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This Ain’t Your Mama’s Dodgeball!
A new twist on a Research Unit
Lindsay Meekhof, Language Arts andSusan Grigsby, Library Media Specialist
Participants will be able to: develop skills and understanding for
starting the collaborative relationship use standards based instruction incorporate differentiation into lesson plans think differently about current lesson plans
and/or instructional delivery
Learning objectives
Blackboards Chalk Homework assignment: do
even numbered problems on page 332 of your textbook.
The way we were…
Overhead projectors Transparencies
The way we were…
Homew
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even
numbered
problems on
page 332.
Homework:
even
numbered
problems on
page 332.
White boards Colorful markers
The way we were…
Homework assignment: do even numbered problems on page 332 of your textbook.
iPads and Tablets Interactivity Apps
The way we are…
Homework assignment: even numbered problems on page 332 of your textbook.
We need teachers who are willing to change – who understand that our society has changed, and our schools need to change.
Chris Lehmann, Principal of the Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA
@chrislehmann
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Critical Thinking
http://www.2ndfirstlook.com/2010/10/mc-escher.html
www.criticalthinking.org
For teachers AND for students
Collaborative Planning
Deeper Understandings through Project (and problem)
Based Learning students explore real-
world problems and challenges
active and engaged learning
students inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects
http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning
Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner (MacArthur Foundation)
http://youtu.be/c0xa98cy-Rw
The 21st Century Learner (MacArthur Foundation)
Common Core: CCGPS
HistorySocial Studies
Science
Technology
ART
Language Arts
Math
CC.7.W.7 Research to Build and
Present Knowledge: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources & generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation
CCGPS & AASL (American Association of School Librarians)
AASL 1.1.1-4.2.2 Follow an inquiry-
based process… Develop and refine a
range of questions… Find, evaluate, and
select appropriate sources to answer questions
Crosswalk examples
CCGPS CC.7.W.9.b:
Research to Build and Present Knowledge: Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction…
CCGPS & AASL
AASL 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 4.1.3 Read, view, and listen for
information presented in any format…to make inferences and gather meaning
Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources…
Respond to literature … in various formats and genres
Creativity and Innovation Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and
Decision Making Digital Citizenship Technology Operations and Concepts
NETS-Shttp://georgianets.wikispaces.com/
Current thinking in education
How do we get there?
The research project as it was The research project “twisted”
Resources Changing the rubric Both LMS & teacher on same page Allowed both areas of expertise to work in
tandem
ELA/Library Collaboration
Breakout in groups Two sports drawn at random
15 minutes to brainstorm new hybrid Present hybrid to group
Breakout 1
Breakout 1
http://youtu.be/PQTkA8ZaLqs
Amazing Baseball/Basketball Trickshots 3
Using standards as the foundation Collaboration is the glue Multiple subject areas Incorporating other teachers
PLC – where we are at EPMS Collaborative atmosphere Permission to fail
Atmosphere is everything…
Remediation High interest sport Well-known or common
sport List of prepared
resources Other ideas?
Differentiation
Enrichment Grouping; assist a struggling
group Design uniforms, mascots,
logos Sponsorships – what co.
would sponsor? Why? Ideas?
Differentiation
Grade level groups (elem, middle, high) Existing lesson plans
What are YOU doing in your school Mini PLN Brainstorm adding a twist to what you’re
already doing Technology Engagement Authentic
Breakout 2
Presentations from groups Differentiation
How do we remediate that? How do we enrich that? Whole group brainstorm
Differentiation
Project based learning image: http://www.thambo.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/projectBasedLearning.jpg
Collaborative planning image: http://edison.dpsk12.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/collaborativeplanning.jpg
Other images obtained from The Morgue File http://www.morguefile.com/
Resources
If you aren’t
You aren’t trying hard enough.
Gretchin Rubin