Description
There are three parts ALL parts must be completed on different word documents.
PAT ONE
discussion questions
each answer must be a minimum of 170 words.
ALL answers must be in your own words.
- How do you know if you have a “good” big idea or essential question?
- What is it about the idea or question that makes it worthy of study?
- How can you develop your students’ ability to ask questions?
- What are the characteristics of good question sequences that will engage students and have them generating their own questions?
PART TWO
As an individual, you will chose a grade level to develop a theme study.
Select a theme that could be used to promote interdisciplinary inquiry. Choose standards from at least two or more subject disciplines that fit with your chosen theme and grade level.
Create a graphic organizer that incorporates various information and interests that could be incorporated into your theme.
Include:
- the theme’s big ideas.
- the theme’s essential questions and sub-questions.
- at least five subject areas with activities, artifacts, field trips, speakers, experiments, projects and so on ideas.
- standards from at least two subject area disciplines.
PART 3
In addition to the graphic organizer, write a 350- to 525-word paper addressing the following:
- the rationale for your theme study and grade level.
- how it meets the criteria for a theme study.
- what role (teacher as director, teacher as guide and teacher as mentor) you think the teacher (you) should play in the development of this theme and why.
