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Inquiry Schools Initiative. Online Resources. Performance Based Assessments. Inquiry Schools Initiative. Objective. To explore online resources to assist in the development of performance based assessments SchoolNet Discovery Education SAS Library of Congress
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Inquiry Schools Initiative Online Resources Performance Based Assessments
Inquiry Schools Initiative Objective • To explore online resources to assist in the development of performance based assessments • SchoolNet • Discovery Education • SAS • Library of Congress • National Geographic/Education • And more
Inquiry Schools Initiative SchoolNet
Inquiry Schools Initiative • Features: • Search for multimedia • State standards • Grade • Subject • Videos, Pictures available to view/download • Lesson Plans • Templates for Assignments and Quizzes
Inquiry Schools Initiative • Features: • Resources aligned to Standards • Eligible Content • Search by Grade, Grade Band, Standard, Subject • Teachers from around the state submit content • Ever growing – Ever changing
Inquiry Schools Initiative Identify the location of this picture What clues do you see in the picture? What is the time frame? What other inferences can you make?
Inquiry Schools Initiative www.loc.gov
Inquiry Schools Initiative http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/ Search using “history” Time to explore
Inquiry Schools Initiative http://thinkfinity.org • Features • Repository of resources • Lesson plans • 21st Century Skills • Today in History • State Standard Alignment
Inquiry Schools Initiative Break Time!! 1:45
Inquiry Schools Initiative Planning & Scheduling Timeline PST SAS Flipcharts, Notebooks Materials Bank
Inquiry Schools Initiative www.prometheanplanet.com www.exchange.smarttech.com
Inquiry Schools Initiative http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Inquiry Schools Initiative Additional Online Resources Science News for Kids (http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org) CNN Student News (http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/) Time for Kids (http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/) National Geographic (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education) Discovery Education (log in through SN) NY Times Learning Network (http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/) History Channel (http://history.com) Smithsonian (http://www.si.edu) Library of Congress (http://loc.gov/index.html) Thinkfinity (http://thinkfinity.org)
Inquiry Schools Initiative Discussion Forum
Inquiry Schools Initiative Contact Information Paula Don, Director (pdon@philasd.org) Donna Heckscher (dheckscher@philasd.org) Tanya Hoard (tghoard@philasd.org) Robert Karl (rkarl@philasd.org) Steve Shapiro (sshapiro@philasd.org) Jan Tong (jtong@philasd.org)