Tiffany+Hall

Tiffany's Lesson Plans **
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Problem Based Learning Lesson Plan Content Standards: Washington State Grade Level Expectations for Grade 6 Writing - 2.3. Writes in a variety of forms/genres. Reading - 3.2. Read to perform a task. Educational Technology -1.2 Collaborate: Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Research and information fluency || Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making Digital citizenship Technology operations and concepts || Instructional objective(s): Students will identify ways they can improve their local area. Students will create and carry out a plan to improve the area.
 * ** Lesson Title: Improve Your Place ** ||  ||
 * ** Grade: 2-6 Talented & Gifted ** || ** Unit: Stewardship ** ||
 * ** GOALS ** ||
 * ISTE NETS-S
 * ACTION ||
 * Before-class preparation:
 * If we will carry out our plans, we will need to seek funding from PTA, school board, or local businesses. ||
 * During class ||
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Time 1-2 Weeks || 

Instructional Activities ** || 
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Materials & Resources || ü Background information (What is the area identified for the project? Who uses it? What is the need for this project?) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">ü <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Problem (What surveys were done of the area? What problem was identified from the surveys? Where is the problem located?) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">ü <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Recommendations (What actions could be taken to solve the problem? Which action do students recommend and why? What are possible future projects?) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">ü <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Details of the Project (Who will be involved? How much will it cost? Who will do the work? How will the project benefit the community?) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">ü <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Maps of the Project (What does the project area look like now? How would it look after the project is complete?) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">ü <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Expected Results (What results do students hope to achieve? How will students know whether the project was successful?) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When students have finished their plans they will evaluate them based on set criteria. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will use word processing or PowerPoint to make a final version of their plan. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will present their plan to the decision-making individuals that may provide funding. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Upon approval of the plan, students will carry out the project. || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Kidspiration software
 * || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Ask students to list as many adjectives as possible that describe the school grounds or other project area using kidspiration graphic software. Students will think about- physical characteristics of the area, feelings the area evokes, or anything the student wishes was different about the area.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Survey the area. Students will look for any problems such as litter, dead grass, and lack of trees and other plants, soil erosion, or broken play equipment, drinking fountains, or benches.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">As we survey the area take digital pictures of problems we observe.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">After the initial survey use mapping software to create a large map of the current site. The map will include a key with symbols to identify problem areas.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Teams of students will brainstorm ideas on how they might improve the area. Each team will propose its ideas to the class. The class will then vote on which idea they would like to try.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Students will determine if they want to persuade the PTA, school board, or another decision-making body to approve their project.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Divide the class into teams, each responsible for preparing one of the following pieces of an action plan for achieving their goal:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Digital cameras
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Mapping Software
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">PowerPoint
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Word Processing Software ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Ongoing assessment(s): <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students action plans <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students proposals and presentations to carry out plans <span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Accommodations and extensions: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Group pairs of students as high/low pairs so that students can help each other <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Each student will be assigned a job in their separate groups <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students contact state and local forestry for information on school improvement projects using trees and shrubs.
 * MONITOR ||

<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson reflections and notes: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Class discussion at the end of the project to see what went well and what they think could be different for next year’s class <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Reflect in my plan book, making changes for next year
 * EVALUATE AND EXTEND ||

Lesson adapted from "Project Learning Tree" curriculum

<span style="color: #33cc33; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Writing <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">- 2.3. Writes in a variety of forms/genres. Reading - 3.2. Read to perform a task. Educational Technology -1.2 Collaborate: Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Research and information fluency || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making Digital citizenship Technology operations and concepts || Students will identify ways they can improve their local area. Students will create and carry out a plan to improve the area. 2-4 Weeks || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Present to students the idea of choosing a project to research based on our theme “Steward of our Peninsula”. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students can choose a topic related to stewardship or the Long Beach Peninsula. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Our purpose is to be informed about issues related to our peninsula and the history or our peninsula, so we can be stewards. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I will give students templates that meet the structure of a QUEST project. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I will model each phase of the QUEST project and give students time to work on their research in class. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Each day students will be required to post their learning to our class blog. They will share their new learning as well as questions they have for the research process. This blog serves as an assessment tool for me, as well as a way for the students to support one another. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will begin to compile their research into a final product. Options include but are not limited to: PowerPoint, Brochure, Skit, Digital Story, Podcast, Website, etc. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will present their ideas to the class. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Final products will be put on our class wiki. || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Internet Capabilities <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Word Processing & Publishing Software <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Photostory for digital stories <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Audacity for podcast <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">PowerPoint Software ||
 * <span style="color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Social Networking ~ Online Collaboration Lesson Plan **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson Title: Stewards of our Peninsula “SOOP” ** ||  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Grade: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 2-6 Talented & Gifted || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unit: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Stewardship ||
 * **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">GOALS ** ||
 * <span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Content Standards: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Washington State Grade Level Expectations for Grade 6 **
 * **<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ISTE NETS-S **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional objective(s): **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ACTION ** ||
 * **<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Before-class preparation: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Find websites and other resources to help get students started researching their topics. ||
 * **<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During class ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Time ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional Activities ** || **<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Materials & Resources ** ||
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Wikispaces account
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">QUEST templates

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Ongoing assessment(s): <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Blog posting <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">QUEST templates <span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Accommodations and extensions: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Group pairs of students as high/low pairs so that students can help each other if they are interested in the same topic <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All students will have access to these materials during class time so students who do not have internet access at home will have access during class time.
 * **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MONITOR ** ||

<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson reflections and notes: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Class discussion at the end of the project to see what went well and what they think could be different for next year’s class <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reflect in my plan book, making changes for next year <span style="display: none; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all;">Top of Form <span style="display: none; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msohide: all; text-align: center;">Bottom of Form
 * **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">EVALUATE AND EXTEND ** ||
 * <span style="color: #006600; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Digital Story Telling~ Lesson Plan **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson Title: Local History ** ||  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Grade: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> 2-6 Talented & Gifted || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unit: **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Stewardship ||
 * **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">GOALS ** ||
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Washington State Grade Level Expectations for Grade 6 **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2.2. Writes for different purposes. 2.3. Writes in a variety of forms/genres. ||  || 1.2 Collaborate: Use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
 * **<span style="color: #92d050; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Writing- **
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4.4 Uses history to understand the present and plan for the future. 5.4 Creates a product that uses social studies content to support a thesis and presents the product in an appropriate manner to a meaningful audience.
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Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Research and information fluency || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Critical thinking, problem-solving, & decision-making Digital citizenship Technology operations and concepts ||
 * **<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ISTE NETS-S **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Students will learn about their community in order to be a steward of our peninsula. Students will learn about their community by visiting important landmarks and places. Students will record observations, new learning, and take digital pictures of video at each site in order to create a digital story of important places and landmarks in our area. 2-4 Months || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Present to students the different places we will visit throughout the year in order to become “Stewards of our Peninsula”. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students can share ideas of where they think we should visit in the community-We will create a graphic organizer of our thoughts using //Inspiration// software. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Our purpose is to be informed about the history of our peninsula, so we can be stewards. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I will give students their permission slips for the trips we will take this year. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I will model how I expect students to record their observations and new learning in their “Field Study Journals”. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">We will set up and organize our journals using composition books. I will give students a template to guide their questioning at each site using question stems for descriptive questions, comparative questions, and correlative questions. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will travel to different locations throughout several months to learn about different places in our community. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will compile their learning along the way in the journals. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student’s final project to show their learning of the history of our community of landmarks and important places will be a digital story of their learning. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Digital stories will be available to view on our class website. We will also have a day at the school where other students can come to our classroom and see our stories. Parents will be invited to this day as well. We will hold a time at night where all parents can attend to hear all student’s digital stories. || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Internet Capabilities <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Word Processing & Publishing Software <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Photostory for digital stories <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Audacity for podcast <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Composition books <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Digital Cameras ||
 * <span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional objective(s): **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">ACTION ** ||
 * **<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Before-class preparation: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Choose places that students will visit throughout the community.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Set up a guest speaker at each site that has expertise in that place.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Prepare permission slips for each trip ||
 * **<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">During class ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Time ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Instructional Activities ** || **<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Materials & Resources ** ||
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 * //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Inspiration Software //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Permission Slips

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Ongoing assessment(s): <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Journals <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Exit Slips after each trip <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Blogging about our trips <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Digital stories <span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Accommodations and extensions: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Group pairs of students as high/low pairs so that students can help each other if they are interested in the same topic <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All students will have access to these materials during class time so students who do not have internet access at home will have access during class time.
 * **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">MONITOR ** ||

<span style="color: green; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Lesson reflections and notes: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Class discussion at the end of the project to see what went well and what they think could be different for next year’s class <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reflect in my plan book, making changes for next year <span style="display: none; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all;">Top of Form <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">*I actually did this unit this year. My students have gone on field study trips to Fort Columbia, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Beard’s Hollow, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, Point Defiance Zoo, Canoeing at a local lake, and a trip to an island in the Willapa Bay. Funding was available as we received grants and local places let us visit for no fee. I was trained to drive a district van, so I transported my small groups to these places.
 * **<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">EVALUATE AND EXTEND ** ||

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