Teena Tobin

Building Global Awareness

7th English Language Arts Student driven research on a topic that

is relevant and authentic The problem of bullying peaks during

middle school years Covers many Common Core Standards

Build awareness about serious effects of bullying and provide solutions with a call to action.

To learn process of researching, citing sources, taking notes, developing a thesis, using supportive evidence in a problem/solution format.

Students self-selected focus topics that surfaced when researching bullying

Media specialists taught Noodletools, a website to assist in citing sources in MLA format (text, images, and music)

Ignite facilitators guided in sharing ideas, how to blog, read posts and enrich learning

http://blogs.birmingham.k12.mi.us/mrstobin

Encourage students to create own images this year

Share revised collaboration rubrics on wiki…