Barbara A. JansenSt. Andrew’s School, AustinNovember 13, 2009

ELA TEKS StudyCurriculum integration: Make it happenCollaborating with teachers: Why the heck bother?Strategies that'll knock their socks offPlan your presentationhttp://bjansen.edublogs.org/presentations/

Groups of 3:Elementary primary (K-2), 2nd gradeElementary intermediate (3-5), 5th gradeMiddle School, 7th gradeHigh School, English ITEKS ELA Standards

Read the standards for your levelStar or highlight those that you would directly teach as you collaborate with teachersPut a check mark by those that students indirectly practice while engaging in the research process—consider a typical product as you do this stepDirections

Deconstructing collaborative unitthrough direct teach?practiced as a result of the activities?

Curriculum Integration

Reading

Research

What does curriculum integration look like?Why don’t we collaborate more often?[©Getty Images.” (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) "EbscoHost Student Research Center, http://search.ebscohost.com/.]

What does it take to make it happen?

What does it take to make it happen?

PlanningDirect instructionAssessment of student process and productEvaluation of instructional unit

Identifying the curriculum objectivesSubject-area knowledge objectives (science, social studies, math, health, literature)Skills (ELA TEKS, social studies skills, etc.)

TAKS for Social StudiesObjective 1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.Objective 2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of geographic influences on historical issues and events.Objective 3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of economic and social influences on historical issues and events.Objective 4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of political influences on historical issues and events.Objective 5: The student will use critical-thinking skills to analyze social studies information.

TAKSfor ScienceObjective 1: Nature of scienceObjective 2: Organization of living thingsObjective 3: Interdependence of organismsObjective 4: Structure and properties of matter Objective 5: Motion, forces and energy

Step-by-step list of what students will do, hopefully written as an engaging problemStudent-created questionsOmit details about the resources, research skills, and final products from this stepPlanning: The TaskWho is responsible for teaching this step?

ResourcesConsider filling in with suggestions from the studentsOn-shelf resourcesOnline resources Free Web and fee-based WebWho is responsible for teaching this step?

Research strategies & tipsResearch tips and tricks for direct instructionKeyword identification, database searching, search strategies

Research cont…Note taking strategies and organizers or formsTools and tips for citing sourcesWho is responsible for teaching this step?

Bibliography tools and tipsHow will students communicate what they have learned?How will they add value?Higher level thinking and original ideasHow will they show “value added” in the final product?Showing results

What transferable skills will students learn and demonstrate?Composition, production, technology, presentation, performanceWhat do students need to turn in? Notes, rough draft/sketches, bibliography written web evaluationsDue dates including check pointsShowing results continued…Who is responsible for teaching this step?

Rubrics or scoring guide/checklist or linksSelf and group evaluation uploads or linksGrading scaleDue dates, againHow will students get help?EvaluationWho is responsible for creating documents for this step and grading process/product?

Using 2.0 tools for collaborationOne-stop shopping

Wikis

Google DocsWord processingFormsSpreadsheet

ReadingI love to read and blog about reading!

Plan a presentation…that motivates teachers to want to collaborate with you.

Thank you!Barbara A. Jansenbjansen@sasaustin.orglibrary.sasaustin.orgbjansen.edublogs.org/presentations