Lesson Plan Template

Understanding By Design Framework

Course L.A / Social Grade Level
6
Subject Local Government Time Frame
8:35 9:30
Title
Working together to solve
local issues
Developed by
Torey Price


Stage 1 Desired Results
Content Standard(s):
G.O 6.1 Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the dynamic relationship between
Governments and citizens as they engage in the democratic process.

Enduring Understandings/Big Ideas:
Students will understand that

Technology can help local government
provide services to citizens and community
Collective Action is very successful when
using technology
Citizens can take part in solving own
issues with local government and
community

Essential Questions:

How can technology support collective action in a city?
How can the Ted talk generate ideas for students to
understand how they can tackle the problem of
government ?
What role can you play in your own community in solving
local problems?

Knowledge objectives (outcomes):
Students will know . . .
6.1.6.1 how individuals, groups, associations
within a community participate in decision
making processes regarding current
events/issues
6.1.2.3 What are the rights and responsibilities
of citizens living in a representative democracy?
Skill objectives (outcomes):
Students will be able to . . .
6.S.1 develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking
6S.4 demonstrate skills of decision making and problem
solving
6S.41 propose and apply new ideas, strategies and options
supported with facts and reasons to contribute to decision
making
6S.14 Generate original ideas and strategies in individual and
group activities

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence
Performance Task(s): The framework for the performance task are outlined in the acronym GRASPS.
G Goal
What should students
accomplish by completing
this task?
G Students will understand the role they can have as citizens in their own
community and how technology can be used to show what is possible in solving
local issues regularly dealt with by the local government.


R Students will be taking the role as a member of the new generation who are
using collective action and technology to make government work better

A The audience includes their peers and teacher who are acting as a group of
local government representatives and citizens who are looking for more efficient
ways to solve local problems in the community

S Today the new generation understands how fast technology can spread new
ideas, and when working together collectively greater ideas can be produced and
bigger problems solved. As members of their local communities students will work
to identify local problems they have observed which they think need to be solved
in a more efficient manner.
R Role
What role (perspective)
will your students be
taking?
A Audience
Who is the relevant
audience?
S Situation
The context or challenge
provided to the student.
P Product, Performance
What product/performance
will the student create?

P - Students will demonstrate their findings by working in partners to create a
proposal for a civic app for their local government and community to use.


S Standards & Criteria
for Success
Create the rubric for the
Performance Task
Attach rubric
Student Self-Assessments
Pair & Share discussion
Whole class discussion
Peer evaluation
Checklist for civic app proposal

Other Evidence (assessments)
Observation
Exit Cards
Open Ended Questions
ie. What does Collective Action mean? How can
technology play a role?
Rubric for Civic App proposal assignment


Stage 3 Learning Plan
Learning Activities:
Stage of
the
Learning
Cycle
What the Student does . . .
(Include differentiated instruction)
What the Teacher does . . . Time Materials
Engage
Students will be proposed with
question How can technology today
improve the local government?
The Ted talk Coding a better
government by Jennifer Pahlka
12 min
Smart
board
Explore
Video Discussion/Debrief
Students will share their opinions in a
Pair & Share activity. Group
discussion will occur after relating to
the main question and short video.
Guide the video discussion and
write on board the word Collective
Action.

Discuss what this means to the
students? Give examples of this
type of action occurring in Calgary.
- Calgary Flood volunteers
10 min
Whiteboa
rd
Explain
Partner Assignment
In partners students will develop a
rough draft of a civic app proposal.
Answering the 5Ws to explain their
idea and how collective action is
incorporated
- Review expectations on Check
list provided
- Walk around the room to see if
students are on task/understand
assignment
- Answer questions & bring up to
whole class

Elaborate/
Extend
- Edit/write final copy of Proposal to
be handed in and possibly sent
outside to community
-Develop an App Icon image
identifying your unique idea

- A proposal template will be
provided for students to use to
record their idea/plan
- Students will be informed how
their civic app proposal idea might
be shared with local MLA
representative or City of Calgary

Evaluate
Students will use the provided
Checklist to work with their partner
and assess if their proposal has all the
sections filled in appropriately
- Set a due date for when project
needs to be handed in
- Review expectations for what
areas are important/worth more
marks

Review (in reference to the design)
Strengths:
Areas needing improvement: