professional development

1. LeAmber Brooks
Task 6 Professional Development Lesson Plan
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Professional Development: Aurasma
Title of Unit Using Aurasma to Provide
Enrichment and Extension
Grade Level 9-12 Teachers
Curriculum Area Professional Development Time Frame One 30 minute session
Developed By: LeAmber Brooks
Identify Desired Results
Content Standards:
AASL/NCATE: Standard 4: Advocacy and Leadership
Candidates advocate for dynamic school library programs and positive learning environments that focus on student learning and
achievement by collaborating and connecting with teachers, administrators, librarians, and the community. Candidates are
committed to continuous learning and professional growth and lead professional development activities for other educators.
Candidates provide leadership by articulating ways in which school libraries contribute to student achievement.
Understandings: Essential Question:
The teachers will understand…
-the basics of Aurasma
-how Aurasma can be used to extend and enrich learning in the
classroom
-how can Aurasma help me to provide enrichment and extension
to my students?
Knowledge:
Teachers will know…
Skills
Teachers will be able to…
-the process of creating an Aurasma
-how to integrate this knowledge into the classroom
-create an Aurasma account
-create an Aurasma
-successfully integrate Aurasma into the classroom
Assessment
Performance Task Description:
Goal: In the 30 minute session, teachers will create an account and successfully create an Aurasma.
Role: The role of the performance task is to allow teachers the opportunity to participate in a hands on training and after viewing the
modelling of the skill, practice.

2. LeAmber Brooks
Task 6 Professional Development Lesson Plan
Audience: 9-12 teachers participating in a professional development activity.
Situation: Teachers will come during a lunch and learn that is held every week.
Product: The final product will be a fully operational Aurasma.
Standard: AASL/NCATE: Standard 4: Advocacy and Leadership
Candidates advocate for dynamic school library programs and positive learning environments that focus on student learning and
achievement by collaborating and connecting with teachers, administrators, librarians, and the community. Candidates are
committed to continuous learning and professional growth and lead professional development activities for other educators.
Candidates provide leadership by articulating ways in which school libraries contribute to student achievement.
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Learning Plan
Where are your students headed?
Where have they been?
Participating teachers have a broad range of technology skills.
Students are heading towards more effectively integrating
technology into the classroom.
How will you hook students? Students will view the video: Teaching with Aurasma in the
Classroom
What events will help students experience and explore the big
idea and questions in the unit?
How will you equip them with needed skills and knowledge?
Through a brief discussion, teachers will explore and discuss the
essential question.
Through modelling and practice, teachers will develop an
Aurasma.
How will you help students to exhibit and self-evaluate their
growing skills, knowledge, and understanding throughout the
unit?
Teachers will be encouraged to ask questions and write down
questions for discussion.
Teachers will also reflect on their learning using a self-reflection
tool.
How will you tailor and otherwise personalize the learning
plan to optimize the engagement and effectiveness of ALL
students, without compromising the goals of the unit?
To tailor the lesson for all learning styles, there will be a handout
with screenshots and an online tutorial developed as well as
modelling. Teachers will also have the time to practice the steps
as needed.
How will you organize and sequence the learning activities to
optimize the engagement and achievement of all students?
Step 1: Introduce students to Aurasma using the Teaching with
Aurasma and discuss the benefits.
Step 2: Guide teachers to website and how to create an account.
Step 3: Guide teachers through the process of creating an
Aurasma.

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Task 6 Professional Development Lesson Plan
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