Sl.
No
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TASK
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SUB TASK
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ROLE
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START DATE
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END DATE
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PRODUCT
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01
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Launch project
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01.11.16
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30.11.16
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Project launched
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02
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Deliver classroom
instruction
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Areas to be covered.
.1.Define the project
2.Culminating products
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Teacher
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1.11.16
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26.11.16
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Initial classroom
instruction is completed
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03
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Group selection
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Students’ list
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Teacher
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2.11.16
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Group selection is
completed
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04
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Preparation of
questionnaire
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Eliciting from peer group
and self analyzation
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Each member
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3.11.16
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4.11.16
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Prepared questions
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05
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Conduct research
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Collection of Content on
1.Problems faced during
adolescence
2.Values and Life skill
needed
3, Child Abuse
4, Children and Gadgets
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Student
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5.11.16
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8.11.16
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Students recorded in the
computer
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06
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Perform survey
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Create survey questions, survey,prepare
survey report
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Student
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9.11.16
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13.12.16
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Collected report
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07
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Programme sheet activity
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Prepared based on
curricular units and problem areas faced
by children
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Student and teacher
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15.11.16
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16.11.16
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Prepared
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08
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Advice meeting
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Team prepare briefs
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All team members
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17.11.16
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18.11.16
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A meeting was held
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09
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Programme sheet
presentation
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Presentation
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19.11.16.
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22.11.16
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To be presented
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10
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Lecture by AEP Mentor
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Mrs Anitha Sarma
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Teacher
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22.11.16
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11
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Exhibition
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Practice presentation by
inviting parents
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All members
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28.11.16
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12
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Project presentation
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Posting in the
computer/blog
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All
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28.11.16
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29.11.16
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To be presented
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10
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Assessment and grading
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Prepare rubrics and
assessment
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Teacher
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30.11.16
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30.11.16
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To be completed
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11
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Refection and evaluation
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Student reflection and
evaluation,Teacher refection and evaluation
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Students and teacher
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30.11.16
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30.11.16
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To be completed.
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12
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Project closed
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Submitting to the Principal
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Teacher
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30.11.16
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Will be closed
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Thursday, 17 November 2016
Children - Lesson 4
Children - Lesson 2
Lesson 2
2.1 Essential Question:
Who we are? Are we Children or Adults? Why are we asked to behave like children sometimes and sometimes adults? How are we to behave? Who will understand our problems? How our problems will be understood by elders and teachers? What life skills are needed to survive in today's world? What are the values we need to have? What are the ways in which children are abused? How should we react? What are our rights? What is the role of E-gadgets in our life?
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2.2 Grouping Strategy:
Team will comprise groups of 10 students of mixed gender, and mixed ability and skills. One of the goals is to promote teamwork in mixed ability groups so that higher ability students get opportunities for peer instruction, and lower ability students benefit from the more advanced collaboration that will arise from this.
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2.3 Learning Environment:
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A group working area in the classroom will be set aside with tables and chairs to allow more effective interaction among team members. Computer labs will be used for the majority of the online work. Research notes will be recorded in computers/blogs. Some collaboration between students will take place through email/blog/whats'app
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2.4Assessment Approach:
2.41 Authentic Assessment:
Authentic tasks such as
1., Conducting surveys based on the questionnaire prepared.
2. Documenting the findings .
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2.42 Formative Assessment:
Regular feedback will be provided as the students work on internet and library research, surveys, and presentation designs.
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2.43 Summative Assessment:
Rubrics will be used to assess:
Questionnaire
Surveys
Final presentations
Blog
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2.44 Rubrics:
Rubrics will be used to assess:
Questionnaire
Surveys
Final presentations
Blog
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2.45 Gradings:
Group grading and individual grading will be given based on the presentation and group co-ordination, effectiveness of outcome.
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Children - Lesson 3
3.1 Work
Breakdown, Products and Milestones:
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The entire
project consists of tasks to be finished at the stipulated time.
Formation of
groups
Group leaders and
assistant Group Leaders
Dividing the work
among the group members
Referring various
sites and having a discussion among the members
Research: online
and library (research report)
Preparing the
questionnaire
Conducting the
survey
Compiling all the
results
Arranging
meetings
Analyzing the
Findings
Preparing the
Report
Briefing of the
Report
Presentation: Children
(presentation)
Celebration: a
“mini exhibition” on “Pains and pleasures of childhood- An eye opener for
parents(exhibition)
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3.2 Role
definitions:
Project leader: teacher will fulfill this role
Team leader:
Heading the meeting
Allotting the tasks to different members
Preparing the Questionnaire
Researcher
Survey writer (all students will contribute to this)
Surveyor
Presentation author
Presenter (all students will take some part in the presentation
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3.3 Task
schedule:
Project start date 1st November,2016
Project end date 30 November, 2016
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3.4Special
Activities Plan:
A talk will take place on 21-11-16
Mini exhibition: 28-11-16
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3.5Resources
Plan:
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Computer lab: Date and period in the Time Table
Wednesdays 2nd period
Thursdays 8th
period
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3.6 Direct
Instruction:
Basics of all the Sub topics; a skeletal frame work
The groups attended to separately
Creating a
survey
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3.7 Reviews
and checkpoints:
Every Friday in the English period there will be a 20 minutes class
conference to discuss progress, successes and challenges.
A checkpoint meeting for each team will be held for 10 minutes twice
per week
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3.8 Assessment
plan:
Opportunities
for authentic assessment will include: the surveys and results
Formative
assessment will primarily focus on the artifacts created by the students
during the project. Special attention will be paid to survey prototypes,
learning journals and presentation outlines.
Summative
assessments will be performed on the survey results, presentations on the
findings they have arrived at and the portfolios of work.
Rubrics
prepared: Survey questions and results rubric, , grading rubric.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Children - Lesson 1
1.Project Plan
(1.11)Introduction:
This Project is a step to help the students of Class IX to explore the following topics related to CHILDREN.
1. The problems faced by Adolescents.
2. Values and Life Skills needed by Children of today.
3. Child Abuse
4. Children and E-Gadgets.
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(1.12)Project Scope:
The students will work in small groups building knowledge in these curriculum areas. The project would help them to understand the difficulties and the advantages of being born in this century and teach them to acquire the skills needed for survival. Children often become victims of many sort of abuses and at times they are unaware of these abuses. They fall prey to the E-gadgets and are total dependent on that and develop a withdrawal symptom if deprived of it. Through this projects they will learn to draw the limits for it and to use it for constructive purpose.
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(1.13) Curriculum and Standards:
Class IX, MCB Unit "Children"
Being adolescents they go through many bodily and psychological changes.
Awareness created regarding the values and skills they need to have.
A vulnerable age when they go through many types of abuses but are not aware about their rights.
The do's and don'ts of usage of E gadgets.
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Conservation of Plants & Animals - Lesson 2
Lesson 2
2.1 Essential Question:
What will happen if the habitat of an animal is disturbed ?
Why migratory birds are flying to far away places ?
Explain the consequences of deforestation.
Identify the areas around your house affected by violent street dogs.
Give some suggestions to
prohibit the causes of violence.
Name the endangered species from the figure.
Locate the national parks in India in the following map.
Collect some photographs of flora and fauna around your house. |
2.2 Grouping Strategy:
Team will comprise groups of 5 students of mixed gender , and different ability,attitude and skills.Goal is to promote teamwork in mixed ability groups so that higher ability students get opportunities for peer instruction ,and lower ability students benefit from the more advanced collaboration that will arise from this.
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2.3 Learning Environment:
A group working area in the classroom will be set aside with tables and chairs to allow more effective interaction among team members.A classroom wall near the project area will be set aside to post paper materials collected during research.Computer labs will be used for the majority of the online work.Research notes will be recorded in computers/blogs.Some collaboration between students will take place through email/blog.
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2.4Assessment Approach:
2.41 Authentic Assessment:
1.Locating National parks,biosphere reserves and sanctuaries in our state and country in a map.
2.Identifying and preparing of a list of Flora & Fauna.
3.Taking photos of the plants and animals in their locality.
4.Preparing questionnaire for group involvement.
5.Power point presentations. |
2.42 Formative Assessment:
Regular feedback will be provided as the students work on internet and library research,surveys,maps and presentation designs.
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2.43 Summative Assessment:
Assessment will be conducted on
1.Team portfolios in presentations/emails.
2.PowerPoint presentation on Flora and Fauna
3. Survey/Questionnaire |
2.44 Rubrics:
Rubrics will be used to assess :
Surveys
Photographs
Maps
Final presentations
Questionnaire
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2.45 Gradings:
Project grades will be based on a combination of scores from assessments made during the project.A rubric will be used to compile grades.
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Mensuration - Lesson 2
2.1 Essential Question:
1) Find the total expenditure for painting the walls and roof of classroom, putting the window curtains and door curtain and decorating the display boards in the class room.
2) Find the capacity of the water tank having same dimensions of the class room.
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2.2 Grouping Strategy:
The entire class is divided into five groups. The activities are planned as follows:-
Group1:- Take the measurements of the class room. Find the total surface area of the walls and roof. Find the volume of the classroom.
Group2:- Take the measurements of the display boards. Find the total no of rectangular sheets required to paste on these Boards.
Group3:- Find the measurements of the windows and door and find how much cloth is required to make the window curtains and door curtain.
Group 4:- Find the total expenditure for painting and making the curtains.
Group5:- Make the power point presentation of this project.
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2.3 Learning Environment:
Learn
;- to take the measurements of a cuboid and rectangle field.
:- the formulae for finding area and perimeter of a rectangle and the formulae for finding the surface area and volume of cuboid.
The students collect the information like the cost of paint and cloth, labour charge and stitching charge etc.
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2.4Assessment Approach:
2.41 Authentic Assessment:
Identification of dimensions with unit.
Use of correct formula
Computation skill
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2.42 Formative Assessment:
Presentation of the topic by the group members
Suggestions by the members of other groups
Mapping of the classroom
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2.43 Summative Assessment:
Power point presentation
Common suggestion/decision taken by the class to minimise the expenditure
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2.44 Rubrics:
1)Originality of the data collected
2) Presentation
3) question and answer
4)Problem solving ability
5) time bound
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2.45 Gradings:
Each rubrics has 10 points.
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Conservation of Plants & Animals - Lesson 1
1. To understand life of animals in forest.
2.Flora and Fauna.
3.To know about endangered animals,endemic species.
4.Migration of birds.
5.Red data book.
6. To know about important Biosphere reserves,National parks,sanctuaries located in our state and in our country.
8. Reforestation and forest act
9. Protection of animals . |
(1.12)Project Scope:
Students from class VIII .
Subjects involved : Science , English and Social science.
Student work is monitored and managed to avoid students going off track and out of scope.
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(1.13) Curriculum and Standards:
Class VIII Science Curriculum topics and standards related to this project.
· Basic living conditions of animals in forest.
· Name list of Flora & Fauna in their locality.
· Name of endemic species and endemic animals.
· Map showing the locations of Biosphere reserves,National parks and sanctuaries in the state.
· Harmful effects of deforestation
· Important places for migration in birds.
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