5e Lesson Plans

Students in ED 505 have been super busy the past few weeks. They've taken all of their pedagogical and technological "know how" and designed interactive and engaging lessons for their students.

I hope you enjoy viewing a few of these submissions:

• The 4 Seasons_Mills
• The Digestive System_Little
• US History_Barnett
• Parts of a Plant_Boutwell
•  States of Matter_Kelley
• The Water Cycle_Ramos
• Patterns of the Sun, Moon and Stars_Raper
• Mathematical Operations_Slezak

ED 505 Digital Citizenship

ED 505 students have been learning about digital citizenship, as it relates to P-12 classrooms. They presented the information gathered about this topic on self-created Websites.

Enjoy viewing the featured sites, which met most, if not all project requirements.

• Q Battle
• L Boutwell
• L Garner
• J Holmes
• K Moore
• E Pesnell
• M Slezak II

Students in ED 510 designed professional ePortfolios for their final course project. Enjoy viewing their submissions*.

• R Chaffin - Upward Bound Math and Science Coordinator Bevill State
• B Gerloff - Academic Advisor  
• B  Keeton - Welding Education  Northwest-Shoals
• K Swindle - Dual Enrollment Bevill State  
• V Horne - CTE Instructional Technology
• M Carson - Truck Driver Training @ Bevill State
• A Chamblee - Office of Student Services @ Bevill State
• J Gaither - Precision Machinist Gadsden State
• K Harbison - Educational Talent Search Program Bevill State
• M Kinard - Human Resources Bevill State
• T Taylor - Electrical Systems Technology Bevill State

*ePortfolios posted here do not necessarily meet all course assignment requirements

Teaching Strategies Web Page

Want to take a really great course? Then sign up for ED 307 Teaching Strategies for the Digital Age!! What makes it so great - see student showcases below -

• S Jackson Teaching Strategies Page
• A Wiggins Teaching Strategies Page

Partnering Pedagogies

ED 307 students turned into investigative reporters - enjoy the following investigative reports about a variety of different partnering pedagogies.

K Bates - Inquiry Based Learning
A Chandler - Community Service Learning
S Jackson - Challenge Based Learning
D Livingston - Global Collaboration
J Sims - Problem Based Learning
C Stout - Project Based Learning
A Wiggins - Team Based Learning
M Wooten - Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning

Engagement - the special ingredient for increasing online student retention

With the exponential growth in online courses, retention, which has been suggested as one of the greatest weaknesses of online education, is an area of great concern. Studies show that failed retention rates for online college and university graduates range from 20 to 50%, however the number of college students who are participating in online courses continues to increase dramatically despite this likelihood of non-completion.
Student persistence in online courses is related to many reasons, of these, research suggests that both time and relationships rate high on the list. While the instructor may not be able to combat a student’s “time” commitments, it is possible to create positive and trusting online relationships, which begins with student engagement.
Attend this session to learn about the three essential components for building student engagement in online courses and thus, increasing student retention and success.

View the presentation here.
View handout here.

Digital Teaching Resources

Students in ED 510 are learning to design, create and publish digital teaching resources. This past week they received SoftChalk Cloud accounts and were asked to create and publish a lesson that could be viewed and completed online. Lesson topics ranged from dual enrollment to welding and electrical safety.

• M Carson – Hours ofService for Interstate Truck Drivers
• R Chaffin – TimeManagement and Career Planning
• A Chamblee - FERPA
• R Gerloff – SeniorProject
• V Horne - Infographics
• B Keeton – WeldInspection and Testing
• M Kinard - Human Resources
• K Swindle – Dual Enrollment@ BSCC
• T Taylor – ElectricalSafety