Course Project: Learning About Graphic Organizers for the 21st Century

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Course Project: Learning About Graphic Organizers for the 21st Century

Technology and Resources incorporated into the classroom

Resources

Students

Colleagues

Administration

Handheld Renaissance responders

Computer lab

Class computers

Technology tools

Microsoft Office

Internet

Web 2.0

Twitter

Social bookmarking

Blogs

Wikis

Electronic Graphing Organizers

Integration of 21st Century Skills

Communication and Collaboration

Incorporate Web 2.0 tools in as many activities as possible

Creativity and Innovation

Patti Drapeau's creativity verbs

Offer activities that are open-ended and address real world problems

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Patti Drapeau's differentiation verbs

Use Graphic Organizers

Keep Bloom's Taxonomy in mind

Through content

Standards supported by Graphic Organizers

California State Standards

Most Chemistry State Standards

Most Biology State Standards

California State Investigation and Experimental Standards

1.l Analyze situations and solve problems that require combining and applying concepts from more than one area of science

1. m Investigate a science-based societal issue by researching literature, analyzing data, and communicating the results

1a- Select and use appropriate tools and technology to perform tests, collect data, analyze relationships, and display data (Graphic Organizer)

NETS•S technology standards

Use technology effectively and productively

Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions

Conduct research and use information

Communicate and collaborate

Demonstrate creativity and innovation

Classroom Overview and Philosophy

Classroom goals and focus

Skills

Effective Communicators

Utilize technology tools (Web 2.0) to develop collaboration skills

Manage information and ideas through a variety of modes of communication

Read, write, listen and speak proficiently

Responsible Citizens

Demonstrate awareness of Health, Environmental, and Global issues

Demonstrate self-discipline, as reflected by positive behavior

Academic Achievers

Develop technology literacy skills

Meet or exceed state, district and school standards and competencies

Critical Thinkers

Creating innovative solutions to real world challenges

Organize data using Graphic Organizers

Demonstrate higher level thinking skills, such as applying, analyzing, and evaluating data

Independent Learners

Demonstrate the use of a variety of tools for self-evaluation and goal-setting

Curriculum

ITSE/NETS Technology Standards

•Demonstrate creativity and innovation •Communicate and collaborate •Conduct research and use information •Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions •Use technology effectively and productively

California Chemistry Standards

•Chemical Thermodynamics •Nuclear Processes •Organic and Biochemistry •Reaction Rates •Chemical Equilibrium

•Atomic and Molecular Structure •Chemical Bonds •Conservation of Matter and Stoichiometry •Gases and their Properties •Acids and Bases •Solutions

California Biology Standards

•Cell Biology •Genetics/ Biotechnology •Ecology •Evolution •Human Physiology/ Health

Instructional Philosophy

Teaching is my passion. I want to help students achieve academic success, self –confidence, and a love of learning. Today’s student is graduating into a fast-paced world where the tree of knowledge is growing exponentially. Technology is evolving at a record pace, too. To be successful in this environment, students must be able to locate valid data, analyze information, communicate and collaborate to come up with creative solutions to real world problems using technology tools. To help this process, I’ve outline some basic student guidelines:

Please contact me if you have any concerns or comments. Don’t wait until a concern becomes a problem. Often concerns are misunderstandings that can be easily remedied to the satisfaction of all parties if addressed early. The fastest way to contact me is through email at deborah.dolan@dsusd.us. I look forward to exploring and learning with you this year.

Communication between home and school is vital

Teamwork and collaboration are key ingredients

All students are unique- RESPECT is essential

Questions are important- be curious

Learning is active

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Subject area(s)

Chemistry

Biology

Grade level

High School

Graphic Organizers

Rationale for using GO in the classroom

•Supports differentiation

•brainstorm, connect, create, and elaborate

•assume, infer, analyze, prioritize, and judge

•Encourages students to take ownership in their learning •Provides an opportunity to explore Metacognition patterns

•Cause students to be engaged and active learners •Create meaningful opportunities to learn •Promotes a deeper understanding of the concepts •Are open-ended allowing for creative and innovative solutions

•Support collaboration and communication skills •Improve editing skills •Teach outlining skills •Provide opportunities to use Web 2.0 technology skills

Strategies to incorporate GO into classroom

Individual Activity

Assess understanding

Review concepts

Practice concepts

Group Activity

Research and answer real world challenge

Flowchart a biological process

Vocabulary practice

Class Activity

Smart Slate

Teacher computer and Projector

How GO can be used as tools for learning

•Integrate Critical thinking skills from Bloom’s taxonomy

• Remembering • Understanding • Applying • Analyzing • Evaluating • Creating

Bloom's taxonomy

• Remembering - Recognizing, listing, describing, identifying, retrieving, naming, locating, finding

• Understanding - Interpreting, Summarizing, inferring, paraphrasing, classifying, comparing, explaining, exemplifying

• Applying - Implementing, carrying out, using, executing

• Analyzing - Comparing, organizing, deconstructing, Attributing, outlining, finding, structuring, integrating

• Evaluating - Checking, hypothesizing, critiquing, Experimenting, judging, testing, Detecting, Monitoring

• Creating - designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing, devising, making

•Tool to help with the writing process •Tool to support communication and collaboration skills

•Vocabulary improvement •Problem solving •Assessment

•Brainstorm ideas •Manipulate and organize data •Visualize information •Explore relationships between data points

Types of graphic organizers I'll use in my classroom

Free software

cMAP

download

Free hand drawing

Scribblar

Outlines

Text2Mindmap

Thinklinkr

Templates

Edistorm

sticky notes

recommendations

tags

Giffy

Flowchart EGO

Slickplan

Mindmeister

Mindomo

Multi-featured

Spicynodes

Subtopic

bubbl.us

Simple