This Ain’t Your Mama’s Dodgeball!

A new twist on a Research UnitLindsay 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…

Homework:

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Homework:

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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: CCGPSHistory

Social 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

Our contact informationMeekhof@fultonschools.orgGrigsby@fultonschools.org

Follow me! @sksgrigsby

Continue the conversation

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