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BethBaker
DuncanMacMillanHighSchoolSheetHarbour
Grades78EnglishLanguageArts
(902)8852777
bbaker@hrsb.ca
ProjectDescriptionandRationale
a)Brieflydescribetheproject.
IcallthisprojectFortheLoveofReadingandWritingasitincorporates
ereadersandiPadstoinspirestudentstobecomeengagedinreadingandwriting
activities.
WhiletheereadersandiPadswillbeusedforanumberofdifferentunits
throughouttheschoolyear,theywillbeintegratedintoeachstepandstageofthe
LiteratureCirclesunit.LiteratureCircleshavebeenaroundforalongtimeastheyarea
greatwaytomeetthemajorityoftheoutcomesforEnglishLanguageArts.Thisproject
st
willbenoexceptionandwillallowmetotakethemintothe21
century.
Ingroupsofthreeorfour,studentswillselectabookfromtheHalifaxPublic
Librarysonlinedatabaseanduploadthesetotheirereaders.Afterdividingthebook
intofoursections,thestudentswillindependentlyreadsectionone.Uponcompletion,
studentswillsharethegroupsiPadtocompletethewrittencomponentsoftheunit.
Thesummarizers,connectors,andpassagepickerswilluseappssuchasWritePadand
BookCreator,whiletheillustratorsandvocabularyenricherswilluseappslikeDraw
andWebReadertocompletetheirwork.
Oncethesetaskshavebeenaccomplished,studentswillcometogetherwith
theirgroupmemberstosharetheirworkviatheiPads.Aftercollaborating,thestudents,
onarotatingbasis,willselectoneparttosharewiththeclassanddisplaythiswiththe
documentcamera.Thesestepswillthenberepeatedforsectionstwofour.
Afterallsectionshavebeencompleted,studentswillonceagainconvene,to
completeafinalprojectoftheirchoiceontheiPads.
Someotherwaysinwhichtheseitemswillbeusedare,butnotlimitedto,the
following:
Ereaders
Dailyreading
Readingstrategieslessons
Readingresponses
BookTalk
Toincreasesightwordvocabulary
iPads
Avarietyofappswillbeusedtohelpfurtherdeveloptheskillsofallstudentsbut
especiallystudentsonliteracysupportplansandadaptations.
Duringtheunitsofgraphicnovels,textfeatures,bias,andcriticalthinking.
Forinterdisciplinarylessons
DocumentCamera
Thedocumentcamerawillbeusedtodisplayavarietyofworkbybothmystudentsand
me.
b)Whatspecificneed(s)withinyourschool(s)doesthisprojectaddress?
Thisprojectaddressesanumberofspecificneedswithinourschoolthefirst
beingourneedtoengagestudentsinliteracybasedactivities.Foravarietyofreasons,
anincreasingnumberofourstudentsdislikereading,howeverhaveshowngreater
interestinreadingonlineandwithereaders.Makingreadingmoreappealingto
students,especiallystrugglingones,isthefirststepinhavingthemmeettheirreading
andviewingoutcomesandfosteringaloveoflearning.Fewwoulddisagreewiththefact
thatoncestudentsareconsistentlyreadingtheirskillsinbothreadingandwritingwill
improve.
Studentswillbeabletousethebuiltindictionaryfeatureoftheereadertohelp
aidreadingcomprehension,extendtheirsightwordvocabulary,andfurtherdevelop
readingstrategiesskills.
TheintegrationoftheiPadsintotheunitwillallowstudentstoimproveontheir
useoftextfeatures,locatinginformationfromavarietyofsources,makingconnections,
improvingspellingandgrammar,andshowingtheirunderstandingoftextallthingsour
studentsstrugglewith.Wealsohaveanumberofstudentswhostruggleto
communicatetheirthoughtsandunderstandingthroughtheuseofpaperandpencil,
howeverhavegreatsuccessconveyingtheirideaswhenusingavarietyoftechnology
basedprograms.Havingtheseitemstousewouldallowallstudentstohavesuccess,
regardlessoftheirability.
Duetoourgeographicarea,theageofourschool,thediversebackgroundand
socioeconomicstatusofthehomesourstudentscomefrom,manydonothavethe
opportunitytoaccess,letaloneownanyoftheseitems.Thisgrantwouldallowthemthe
chancetobuildupontheirtechnologyskillsandbetterpreparethemforthefuturea
chancetheymaynototherwisereceive.
GiventhefactthatweareinourfifthyearofCSIaccreditationweareselecting
ournewgoal(s).Afterdoinganeedsassessment,ourliteracyteamhasdeterminedthat
keepingafocusonwritingacrossthecurriculumisstillimportant,howeveraddinga
readinggoalisapriority.Integratingthistechnologyintotheclassroomwillallowmeto
builduponthesuccessesourstudentshavehadinwriting,whilealsosupportingour
newreadinggoal.
Ourschool,likemanyothers,hasawidevarietyofdiverselearners,theuseof
ereadersandiPadswouldallowmetodifferentiatemyinstructiontobettermeetthe
individualneedsofeachofmystudents.
Thisprojectwillalsoallowmetobettermeettheneedsofthestudentswhodid
notmeettheexpectationsoftheElementaryLiteracyAssessment,andenrichthe
curriculumofthosestudentswhoneedit.
Earlierintheschoolyear,theresourceclassroomwassuccessfulinacquiring
fromHalifaxRegionalSchoolBoardoneiPadforthedurationofthe20122013school
yearthishashadapositiveimpactonnotonlythestudentsacademicachievementbut
ontheirmotivationtocompleteworkaswell.
c)Listthegoalsofthisproject.
Toengagestudentsinreadingandwritingactivities.
Toallowstudentstoimproveinthespecificareasoflocatinginformationfroma
varietyofsources,textfeatures,makingconnections,spellingandgrammarand
readingcomprehension.
Toallowallstudentstobesuccessfulintheareasofreadingandviewingand
writingandrepresenting.
Tohelpstudentsbecomemoretechnologicallyinclined.
Tofosteraloveofreadingandwriting.
Promotingcollaborativelearning
ProjectTeam
Brieflydescribetheinterests,backgroundandqualificationsoftheprojectteam
whichwillenablethemtosuccessfullyimplementthisproject.
BethBakerAftercompletingadegreeinEnglishfromSaintMarysUniversityandan
EducationdegreefromtheUniversityofMaineatPresqueIsle,Bethstartedteachingin
ruralNovaScotia.Inhersixthyearofteachingshereturnedtouniversityparttimeto
completeherMasterofEducationinLiteracyfromMountSaintVincentUniversity.She
graduatedwiththeSenateAwardofDistinction.Manyofherclassesatuniversitylent
themselvestothelearningofnewtechnologyaswellasagreaterloveforlearningand
literacy.ShecurrentlyteachesEnglish78andHealthyLiving7atDuncanMacMillan
HighSchoolinSheetHarbour.
ProjectDesign,InnovationandImplementation
a) BrieflydescribewhythisproposalisinnovativeandmeritsPDAFfunding.
ThisprojectisinnovativeandmeritsPDAFfundinginthefollowingways:
Takingaprimarilypaperbasedunitandmakingithandson
Studentswillbelearningnewpracticalskillsthattheyneedforthefuture
Collaborativelearning
Takesauniqueapproachtoanestablishedunit
TheuseofnewandadvancedAppstohelpmotivatestudentlearning
Incorporatesdifferentiation
b) Explainthisprojectintermsofhowitwillbeimplementedintheschool
and/orclassroom.
Pleaseseeprojectdescription,above.
c) Whatisthetimelineyouintendtofollow?
March
Purchasingofitems
Uploadingofapps/programsneeded
April25
Projectoverview
Demonstrationofitemsandusagetothe
students
AprilMay
Projectimplementation
June2013March2014
Integrationintootherlessons/unitsbasedon
studentneed.
AprilMay2014
Projectimplementationforthe20132014
schoolyear
ProjectLinkstoPublicSchoolProgramandEssentialGraduationLearnings
HowwillthisprojectsupportthePublicSchoolProgramandtheEssential
GraduationLearnings?
ThefollowingEssentialGraduationLearningswillbemetnumeroustimesandina
varietyofwaysduringtheunit.Fromextendingideas,sharingwork,usingtechnology,
reflecting,exploring,questioning,workingindependentlyandaspartofagroup,among
thehundredsofotherthingstheywillbedoing,studentswillmeetoutcomesandbetter
preparethemselvestobelearnersinthe21stcentury.
*AestheticExpression:
Studentswillbeabletorespondwithcriticalawarenesstovariousformsof
theartsandbeabletoexpressthemselvesthroughthearts.
usevariousartformsasameansofformulatingandexpressingideas,
perceptions,andfeelings.
Duringthewrittencomponentoftheunit,studentswilldemonstratetheirunderstanding
oftheirtextinpictureform.Theywillalsocompleteafinalprojectoftheirchoice,directly
linkedtoaestheticexpression.
Communication:
Studentswillbeabletoassesssocial,cultural,economic,andenvironmental
interdependenceinalocalandglobalcontext.
explore,reflecton,andexpresstheirownideas,learnings,perceptionsand
feelings.
demonstrateunderstandingoffactsandrelationshipspresentedthroughwords,
numbers,symbols,graphsandcharts.
presentinformationandinstructionsclearly,logically,concisely,andaccurately
foravarietyofaudiences
access,process,evaluateandshareinformation
criticallyreflectonandinterpretideaspresentedthroughavarietyofmedia
Throughoutthisunitstudentswillbecommunicatingtheirideastotheirgroupmembers,
theclassasawholeandtome.Inordertodoso,theywillfirstexploreandthink
criticallyaboutwhattheyarereading,sothattheycancommunicatethisinaformthat
canbeclearlyunderstoodandevaluatedbyanumberofindividuals.
PersonalDevelopment
Studentswillbeabletocontinuetolearnandtopursueanactive,healthy
lifestyle.
Demonstratepreparednessforthetransitiontoworkandfurtherlearning.
Makeappropriatedecisionsandtakeresponsibilityforthosedecisions.
Workandstudypurposefullybothindependentlyandingroups.
Inoursociety,thelearnersoftodayandtomorrowwillneedtobetechnologically
advancedinordertofunctioninoursociety.Thisprojectwillallowallstudentstobuild
upontheirtechnologyskillstobetterpreparethemfortheirfuturestudiesandcareers.
Theprojectalsohasamixofindividualandgroupworktohelpthembecomemore
independent,yetbeproductivegroupmembers.
ProblemSolving
Studentswillbeabletousethestrategiesandprocessesneededtosolveawide
varietyofproblems
Acquire,processandinterpretinformationcriticallytomakeinformeddecisions.
Useavarietyofstrategiesandperspectiveswithflexibilityandcreativityfor
solvingproblems.
formulatetentativeideasandquestionstheirownassumptionsandthoseof
others.
solveproblemsindividuallyandcollaboratively.
evaluateideasandexamplesandaskforexplanations.
askquestions,observerelationships,makeinferencesanddrawconclusions.
Identify,describeandinterpretdifferentpointsofviewanddistinguishfactfrom
opinion.
Ateachstepofthisunitstudentsmayencounterproblems.Whetherthesearedueto
thetechnologyitself,ortothenatureofcollaboratingwithotherindividuals,studentswill
developtheabilitytoassessthesituation,brainstormpossiblesolutionsandsolvethe
probleminthemosteffectiveandrespectfulways.
TechnologicalCompetence
Studentswillbeabletouseawidevarietyoftechnologies,
demonstrateanunderstandingoftechnologicalapplications,andapplyappropriatetechnologiesfor
solvingproblems.
locate,evaluate,adapt,createandshareinformationusingavarietyofsources
andtechnologies.
Demonstrateunderstandingof,anduse,existinganddevelopingtechnologies.
Asmentionedatotherpoints,thestudentsoftodaywillneedtobemoretechnologically
inclinedthaneverbefore,andunfortunately,duetoavarietyofreasonsthestudentsdo
notalwayshavethemostuptodate,orevenworking,technologytouse.Thisproject
wouldallowustoleveltheplayingfieldforallstudentsandgivethemthechanceto
becometechnologicallycompetentandsharetheirunderstandinginthewayofthe
future.
CurriculumConnections
Howdoesitfitwithinthecurriculum?
a) Whatarethelearningoutcomesofthisproject?
Thisprojectwillallowallofmystudents,nomattertheirability,tomeetthe
followingoutcomes:
SpeakingandListening:
1.1inviteotherstoparticipateindiscussionsandthinkaboutwhatotherpeoplehavesaidduringa
discussion
1.2askquestionsofothersinordertoclarifyandgetmoreinformation
1.3answerquestionsaskedbyothersinordertoclarifyorgivemoreinformation
1.4stateapointofviewandsupportitwithexplanations,reasoning,orpersonalexamples
1.5listentootherscloselyandidentifythemainideasanddetailsoftheirmessage
2.1contributetosmallgroupandwholeclassdiscussionsusingavarietyofstrategiesforeffective
talk
2.2realizethathowwecommunicate(vocabulary,sentencestructure,speed,tone)isinfluencedby
communicationwithothers
2.3giveinstructionsandfollowInstructions
2.4respondappropriatelytoinstructions,directions,andquestions
2.5considertheeffectivenessofaspeakerbasedonhisorhertalk
2.6identifyverbalandnonverbalcuesspeakersuse(repetition,volumeandeyecontact)
3.1demonstrateactivelistening(eyecontact,rephrasing,clarifying,extending,refining,and
summarizing)
3.2showrespectandsensitivitytowardothersandtheirdifferenceswhengivingpersonalopinions
3.3recognizethatourvalues,attitudes,biases,beliefs,andprejudicesarereflectedinourspoken
language
3.4understandhowlanguageisusedtoinfluenceandmanipulate
3.5recognizethatdifferentsituationsrequiredifferentconventions(questioningtechniques,
persuasivetalk,formallanguage)
ReadingandViewing
4.1selecttextsthatmeetneedsandinterests
4.2readavarietyoftextsincludingfictionandliterature,nonfiction,andmediatextsfromdifferent
provincesandcountries
4.3showanawarenessofhowauthorsusetextfeaturestocreatemeaning
4.4usetextfeaturestoconstructmeaningandunderstandthetext
4.5developindependenceinusingthecueingsystemstoenhancefluencyandmakemeaningfrom
increasinglycomplextext
4.6developindependenceintheuseofarangeofreadingstrategies(predicting,connecting,
questioning,inferring)tomakemeaningfromcomplexprintandmediatexts
4.7identifyanddiscussthekindsofstrategiesgoodreadersandviewersuse
4.8recognizeandexplainpersonalprocessesandstrategiesforreadingvarioustexts
5.2recognizetheneedforadditionalinformationtomeetlearningneeds
5.3locateinformationfromavarietyofprintandnonprintsources
5.4developapproachesandstrategiesforconductingresearch(questioning,narrowingtopic,
webbing,notemaking,drafting,usingorganizers)
6.1giveinitialresponse,orallyorinwriting,towhatisreadorviewed
6.2supportpersonalresponsetotheissues,themes,andsituationswithintextsbygivingpersonal
examplesandcitingevidencefromthetext
7.2begintoquestiontherelevanceandreliabilityofthecontentpresented
7.3begintorecognizethetoolsauthorsuseintheirwritingtoachievedifferentpurposes
(organizationofinformation,languagechoice,useoftime,imagery)
7.4identify,describe,anddiscusstheimpactthattextform,content,andstructurehaveonmeaning
7.5understandthatvaluesandpersonalexperiencesinfluenceunderstandingandcriticalresponse
WritingandOtherWaysofRepresenting
8.1experimentwithanumberofstrategiesasalanguagelearner,suchasbrainstorming,
sketching,andfreewriting
8.2writetoextend,explore,andreflect
8.3reflectonthewritingstrategiesthathelpthemlearnanddescribetheirpersonalgrowthas
languagelearners
8.5integrateinterestingeffectsintheirwriting(feelingsandthoughts,detail,correctinconsistency,
avoidextraneousdetail,languagechoice,vocabulary,andphrasing)
9.1producearangeofwritingforms(stories,cartoons,journals,businessletters,speeches,reports,
interviews,messages,poems,ads)
9.2understandthatwhatiswrittenandhowitiswrittenmustfittheaudienceandthe
purposeforwriting
9.3understandthatideascanberepresentedinmorethanonewayandexperimentwith
manyforms
9.4askforfeedbackaboutwritingandapplyittofuturedrafts
10.1usespellingconventionsforfamiliarwordsandattemptdifficultwordscheckforcorrectness
usestandardpunctuation,grammar,varietyofsentences,vocabulary,andparagraphstructures
10.2begintousespecificstrategiesforcreatingtexts,includingprewriting,drafting,revising,
editing,andpresenting
10.3usevarioustechnologiesforthepurposeofcommunicating(video,email,wordprocessing,
audiotape,Internet)
10.4demonstrateacommitmenttocraftingwritingandotherrepresentations
10.5collectandcombineinformationfromseveralsources(interview,film,CD,text)
b) Whataspectofthecurriculumdoesthisprojectfocusupon?
Thisprojectfocusesonallpartsofthegrade78EnglishLanguageArts
curriculumSpeakingandListening,ReadingandViewingandWritingandOther
WaysofRepresenting
.
c) Whatkeygradelevel(s)and/orsubjectarea(s)willbeenhancedbythis
project?
Thisprojectwillbeimplementedwithtwoclassesofgrade7Englishandtwo
classesofgrade8English.(65students)
d) Howwillthisprojectbesuccessfullyintegratedintothegradelevel(s)and
subjectarea(s)?
Pleaseseeprojectdescription,above.
e) Describehowmaterialswillbeused.
Ereaders
Individuallyduringindependentreading
iPads
Individuallyduringwritten/artactivities
Collaborativelyduringgroupsharetime
andfinalprojects
Individuallyandcollaborativelyduring
wholeclasssharing
DocumentCamera
ProjectEvaluation
Howwillthesuccessoftheprojectbeevaluated?
Thesuccessoftheprojectwillbeevaluatedinanumberofways.
Studentreadingengagementwillbemeasuredandcomparedtoreading
engagementduringothernonereaderactivities.
StudentworkwillbeevaluatedandcomparedtosimilarworkonnonIPad
activities.
Writtenfeedbackfromthestudentswillbegatheredinthreeareas:reading,
writing,andmotivation.
Workcompletionrateswillbecomparedtotheworkcompletionratesdirectly
precedingthisproject.
Allprojectgoals(above)havebeenmet.
7.ProjectBudget
Howdoyouintendtousethemoneyallocatedbythisfund?
Detailentireprojectbudgetincludingfundingfromallothersources.Delineate
specificrequestsincludinganitemizedbreakdownofPDAFfundallocation.(If
purchasinglearningresources,anitemizedlistbytitle,author,priceand
distributorisrequ
ired.)
Item
KoboMini
16GBiPad2
IPEVOUSBDocument
Camera
EpsonWorkForceWF2540
AllinOnePrinter
EnvironmentalHandlingFee
QuantityNeeded
20
6
1
Price(withtax)
$91.98
$458.85
$80.48
Total
$1839.60
$2753.10
$80.48
$149.48
$149.48
N/A
$20.00
$20.00
iTunesgiftcardtopurchase
variousApps,basedon
studentneed
(variousprices)
Examples:
WritingSheets$.99each
WritingToolkit$3.99each
WritetheRightWords$2.99
each
DrawandShow$1.99each
N/A
$155.00
$155.00
GRANDTOTAL$4997.66
*All italicized and quoted text in the following category came from:
ProvinceofNovaScotia.DepartmentofEducation.
PublicSchoolPrograms
.Halifax:,2003.
Web.<http://www.ednet.ns.ca/files/pspolicies/psp_03_04_full.pdf>.