Essay Content Based Lesson on Energy

(1987) described this form of instruction as a systematic method of teaching with emphasis on proceeding in small steps, checking for student understanding, and achieving active and successful participation by all students. I have also used the strategy as reference for determining the strengths and weaknesses of my lesson. After conducting in class lesson and reviewing my video lesson multiple times, I was able to identify my strengths

By having good communication skills, we are able to successfully undertake the lesson. If I am unsure of anything after reading the lesson plan I am confident in asking the teacher to explain or elaborate more on the task set to the students or learning outcome. By

This stage speaks for itself. You do the lesson! A teacher will put their plan into action and must be prepared

In using facts, studies and reason to persuade the audience,

Through completing this activity, I learned more than I have with any other activity I have done thus far while earning my Education Specialist degree. I had to observe a teacher and provide constructive feedback using the Framework for Teaching. This observation included a pre-conference where the teacher told me what she wanted me to pay particular attention to. It required that I observe in real-time, rather than simply using a video where I can pause frequently. I then had to analyze the data I collected during the observation, in order to determine strengths and areas for improvement that I shared during the post-conference. The teacher was a master teacher and thought the lesson went very well. She was shocked when I had some ideas for how to improve her instruction. I mentioned that students seemed fidgety, and she could incorporate more cooperative structures to get students more active in their learning. I also thought she needed cooperative roles for students when they completed their group work, that way everyone was accountable for the work.

Because I was presented with a lesson plan (secondary literature lesson plan) that corresponds with my field of study (secondary English education), I was more enthusiastic to teach a lessons that held my interest. I also learned that I am more organized than I am prepared. Although I keep my documents and resources organized, it does not mean I am not completely prepared to teach the certain subjects. Additionally, I learn that I am (or will be) a professional. I should continuously strive to project that image at all times, even when I believe that no one is looking. Dressing for success maintain respect and establishes credibility and authority while looking comfortable and mature. Overall, I learned that I will be a teacher one

Presentations should reflect a careful analysis of audience interest and be relevant. Presentations should also reflect the theory we

Planning- I think that the planning of this lesson went pretty smoothly. I had a strong idea of what I wanted to do going into planning the lesson. Therefore, writing the lesson was pretty easy. Creating the materials for the lesson was more time consuming that initially thought it would be. But, the time spent I think paid off in the end result of the lesson.

I believe during the Content Lesson Plan, having each section explained help when it came to completing the lesson and knowing that I did not have restrictions on the content area for the lesson plan.

When the new Southeast Polk High School opened they added many new energy saving products. This included installing geothermal heating under the high school cutting back on the cost of heating such a large building. Many new windows help save on energy used to light the building along with automatic lights that turn off after several minutes without movement. The new high school shows how easy it is to save money and help the environment. Renewable energy is good for all aspects of the U.S, providing jobs, economical growth, environmental cleanliness, and new research for improving energy efficiency. Therefore the United States should use renewable energy to benefit the economy and environment.

There are many forms of energy. The types of energy that can affect the toy car are potential energy, kinetic energy, and work of friction. Potential is the energy of an object due to its position. Kinetic energy is the energy due to motion. Friction plays a part because it shows how much energy is needed for the car to move. All these energies are intertwined in the toy car.

Reece and Walker (2000) discuss, there are several building blocks to be considered when planning for effective learning. I will discuss the sections of the planning process that need to be considered planning for a lesson.

After researching the most effective way of writing a lesson plan and I also read instructions on how to write a S.M.A.R.T. goal statement. The acronym S.M.A.R.T. stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-focused, Time-bound. By using this information, I was able to create a focused and effective goal statement for my lecture PowerPoint presentation. After my research, I created the first draft of the lesson plan for my lecture on Radiation Safety. I Included the following items in my lesson plan: the goal of the presentation, Objectives that students should be able to accomplish after the lecture, the teaching method I will be using to educate the students, the method of delivery of the material, and student activities.

For our Go4SET project, we chose to do ‘Energy and our school’. We chose this through elimination; our school is rather well equipped with sport and leisure facilities; being a private facility on lease by the council, we have a fully-fledged theatre, leisure center and large grounds with football pitches, so there was no need to be doing a report relating to sport. This left 2 options: recycling, or energy. We believe that in the current economic climate energy costs are of greater concern to our school and council; we do not dismiss the economic and environmental importance of recycling; we just believe it should not take centre stage, given the rising fuel costs and our unique circumstances. Also, since our school is connected to the main power grid, the electricity that we currently receive is from non renewable energy sources, which harm the environment; it would help us to create some form of energy generation which does not harm us. A good representation of our current predicament shown by the graph on the right, which is graph 1:

The overall structure is to calculate the total electricity consumption and convert to CO2 emissions by applying conversion factors of electricity. There are normally two methods for carbon emission calculation (WBCSD/WRI,2004). One is top-down method. Energy consumption data is gathered at an aggregate level, such as annual electricity consumption for the whole company. The other one is bottom-up method in which Individual process can be controlled separately and their energy usage can be measured individually. Generally, the top-down approach can provide more reliable overall emission estimates, but the calculation is usually on a company level. This method could not reflect how the energy is consumed. while the bottom-up technique is