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Session handout can be found at the following address:

http://www.collabsuccess.wikispaces.com

Problems that often result in failure to win the race….

Problem #1: The quality of collaboration often leaves something to be desired

Ineffective Pit Crew

Bad PolePosition

Problem #2: Teachers jump into designing a product without articulating desired student outcomes

Problem #3: Teachers design student tasks that lack meaning and rigor

Run outof gas

Problem #4: Teachers have difficulty remaining current with available resources

Losecontrol

Problem #5: Differentiation and Formative Assessments are often neglected due to lack of time

Engineproblems

Problem #6: Students lack sufficient practice necessary to master the Big6 problem-solving process

Blowntire

How to Collaborate More Successfully in Virginia

Beach City Public Schools?

• Collaboration workshops with LMS, GRT, and classroom teachers

• Planning Guide developed, used,and repeatedly revised

Our First Winner

Driver: Tara Hylton, LMS New Castle ES

Stage 1: Desired Results

Events are caused or influenced by the perspectives of leaders and constituents.

How did the perspectives of the leaders bring about the events leading to the Revolutionary War?

SOC.5.SS.5.5: Use different historical perspectives to interpret the role of Virginians in the American Revolution (VS.1, VS.5) SOC.5.SS.5.5.4: Analyze the various roles played by Virginians in the Revolutionary War era, with emphasis on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry (VS.1, VS.5)

•Identify and interpret primary and secondary source documents to understand history. •Determine cause and effect relationships. •Draw conclusions and make generalizations in regard to leadership. •Interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives.

•The different perspectives of the Virginia leaders during the Revolutionary War era•The perspective of the British during the Revolutionary War era•The roles played by Washington, Jefferson, and Henry

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

To present the perspective of either King George or one of the Virginia patriots in a political cartoon and to write a letter to the editor explaining the cartoon

Political cartoonist

The editor of the New Yorker magazine and its readers

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

The New Yorker is doing a feature on the American Revolution and is seeking materials.

Students will create a political cartoon representing the perspective of one of the Virginia patriots or King George of England.Students will also write a letter to the editor explaining the cartoon

Students work will be judged by the “editor” of the New Yorker via a rubric.

Stage 3: Learning Plan

Stage 3: Learning Plan

Hook—examples of various political cartoonsStudents will be asked what perspectives the cartoons depict and how they dot that. They will create their own political cartoon that will appear in an issue of the New Yorker.

45 min.

Teacher & GRT

Questions will be generated by the teacher in a data retrieval chart that will be given to the students. The students will need to develop a question of their own, too. Total number of questions = three!

1.General biographical2.Contributions3.Student generated

No mini lessons for this step.

Stage 3: Learning Plan

LMS will choose source for questions 1 and 2. The student will determine the source for question 3 .

15 min.

LMS

LMS will provide a mini lesson on choosing the best source.

Stage 3: Learning Plan

LMS will have print sources available. Students will use databases and internet websites.

LMS will review key words, text aids, features, and databases.

15 min.

LMS

Stage 3: Learning Plan

Students will read and take notes individually.

Students will complete their data retrieval chart (foldable graphic organizer).

LMS will teach a lesson on citing sources.

45 min.

LMS, GRT,

teacher

Stage 3: Learning Plan

2 hours

Teacher, GRT

Students develop their own cartoons and letter to the editor.

A review of analyzing political cartoons will be conducted using resources from the Primary Source Document kit.

Stage 3: Learning Plan

No mini lessons identified.

Peer evaluation using primary sources document form. Teacher evaluation using rubric. Follow-upSocratic Seminar to discuss the Essential Question: How did the perspectives of the leaders bring about the events leading to the Revolutionary War?

Students will complete an Exit Slip answering the Essential Question.

1 class period

Teacher, GRT

Two More Winners

Driver: Kathy Gordon, LMS Diamond Springs ES

Driver: Cathy Louk, LMS Thoroughgood ES

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Session handout can be found at the following address:

http://www.collabsuccess.wikispaces.com

All images taken from http://www.theinsidegroove.com/pics/nascar-photo-gallery-06.php