Ekaterine+Petrakos

[|MyRubric 1 .xls] My name is Ekaterine Petrakos. I teach 8th grade CTT Language Arts and Social Studies in Long Island City. This is my first year teaching and this is my first wiki.

Plan Your Project ** || ** || // What will students know and be able to do? // || ** || ** || // What will you assess? // || ** ||
 * ** Summarize the goals and objectives for this project:
 * I ** dentify the content standard that students drive this project:
 * ** Identify key skills and content: **
 * ** State the essential question:
 * ** List the topic and subtopics related to this project:
 * ** Define the final product: **
 * ** List required resources:
 * ** Predict how you will differentiate to meet the needs of your learners **: ||

=Map Your Project=

List key dates for each stage of the project and list how you will assess students have met the criteria of that stage:

Plan Week 1 -KWL for prior knowledge -Form working groups. -Brainstorm subtopics and allow groups to pick from the focus for their investigation -Each group divides the tasks among the members. -Assessment checklist

Gather Week 2-3 - Guided research - Taking notes (index cards: with country, economics, geography and - Label a map of the country (activity) - Collect pictures (Internet, hand-drawn, photographs) - Use Google Earth to virtually visit the country, save 3 separate views. -Assessment: checklist

Build Week 4-6 Using template, students will type/record content for each page of the presentation. They will add one or more pictures to each page. Assessment: Rubric/Checklist (attached)

Present Week 7 - Publish final presentations on wiki/blog

- Presentation – each group will select one page of their finished piece to highlight in presentation. Students will write speech on index card and rehearse.

- One group of students will present about the process, technology used, skills learned, and reflection of experiences. Assessment: Present to parents, other classes, administration, etc.