ACTION PLAN

Zakir Khatib ICT Teacher

The City SchoolJr. B Section,PAF Chapter

Key Points

• The purpose of making this Action Plan is to set our teaching goals and to reform our instructional strategies

• This presentation is based on the learning outcomes from Intel Master Training Program conducted by Ms. Azra Rehman & Ms. Huma Imad

• To enable our students to inculcate 21st century skills in the classroom for becoming independent worker / problem solver in future.

• To enable our students to..

Analyse the given data and answer the relevant questionsTo integrate Information and Communication Technology with different subjectsTo communicate using modern technology

Subject: Information Technology

Level: Jr. IV (Grade – 4)

Topics: (i) Database &

(ii) Programming Language - LOGO

Approach: Making Groups of studentsExplanation and demonstration through

multimedia or net meeting etc.Skills: Listening & speaking skills

Thinking skillsIntrapersonal skillsAnalytical skillsInterpersonal skillsObservation skills

Instructional Strategies and Tasks

I will provide opportunities for students to answer questions that require higher order thinking.

I will provide students with time for groups discussion

I will ask questions that require students to explain how they came to an answer

I will allow students to gather in randomly assigned groups or pairs to discuss how to solve any given task

I will encourage them to come up with their own ideas

I will explain the topic and ask them to speak about the topic in front of whole class to boost their confidence.

Mode

• Explanation• Discussion• Demonstration of Practical Exercises• Group Work• Trial and Error Method• Class Presentations• Oral Question Answer Session

Solutions to Anticipated Challenges

CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS

Group Making • Using an Excel generator for dividing students into different groups• Friends group could be allowed as they work more efficiently

Time Management Equal time will be allotted to students, e.g.

Each student will be given a particular task Students in a group will be asked to monitor each other’s allotted timings,

in addition with the control by the teacher When there is a need to allot one PC to individual student, duration of the

period may be increased by continuing the lesson to next week

Failure of electronic devices LAN disability

• Pre-planning before the lesson starts Re check all the PCs available in the Lab Coordination with the Lab Assistants (hardware engineers)

Power failure • Using generators UPS

Introduction to Database Defining fields and records Add and edit records in a

database

Create and compare graphs

based on several information Searching records Searching records by following

specified criteria

Building queries in a database for searching records

Plotting graphs by using database

Comparing graphical information

Assessment on Database

Introduction to Programming Language LOGO

Writing instructions in LOGO Writing a procedure by

following instructions in LOGO

Writing and executing instructions and procedures

repeatedly to produce a desired shape

Assessment on LOGO

January 2011 March 2011

February 2011 April 2011

May 2011

Resources

• ICT Curriculum Guide - provided by the ICT Department of our School

• Intel Teach Program Getting Started Course Manual

• Internet• Our ICT Coordinator and

colleagues