Lesson+Prompts

1. Why did you choose this lesson? Brief summary or original lesson plan design/goals of lesson? I chose this lesson because I was working with an adult student who was very proud of their profession. I tried to use a topic that would be of interest for the student while helping him to pronounce ending consonant sounds in words. The student visited [|Seminole State] to listen to the two paragraphs that the teacher read aloud to model and then the student practiced while the teacher helped if the student had any pronunciation challenges.

2. Define new lesson plan design/goals of lesson. My new lesson plan has the student learn how to use Voicethread to create a presentation about their own occupatuion that they will present.

3. Which tool or tools did you choose to incorporate into this lesson to potentially improve it? I used Voicethread as the software to create the presentation about the student's occupation.

4. Why did you choose this tool(s)? I chose this tool because I wanted the student to be able to tell about their occupation while practicing their pronunciation. The student can even use pictures of himself while at work to help explain what he does.

5. What standards were you using to guide your decision on this? NETS? I used the Rhode Island Professional Teacher Standards (RIPTS) and National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. This lesson is geared to adults learning ESL therefore there are no GLEs.

6. Do you feel this will improve your teaching? If so, why? I absolutely feel like this will improve my teaching with adults because my students are eager to use the computer. I work with adults who have a basic education with little to no teachnology experience.

7. Do you feel this will help improve student learning? If so, how and why? I absolutely feel like this will improve student learning because it allows the student to practice their pronunciation in English in a comfortable way for the student. If the student was just speaking in front of the teacher I feel like the student would be much more nervous presenting. It also allows the student to present on a topic that is familiar to them. My student will also be very excited to listen to themselves.