City tour Zwolle
In this excursion you will go on a tour through the Old Town of Zwolle. The purpose of this tour is for you to get to know the histroy of the city and the main buildings in town. Here you can find all the materials you need. This lessonseries contains of four lessons.
Lesson 1:
In the first lesson you will get a short presentation about the history of Zwolle. After that the assignment will be introduced. After the introduction the class will be devided into five groups. Each group will get a specific topic they have to give a presentation about in lesson three and four.
Lesson 2:
In this lesson we will have the tour. You can find the guide for the tour on this webpage. The tour will be done by a puzzle. All the topics for the presentations will be part of the tour.
Lesson 3:
In this lesson the first presentations will be given. You can find the guidelines and the matrix for the presentations on this webpage.
Lesson 4:
We will continue with the presentations. After the presentations this lessonseries will be ended by doing a Kahoot!
The assigment
Learning question and learning goals
In this lesson series we will work with the learning question: What do you know about the city of Zwolle?
The learning goals connected to that are:
- Students can create a presentation according to the presentation guide.
- Students can name at least five historical buildings of Zwolle and can tell the stories linked to them.
Guidelines for the presentations
You will give a presentation on the topic your group gets assigned.
You will have to prepare the presentation inbetween lesson two and three as homework.
In this presentation you will answer a few specific questions about the topic your group gets assigned. This questions you can find in the page about your topic on this webpage.
Guidelines for the presentation:
- You need to use PowerPoint
- Everybody in your group will present
- The presentation will take a minimum of 8 minutes and a maximum of 15 minutes
- In the presentations you give answers on the questions about your topic
- Use images and photos you have taken during the walking tour
- The presentation needs to be in good order and there need to be time for other students to ask questions
After the presentation we will evaluate the presentation with the entire class. The lesson will be graded using a rubric you find on this webpage.
General guidelines for a good presentation
General guidelines for a good presentation
Preparation:
- know your topic, become an expert
- learn more about the topic than you present, there might be questions
Visual Aids:
- keep the visual aids simple and unclustered (presentation itself, pictures)
- keep colour and contrast to highlight the important points
- use at least font size 24, it is important that even the ones in the back row can read the sentences on the slides
- do not use sound effects and dramatic slide transitions for your presentation
Handouts:
- Handouts are good for structure and help remembering key facts of your presentation.
What it should implement:
- Your name
- Title of the course
- Title of the presentation
- Date of the presentation
- A summary of your topic
- Major points of your presentation
- References on where you got your information from
Practice:
- Give your presentation in front of a mirror.
- Watch if you can keep your time limit.
- Don’t read the presentation from a sheet of paper, try to speak as freely as possible.
Delivery:
- You will be a bit nervous, that is normal, but the better you are prepared, the less nervous you are.
- Check if the beamer/smartboard/etc. works, before you have to hold your presentation, ideally before lesson starts.
- Keep eye contact with your audience.
- Choose a good place, so everyone can see you and the presentation and present self-confident.
- You are the expert!
Assessment rubric
Assessment rubric
Student:
Subject, semester:
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Assessment
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Presentation
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75 points in total
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Structure:
- short introduction
- presenting the main topic
- clear structure
- conclusion
- time for questions
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25
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Presentation layout:
- not too much on one layer, short phrases instead of whole sentences
- legibility
- pictures as visual aids
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Appearance:
- speak freely
- speak in a loud and good clear understandable voice
- make eye contact with the audience
- stand and move self-confident
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5
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Content
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25 points in total
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- contentwise correct
- answered comprehensive
- comprehensible explanation of unknown words and phrases
- questions can be answered correctly
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Total
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100 points
Reached points:
Grade:
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The tour through Zwolle
In the document you can find the guide for the tour. The tour is based on a puzzle. There are some questions that you need to answer. If you fill in the right answers you will end up with a word in the end.
You will do the tour with your assigned group.
You will do the tour walking.
You have to do the entire tour in order to get all the correct answers.
What do you need?
- The document with the tour guide (printed or downloaded onto your smartphone)
- A camera for taking pictures for your presentations
- Good shoes for walking
Topics for the presentations
Here you can find the specific topic for the presentations. At each topic there will be some question you need to answer in the presentation you will give about the topic.
Here will also be some sources where you can find some more information on the topics.
Grote Kerk
Grote Kerk
Questions about the topic:
- When was the church build?
- Which other name is there for the church?
- What happened to the tower of the church?
- There is a story about the bells of the tower. Tell the story (hint: it's about bluefingers)
- Is the church still in use? And for what?
Sources about the Grote Kerk:
Sassenpoort
Sassenpoort
Questions about the topic:
- When was the gate build?
- Why is the gate so big?
- The gate was build after Zwolle became a memeber of the Hanze trade union. Tell something about this trade union.
- There is a story about the gate and the Duke of Gelre. Tell that story.
- What is gate used for during most time of history?
- What is the current use of the Sassenpoort?
Sources about the Sassenpoort
Thorbeckehouse
Thorbeckehouse
Questions about the topic:
This house is named after a person. The questions will be about this person.
- After who is the house called? And why is it called after him
- When was Thorbecke born?
- Where is he famous for?
- Why is it some people say he prevented a revolution in the Netherlands?
- Somewhere in Zwolle there is a statue of him. Find out where.
- Name some things that are named after him.
Sources about the Thorbeckehouse
Herman Brood
Herman Brood
Questions about the topic:
This topic is about a person that originates from Zwolle.
- When was he born?
- Tell something about his personal life.
- Show some of his art. Tell about what makes it special
- Play some bits of his music
- Why is he so very famous for Dutch artists?
- Name some things that are named after him.
Sources about Herman Brood:
Leo Major
Leo Major
Questions about the topic:
This topic is about a person that has been very important in the history of Zwolle
- When was Leo Major born?
- Why is he so important in the history of Zwolle?
- What did Leo Major do before he ended up liberating Zwolle? Tell some of his other war stories
- Tell the story how he liberated Zwolle
- What was the relation between Leo Major and the city of Zwolle after the war?
Sources about Leo Major
Teachers page
Language of the webpage:
English
Keywords:
Zwolle, history, Herman Brood, Thorbecke, walking tour
Proceeds off this arrangement:
Presentation
Materials needed:
Smartphones, PowerPoint, presenting tools
Webpagemakers:
Julia Gotzmann, Martin Wind & Daniël van Rijn
This arrangement is ment to be used for:
Students in the first year of secondary school. This arrangement is meant for students from the city of Zwolle. But we believe it is very easy to adapt this arrangement to other cities.
In this arangement the students will get to know the city the school is in. They will get some information about the origins of the city. After that they will go on an excursion. The excursion wil be a walking tour through the old-town of Zwolle. The will do a puzzle during that tour. They will do the tour in five groups. Each group will also be assigned a specific topic. In the following lessons the will give a presentations on that topic. This project has two goals: getting to know the city. And to get some experience doing a presentation. The students will be graded for their presentations.
This project will take up 4 lessons.
The teacher has a coaching role.
The students give the presentations with their group. They hand in their PowerPoint beforehand.
The presentation will be graded with a mark.
Justification
Introduction and theme
Our main topic is the city of Zwolle and historical significant buildings in the city centre. We chose this, because it is important to students to know about their hometown and the history behind it. The lesson plan is also very easy to adapt to any other city. This learning environment is built for history lessons, but actually has a strong focus on presentation skills.
The target age group of our students is 12 to 13 years, or the first year of secondary school. The students are not used to giving presentations yet and therefore this is a main focus in this lessons. They will get instructions and guidelines on how to prepare material and themselves for proper presentations.
Theoretical framework
For our learning environment we chose the TPCK model, as it shows very well how content knowledge, technology and pedagogics should mesh in a good lesson.
Technological knowledge (TK) are digital competences and the use of technology to improve your learning environment. Content knowledge (CK) is the knowledge about concepts, theories and ways to develop knowledge. Pedagogical knowledge (PK) covers the knowledge of the ways students learn and general learning theories. Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is the knowledge about how to make topics clear and easy to learn for students. It also covers the knowledge if a topic is easy or hard to learn. Technological content knowledge (TCK) covers the knowledge to use and implement technology to offer and teach new lesson content. Technological pedagogical knowledge (TPK) is the knowledge of learning methods, that technology can offer, like working on the same document from different places. Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) is the knowledge to combine TK, CP, and PK and the understanding of the relationship between teacher, students and technology used. (Mishra, Koehler, 2006)
According to the TPCK model students use different technological tools in the lessons and at home, such as cameras, mobilephones and MS Powerpoint or other presentation tools. They learn about the city of Zwolle and sites of significance. The beginning of the lesson series is teacher focused, to get them a general overview on the topic and expectations of the following lessons. In the next lessons the focus switches to a more student orientated learning by letting the students do a city tour and prepare presentations on specific sites. The topic is life related, as it is knowledge and the history of their hometown and so it is easier to learn for the students. The students use a webquest to get their instructions and guidelines on their own work. As the students have to prepare a presentation together, they improve their social skills and have to coordinate their efforts. The webquest is also a good tool to improve their independence in their working process. With webquests active learning can be promoted by leading the students through a sequence of steps and linked websites. (Billings & Kowalski, 2004, p1)
It is getting more and more important to be able to give a proper presentation and therefore it is important to prepare students as early as possible. Giving a presentation in the classroom is a good and safe environment to practice and to improve presentation skills. These skills are needed as employers look for graduates with excellent presentation skills. (Alshare, Hindi, 2004, p6)
Statement of the quality
The lesson series starts with a main introduction of the topic to know some general knowledge before extending the knowledge during the next lessons. The teacher provides this knowledge in a presentation which should be a good example for the students doing their own presentation later. Our presentation guide supports this but we think that it is also necessary to see a real example instead of only reading a guide.
In all following lessons the learning environment is student orientated, which is important to make students activated and motivated. We are learning them skills they will need for their following school life and work after that. The webquest and lesson plan are also easily adaptable to other cities. What could be improved is the use of technology during the city tour as the tour guide at the moment is a print out. We think that this could be improved by i.e. using an app to overlay videos on the buildings the students should learn about.
Conclusion
We think, with this lesson series, we created a good model for getting the students to know about their hometown and its history. It is also of importance to learn proper presentation skills. With our guidelines and the example shown by the teacher in the first lesson, the students are able to gain presentation skills right in the beginning of secondary school. The rubric shows, that we had our focus more on the presentation skills than the content, because we think, those skills are more important.
Scource list:
Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological pedagogical content knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge. Teachers College Record. Available at: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/977d/8f707ca1882e093c4ab9cb7ff0515cd944f5.pdf [21.12.2017].
Alshare, K., Hindi, N. (2004). The importance of presentation skills in the classroom: students and instructors perspectives. USA: Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Volume 19 issue 4.
Billings, D., Kowalski, K. (2004). Using Webquests to promote active learning. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. Available at:
http://web.a.ebscohost.com.windesheim.idm.oclc.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=9ab46d9f-8ef5-417d-8595-bbc402a02b3b%40sessionmgr4006 [21.12.2017].
Answering model puzzle
Answers on the questions from the city tour
- ‘t Hondje
- Onze Lieve Vrouwe Basiliek
- Herman brood
- Paleis van Justitie
- Hanze
- Leo Major
- Thorbecke
- Harry
The final answer is: Blauwvingers
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PowerPoint Lesson 1 introduction
