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=Landing In Quadrant D = HTSD Inservice Workshop, January 17, 2011 **Presented by:** Andrew Halter, Christopher Caton (PIIC Mentor and Literacy Coach) and, Kevin Connor (AIU Mentor)

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 * Objective: ** To model various constructivist strategies that promote literacy and divergent thinking that build high rigor and relevance. Please note: strategies are centered around a mock unit on community service, but are applicable to any content.

=Agenda: =
 * 1) Introductions/Workshop Overview
 * 2) Modeled Activity -- Laying a Foundation -- establishing relevance for a mock, interdisciplinary unit
 * 3) Preparing for Flight -- Where are we going with this?
 * 4) Quick pre-survey using Turning Point Responders
 * 5) Modeled Activity --Literacy Skills-- a cross disciplinary literacy activity designed to help readers identify essential information.
 * 6) Debrief/Discuss
 * 7) Modeled Activities -- Working With Content -- various technology enhanced strategies to help students analyze, evaluate and transform content (see breakout groups below).
 * 8) Sharing/debrief/discuss
 * 9) Landing in Quadrant D -- a look at a Quadrant D Summative assessment that is the culmination of all of the above.
 * 10) Post-survey using Turning Point Responders
 * 11) Debriefing discussion, question/answer

=Mock Unit: Why Community Service? =

**Laying a Foundation: Literacy Strategies**
This video from the Corporation for National And Community Service will help you further understand Dr. King's legacy and his ideas about serving locally and nationally. (Viewing this might be assigned as homework, perhaps accompanied with a discussion board post.) media type="youtube" key="vFjqaTIu7E0?fs=1" height="385" width="640"
 * [[file:King Article.docx]]

**Taking Off** **Toward Quadrant D****: Strategies to Promote Divergent Thinking**
technology used: web resource, wiki discussion boards
 * Part I: Making a Connection

technology used: web resources, Google Docs
 * Part II: Researching/Gathering Information and Resources

technology used: web resources, Wiki group page, Voki
 * Part III: Establishing a Purpose

technology used: Google Docs, Wikis, email
 * Part IV: Collecting Real Data via Survey

technology used: Ipods or other video or audio recording device
 * Part V: Collecting Real Data via Interview

**Landing in Quadrant D: A Summative Assessment of High Rigor and Relevance**
technology used: video recording and editing, wiki/web design, Power Point
 * Culminating Project

=Technology Tools Used =
 * **Wiki**
 * **Tagxedo and Wordle**
 * Class essential words example from exercise
 * MLK article example
 * **Google Docs**.
 * **Personal Response Devices**
 * **Voki**
 * **Wikis/Web Design**
 * **Ipods/Video cameras**

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 * [[file:Instruction_Depth_of_Knowledge.pdf]]
 * [] -- Rigor Relevance Framework
 * [] --the H.E.A.T. framework
 * http://www.pdesas.org/ -Pennsylvania Department of Educations Standards Aligned System
 * http://www.changeleadershipgroup.org/ -- Tony Wagner's resources from Harvard School of Education

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