Sunday, August 2, 2020
Teaching process skills while proposing solutions to local issues - Spotted Lanternfly
Following are a series of five NearPod lessons that encompass teaching students to recognize and apply a series of process skills while they research and propose solutions to local issues related to the Spotted Lanternfly.
It's a work in progress. As with all teaching and learning experiences, adaptations are made to best fit the circumstances related to individual students and teams within their classrooms. We discovered this past Spring, adaptations were necessary to bring opportunities full circle.
Day One -
Day Two -
Day Three -
Day Four -
Day 5
Friday, June 12, 2020
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Monday, May 18, 2020
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Another round of exceptional student work.
Be sure to check out page 2!
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Action is needed! Fourth Grade Spotted Lanternfly Project
Here is a link to SeeSaw activity asking students to select from a Choice Board to learn about and suggest ways we can all work together to help manage the Spotted Lanternfly.
And thanks to another of Mrs. H's students for taking the time to draw the life cycle for us to see.
SeeSaw Activity
Thanks to a student from Mrs. H's 4th-grade class for sharing her
CALL TO ACTION
to combat the Spotted Lanternfly.
CALL TO ACTION
to combat the Spotted Lanternfly.
And thanks to another of Mrs. H's students for taking the time to draw the life cycle for us to see.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Today's update is about copyright.
On its simplest level, we all know you cannot use someone else’s work without
giving them credit.
We practice information ethics in our school work by using
NoodleTools, etc...
Here is something to consider.
If it did,
nothing new would ever be created, right?
There
are guidelines that protect original work created from an idea, but these
guidelines allow for the idea, the work, to be used by others.
This is called transformative use.
Transformative uses are
those that add something new, with a further purpose or different character,
and do not substitute for the original use of the work. Hence, you give credit,
but you create something new.
Take for instance this story reported yesterday via NPR.
(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO WATCH).
Look for elements of effective communication,
journalistic applications, media design, media production, references to American
History, composition, performing arts, tongue-in-cheek copyright references AND
a whole lot MORE.
A little lesson on sources.
Why might you choose one source over another, you ask?
For instance:
What
is the difference between Primary and Secondary sources?
·
Primary sources provide a first-hand account of
a topic.
·
Secondary sources provide second-hand
information often based on primary source information.
·
Primary sources have advantages in some
situations, but both can provide value.
Consider for yourself:
Who: Dr. David Price – Weill
Cornell Medical Center – New York City
What: Crucial information on
how we can stop the spread
When: Posted March 24, 2020
Where: YouTube – 1,056,370
views
Why: Dr. Price’s direct
experience with the virus and people infected for the last 3 months give him
great confidence on rules to protect yourself and your family.
So, if you have been following secondary-source updates on
COVID-19 and would like to listen to a first-hand perspective, this source
definitely puts local, state, and federal decisions into context.
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