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CBAs -- 21 st Century Tools, Teaching, and Learning

CBAs -- 21 st Century Tools, Teaching, and Learning. OASL/WLMA Conference Karen Williams, WLMA CBAs Ad Hoc Committee. New Tools. EALRs/GLEs Span Report from OSPI https://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/Ealrs/ReportsForGLE.aspx?subject=6%2cGLE Suggested Unit Outlines by Grade Level

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CBAs -- 21 st Century Tools, Teaching, and Learning

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  1. CBAs -- 21st Century Tools, Teaching, and Learning OASL/WLMA Conference Karen Williams, WLMA CBAs Ad Hoc Committee

  2. New Tools • EALRs/GLEs Span Report from OSPI • https://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/Ealrs/ReportsForGLE.aspx?subject=6%2cGLE • Suggested Unit Outlines by Grade Level • http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/SocStudies/Unitoutlines.aspx • New Rubrics – Grade 5 Civics Example • http://k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/SocialStudies/BridgingDocuments/Elem08/ElemCivics-YouDecide-CBA.pdf • National Standards • Education World has a great, concise explanation • http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/soc_sci/index.shtml • 21st Century Skills/Literacies • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/

  3. Revised CBA Info New CBA information online • Elementary CBAs grades 3-5 • http://www.k12.wa.us/Assessment/WASL/SocialStudies/default.aspx • Middle School CBAs grades 6-8 • http://www.k12.wa.us/Assessment/WASL/SocialStudies/MiddleSchool.aspx • High School CBAs Grades 9-12 • http://www.k12.wa.us/Assessment/WASL/SocialStudies/HighSchool.aspx

  4. Civics Resources • Suggested Unit Outlines at OSPIhttp://k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/SocStudies/Unitoutlines.aspx • History Dayhttp://www.nationalhistoryday.org/ • Center for Civic Education – We the Peoplehttp://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=wtp_introduction

  5. 21st Century Skills and Social Studies Map http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/ss_map.pdf Specific skills covered by the map include: • Creativity and innovation • Critical thinking and problem solving • Communication • Collaboration • Information literacy • Media literacy • Information and Communication Technologies literacy • Flexibility and adaptability • Initiative and self direction • Social and cross-cultural skills • Productivity and accountability • Leadership and responsibility

  6. Historiography online Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/ How-to read a primary source and a secondary source Keys to reading history, with questions to keep in mind

  7. Key Concepts Strategies – in class or in the library • Activate prior knowledge • Ask what students think the selection/book will be about before reading • Use Open-ended Questioning • Model the skill • Does the author try to persuade you in any way? How? • Can you identify the facts? The opinions • Were there any photographs, illustrations, charts, graphs, or diagrams that were important? Why • Write down student questions

  8. Inquiry -- Reading Select Common Readings w/Appropriate Reading Levels • Check WLMA pathfinders for suggestionshttp://wlma.org/cbas • Online Readability Check http://readability.info • Lexileshttp://lexiles.com • Readability in MS Wordhttp://www.irb.vt.edu/documents/Readability_Scoring.pdf

  9. Inquiry – Reading • 5 Day Unit Plan for Introducing Nonfiction • http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=109 • Content area reading • http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrats_20Best.html • Reading online – non-traditional text • http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp?HREF=/electronic/rt/2-03_Column/index.html

  10. Essential Questions Essential Question and Thesis Statement • Thesis Builderhttp://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html • A place to start for students having trouble with EQ’s • It also builds an outline • Action Statement -- new • http://www.powayusd.com/projects/ewe2/thesis.htm

  11. Essential Questions -- 2 Thesis Generator – Middle and High • http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/thesis.html • Attributes of a good thesis (Think mathematical equations) • Thesis Generator for more advice http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/thesisgenerator.html Think Tank • http://thinktank.4teachers.org/assist/index.php3 Extended Learning Questions from TrackStar • http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/help/extend.jsp

  12. Research -- Inquiry Primary Sources • Primary Source Learninghttp://www.primarysourcelearning.org/ • National Archives- lessons and digital artifactshttp://www.archives.gov/education/ • Washington State Library Digital Collections & Resourceshttp://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/digcolls.aspx • UW digital collectionhttp://content.lib.washington.edu/http://content.lib.washington.edu/cmpweb/index.html • Digital Collections and Programs -- Library of Congress • American Memory, Historic Newspapers, Veterans History, Hispanic Digital Collection http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html

  13. Research – Inquiry -- 2 Primary Sources -- Elementary • http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/ • Our Documents • http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& • Archiving Early America • http://www.earlyamerica.com / • British Museum • http://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html • Wellpinit School District • http://www.wellpinit.wednet.edu/salish/spokans.php

  14. Research – Inquiry -- 3 Primary Sources – Middle and High School • Controversial Issues • http://www.sac.edu/students/library/nealley/websites/controversial.htm • Our Documents • http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& • AMDOCS --Documents for the study of American history • http://www.vlib.us/amdocs • Ancient Web -- The Ancient World’s Great Civilizations • http://www.ancientweb.org/ • British Museum’s Ancient Civilizations • http://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html

  15. Research – Inquiry -- 4 Inquiry – Artifacts • National Archives – U.S. artifact analysis sheets and lessons for primary periodshttp://aad.archives.gov/aad/ • Washington State History Labhttp://www.historylab.org/teachers.htm • Burke Museum – Seattlehttp://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/ • Museum of Arts and Culture – Spokanehttp://www.northwestmuseum.org/northwestmuseum/ • Traveling TrunksOnline resources including photographs and maps

  16. Research – Inquiry -- 4 Statewide Database Licensing Many magazines, newspapers and reference books for “pennies” • eLibrary-Elementary and Secondary • http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/k6/do/login • http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/login • ProQuest-Secondary and Upper Elementary • http://proquest.umi.com/login Full Text 1989-2000 Includes eLibrary Elementary (grades 6-12) -- check out Cobblestone and Calliope for diversified reading resources

  17. Instructional Support -- Inquiry • CultureGrams (states, countries, multimedia) • http://online.culturegrams.com/ • Local Library Databases • All you need is your library card Free and Great • Social Education - Teaching with Documents monthly feature from NARA – Educators • http://www.archives.gov/ • Library of Congress • http://www.loc.gov/

  18. Instructional Support – Inquiry -- 2 Databases – Media • AP PhotoArchives- graphics, audio and photos • http://apimages.ap.org (subscription required) • Kitzu -- Digital Kits for Education - photos sets- http://kitzu.com/ • Wikimedia Commons • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page • United Streaming • http://unitedstreaming.com(subscription required)

  19. Instructional Support – Inquiry -- 3 Databases – Media 2 • National Archives video on Google Example: United Newsreel Motion Pictures (1942-1945) Department of the Interior Motion Pictures • http://video.google.com/nara.htm • Video & Pod Casts • http://www.cnn.com/video/ • http://www.npr.org • http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/

  20. Research -- Inquiry History Portals -- Internet • Digital History • http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ • American Revolution (NPS) • http://www.nps.gov/revwar/ • History Channel • http://historychannel.com • History Matters • http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/

  21. Research– Inquiry -- 2 History Portals – Internet • Center for History and New Media • http://chnm.gmu.edu • American Memory- Library of Congress • http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ • Spartacus Educational • http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/

  22. Organization - Synthesis Graphic Organizers • NCREL's GOs • http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm • SCORE's GOs • http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm • Read Write Think Webbing Tool • http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=127&title=

  23. Organization – Synthesis -- 2 Graphic Organizers • Inspiration Software – Commercial Product Web2.0 services • Wise Mapping – • http://www.wisemapping.com/c/home.htmFree basic service – premium for pay upgrade • Mindomo • http://mindomo.com/Free service

  24. Organization – Synthesis -- 3 Timeline Generators • teAchnology • http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bigtimeline/ • Read Write Think • http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/ Example made at teAchnology

  25. Organization -- Synthesis -- 4 Tracking Tool • WOIS – Subscription Serviceallows students access to their assignments, best work, and track progress with their personal online portfolio • http://www.wois.org

  26. Organization – Synthesis -- 5 Note Taking • Learn NC • Synthesis and note taking sheet • http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/lessons/bonniemcmurray4212004257/Synthesis_Note_Sheet.pdf • The blank page for students to use • http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/lessons/bonniemcmurray4212004257/Blank_Note_Sheet.pdf

  27. Organization -- Synthesis -- 6 Online Notetaking • Read, Write Think NoteTaker • http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title= • NoteStar • http://notestar.4teachers.org • Casa Notes -- Assemble take-home notes in English and Spanish. • http://casanotes.4teachers.org/

  28. Organization -- Synthesis -- 7 Online Notetaking • The Awesome Highlighter • http://www.awesomehighlighter.com /

  29. Organization -- Synthesis -- 8 Bibliographic Citation FREE • Citation Machine (Warlick) • http://citationmachine.net/ • Noodlebib Express • http://www.noodletools.com • Oregon OSLIS Citation Maker • http://secondary.oslis.org/resources/cm SUBSCRIPTION • Noodlebib • http://www.noodletools.com

  30. Organization – Synthesis -- 9 Key Features of a Synthesis from Drew University (1) It accurately reports information from the sources using different phrases and sentences; (2) It is organized in such a way that readers can immediately see where the information from the sources overlap;. (3) It makes sense of the sources and helps the reader understand them in greater depth. http://www.users.drew.edu/sjamieso/Synthesis.htm

  31. Organization – Synthesis -- 10 • http://www.users.drew.edu/sjamieso/Synthesis.htm Help with Synthesis Drew University site

  32. Organization – Synthesis -- 11 Synthesis GOs • Clustering: Use to pull together ideas organizing a product (project, presentation, or paper). • Compare/Contrast: Use to organize compare/contrast information. • Problem/Solution: Use to articulate problem and consider multiple solutions and possible results. Storyboard: Use to map out presentation or Web page. Graphic Organizers -- Full info Each Big6 step In English and Spanish http://collaboratory.nunet.net/nssd112/oakterrace/imc/big6.html

  33. Position - Presentation Online tools • PersuadeStar Provides tools for students to write persuasive essays. • http://persuadestar.4teachers.org/ • Web Poster Wizard Make and post a simple Web page within minutes. • http://poster.4teachers.org/

  34. Product – Presentation -- 2 The Five C’s of Quality Writing • Clarity • Conciseness • Compelling Content • Consistency • Correctness • http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/the-five-cs-of-quality-writing-73769.html

  35. Product – Presentation -- 3 10 Simple Rules for More Effective Presentations 1. Keep it simple Speak naturally Make eye contact Don't do crazy things with your hands – see number 6 Don't do much more than speak, i.e. managing props etc. 2. Be impassioned 3. Build the relationships beforehand if possible 4. Get the audience to participate at varying levels if effective 5. Show, don't tell. That is, use stories and punchy language. , don’t rely on facts and figures

  36. Product – Presentation -- 3 6. Get rid of distracting idiosyncrasies (peculiar language or behavior – twirling a lock of hair, using “dawg” in all utterances.) 7. Don't misinterpret people's actions and get discouraged 8. Know your material 9. Never, ever, go overtime Adapted from Chris Widner, President of Made for Success PRACTICE

  37. Additional Resources • Washington Library Media Association http://wlma.org/cbas • Mead Schools CBAs http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=423 (especially for primary & middle school CBAs) • Supporting Student Success http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/libraries/SupportStudentsSuccess.aspx (especially to see what others around the state are doing) • OSPI Social Studies • http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/SocStudies/default.aspx

  38. Image Credits Slide 4 from http://assets.goodmagazine.com/uploaded/images/masthead_image/6953/05gs_masthead1.jpg Slide 17 from http://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Page/Images/Culturegrams-WorldRegion_worldmap.gif Slide 21 from http://chnm.gmu.edu/ http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/

  39. Thank you for Coming Karen Williams, WLMA CBAs Ad Hoc Committee East Hill Elementary Library Kent School District karen.williams@kent.k12.wa.us

  40. Special Thanks A very special Thanks to Eve Datisman who was the creator of this informative resource.

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