Creating a Classroom Newspaper
Review Publish Date: 2021-02-04 11:25:45
Reviewer: Matt Yauk
Rubric Version: Reviews Review Rubric Version 0.92
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Flexible Learning Endorsement |
Summary: Teachers may consider alternative sites to find magazines and newspapers (i.e. INFOhio's ISearch). There is a Flash object that can no longer be used due to discontinuation of that product. It is advised that teachers find an alternative simulation or means to demonstrate a printing press, such as a video (INFOhio's Digital Video Collection). Group work, debate, peer review, and/or a gallery walk of final product would help support academic and social interactions.
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Usability : 4/6 Top
a. Materials follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Reviewer Notes: Video was not a component of this lesson, therefore criteria a.4 was not relevant. Teachers may consider alternative sites to find magazines and newspapers (i.e. INFOhio's ISearch). There is a Flash object that can no longer be used due to discontinuation of that product. It is advised that teachers find an alternative simulation or means to demonstrate a printing press, such as a video (INFOhio's Digital Video Collection). b. Material(s) are not overly resource intense that would require consistent high-speed internet access, such as large video files and multiple high-resolution photos.
Reviewer Notes: Video was not a component of this lesson, therefore criteria b.2 was not relevant. c. The visual design of materials is clean and coherent, lending itself to ease of learning.
Flexibility and Adaptability: 4/6 Top
d. Materials are flexible to allow students to access and complete work online or offline as needed.
e. Materials can support and/or facilitate learning in hybrid and/or online delivery methods.
Reviewer Notes: Teachers may consider using web-based graphics editing apps or collaborative tools (Google Docs, Google Drawing, Canva, Adobe Spark) to allow for student-led creation, Material is copywritten by ReadWriteThink and usage rights may be found at http://www.readwritethink.org/util/legal.html f. Teacher supports, documentation, and/or guides for effective use are present.
Reviewer Notes: Educators may consider developing extension activities to involve parents and/or make connections at home. Homework involved asking parents their favorite newspaper1 Inclusive Teaching: 3/6 Top
g. Content is presented with an objective view on topic and is free of bias.
Reviewer Notes: Many of these criteria may be achieved with choice of news sources used in the activity and the instructors' focus on them when applicable. h. Content creates student experiences that enable all children to reach empowering and rigorous learning outcomes regardless of their race or income.
Reviewer Notes: The newspaper articles may be beyond the 3rd grade reading level, in which case teachers would want to consider offering a choice of pre-approved sources. Group work, debate, peer review, and/or a gallery walk of final product would help support academic and social interactions. i. Content cultivates an awareness and acceptance of a variety of ages, cultures, races, religions, and gender roles and identities.
Reviewer Notes: There aren't explicit opportunities to reflect on existing beliefs, attitudes and biases in the instructional timeline, but may be worthy of inclusion. Research-Based Strategies: 5/14 Top
j. Content builds on prior learning
Reviewer Notes: Additional opportunities for reflection after each session may help student understanding. k. Content leads to further learning by gradually removing supports and requiring advanced skills and concepts.
l. Content provides for authentic learning, application of literacy skills, student-directed inquiry, analysis, evaluation and/or reflection.
Reviewer Notes: The worksheets in the lesson can serve as formative feedback but they didn't seem to be used frequently enough to assess understanding, or at least with a m. Content engages students through discussion questions and other supports that build toward independence.
Reviewer Notes: Instructors may want to consider including motivation techniques found in the ARCS Model of Motivation Design to increase intrinsic motivation and inject more possibilities to establish perseverance - http://go.osu.edu/arcs n. Uses technology and media to deepen learning and engage students.
Reviewer Notes: The interactive resource is Flash-based and can no longer be used. Instructors may want to consider an alternative such as a video of a printing press from INFOhio's Digital Video Collection - https://dvc.infohio.org o. Content includes options for differentiation to meet needs of all learners.
Reviewer Notes: The lesson included multiple means of engagement and action/expression, but fell a bit short in representation. Inclusion of additional media, such as video, downloadable slide desk, guided notes, etc. would help satisfy the multiple means of representation guidelines in UDL. p. Instructional approaches used are reflective of best practices and research on what works in education.
Reviewer Notes: Ohio standards and connection to research was stated in the Preview tab. |
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