General Characteristics

When thinking about creating a technology infused lesson plan, there are many factors to take into consideration. There are many fixed and variable characteristics of the target learners that need to be thought about while constructing an effective lesson plan for our students.

There are several fixed characteristics of my target learners. Firstly, my learners are all 9th grade students who are both male and female. The race of my students is primarily Caucasian. There is a smaller percentage of students who are African American as well as Asian American. There is also a large percentage of Hispanic or Latino students.

There are several variable characteristics of my target learners as well. My target learners are between the ages of 13 and 15 years old. There attitudes towards the subject area vary greatly. The majority of my target learners are not interested in the subject area (Spanish). However, the majority of my learners apply themselves and work hard to do well in the class. The interests of my learners are more diverse than their attitudes towards the language. Many of the students are interested in school extra-curricular activities such as sports, music, theater, Science Olympiads, art, etc. I will work hard to incorporate many of my learner's interests into the lesson plan as possible. I will also use my knowledge of these characteristics to make my lesson plan more effective.