Lesson+Comparison

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**Lesson Comparison**. Provide a written discussion of the differences in maturation and depth from one grade level to the other.
Discuss how the specific skills you have emphasized in your lessons evolve over time.

How are you moving students from one level to the next level in their understanding?

Students in the 5th grade lesson are asked to gather information and then in essence re-communicate that information in the form of a 5 minute presentation. Students in the 12th grade lesson must gather information, assess the information, and be able to articulate that information in a real time manner and counter attacks on their candidates views. In order to win the debate the students must have an in depth understanding of their candidates views as well as the opposing candidates views.

How is the scaffolding that you provide students different at each of the two grade levels? Why?

In the first lesson students may need more help with the resources. They are evaluated on information that they have had time to prepare and on a presentation that was planned out before had. In the 12th grade lesson students are given more information to digest and must be able to communicate that information in real time and under pressure.

How are the expectations different? Why?

The 5th grade students are expected to be able to gather information and judge the relevance and quality of that information. The 12 grade students must assimilate the information and be able to use it in a real world situation. They are given less preparation time and must make decisions and arguments in real time unlike the 5th graders who will be presenting a prepare project.

How are the roles of the student information scientist and instructional specialist different at teach level? Why?

Students in the 5th grade are asked to gather and evaluate information and the present that information to the class. The facilitator must oversee their research and them judge them on their final project.

Students in the 12th grade class do everything the 5th graders are asked to do, but must develop their understanding of the information further in order to perform in the debate. The facilitator in this instance must encourage students to look deep into the information and find arguments that will allow them to perform well in the debate. These students must be able to take the information they have gathered and form arguments and counter arguments in real-time during the debate based on the information that they have gathered.

Also, cite the specific information standards you addressed in each unit and how they differ between grades.

The standards that I used for the 5th grade lesson were fairly basic and dealt with finding and implementing information. The standards employed in the 12th grade lesson dealt more with using that information in the real world and relating information to their personal lives. As students progress, their understanding of information and information use must evolve to a basic find and re-present information in a useful manner, to finding, evaluating, digesting, and using that information to inform their decisions in their real life. In essence, information understanding evolves from a purely academic pursuit to a ingrained need and desire to find and use information in ones everyday life.