Citizen?”

ESL/ GED students at Illinois Central College

Ann Eads

Illinois State University

Essential Questions	Teachers’  standards	Students’ standards	Learning activity	Date completed
Essential question: Students will watch a video about Kid President and Soulpancake:  “How to change the world?  A Work in Progress”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z7gDsSKUmU	ISTE-T  3C: c. Teachers will communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats	ISTE-S  3B: Students will Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media	Students will choose vocabulary words as they walk in the classroom. They will watch the video and hold up their specific word when they hear it spoken and see it written in the video: “progress, complain, holler for a dollar,  yell, bullhorn, dumb, figure it out, ignore, famous, powerful, one person filled with love, homeless, hungry, unhappy, awesome”	___________
Presentation: Students will be presented images of war and strife and poverty with a websites referenced on each one.	ISTE-T  1B:  Teachers will engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources	ISTE-S  4A: Students will Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation	Students will work in partners and locate the websites corresponding to the images.  They will write a short description of the photo together.	____________
Practice: Students will work as a whole group and identify the word “Global” with a doc cam and topic wheel graphic organizer, taking turns adding to the diagram on the doc cam for all to read. Application: Students will create a PowerPoint on google docs collaboratively to identify what is means to be a global citizen	ISTE-T  2D: Teachers will provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching ISTE-T  Teachers will address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources	ISBE-S  2B: Students will Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media ISTE-S  Students will contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems	Students will complete a graphic organizer that will later inform their research and application of connecting with other students in a discussion about global citizenry Students will create and edit PowerPoint slides collaboratively on google docs to identify what it means to be a global citizen	____________
Extended application and formative assessment: Students will post comments about being a global citizen on an Edmodo classroom site with another ESL instructor’s classroom whose students are also discussing global citizenry	ISTE-T  4D: Teachers will develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools	ISTE-S  2C Students will Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures d. Contribute to project teams	Students will post comments about global citizenry and read and share other comments from students in different classrooms, an authentic example of global communication in a digital format	_____________