Eighth Grade Curriculum on Allen Light

Lesson Plans ~ Teaching Aids ~ Curriculum ~ Evaluation Form

Thank you for trying this set of lessons out in your class! We would very much appreciate it if you would spend a few minutes evaluating this curriculum. Your comments will help us improve these lessons for other educators to use. Please print and fax the completed form to us.

Fax this form to John Panter, Archivist: 619 232-1059

Name: _____________________________________ Date: _______________________

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Number of students in your class: __________________________________________

When did you use this unit? From _____________________ To _____________________

Did you use all the lessons in this unit?     __Yes   __No

If you checked ‘No’ please list which lesson(s) you left out and why you chose not to use them.

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Were you able to download and reproduce the teaching aids easily?   __Yes   __No

If you checked ‘No’ please list the teaching aid(s) that you had difficulty reproducing.

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How useful were the links to other websites in teaching this class?

__ I didn’t use them at all.
__ I used them as references before presenting the lesson.
__ The students and I looked them up together and discussed them in class.

On the average, how would you describe your students’ response to the learning activities suggested in each lesson?

__ Not engaged. Students were not interested in Allen Light.
__ Moderately engaged. Students completed all the activities and actively participated in class discussion.
__ Enthusiastic: Students completed all learning activities, participated in class discussions and were open to trying the extension activities.

Please list any activities that your students especially enjoyed or had difficulty completing. Please add any suggestions you have for improving the activities your students had difficulties with.

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What percentage of students in your class speaks English as a second language?
__ 0-25%   __ 25%-50%   __ 50%-75%   __ 100%

Were you able to modify the lessons to accommodate their needs?   __Yes   __No

If you checked ‘Yes’ please describe how you modified the lessons (Please specify each activity you modified and the lesson in which it is found.)

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How accurate was the time allotted for the learning activities in each lesson?

__ Too much time allotted. We finished all activities in each lesson well before class was supposed to end.
__ Time allotted was appropriate. We completed the activities within the suggested time frame and had enough time to discuss them as a class.
__ Not enough time provided. The activities in some lessons took more time than originally allotted and had to be continued the following day.

How easily did this unit fit in with the topics you usually discuss in class?

__ It was difficult to integrate with the topics I regularly cover.
__ It was moderately easy to include.
__ It complemented the topics I regularly discuss during the school year.

Have the ideas offered in this unit helped you come up with other teaching activities related to this topic?   __ Yes   __ No

If you checked ‘Yes’ please share some of your ideas for extension activities.

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Would you use this unit again?   __ Yes   __ No

Would you recommend this unit to your colleagues to try in their classes?   __ Yes   __ No

If you checked ‘Yes’ please tell us how we may contact these teachers.

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Would you be interested in testing other new curricula from the San Diego Historical Society Website?
  __ Yes   __ No

Please list any additional suggestions you have for improving these lessons. (When commenting on a learning activity, please specify the lesson in which it can be found.)

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