Making Cross Curricular Work Ben Smith and Tim Smith Red Lion Area School District Tuesday, October 13, 2015Tuesday, October 13, 2015Tuesday, October 13, 2015Tuesday, October 13, 2015

About Us Ben Smith: Physics Teacher K-12 Science Coordinator Technology Resource Teacher Keystone Technology Integrator Doctoral Student in Instructional Technology STAR Discovery Educator ISTE Consultant EdTechInnovators Tim Smith: Government Teacher BlendedSchools Consultant AP Reader STAR Discovery Educator Masters in Educational Technology Staff Development Trainer

Ready or Not... The World is Different Then … Now Now … telecommunications audio tapes video tapes simulations web projects problem-solvingmultimediahypermedia mobile access laptops (1:1 access) GIS/GPS systems instant messaging wikis / blogs MUVEs cell phones virtual reality

Our Vision Students will use technology seamlessly as a regular part of their education Each student will come to class with their own computing device All of the computing devices will be interconnected Teachers and Students will have the skills necessary to appropriately use the Hardware and Software

Taxonomy for Integration of Technology into the Curriculum Observing Students are passive spectators of the technology Incorporating Students are leveraging technology to increase productivity Producing Students create a product with a single technology Exploring Students engage in discovery learning prior to formal instruction. Collaborating Students interact with peers, instructors, and outside resources Applying Students are guided to combine and integrate technologies Creating Students are making sound choices about the appropriate synthesis of content and technology into a final product Created by Ben Smith and Jared Mader

Integrating Technology into the Curriculum

National Educational Technology Standards for Students

Why Work Cross-Curricular? Knowing Content is NOT enough Students must be able to Construct new understandings Solve problems Make decisions Communicate and express themselves Understand complex issues Work collaboratively Set goals and work to a timeline Make ethical choices

Why Work Cross Curricular? Makes for an authentic assignment Students develop a deeper understanding of the content from each discipline Students identify relationships among different and distinct subject areas Students visualize the interconnectedness across curricular areas

Buzz Words - Making the Case Knowledge and skills are Transferred (Applebee, Langer, & Mullis, 1989) Raise the Level of Engagement (Resnick, 1989) Meet the needs of Diverse Learners - Differentiation (Brozo & Puckett, 2008) Creates an effective Learning Environment (Thaiss, 1986)

Handouts and Links PowerPoint File and Related Links Wikispace

Why Wiki Collaboration Opportunities Ability to Include Rich Media Embed Code for video and web 2.0 tools Makes Communication Transparent

Elements of a Curriculum Project Dynamic Material User Created Content Visible Communication Grading Rubric

Dynamic Content Audio - Podcasts made with Audacity Video - Use Photobooth or iMovie Multimedia - Web 2.0 Tools Animoto, OneTrueMedia, Google Timeline

User Created Content Photobooth Mimio Wacom Tablets Screenshots Graphic Organizers External Links Web 2.0 Tools

Communication s CC the teachers Discussion Tabs in wiki Wiki page itself

Our Project AP Government - AP Physics Find areas of common ground Examples Ben Franklin Isaac Newton - John Locke

Keys to Success Be Vague Give Time Guide students through discussion Be Flexible Communication Among Teachers Among Students Between Students and Teachers

Lessons Learned Students can work at high level Exposed the differences and similarities in the nature of each teacher and course Communication and Monitoring is very important Students may not understand the scope / requirements of the assignment

The Future Add other content areas Add other schools Please contact us to get involved

New Possibilities Embed Code for Wikis Blabberize VoiceThread Animoto OneTrueMedia Graphic Organizers

Act 48 Credit Session Number: HL08Session Title: Making Cross Curricular Work Act 48 Code: HL081668

Questions Website: Click on PETE&C link