Curriculum+Ideas+for+i.t.h.s+08

** Summer School 2008 ** Base Group 1 – 23 students Base Group 2 – 23 students Math – 15 students Info Lit – 15 students Literature – 16 students i.  Detecting author’s techniques ii. Text patterns iii. Categorization iv. Sequencing v.  Vocabulary (word parts) vi. Determining main idea vii. Making inferences 1.  Using Maine 207 Technology i.  Netstorage ii. E-mail iii. Drive spaces iv. New student webspaces 2.  Technology Uses to Support Schoolwork i.  Powerpoint ii. Digital Stortelling iii. Audacity program and podcasting iv. Moviemaker or Photostory v.  MS Word: formatting documents, editing, spelling, tracking comments. vi. Reading digital documents and taking notes vii. Web 2.0 applications: delicious.com, bubble.us, flickr.com. 3.  Research and Technology i.  LRC Orientation ii. LRC databases iii. Sourcing strategies iv. Corroborating sources v.  Works Cited formats **Cooperative Learning** 1.  Building a community of learners a.  Base Group activities b.  Cooperative learning lessons c.  Team-building activities 2.  Social Skills a.  T-Charts b.  Quality charting c.  Positive feedback d.  Giving positive feedback e.  Language used f.  Celebration
 * Introduction to High School **
 * Proposed Schedule: **
 * ** Time ** || ** Activity ** ||
 * 7:45-8:45 || Home Group Activity ||
 * 8:45-8:55 || Breakfast Break ||
 * 8:55 – 9:45 || Math/Info Lit/Lit ||
 * 9:45 – 10:35 || Math/Info Lit/ Lit ||
 * 10:35 – 10:45 || Snack Break ||
 * 10:45 – 11:35 || Math/ Info Lit/ Lit ||
 * 11:35 – 12:15 || Home Group Activity ||
 * Instructional Staffing: **
 * ** Math ** || ** Information Literacy ** || ** Literature ** ||
 * Dave || Tim || Natalie and Julie ||
 * Marty || Marty || ||
 * Base Group Staffing: **
 * ** Base Group 1 ** || ** Base Group 2 ** ||
 * Tim and Julie || Dave, Natalie and Marty ||
 * Student Grouping: **
 * Classrooms: **
 * Encompassing Themes: **
 * 1) How to find and integrate information
 * 2) Building a community of learners
 * 3) Developing social skills
 * 4) Choice—giving students agency and responsibility.
 * 5) Competence—benchmarking student success and gains, and letting them see their success, in both PBIS and CBM measures.
 * 6) Challenge—giving students authentic tasks that matter.
 * 7) Personal Relevance—getting to know the students as individual learners and making that a/the factor in their learning.
 * Literature: **
 * 1) Finding information in the text
 * Information Literacy/Technology Focus **