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=//Lansing Gardner Middle School Field Placement Planning Space//=

Gardner in the news - http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20111117/NEWS05/111170324/District-consider-plans-Gardner-Middle-School

"Our staff at Gardner Middle School believes that ALL students can learn. We welcome ALL students to our diverse community regardless of their family background, socio-economic status, race, previous academic performance, or gender. We willingly accept responsibility to TEACH and CHALLENGE all of our students to reach their highest levels of academic success in a welcoming and safe environment."
 * //Gardner Middle School Mission Statement//**

- Alexis Lepri lepriale@msu.edu (810) 252-4862 - Jimmy Bennett- benne385@msu.edu (313) 690-0340  begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (313) 690-0340  end_of_the_skype_highlighting - Becki Farquhar farquh13@msu.edu (517)-388-1933  begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (517)-388-1933  end_of_the_skype_highlighting - Carter Mauter- mauterca@msu.edu (810) 516-6221 - Bernie Charles __charle45@msu.edu__ -(313)-971-8620

= = // Field Placement Project # 1 // **//Stage One/Planning//** =// Lesson Plan Topic: //= Lewis & Clark Expedition =// Research Questions: //=

1. What resources can be used to better help students understanding the idea of the Lewis & Clark Expedition? =// Observation Notes: //= - Improvements needed in classroom management & discipline.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- To many interruptions.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- Classroom set up is a distraction to student learning.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- Teacher was calm and friendly.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">- Classroom atmosphere (pictures, poster, boards) outdated.

= = **//Stage Two/Teaching//**

Possible video and website for journal entries of Lewis and Clark:

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1. How has the exploration of unknown lands impacted human existence?
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2. What motivates/inspires people to explore unknown lands?

1. Students will understand that there are cost and benefits of exploring unknown lands.
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2. Students will understand the various terrains associated with the westward movement of Lewis and Clark.

3. Students will be able to differentiate the different patterns of a map.

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Have students rank items needed for expedition from most to least essential. Students should be given a list of twelve items, but given the opportunity to chose only six items.
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// -Creating America: A HIstory of the United States. (2002, // McDougal Littell) -Chapter 10, Section 2 -Classzones.com([]) -Lewis and Clark Journals -Map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Lecture on the reasons for the Lewis and Clark expeditions. It will include why they took the journey and the issues they encountered during their expedition. After teacher will read excerpts from Lewis and Clark journals.
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Students will be asked to analyze the journals to determine the reasons why certain things were documents by the explorers. Students will then be asked to examine a map of the trail that Lewis and Clark took. While doing this they will be asked to consider the issues that they may have encountered in various areas.
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Was the expedition success? Why or why not?
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How did Americans get to the western part of the country (California)?
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Name three things that you learned from the lesson. These can be done orally or by students giving them in their journals.
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-Maps -Manifest destiny -Importance of river routes to western ocean -Northwest Passage -Learning from Native Americans about the lands natural resources, relations and Sacajawea, (Shoshone Indian) -Hardships/Struggles -Corps of Discovery Expedition or The Lewis and Clark Expedition = =
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//**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">Stage Three: Reflection **// <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

Interview

Do you enjoy the class?

Does the class challenge you?

Do you understand the homework given?

What do you use to remember info?

Where and when do you like to study?

Do you think this class is useful?

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