ncte-exploring the classics

Exploring the Classics with TECH

21st Curriculum through a Classical Lens

Presented by Crystal Kannapell, Darcy Maloney,

Laurie Vieth and Rainey Wyatt

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Tell me and I forget;

show me and I remember;

involve me and I understand.

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Exploring the Classics WITH TECH

This saying is the heart of ETC.ETC.

Research shows that the amount of student learning that occurs in a classroom is directly proportional to the quality and quantity of student involvement in the educational program (Cooper and Prescott 1989).

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I. Sixth Grade Curriculum: History

Topics covered:Foundations of Western Civilization

• Ancient Greece and Rome

• The origin of Western World Religions

• The Middle Ages

• The Rise of European Monarchies

• Renaissance

• Reform

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Alan LeQuire introduces students to his colossal Athena Parthenos in Nashville.

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I. Sixth Grade Curriculum: History

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GGEERRMMSS

overnmentconomyeligionilitaryociety

encourages progress from concrete to abstract thought

demands clear understanding of facts facilitates long-term memory and recall allows comparisons between cultures

Method used:Thematic categorization of

facts:

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I. Sixth Grade Curriculum: English

Course Objectives: to develop understanding and

sophistication of the written and spoken word

to become a community of readers and writers

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Resources Used: Grammar and Language Workbook, McGraw-Hill Grammar and Composition Handbook, McGraw-Hill Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine A Writer’s Notebook by Ralph Fletcher Word Wisdom, Zaner-Bloser

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I. Sixth Grade Curriculum: English

Literature: Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin The Book of Greek Myths by the D’Aulaires Dark of the Moon or King of Ithaka by Tracy Barrett Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Tiger Tiger by Lynn Reid Banks (other books may

be part of this unit) Crispin and the Cross of Lead by Avi The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman Incantation by Alice Hoffman

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The literature we read is coordinated directly with the sixth grade history curriculum. The study is chronological: Antiquity (ancient Greece and Rome), the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance.

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I. Sixth Grade Curriculum: Exploratory Latin

Topics Covered: Vocabulary

Roman history

Mythology

Culture

Geography

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I. Sixth Grade Curriculum: Exploratory Latin

Course Objectives: to increase English vocabulary

to recognize Latin roots in words for better reading comprehension

to increase cultural awareness

to recognize and use important Latin idioms

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Research shows that students who study Latin develop greater vocabulary recognition, which increases reading comprehension. 65% of all English words are derived from Latin.

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Team-taught Low student - teacher ratio

InterdisciplinaryEnglish, History, Latin

Technology training

Hands-on investigations

Guided research

Individual inquiry

Cooperative group work

Oral presentations

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What is Exploring the Classics WITH TECH?

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II. Creation of ETC

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Benefits of Team Teaching Very low student-teacher ratio

Individual attention

Differentiation

Technology support FUN!

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II. Creation of ETC:

Cross Curricular Learning

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Reinforces content Scaffolding Encourages important developmental skills:

critical thinking comparative analysis

Interdisciplinary/cross-curricular teaching can increase students' motivation for learning and their level of engagement. In contrast to learning skills in isolation, when students participate in interdisciplinary experiences they see the value of what they are learning and become more actively engaged (Resnick, 1989).

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CreativityThe ETC teachers support students toward creative, individual expressions of their knowledge.

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II. Creation of ETC:

The best learning comes true with making use of the variety of experience which is intensively stimulated, music, role-playing, drama, art, colors, graphics, figures and metaphors (Sylwester, 1995; 2000; Jensen, 2000; Dhority and Jensen,1998; Sousa, 2000, Duman, 2004).

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II. Creation of ETC

TechnologyTechnology skills learned in ETC

and 6th grade are vital to success in middle school and beyond.

• Email etiquette and skills• Accessing and sharing files• Mac / PC conversion• Basic navigation skills• Research … beyond Google• Website assessment

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III. ETC Curriculum: The Year in Review

Recipe of Me

Learning Goals Building community Self discovery How to follow a rubric Poise and confidence in

public speaking

Technology Skills Manipulating online

posters (Glogster) Introduction to Email and

attachments Saving and accessing

photo files Accessing shared files

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Fight Like a God

Learning Goals Reading comprehension Sequencing Inference/character

motivation Creative writing Public speaking Theatricality and sense of play

Technology Skills Flip video Libguide Green screen

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Great Greeks and Radical Romans

Learning Goals Individual choice of topic

related to student interest Evaluation of varied

research materials Cultural literacy Connecting past to

present Citations

Technology Skills Libguides Online encyclopedias Powerpoint

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Phidias, the Greatest Athenian sculptor

_ _ [F I DE UHS](Also spelled “Pheidias”, or Φειδίας in Ancient Greek.)

Research and PowerPoint by Coach Sue Sylvester

LOCATION

Phidias was a citizen of Athens, the most important city-state on the Balkan Peninsula.

• Phidias also worked in the city-states of Delphi and Olympia.

508 508 BCBC

CleisthenesCleisthenes

created Athenian Democracy

c. 480 c. 480 BCBC Phidias born

479 479 BCBC

Xerxes Xerxes and Persians defeated at Battle of Plataea

431 431 BCBC Peloponnesian Peloponnesian War War began

c. 430 c. 430 BCBC Phidias died

461 461 BCBC – 429 – 429 BCBC

Golden Age of Pericles

479 BC Chinese philosopher

ConfuciusConfucius died

509 BC Roman Roman Republic Republic created

The historian Herodotus was so busy recording the details of the Persian Wars that he neglected to record the exact date of

Phidias’ birth.

Classical Greece

Sculpture

Sculpture is any three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials.

Usually, sculptures are meant to be permanent and are often made out of expensive materials.

Phidias often used

precious materials

like ivory and gold!

Specific Achievement: ZEUS AT OLYMPIA

Phidias created the colossal statue of Zeus at Olympia.

Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World!

(It no longer

exists.)

Specific Achievement: DECORATION OF THE PARTHENON

Phidias and his studio worked with Pericles to create all of the relief sculpture on the exterior of the Parthenon.

The sense of action and emotion in these pieces is extraordinary.(How tragic that only fragments or copies of the original remain!)

Something Interesting

•In 1958 archaeologists found Phidias’ workshop at Olympia.

•They found a few fragments of the gold and ivory used to create the statue of Zeus.

•They also found Phidias’ favorite black glaze drinking cup engraved "I belong to Phidias”

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Western World Religions

Learning Goals Tolerance/empathy Discovering common

historical roots of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Research Compare & contrast Reading groups Cooperative learning http://www.rainbowresource.com/products/008983.jpg

Technology Skills Blogging Research Cloud file-sharing

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Living Museum

Learning Goals Individual choice of topic

related to student interest Creative writing Original research Reinforcement of content Curiosity, ingenuity,

graphic design, theatricality

Technology skills Use of all learned skills Google Earth

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Living Museum

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Living Museum

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Living Museum

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III. ETC Curriculum: Modeling

Students need to see models of what it is they are being asked to do.

They must have a supporting structure which provides a grounding for their creations, but doesn't limit their creativity.

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III. ETC Curriculum: Reflections

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Thank you for coming.

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