TILE Community Potluck

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TILE Community Potluck

• Theme Customizing Content
• June 19, 2003

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Target Learner Audience

• Grade or Post Secondary Level grade 5
• Geographic Location Cereal Alberta (rural)

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Customization of Learning Activity

• The following are our groups three examples of
  content adapted to a range of learning activity
  frameworks.
• Learning Activity inquiry based learning
• Learning outcome describe the virus and its real
  versus perceived impact on your summer .
• on your summer.
• Activity
• Step one Go to this web resource
  http//www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/2003
  /2003_22.htm
• Step Two Use this information to answer the
  following questions
• What is the West Nile Virus?
• How is the disease transmitted?
• Why should you be concerned?
• Find 3 recent news articles that support your
  view of the threat and outline your findings.

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Content Area 1

• Learning Activity Template 1 Inquiry based
  learning

• Learning outcome describe the virus and its real
  versus perceived impact on your summer vacation.
• Activity
• Step one Go to this web resource
• http//www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/200
  3/2003_22.htm
• Step Two Use this information to answer the
  following questions
• What is the West Nile Virus?
• How is the disease transmitted?
• Why should you be concerned?
• Find 3 recent news articles that support your
  view of the threat and outline your findings.

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Content Area 1

• Learning Activity Template 2 Problem solving
• Learning outcome How to protect yourself and
  your family from the West Nile virus?
• Activity
• The mosquitoes have landed in Cereal Alberta
• You are working in public health department, what
  steps can you take to advise people from your
  community to take to minimize the threat from
  West Nile virus?
• Investigate the resources found in this web site
• http//www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/200
  3/2003_22.htm
• Write a plan and present it to your class.

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Content Area 1

• Learning Activity Template 3 WebQuest
• Learning outcome To describe the symptoms and
  treatments virus of West Nile virus
• Activity
• Step one Go to this web resource
• http//www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/200
  3/2003_22.htm
• Step Two use Google search to find information
  about the symptoms and treatments of West Nile
  virus
• Write a report and include the URLs you use for
  the research to support your findings

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Customization of Content

• The following are our groups three examples of
  learning activity frameworks adapted using new
  content.

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Content Area 2

• Learning Activity Template 1 Quiz Game
• Learning outcome To correctly answer questions
  that demonstrate your understanding of the
  process of Photosynthesis
• Activity
• Quiz game with multiple choices and colors based
  on the question why is grass green
• Students will read the web resource provided
  first
• http//www.ftexploring.com/me/photosyn1.html
• Indicator of the student success in the quiz is a
  graphic depicting green grass when students
  answer wrong the grass turns to yellow then brown
  then dies and blows away

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Content Area 2

• Learning Activity Template 2 PHOTOSYNTHESIS
• Learning outcome To create questions and
  corresponding appropriate answer that demonstrate
  your understanding of the process of
  Photosynthesis
• Group activity
• Students will read the web resource provided
  first
• http//www.ftexploring.com/me/photosyn1.html
• The student will work in groups to develop the
  questions
• The instructor will compile the questions into a
  jeopardy style game

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Content Area 2

• Learning Activity Template 3

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Customization of Content

• The following are our groups three examples of
  learning activities adapted for the following
  context
• (Choose 1)
• Individual learning context
• Large class size context

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Customization for Context

• Learning Activity Template 1

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Customization for Context

• Learning Activity Template 2

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Customization for Context

• Learning Activity Template 2

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Summary Comments