ELE 3340 section 1 Course Calendar Project WOW Wonders of the Wilderness The Lewis and Clark Expedition J Barford EIU L Conwell K Miller Carl Sandburg School Spring 2006 art by Rosalyn Schanzer Topics and tasks are based upon the outcomes listed in the ELE3340 Project WOW course syllabus The topics and tasks coordinate with two third grade classes and the objectives of Project WOW as listed in the Conwell Miller original T I M E proposal Technology Integrated Materials in Education Objectives for the children and for the EIU facilitators ELE3340 class members are higher level thinking based upon multiple intelligences discernment and organization of information collaborative groupings integration of technology dissemination of products Multimedia technology activities will consist of use KidPix Inspiration PowerPoint of the WWW evaluation of websites downloading graphics and sound files and cooperative construction of the WOW Spring 2004 website Beginning January 19 we will spend several periods from 9 55 to 10 55 at Carl Sandburg School with children of 3LC and 3KM The Mo Miss Rivers field trip is being planned for April 24 2005 WOW lab days with children are February 24 and March 3 in the Buzzard computer labs Please keep all meetings scheduled below at EIU in computer labs and at C S in your personal calendars Unique features of the Project WOW section This is a technology intensive course Technology is applied in support of social studies curriculum development pre service teacher education and real time children s learning Your personal Web site which you developed in ELE2022 is important preparation for this course This is a school based methods course You will be learning by doing social studies with children according to curriculum you develop with children under the supervision of your university professor and two expert classroom teachers Please check your email daily for course updates Because of the complex organization enabling 50 children and 24 pre service teachers to learn in authentic and constructivist settings efficient communication among all participants is essential Recommended Social Studies links Lewis and Clark links compiled by Lewis and Clark WOW teams since spring 2002 and updated Week 1 January 10 and 12 ELE3340 overview the Classical Building Model of social studies The global and personal scope of social studies empowering individuals and community NCSS standards Expectations of Excellence 6 characteristics of contemporary SS Knowledge goodness cognitive and affective goals The meaning of action citizenship by choice for the American democracy and for the SS classroom contrasting brains on hearts on with hands on Introduction to Project WOW and Web site demo Formation of teams 24 8 3 EIU students per team The 40 minute National Geographic video summary of the great journey of the Corps of Discovery 1803 1806 Tasks KWL Assembling of Autobiography BioBox due 1 12 Planning campfire skits Begin reading Ambrose Undaunted Courage your personal copy courtesy of the PT3 grant Welton textbook Intro and Ch 1 take home quiz due 1 17 The course will explore the enormous computer resources in support of social studies teaching and learning Computers in the ITC lab and from the PT3 project have HyperStudio KidPix and Inspiration installed Explore these programs as well as the media libraries on the resource CDs of each We will be using these programs as well as Netscape Composer To review Composer update your personal Web page ELE2022 Week 2 January 17 and 19 Quiz W Intro and Chapter 1 Social Studies sequence from the personal to the social to the global Expectations for Excellence NCSS standards Balancing cognitive and affective goals in order to nurture competent citizens who are willing to make reasoned and informed decisions for the common good in a diverse and interdependent world At Carl Sandburg School Your autobiography designed for high appeal for 3rd graders Review of children s 1st semester WOW folders and WOW team Web sites Consider and discuss the multiple intelligences graph for each child For Kagan teambuilding and getting acquainted The Backpack activity I would make a good explorer because Tasks Quiz returned Skit assigned Resources offered for skit development Week 3 January 24 and 26 Rehearsing the campfire skits Writing a Rationale and purpose statement for your team topic Expanding the SS Classical Building model Children s literature identifying social studies content in this invaluable resource Try this link from San Diego for some wonderful integrated teaching units Cyberguides based on children s literature and numerous resources from Annette Lamb Eduscapes http www sdcoe k12 ca us score cyberguide htmlEduscapes Using the NCSS standards ISTE NETS standards and the multiple intelligences to plan teachng learning activities At Carl Sandburg School Performing the team skits at the school to introduce team themes and recruit third grade team members Tasks Project rationale and goals due Ambrose Undaunted Courage to page 59 assigned First lesson plan due for those teaching 2 2 06 Week 4 January 31 and February 2 Take home TEST and fact sheet Ambrose to p 59 emphasizing pp 51 59 Lesson planning formats Choosing and assigning team lesson topics Lead teacher and assistant teacher tasks scheduled for each team Developing excellent lesson planning strategies Utilizing Essential Questions in setting lesson goals and purposes E s for lesson planning from Miami Analyzing and choosing a format for WOW team plans WOW L C resources Teaching with documents See great resources from the National Archives and from the Library of Congress American Memory Project Teachers are contributing document based Web Inquiry Projects based on use of the LOC data bases Teaching with Documents for the Lewis and Clark Expedition Tasks At C S team teaching lesson 1 Note Your head teacher plans are due to Mrs Barford for review one week BEFORE your teaching date 1 26 2 2 2 9 2 16 2 23 3 2 During your teaching at C S instructor and classroom teachers will provide team feedback Week 5 February 7 and 9 Multicultural education and the Social Studies James A Banks four levels for multiethnic education Accomodating and celebrating diversity Cultural universals Exploding stereotypes Native American resources for Lewis and Clark The Expedition visited and communicated with over 50 different groups of indigenous Americans Sharing and developing materials to use with your team In