WLMA 2009 Social Studies CBAs Secondary

Classroom Based Assessments: Resources, Tips, and Tools Nadean Meyer Eastern Washington University

Teacher Librarians Teacher Librarians across the state Task force and training since 2004 http://wlma.org/cbas

Agenda Civics CBA Resources Research Resources Common Step Teaching Tools 4 3 2 1 Collaboration

Goals
See the range of resources
Know where to look after today
Excitement about what our students can think about

Your goals
District or Elementary or Secondary
Done a CBA with students or Not Yet
Have your content selected or Not Yet
Database access in school– Y N

What do Teacher-Librarians Contribute to the Partnership ?
Provide instructional support
Essential Questions
Note Taking Strategies
Reliable Resources
Help with “backwards planning”
Where do we want them to go?
What do we expect to see?
How will we get there?
Statewide assistance
http://wlma.org/cbas

Resources
Books count too!
Varying resources across schools
One time 2008-09 School Library Funding
~ $4.00 FTE
Today’s demonstration is mainly web resources

Common Steps
Transferable skills
Research Process
Citing sources
Using information
Evaluating information

Common Steps
Essential Question
Key Concepts & Vocabulary
Inquiry (reading and note-taking, bibliography)
Organization & Synthesis
Group Process & Discussion
Position (Writing!)
Presentation (Communication!)

Avoiding the Overload
OSPI
Libraries
WLMA
Public
Civic groups
Museums

OSPI
Classroom Based Assessments
http://www.k12.wa.us/SocialStudies/default.aspx
OSPI Resources
http://standards.ospi.k12.wa.us/
Unit outlines, supporting resources, anchored sets graphic organizers and more…

Libraries
Pathfinders
Databases
Reference librarians
Best of web
Evaluation criteria

Pathfinders
Procedure to scaffold resources
Preselected for guidance
Library of Congress by era
Internet Public Library
Joyce Valenza
http://www.wlma.org/cbas
http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=423

WLMA Pathfinder
Checks & Balance- 3 branches
Impeachment
Andrew Johnson
Time- reconstruction
Primary sources
Secondary
http:// wlma.org/storage/cbas/pathfinders/middle-checks-johnson.html

Mead http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=423

Mead -Middle School http://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=9686

Where to start? Process
OSPI Directions and Rubric
Decide topic or content
WLMA pathfinder
Andrew Johnson Impeachment
Use teacher mind to determine KWL
Examine best resources available
Teaching toolkit
CAUTION!-” letting students loose on issue with many choices ”

Gradual Release of Responsibility

Civics

We the People http://www.civiced.org/

Our Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov

National Archives archives.gov

Ben’s Guide to Gov http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/election/index.html Range of Grades

Historical Thinking
Noodletools.com—Teachers- Abilock
http://noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/
PBS teachers http://www.pbs.org/teachers/socialstudies/
Why Historical Thinking Matters
http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/why/
Jamie McKenzie- fno.org
http://fno.org/sept07/soc.html

Complete sites Martha Ballard’s Diary 27 years colonial http://dohistory.org

Complete Sites
Diary of Opal Whiteley
http://intersect.uoregon.edu/opal/

Valley of the Shadow
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/

Think aloud
Rubric
Resources
Keywords
Engagement
Assessing
Success for all students

Finding the “good stuff”

Factchecked.org Lessons, straight from the source, tools of the trade, wikipedia lessons

Thinkfinity.org- Lessons

Interactive Constitution http://72.32.50.200/constitution/index_no_flash.php

Washington State Historical Society http://stories.washingtonhistory.org/education/teachers/index.shtml

Washington State History Lab Museums
Washington State History Lab
http://www.historylab.org/default.htm
http://www.wsu.edu/~accessnw/resources/banned02-04.htm

Washington State Library Washington State Legislature http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/StudentsPage/

Supreme Court http://www.oyez.org/

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
Digital history

University of Washington
http://content.lib.washington.edu/

Library of Congress
American Memory- Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

Subscription Databases

Databases
School ESD pricing Statewide Database Licensing Project
Washington State Library
Public Libraries have access too

Proquest ProQuest/elibrary http://portal.bigchalk.com/portalweb/login.do

Culture Grams
Culturegrams (states, countries, multimedia)
http://online.culturegrams.com/

Culturgrams Egypt

NetTrekker Nettrekker (includes standards and timelines) http://school.nettrekker.com/frontdoor

Discovery Streaming

Facts on File Facts On File http://factsonfile.infobasepublishing.com/newsservices.asp

ProQuest
Search within publications like:
Social Education
Cobblestone
Elibray– Lexiles for range of reading levels
Statewide Database Project- funded through your money– access through school or public library– help with getting all students with a card

Cobblestone Online http://cobblestoneonline.net Free index, $50 per building online

Statewide Library Listings http://www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/searchwayfinder

Freely accessible media

Online Databases- Media
Smithsonian
http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/exhibition/flash.html
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Smithsonian

Kitzu http://www.kitzu.com

Subscription Databases- Video
National Archives video on Google
http://video.google.com/nara.html

National Archives Video

Online Tools
Thesis Generators
Timeline Builders
Citation Creator
And more…

National Archives
Includes lessons and digital artifacts
http://www.archives.gov/education/

Statewide Library Listings http://www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/searchwayfinder

Persuasive
http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html
Action Statement
http://www.powayusd.com/projects/ewe2/thesis.htm
Online Thesis Builders

Thesis builder

Thesis builder electra

Polls
Center for New Media
http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/polls/

Citations
FREE
Knight Cite
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/
Oregon OSLIS Citation Maker
http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/secondary/index.php?page=citeSources
Citation Machine (Warlick)
http://citationmachine.net/
Noodlebib Express
http://www.noodletools.com
SUBSCRIPTION
Noodlebib
http://www.noodletools.com

Noodlebib express

Graphic Organizers
Inspiration Software
New Webspiration
http://www.mywebspiration.com/
Microsoft Office
ReadWriteThink
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=127&title=

Essay Map http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap/

Notetaker http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title=
NoteStar
http://notestar.4teachers.org/
Online Notes

Online notetaking
The Awesome Highlighter
http://www.awesomehighlighter.com

Timeline Generators
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bigtimeline/
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/

Readability
Readability.info
http://readability.info
Lexiles.com
http://lexiles.com
Check readability in MS word
Reading non-fiction
Web page reading

Chart of CBAS
http://wlma.org/storage/traincbas/cbas-list.html
Training for Washington State Library grant has many more resources and ideas
http://wlma.org/storage/traincbas/links.html

Sharing resources
Tagging- delicious.com
http://delicious.com/mzinfo/
Better annotations and organization
http://ewumeyer/cbas/
What I am finding, needs organization
http://delicious.com/shana.brown Tribal sites and resources
Can be shared

End Nadean Meyer and WLMA task force [email_address] Thank You!

First Amendment

First Amendment Sources to create a Library introduction to CBA teaching Based on First Amendment and Student’s Right to Read

First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Interactive Constitution http://72.32.50.200/constitution/index_no_flash.php

Supreme Court http://www.oyez.org/

Freedom to Read
Resources from libraries
Banned Books Week every late September (near Constitution Day)
Access Northwest- study of Banned Books in Washington State

First Amendment Study http://firstamendmentfuture.org/

Teachfirstamendment.org Quiz in bottom right corner of home page

Kidspeakonline.org Online quiz IQ with answer hints

Media Lesson- Debbie Abilock http://noodletools.com/debbie/projects/firstam/libfree.html

J-ideas http://www.jideas.org/

National Coalition against Censorship http://www.ncac.org/education/schools/

Illinois First Amendment Center http://www.illinoisfirstamendmentcenter.com/ Free materials

More resources
Access NW Banned Books
http://www.wsu.edu/~accessnw/resources/banned02-04.htm
Random House Teachers Toolkit
http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/rhi
Banned Books online list- Historical
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html
Notable 1 st Amendment Court Cases
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/firstamendment/courtcases/courtcases.cfm
Banned Books Week
http://bannedbooksweek.org/support.html

Still to do to make pathfinder
Check the rubric
Check my understanding
Key words and vocabulary in context
Concepts- learning activities
Thoughtful critical questions
Enough resources of different reading levels
Engaging activities
Search for the gaps
Time to reflect

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