1. KIMBERLY JAROSH Teaching Through Video

2. TARGET AUDIENCE  Mini Model Congress (Run through EIRC) Pull-out program Gifted & talented students grades 6-8

3. GOALS & OBJECTIVES  Students Will Be Able To: Navigate through a special website in order to find links and helpful hints for writing a bill and participating in Mini Model Congress Write a bill (proposed law) Present the bill for debate to a mock Congress Act as either a senator or representative in “a day as a lawmaker”

4. NJCCCS  6.3.4.A.1 Evaluate what makes a good rule or law  6.3.8.A.2 Participate in a simulated hearing to develop a legislative purpose  8.1.8.A.5 Select and use appropriate tools and digital resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and to solve problems.

5. PEDAGOGY  Concrete & Abstract Sequential Allows your mind to organize information in a step-by-step manner. When using your sequential ability, you are following a logical train of thought, a traditional approach to dealing with information.

6. BRAINY BITS  Reaches the Frontal Lobe most The frontal lobe is concerned with executing behavior. This ranges from the control of individual muscles in the primary motor cortex to high level abstract planning. Students need to see the big picture and provide details along the way of achieving their goals.

7. VIDEO LINKS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4EtuQ5uzhcnvX_lZz3IBHw /videos  How to use the Mini Model Congress website  Steps to Writing A Bill  How a Bill Becomes a Law

8. CITATIONS  Baenen, Judith, Jack Berckemeyer, and Debbie Silver. YOUNG ADOLESCENTS: Know ‘em, Love ‘em, Teach ‘em. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.  "Social Studies, 6.3 U.S. History: Active Citizenship, By the End of Grade 8." Social Studies, 6.1 U.S. Department of Education, n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2014.  Sousa, David A. "Chapter 3 Memory Retention and Learning." How the Brain Learns. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.: Corwin, 2011. 82-142. Print.  "Technology." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2014.  West, Fiona. "IES Learning Resources." IES Learning. N.p., 2005. Web. 15 Nov. 2014.