Making Cross Curricular Work Ben Smith and Tim Smith Red Lion Area School District Tuesday, October 13, 2015Tuesday, October 13, 2015Tuesday, October 13,

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Ben Smith and Tim SmithBen Smith and Tim SmithRed Lion Area School DistrictRed Lion Area School District

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About Us

Ben Smith:Physics TeacherK-12 Science CoordinatorTechnology Resource TeacherKeystone Technology IntegratorDoctoral Student in Instructional TechnologySTAR Discovery EducatorISTE ConsultantEdTechInnovators

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Tim Smith:Government Teacher

BlendedSchools Consultant

AP Reader

STAR Discovery Educator

Masters in Educational Technology

Staff Development Trainer

Ready or Not . . .The World is Different

Then …Then … NowNow …

telecommunications telecommunications

audio tapesaudio tapes

video tapesvideo tapes

simulations simulations

emailemail

web projectsweb projects

problem-solving problem-solving

multimedia multimedia

hypermediahypermedia

mobile access

laptops (1:1 access)

GIS/GPS systems

instant messaging

wikis / blogs

MUVEs

cell phones

virtual reality

Our Vision

Students will use technology seamlessly as a regular part of their educationEach student will come to class with their own computing deviceAll of the computing devices will be interconnectedTeachers and Students will have the skills necessary to appropriately use the Hardware and Software

Taxonomy for Integration of Technology into the Curriculum

ObservingStudents are passive spectators of the technology

IncorporatingStudents are leveraging technology to increase productivity

ProducingStudents create a product with a single technology

ExploringStudents engage in discovery learning prior to formal instruction.

CollaboratingStudents interact with peers, instructors, and outside resources

ApplyingStudents are guided to combine and integrate technologies

CreatingStudents are making sound choices about the appropriate synthesis of content and technology into a final product

Created by Ben Smith and Jared Mader

Integrating Technology into the Curriculum

National Educational Technology Standards for Students

Why Work Cross-Curricular?

Knowing Content is NOT enough

Students must be able to Construct new understandings

Solve problems

Make decisions

Communicate and express themselves

Understand complex issues

Work collaboratively

Set goals and work to a timeline

Make ethical choices

Why Work Cross Curricular?

Makes for an authentic assignment

Students develop a deeper understanding of the content from each discipline

Students identify relationships among different and distinct subject areas

Students visualize the interconnectedness across curricular areas

Buzz Words - Making the Case

Knowledge and skills are Transferred(Applebee, Langer, & Mullis, 1989)

Raise the Level of Engagement(Resnick, 1989)

Meet the needs of Diverse Learners - Differentiation

(Brozo & Puckett, 2008)

Creates an effective Learning Environment(Thaiss, 1986)

Handouts and Links

PowerPoint File and Related Linkswww.edtechinnovators.com

Wikispacehttp://redlionsssci.wikispaces.com

Why Wiki

Collaboration Opportunities

Ability to Include Rich MediaEmbed Code for video and web 2.0 tools

Makes Communication Transparent

Elements of a Curriculum Project

Dynamic Material

User Created Content

Visible Communication

Grading Rubric

Dynamic Content

Audio - Podcasts made with Audacity

Video - Use Photobooth or iMovie

Multimedia - Web 2.0 ToolsAnimoto, OneTrueMedia, Google Timeline

User Created Content

Photobooth

Mimio

Wacom Tablets

Screenshots

Graphic Organizers

External Links

Web 2.0 Tools

Communication

EmailsCC the teachers

Discussion Tabs in wiki

Wiki page itself

Our Project

AP Government - AP Physics

Find areas of common ground

ExamplesBen Franklin

Isaac Newton - John Locke

Keys to Success

Be Vague

Give Time

Guide students through discussion

Be Flexible

CommunicationAmong Teachers

Among Students

Between Students and Teachers

Lessons Learned

Students can work at high level

Exposed the differences and similarities in the nature of each teacher and course

Communication and Monitoring is very important

Students may not understand the scope / requirements of the assignment

The Future

Add other content areas

Add other schoolsPlease contact us to get involved

New Possibilities

Embed Code for WikisBlabberize

VoiceThread

Animoto

OneTrueMedia

Graphic Organizers

Act 48 Credit

Session Number: HL08Session

Title: Making Cross Curricular Work

Act 48 Code: HL081668

Questions

Email: [email protected]

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Website: www.edtechinnovators.comClick on PETE&C link