Teacher(s) Name: Ms. Goodan, Mrs. Letson
School: Twin Hickory ES
Grade Level(s): Grade 2
Content Area(s): Language Arts
Lesson Summary
Students created silent movies based on stories that they wrote and illustrated. These were then transferred to a Google Slide Show and their drawings were scanned and changed to black and white. Finally, using Animoto the movies were assembled.
TIPC Ratings
Research & Information Fluency
Rating:Not Observed – Explanation: Research was not part of this lesson.
Communication & Collaboration
Rating: Approaching – Explanation: Establish group norms, form teams, and organize roles to address an authentic task. Use appropriate digital tools to facilitate collaboration.
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Rating: Approaching – Explanation: As the students worked in groups to create their stories, they generated and responded to purposeful questions. Students also had to justify their decision-making and/or problem-solving practices to other group members
Creativity & Innovation
Rating: Ideal – Explanation: The teachers facilitated and formatively assessed this authentic tasks where students were engaged in meaningful questioning, critical thinking and problem solving.
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