Assignment: IVLST lesson plan

The IVLST Lesson Plan will be your final activity for the course and is required for earning a Certificate of Completion. It is due by the end of the final day of the course.

A lesson plan is a document outlining a teacher's planned activities for a lesson, including objectives and evaluation methods. For this course, your lesson plan will be based on your understanding of integrating virtual labs and simulations into an effective lesson.

IVLST Lesson Plan The IVLST Lesson Plan will be your final activity for the course and is required for earning a Certificate of Completion. Your plan is due by the end of the final day of the course. Start your plan

How to complete the assignment

Begin working on your plan by logging into the IVLST Activity Centre, linked in the box above. You'll be asked to enter the email address you used to for your Canvas account (when registering in this course) and set a password so that you can return to continue working on your plan later. Once you're logged in, click the large "IVLST Lesson Plan" button on your Activity Centre dashboard.

Be sure to Save your plan as you go. After you have filled in all of the sections of your plan, the Submit button will become active and you can submit your plan for your certificate.

After you have submitted your plan, click the Print link to download your plan as a PDF and add it to your e-portfolio.

What should I consider as I work on my plan?

Here are a few questions that may guide your thinking as you begin.

• Which virtual lab or simulation could you use in a whole-class presentation?
• What kind of class time should be used for each element of the lesson?
• How can you facilitate the discussion to get all students to participate?
• How can you ensure accessibility and gender equity in your lesson plan?

If you need some assistance with writing learning goals or need some ideas to get you going on your lesson plan, check out this PhET resource that helps guide you through the beginning stages:

Writing Learning Goals - Ideas for Integrating PhET Interactive Simulations
https://phet.colorado.edu/files/guides/Writing_Learning_goals_en.pdf

Or if you need a step-by-step version of how to develop a lesson plan that has lots of additional support, you can spend time on the PhET Science Activity Design Training.

PhET Science Activity Design Training
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/teaching-resources/virtual-workshop/science-activity-design

Can this be a team assignment?

This is an individual assignment, tailored to your specific teaching and learning context. Your Lesson Plan will reflect your unique perspective and should be personally written by you. Please refrain from using AI (Artificial Intelligence) or similar automated tools to generate content for your write-up in this assignment.

Is there an exemplar or sample I can follow?

A sample of the Lesson Plan itself cannot be provided; it depends too much on your unique characteristics, setting, and personal level of commitment. If you follow the template carefully, you will be able to complete it successfully.