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The Lesson Plan: For Independent Study Students in Advanced Food & Nutrition.

Goal: The students are to gain a "real world" career experience by collaborating as a unit. Each student will have specific role and also be expected to meet with each other regularly in order to examine, compare and improve the results.

Objective: The learner will be able to create four new products by by applying their previous knowledge of nutrition, food preparation and fast food experiences.

Procedures:

1. Groups can be designed by the teacher to place individuals into roles that fit Gregorc's Different Learning Styles. This is only an option for the teacher. Each role has been defined to coordinate with a specific learning style.

Gregorc and Gardner in relation to : (Researcher) (Calorie Counter) (Jounalist) (Reporter)

Bloom's in relation to : (Researcher) (Calorie Counter) (Journalist) (Reporter)

2. Students review their individual roles and become familiar with the other three positions and the logs that are to be completed.

3. The Researcher will spearhead the activities in the test kitchen and create the four new menu items. He will receive assistance and input from all other team members daily. The Test Kitchen Journal (Excel) is to be completed daily.

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4. The Calorie Counter retrieves the information from the McDonald's website to have a product base for comparison. The Nutritional Journal (Excel) is to be completed daily.

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5. The Journalists role is to maintain an accurate daily log, a New Product Journal, and a Press Release with photos. The New Product Journal (Excel) is to be completed daily. Blue pen

 

6. The Reporter will collect all the completed facts, figures, and photo in order to prepare a final power point presentation. The Presentation Journal (Excel) is to be completed daily.

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7. Each day the students interact by working with the researcher (in the kitchen) when possible during downtime and by completing the tasks assigned.

8. Students will work ... record... review...daily to evaluate and compare the results to the McDonald's sample selections.

Assessment : The links below can be used for pedagogical methods and goals.

The Role Rubrics are listed to give the teacher concrete evidence of achievement.

Pedagogy by role : (Researcher) (Calorie Counter) (Jounalist) (Reporter)

The Learning/Taught slide demonstrates the lessons exchanged amonst the learners. (PDF file).

The New Jersey Curriculum Core Content Standards shows what areas are covered by this project.

The Information Processing Model shows the way learning gets stored into long term memory. (PDF file).

The Brains Diagram Model shows the areas of the brain affected by learning (PDF file).

The Learning Percentages allows the teacher to see how and when the learning occurs.

The Multiple Intelligences (Inspiration) and (PDF file) is reflected by each role.

 

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