Teacher Academy Port of Call 2 Call-aborative Units of Study Today’s Topics: Wikis: Harnessing Collective Intelligence

Find Someone Who

Find Someone Who… Has read “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Knows exactly where they were and what they were doing on 9/11. Knows the director of the movie “Titanic.” Knows when it is appropriate to fly a flag upside down. Knows what a vexillologist is. Knows the name of the captain of the “Titanic.” Knows what the blue portion of the flag containing the stars is called. Can name five concentration camps. Can explain the theory as to how the “Titanic” sank. Can sing a portion of our national anthem. Knows the proper procedure for disposing old worn out flags. Knows how long it took Hitler to decide on the “Final Solution.”

EDUCATIONAL SALADS Learning can be tossed together through integrated thematic units! Math Music Art Social Studies History Science Health Character Education Communication Arts Technology Topic/ Concept Elective Courses

Math Music Art Social Studies History Science Health Character Education Communication Arts Technology Salute to the Flag Elective Courses

Iditarod POMO Native Americans One Grain of Rice Taking Care of our Earth

Non-fiction: Integrated Thematic Unit: 1900s-1950s Titanic Unit-As the CA teacher, the class read “R.M.S. Titanic.” The Science teacher discussed the formation of icebergs and hypothermia oz/Atoz/ency/hypothermia.jsphttp:// oz/Atoz/ency/hypothermia.jsp The Social Studies class research the various newspapers for the accounts of the sinking of the Titanic. The Sociology class studied the various class structure of the time period. The Meals (FACS)classes provided the meals as a cumulative activity.

Nonfiction Unit-1900s-1950s History FACS Science The Arts-Music and Art Holocaust Communication Arts Schindler’s List Night Farewell to Auschwitz Conspiracy Holocaust Chronicles Music of the 1940s Composers- German Famous Jewish Artists Jewish Photographers Medical Experiments Rise of Hitler and the Nazis Concentration Camps Rules Limiting Jews Jewish Ghettos Jewish Resistance Groups Foods Culture Traditions

Internment of Japanese-Americans In the CA class, we read “Farewell to Manzanar.” “ (relocation information) LOTS of other information out there! The Social Studies class studied WW II and the Executive Order 9066 and Manzanar. The Music class played and researched the music of the 1940s-50s. The Math class calculated the temperatures of the housing units made of tin and the square footage of the housing units. The Health class looked at the food consumed or made at the internment camps.

Thematic Units First, pick your topic or content. Second, look to three other disciplines that could be integrated into this topic. Third, speak to the three other teachers and discuss how all could be integrated into a thematic unit. Fourth, brainstorm ideas. Fifth, develop a plan. Six, put into action.

EDUCATIONAL SALADS Learning can be tossed together through integrated thematic units! Math Music Art Social Studies History Science Health Character Education Communication Arts Technology Topic/ Concept Elective Courses

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