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"Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best." Bob Talbert "The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it." Samuel Johnson "If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable." Seneca "The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn...and change." Carl Rogers

Process In this workshop, participants will:   learn a strategy for using primary source documents to involve students in inquiry learning consider and discuss what makes learning both effective AND engaging recognize that "big questions" and the enduring understandings that they produce lead to the creation of meaningful curriculum practice alignment of desired understanding(s) and assessment tasks begin to create a plan for their own project which will include: -The Big Idea a working title - What you want students to know - articulation of desired "enduring understanding(s)" How you'll know they know it - a plan for assessment process and/or instruments How you will "get there" - an outline of skills, knowledge, strategies, experiences necessary
Concept/Activity	Supporting Resources
Getting to know you: Introductions!
Sharing digitized objects: What's the Big Idea?	Primary Source Documents Primary Source Documents web link Document Examination Recording Form Requires: Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
What leads to effective AND engaging learning?	Curriculum Design Tool Effective and Engaging Requires: Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
What is worth being familiar with? What is important to know and do? What is the enduring understanding?	Primary Source Documents Curriculum Design Tool Enduring Understanding Requires: Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
What do you want 'em to know?-- Enduring Understanding(s) How will you know they know it?-- Assessment How will you get them there?-- Learning Experiences/Teaching Strategies	Curriculum Design Tools Curriculum design schemata Assessment Idea Generator Planning Teaching Strategies Requires: Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
Bringing it home: Apply the workshop concepts to Team Projects Due by Thursday: a working title articulated enduring understandings a plan for assessment an outline of skills, knowledge, strategies, experiences necessary to attain desired learning outcomes	Chart Paper and Supplies

Summary | Process | Resources | Facilitators' Guide