A chance encounter over coffee

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A chance encounter over coffee
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Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
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Sograde fourwhat are the over-all
expectations and specific expectations?
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Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Overall and specific expectations?
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Backwards planning

• What types of evaluations will give the students
  an opportunity to demonstrate what theyve
  learned?
• How and what are we going to teach to ensure the
  students are able to meet the expectations?
• How can we assess along the way?

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Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Overall and specific expectations?
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Are there any students who require modifications
or special consideration?

• ESL
• IEP
• Other?

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Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Overall and specific expectations?
Modifications?
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I really like the idea of teaching the students
how to use Corel Presentations

• 5 slides
• clear instructions on the rubric re what is to
  be included on each slide

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Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
ICT (technology) Inquiry and Research
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Overall and specific expectations?
Modifications?
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Have you thought about doing a cross-curricular
or integrated unit?
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Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
ICT (technology) Inquiry and Research
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Overall and specific expectations?
Integrated unit? Cross-curricular unit?
Modifications?
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Let me see what I have in the way of fiction
books set in Canada.
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Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
ICT (technology) Inquiry and Research
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Language arts? Novel study
Overall and specific expectations?
Integrated unit? Cross-curricular unit?
Modifications?
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Some of the books will help students think about
racism, stereotyping, and point of view
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Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
ICT (technology) Inquiry and Research
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Language arts? Novel study
Overall and specific expectations?
Integrated unit? Cross-curricular unit?
antiracism
Modifications?
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Oh! We can find maps..

• Use technology
• Inquiry and research skills

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Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
ICT (technology) Inquiry and Research
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Language arts? Novel study
Overall and specific expectations?
Integrated unit? Cross-curricular unit?
antiracism
Modifications?
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• I could address some language arts/ media
  literacy expectationsI know an excellent site
  that talks about point of view

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Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
Language arts Point of view
ICT (technology) Inquiry and Research
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Language arts? Novel study
Overall and specific expectations?
Integrated unit? Cross-curricular unit?
antiracism
Modifications?
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• We could use the internet to access the Atlas of
  Canada.
• They could get their maps for their Corel
  Presentation from that site.

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Using technology often motivates the students
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Boys?
Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
Language arts Point of view
ICT (technology) Inquiry and Research
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Language arts? Novel study
Overall and specific expectations?
Integrated unit? Cross-curricular unit?
antiracism
Modifications?
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What if we have the students take jot notes from
the non-fiction books and websites anduse them
in the slide show
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then have them share their jot notes with a
group that chose a different province, and use
that information to write a paragraph that
compares the environments of the two provinces.
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The National Atlas of Canada has some great
lesson plansIm sure we can adapt some of them
for the unit.
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http//www.grantwiggins.org/ubd.html
Backwards planning Assessment for
learning Evaluation for learning
Boys?
Language arts Point of view
NOCUP? Scope Sequence chart?
Rubric for IL expectations
ICT (technology) Inquiry and Research
Grade 4 Social Studies Canadas Provinces,
Territories, and Regions
Novels
list of websites Non-fiction books
Language arts? Novel study
Overall and specific expectations?
Integrated unit? Cross-curricular unit?
antiracism
Modifications?
ESL x5 Enriched x 1