Of Bridges and Blue Suede Shoes Cross-Curricular Connections

Why Elvis? He was the King of Adapting 50s 60s 70s

One for the Money

Goals for this Session  Promote Cross-curricular Teaching  Equip teachers with Cross-curricular information and strategies  Provide tried and true tips for success in a one-to-one technology /digital teaching environment  Challenge you to create a technology facilitated cross-curricular lesson that is relevant for your students.

Two for the Show

What is Cross-Curricular Teaching? A Bridge over Troubled Waters involves a conscious effort to apply knowledge, principles, and/or values to more than one academic discipline simultaneously.

TV Dinner Teaching Language Arts MathHistory Electives

Gourmet Teaching Science Math Language Arts Electives History

Why do we believe in Cross-Curricular Teaching?

CREATIVITY Cross-Curricular Teaching makes students operate on the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

CREATIVITY “The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done - men who are creative, inventive and discoverers” --Jean Piaget

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.” --Zig Ziglar “Motivation is the Art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” --Dwight D. Eisenhower MOTIVATION

RETENTION Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. --Benjamin Franklin

This is Our Story Cultural Diversity Fair TAH Grant—Civil War TAH Grant--World War II The Origins of Fairy Tales/German Romanticism Germs and Hygiene Careers

Three to Get Ready

Steps to plan for a successful Cross-curricular Unit Communicate, Communicate, Communicate A Little More Conversation

1. Theme—must engage your students 2. Grade-level appropriateness 3. Focus—a single sentence that represents the direction and focus across curriculum areas. 4. Objectives—specific to subject area and PASS objectives

4. Gather Materials and Resources – Printed Resources – Computer/Internet resources – Audio/Visual Resources – Community Resources – Literary Resources

5. General Activities – Web-based—podcasts-- 6. Discussion 7. Culminating Activity—Creative project that can be evaluated across subject areas. 8. Assessment—subject rubrics 9. Communication, Communication, Communication

Resources idgesandbluesuedeshoes.htm idgesandbluesuedeshoes.htm LABUS.HTM LABUS.HTM

Tried and True Tips for Working in the 1:1 Environment Provide links to lead students where you want them to go.

Teach students to find reliable resources. (.gov /.edu) Or this might happen: See the linked lesson plan on our website.

Parental Input (aka: Suspicious Minds) Compile a list of parent addresses or create a facebook page just for students and parents. Parents want to know what is going on. OK/Crescent-High-School- Art/ ?ref=ts

Classroom Management Have an across the board understanding of acceptable technology use. Make sure students and parents are aware of the consequences. Be consistent.

Curriculum Development Start with a plan!!! – Course Outlines and – PASS footprints Make your Lesson Plans Digital! Don’t Be Intimidated! You can do it!!

Creating a Visual Learning Environment Words can only recall images we’ve seen before, so use lots of images! Where to get free images: om/images.php om/images.php Etc….. Google is your friend. Visuals increase learning up to 400%! We process images 60,000 times faster than text. --Dr. Lynell Burmark

3 biggest mistakes teachers make when using technology in the classroom 1.Technology is not used in a focused manner 2.Technology is the focus. 3.Inadequate planning _“You call this a multi-media production? This is a slide projector and a bed-sheet!” -Archibald Asparagus

Don’t Re-invent the Wheel Search for it!! Find a forum for teachers of your subject to get ideas.

Now Go, Cat Go!