Ann LummUnit Portfolio Presentation

2008

Unit SummaryStudents/participants will be engaged in

extending their learning about the 1960s, especially the history and culture of the period and the relationships among history, politics, culture, and people.

The students/participants will engage in

extending their learning about the time by reading, viewing, and hearing from primary sources from those times.

Curriculum- Framing Questions

Essential QuestionHow does the past affect our future?

Unit Questions Which events from the 1960s have influenced us?

Why is it important to study the ’60s?

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Content Questions:

Name some important events fromthe 1960s.What was the popular music of the ’60s?What was the major war of the era?What important people were assassinated?What was the political climate of the decade?Who were major artists of the time?What were major political events of the ’60s?…..more will be added

This project will help my students develop 21st century skills by:

•Creativity and innovationcreating their final product

•Critical Thinking and Problem Solving research of primary sources

•Communication and Collaborationthrough wikis, journal reflections,

collaboration with peers, community members, and experts in the global community

Gauging Student Needs Assessment

Microsoft Word Document

KWhat do I KNOW?

WI WANT

to learn...

HHOW will I learn it?

LWhat did I LEARN?

My Goals for the Course

Facilitate learning by providing

guidance and resources

Facilitate learning by providing

guidance and resources

Provide tools for reflection

and collaboration

Provide tools for reflection

and collaboration

Assist students in becoming

experts about their topic

Assist students in becoming

experts about their topic

Foster PBL and provide authentic

tasks

Foster PBL and provide authentic

tasks

Provide instruction about Web

2.0 tools (Ex. Google ® docs,

wikis, Intel® visual tanking

tool)

Provide instruction about Web

2.0 tools (Ex. Google ® docs,

wikis, Intel® visual tanking

tool)

Goals for my Students

• Identify, locate, and use primary source materials to examine multiple perspectives on selected topics about the 1960s

• Access and use primary source materials to develop knowledge, skills, and analytical abilities

• Engage with one another to ask probing questions, think critically, develop reasonable explanations and interpretations of events and issues of the 1960s

• Use Web 2.0 and other tools to communicate and collaborate with peers and others in the global community

• Connect learning to real-life experiences.

• Identify, locate, and use primary source materials to examine multiple perspectives on selected topics about the 1960s

• Access and use primary source materials to develop knowledge, skills, and analytical abilities

• Engage with one another to ask probing questions, think critically, develop reasonable explanations and interpretations of events and issues of the 1960s

• Use Web 2.0 and other tools to communicate and collaborate with peers and others in the global community

• Connect learning to real-life experiences.

Requests for Feedback

• Need assistance in developing more unit and content questions

• Please provide feedback regarding student goals and my vision for the unit

• Any suggestions regarding the focus of the unit plan and implementation would be appreciated

• Please- any suggestions and/or constructive criticism is great

HELP

Resourceshttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html- Library of Congresshttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aolist.html-Civil Rights- African American Odyssey collectionhttp://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdocumentpa.htmlPrimary source materialshttp://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/index.htmlPrimary sourceshttp://www.multied.com/documents/index.html- Primary sources in American Historyhttp://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true&100 milestone documents in American Historyhttp://www.archives.gov/education/Digital classroom of the national archiveshttp://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.htmlRepositories of primary sourceshttp://www.rockhall.comRock and Roll Hall of Fame Resources for Teachers and Studentshttp://www.sixties60s.com/1960music.htmMultimedia of the 1960shttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/museum/webquest.htmlWebquest about the 1960shttp://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/A Magical Webquest Ride- A Webquest about the 1960sVietnam Webquesthttp://www.spectropop.com/hmadanibrief.htmlhistory of the music of the 1960’shttp://historyexplorer.americanhistory.si.edu/Great partner site in Thinkfinity with primary sources and other related materials and interactiveshttp://www.makingtime.co.uk/groups.htmlA list of artistis from Britain

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