Artificial Limbs & Robotics – Diagnostic

Artificial Limbs & Robotics – Diagnostic

I Decided to look at a lesson plan that I have used from the beginning to see how it stands up to the 9 principles of Coherent Instruction. I do things a little different than the lesson plan I found, but it is close enough.

Learning and Knowledge Goals
In this activity there is no one right answer. It is to allow the students to realize the use of technology in health. Students who like competition get excited because they want to be the one who gets the most candy.

Real-World Interactions
Most lessons in the CTE classroom are linked to real world applications. This activity has the students using many objects in ways that they never thought about before.

Interesting Texts for Instruction
This is one area that could use some improvement. I need to find more recourses than just the video and a few web sites.

Autonomy Support
Once I give all the information that the students need they are able to work independently to come up with new ideas.

Strategy Instruction
I go over the engineering process with the students. This helps the students learn how to think through a problem and come up with multiple solutions.

Collaboration Support
I encourage them to bounce ideas off of each other and parents as well.

Rewards and Praise
The candy is an extrinsic reward. I also give praise for the ideas that they came up with.

Evaluation for Engagement
I don’t grade on how much candy. I use how well they documented following the engineering process and completion of the project.

Teacher Involvement
I make sure I am moving about the room so I can get to know the students and help them with any problems. One purpose of this activity is to find out if the students like this type of work so they will be able to take other classes in the future to work towards a career in the health field.

The goal of this assignment is to utilize creativity and problem solving in exploring the design of health-related equipment. Assessment of this goal is difficult because there is no measure to creativity. This is why I focus on making sure that the students learn the problem-solving process as they go through the activity.

Denise, A. & Snelson, S. (2002) TECH:Artificial Limbs & Robotics - Diagnostic (HST). Retrieved July 16, 2009, from UEN website: http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=213

Engaging Young Readers (2000). Edited by L. Baker, M. J. Dreher, and J. T. Guthrie