TIPS LESSON PLAN

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TIPS LESSON PLAN

• A GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTING A
• TIPS LESSON
• PRESENTED BY THE TIPS STAFF

Jim Carroll, Joe Montacalvo, Ira Gelernter, Art
Fortin, Kate OHara, David
Gelfand, Fred Fisher
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STEP 1

• DECIDE ON THE CONTENT OUTCOMES
• You have come here to day with a set of outcomes
  you want to convey to your students
• Your task is to place these in a TIPS lesson
  format using the PPA

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WHAT TO DO NEXT ??

• Suggestions ???

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STEP 2

• FIND THE PART OF THE PPA TO BE ADDRESSED AS THE
  GOAL FOR THE LESSON
• THIS CAN BE MADE INTO AN AIM

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WHERE DO WE LOOK FOR THE PPA CATEGORY ?
PPA GHPPA
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STEP 3

• STANDARD TO BE ADDRESSED
• OR
• SKILL TO BE LEARNED BY STUDENT

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FINDING THE STANDARD

• http//www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips/tutorials.h
  tml (RESOURCES TUTORIALS)
• http//www.nysatl.nysed.gov/standards.html (New
  York State Standards)
• LEARNING STANDARDS

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STEP 3

• FINDING THE RESOURCE MATERIAL TO MEET THE
  STANDARD
• This is the critical part of teaching
• How should this material be selected?

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THE RESOURCE MATERIAL

• 1 Fulfills the content objectives
• 2 Addresses standards
• 3 Used in assessment process
• CAN YOU THINK OF OTHER FUNCTIONS ?

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SOURCES FOR CONTENT MATERIAL

• WWW.GOOGLE.COM
• WWW.YAHOO.COM
• WWW.ASKJEEVES.COM
• http//www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips/search.html
  (TIPS SEARCH INFORMATION)

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OTHER SOURCES FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
Suggestions ??
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STEP 4

• CREATE A LEARNING EXPEREINCE THAT UNIFIES THE
  PPA WITH CONTENT, SKILLS AND PROCESS

Here you can link to the TIPS website
(worksheets or information)
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WHAT DO WE HAVE NOW ?

• 1 Content to be taught
• 2 PPA or GHPPA category to be addressed
• 3 Standards to be addressed
• 4 Classroom material used in instruction

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HOMEWORK

• REPLICATES THE CONTENT AND PROCESS EMPHASIZED IN
  THE LESSON
• OPENS STUDENTS TO TECHNOLOGY SKILLS AND OTHER
  STANDARDS
• ANTICIPATES NEXT LESSON
• INCLUDES PPA OR GHPPA CATEGORY

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QUESTION AS TEACHERS, WOULD YOU REARRANGE ANY OF
THE STEPS?
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CHANGES???
1_____DECIDE ON CONTENT 2 ____DECIDE ON PPA
CATEGORY 3_____DECIDE UPON THE STANDARD 4
_____CHOOSE LEARNING MATERIAL 5 _____CREATE
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
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ASSESSMENT INLCUDE PPA OR GHPPA
1 Use PPA or GHPPA worksheets 2 Assign essays
using PPA or GHPPA categories 3 Examinations can
focus on TIPS problem solving skills 4 Long term
projects focus on TIPS format
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QUESTION DOES CONTENT DRIVE THE PROCESS OR
PROCESS DRIVE THE CONTENT ?
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Power Point Presentation

• INCLUDE A POWER POINT PRESETNATION AS AN INTEGRAL
  PART OF THE LESSON OR IN ONE PHASE OF THE LESSON
• Include reference to the PPA
• This you will do in the afternoon session