CBAs -- 21CBAs -- 21stst Century Tools, Century Tools, Teaching, and LearningTeaching, and Learning

OASL/WLMA ConferenceOASL/WLMA Conference

Karen Williams, WLMA CBAs Ad Karen Williams, WLMA CBAs Ad Hoc CommitteeHoc Committee

New ToolsNew Tools•EALRs/GLEs Span Report from OSPIhttps://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/Ealrs/ReportsForGLE.aspx?subject=6%2cGLE •Suggested Unit Outlines by Grade Levelhttp://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/SocStudies/Unitoutlines.aspx •New Rubrics – Grade 5 Civics Examplehttp://k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/SocialStudies/BridgingDocuments/Elem08/ElemCivics-YouDecide-CBA.pdf National Standards•Education World has a great, concise explanationhttp://www.education-world.com/standards/national/soc_sci/index.shtml •21st Century Skills/Literacieshttp://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/

Revised CBA InfoRevised CBA InfoNew CBA information online

• Elementary CBAs grades 3-5• http://www.k12.wa.us/Assessment/WASL/SocialStudies

/default.aspx

• Middle School CBAs grades 6-8• http://www.k12.wa.us/Assessment/WASL/SocialStudies

/MiddleSchool.aspx

• High School CBAs Grades 9-12• http://www.k12.wa.us/Assessment/WASL/SocialStudies

/HighSchool.aspx

Civics ResourcesCivics Resources• Suggested Unit Outlines at OSPI

http://k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/SocStudies/Unitoutlines.aspx

• History Dayhttp://www.nationalhistoryday.org/

• Center for Civic Education – We the Peoplehttp://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=wtp_introduction

21st Century Skills and Social 21st Century Skills and Social Studies MapStudies Map

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/ss_map.pdf Specific skills covered by the map include:

•Creativity and innovation

•Critical thinking and problem solving

•Communication•Collaboration•Information literacy•Media literacy

•Information and Communication Technologies literacy

•Flexibility and adaptability•Initiative and self direction•Social and cross-cultural skills

•Productivity and accountability

•Leadership and responsibility

Historiography onlineHistoriography online

Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students

http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/

How-to read a primary source and a secondary source

Keys to reading history, with questions to keep in mind

Key ConceptsKey ConceptsStrategies – in class or in the library• Activate prior knowledge

• Ask what students think the selection/book will be about before reading

• Use Open-ended Questioning• Model the skill

• Does the author try to persuade you in any way? How?

• Can you identify the facts? The opinions

• Were there any photographs, illustrations, charts, graphs, or diagrams that were important? Why

• Write down student questions

Inquiry -- ReadingInquiry -- ReadingSelect Common Readings w/Appropriate

Reading Levels • Check WLMA pathfinders for suggestions

http://wlma.org/cbas • Online Readability Check

http://readability.info • Lexiles

http://lexiles.com • Readability in MS Word

http://www.irb.vt.edu/documents/Readability_Scoring.pdf

Inquiry – ReadingInquiry – Reading• 5 Day Unit Plan for Introducing Nonfiction

• http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=109

• Content area reading• http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrats_20Best.

html

• Reading online – non-traditional text • http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.

asp?HREF=/electronic/rt/2-03_Column/index.html

Essential QuestionsEssential QuestionsEssential Question and Thesis

Statement• Thesis Builder

http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html • A place to start for students

having trouble with EQ’s• It also builds an outline

• Action Statement -- new• http://www.powayusd.com/pro

jects/ewe2/thesis.htm

Essential Questions -- 2Essential Questions -- 2Thesis Generator – Middle and High• http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/thesis.html

• Attributes of a good thesis (Think mathematical equations)

• Thesis Generator for more advicehttp://www.sdst.org/shs/library/thesisgenerator.html

Think Tank• http://thinktank.4teachers.org/assist/index.php3Extended Learning Questions from TrackStar • http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/help/exten

d.jsp

Research -- InquiryResearch -- InquiryPrimary Sources• Primary Source Learning

http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/ • National Archives- lessons and digital artifacts

http://www.archives.gov/education/ • Washington State Library Digital Collections & Resources

http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/digcolls.aspx • UW digital collection

http://content.lib.washington.edu/ http://content.lib.washington.edu/cmpweb/index.html

• Digital Collections and Programs -- Library of Congress• American Memory, Historic Newspapers, Veterans History,

Hispanic Digital Collection http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html

Research – Inquiry -- 2Research – Inquiry -- 2Primary Sources -- Elementary

• http://www.primarysourcelearning.org/

• Our Documents• http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&

• Archiving Early America• http://www.earlyamerica.com /

• British Museum• http://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html

• Wellpinit School District• http://www.wellpinit.wednet.edu/salish/spokans.php

Research – Inquiry -- 3Research – Inquiry -- 3Primary Sources – Middle and High School• Controversial Issues

• http://www.sac.edu/students/library/nealley/websites/controversial.htm

• Our Documents• http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&

• AMDOCS --Documents for the study of American history • http://www.vlib.us/amdocs

• Ancient Web -- The Ancient World’s Great Civilizations• http://www.ancientweb.org/

• British Museum’s Ancient Civilizations• http://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk/home_set.html

Research – Inquiry -- 4 Research – Inquiry -- 4 Inquiry – Artifacts• National Archives – U.S. artifact analysis sheets and

lessons for primary periodshttp://aad.archives.gov/aad/

• Washington State History Labhttp://www.historylab.org/teachers.htm

• Burke Museum – Seattlehttp://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/

• Museum of Arts and Culture – Spokanehttp://www.northwestmuseum.org/northwestmuseum/

• Traveling TrunksOnline resources including photographs and maps

Research – Inquiry -- 4Research – Inquiry -- 4Statewide Database Licensing

Many magazines, newspapers and reference books for “pennies”

• eLibrary-Elementary and Secondary• http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/k6/do/login

• http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/login

• ProQuest-Secondary and Upper Elementary• http://proquest.umi.com/login

Full Text 1989-2000

Includes eLibrary Elementary (grades 6-12) -- check out Cobblestone and Calliope for diversified reading resources

Instructional Support -- InquiryInstructional Support -- Inquiry

• CultureGrams (states, countries, multimedia)• http://online.culturegrams.com/

• Local Library Databases • All you need is your library card

Free and Great• Social Education - Teaching with Documents monthly feature from NARA – Educators

• http://www.archives.gov/

• Library of Congress • http://www.loc.gov/

Instructional Support – Inquiry -- 2Instructional Support – Inquiry -- 2Databases – Media• AP PhotoArchives- graphics, audio and photos

• http://apimages.ap.org (subscription required)

• Kitzu -- Digital Kits for Education - photos sets- http://kitzu.com/

• Wikimedia Commons• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wi

ki/Main_Page

• United Streaming• http://unitedstreaming.com

(subscription required)

Instructional Support – Inquiry -- 3Instructional Support – Inquiry -- 3Databases – Media 2

• National Archives video on GoogleExample: United Newsreel Motion Pictures (1942-

1945) Department of the Interior Motion Pictures• http://video.google.com/nara.htm

• Video & Pod Casts• http://www.cnn.com/video/ • http://www.npr.org • http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/

Research -- InquiryResearch -- InquiryHistory Portals -- Internet

• Digital History• http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

• American Revolution (NPS)• http://www.nps.gov/revwar/

• History Channel • http://historychannel.com

• History Matters• http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/

Research– Inquiry -- 2Research– Inquiry -- 2History Portals – Internet• Center for History and New Media

• http://chnm.gmu.edu

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

• Spartacus Educational• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/

Organization - SynthesisOrganization - Synthesis

Graphic Organizers• NCREL's GOs

• http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm

• SCORE's GOs• http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score

/actbank/torganiz.htm

• Read Write Think Webbing Tool

• http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=127&title=

Organization – Synthesis -- 2Organization – Synthesis -- 2Graphic Organizers• Inspiration Software – Commercial Product Web2.0 services• Wise Mapping –

• http://www.wisemapping.com/c/home.htm Free basic service – premium for pay upgrade

• Mindomo• http://mindomo.com/

Free service

Organization – Synthesis -- 3Organization – Synthesis -- 3Timeline Generators• teAchnology

• http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/bigtimeline/

• Read Write Think• http://www.readwritethink.

org/materials/timeline/

Example made at teAchnology

Organization -- Synthesis -- 4Organization -- Synthesis -- 4Tracking Tool• WOIS – Subscription Service

allows students access to their assignments, best work, and track progress with their personal online portfolio

• http://www.wois.org

Organization – Synthesis -- 5Organization – Synthesis -- 5Note Taking

• Learn NC

• Synthesis and note taking sheet• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/lessons/bonniemcmur

ray4212004257/Synthesis_Note_Sheet.pdf

• The blank page for students to use• http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/lessons/bonniemcmur

ray4212004257/Blank_Note_Sheet.pdf

Organization -- Synthesis -- 6Organization -- Synthesis -- 6Online Notetaking• Read, Write Think NoteTaker

• http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title=

• NoteStar• http://notestar.4teachers.org

• Casa Notes -- Assemble take-home notes in English and Spanish.• http://casanotes.4teachers.org/

Organization -- Synthesis -- 7Organization -- Synthesis -- 7Online Notetaking• The Awesome Highlighter

• http://www.awesomehighlighter.com /

Organization -- Synthesis -- 8Organization -- Synthesis -- 8Bibliographic Citation

FREE• Citation Machine (Warlick)

• http://citationmachine.net/

• Noodlebib Express• http://www.noodletools.com

• Oregon OSLIS Citation Maker• http://secondary.oslis.org/resources/cm

SUBSCRIPTION• Noodlebib

• http://www.noodletools.com

Organization – Synthesis -- 9Organization – Synthesis -- 9Key Features of a Synthesis from Drew University

(1) It accurately reports information from the sources using different phrases and sentences;

(2) It is organized in such a way that readers can immediately see where the information from the sources overlap;.

(3) It makes sense of the sources and helps the reader understand them in greater depth.

http://www.users.drew.edu/sjamieso/Synthesis.htm

Organization – Synthesis -- 10Organization – Synthesis -- 10Help with Synthesis

Drew University site• http://www.users.drew.edu/sjamies

o/Synthesis.htm

Organization – Synthesis -- 11Organization – Synthesis -- 11Synthesis GOs• Clustering: Use to pull together ideas organizing a

product (project, presentation, or paper).• Compare/Contrast: Use to organize compare/contrast

information. • Problem/Solution: Use to articulate problem and

consider multiple solutions and possible results. Storyboard: Use to map out presentation or Web page. 

Graphic Organizers -- Full infoEach Big6 step In English and Spanish http://collaboratory.nunet.net/nssd112/oakterrace/imc/big6.html

Position - PresentationPosition - PresentationOnline tools

• PersuadeStar Provides tools for students to write persuasive essays.

• http://persuadestar.4teachers.org/

• Web Poster Wizard Make and post a simple Web page within minutes.

• http://poster.4teachers.org/

Product – Presentation -- 2Product – Presentation -- 2

The Five C’s of Quality Writing

• Clarity

• Conciseness

• Compelling Content

• Consistency

• Correctness• http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/the-

five-cs-of-quality-writing-73769.html

Product – Presentation -- 3Product – Presentation -- 310 Simple Rules for More Effective Presentations1. Keep it simple

Speak naturally

Make eye contact

Don't do crazy things with your hands – see number 6

Don't do much more than speak, i.e. managing props etc.

2. Be impassioned

3. Build the relationships beforehand if possible

4. Get the audience to participate at varying levels if effective

5. Show, don't tell.

That is, use stories and punchy language. , don’t rely on facts and figures

Product – Presentation -- 3Product – Presentation -- 3

6. Get rid of distracting idiosyncrasies(peculiar language or behavior – twirling a lock of hair, using “dawg” in all utterances.)

7. Don't misinterpret people's actions and get discouraged

8. Know your material

9. Never, ever, go overtimeAdapted from Chris Widner,

President of Made for Success

Additional ResourcesAdditional Resources• Washington Library Media Association

http://wlma.org/cbas

• Mead Schools CBAshttp://www.mead354.org/page.cfm?p=423

(especially for primary & middle school CBAs)

• Supporting Student Success http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/libraries/

SupportStudentsSuccess.aspx (especially to see what others around the state are doing)

• OSPI Social Studies• http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/

SocStudies/default.aspx

Image CreditsImage CreditsSlide 4 from http://assets.goodmagazine.com/uploaded/images/masthead_image/6953/05gs_masthead1.jpg

Slide 17 from

http://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Page/Images/Culturegrams-WorldRegion_worldmap.gif

Slide 21 from

http://chnm.gmu.edu/

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/

Thank you for ComingThank you for Coming

Karen Williams,WLMA CBAs Ad Hoc Committee

East Hill Elementary Library

Kent School District

karen.williams@kent.k12.wa.us

Special ThanksSpecial Thanks

A very special Thanks to Eve Datisman who was the creator of this informative resource.