I'm feeling very confident about Nathan and I's project. I feel like we have put very useful information into each of our benchmarks and we have worked hard. I think we have been very successful thus far. Collaborating with Nathan is going great, at least from my end of the spectrum. Its been fairly easy communicating with him. He seems to be more of the organizer and I just go in and do what he says needs to be done. But I think that we have shared responsibility of our project 50/50. And yes, we are on pace.
Daily Goals:
-Finish last benchmark
-Work on OHpedia page
-Fill out lesson planning form
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
January 21st, 2011
Well... First of all, I am typing this on my phone, so cool!!! :)
And now to my week...
Today I worked on my project with Nathan, now that we have the go ahead to work on our benchmarks. We have done three benchmarks total, complete with pictures!!
This week has been a very good PBL week for me, but not with FLVS. I have done an awful job in FLVS. I didn't get that much done at all. But I finished my schedule spreadsheet and I seem to be doing fine.
Now, off to Telluride!
And now to my week...
Today I worked on my project with Nathan, now that we have the go ahead to work on our benchmarks. We have done three benchmarks total, complete with pictures!!
This week has been a very good PBL week for me, but not with FLVS. I have done an awful job in FLVS. I didn't get that much done at all. But I finished my schedule spreadsheet and I seem to be doing fine.
Now, off to Telluride!
My Daily Goals
-Start writing information for each benchmark
-Look for resources such as videos and pictures that can be used in the OHpedia page
-Look for resources such as videos and pictures that can be used in the OHpedia page
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Project Planning Form
OHpedia Planning form -
Standard assigned (write out completely) *
Standard 6: Understand the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the United States role in the post-war world.
Essential Question *
How do students know what state standards they are expected to learn and are they able to demonstrate knowledge of the standards and reflect on their knowledge?
Things to include in OHpedia entry *
SS.912.A.6.1: Examine causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the United States and the world.
SS.912.A.6.2: Describe the United States response in the early years of World War II (Neutrality Acts, Cash and Carry, Lend Lease Act).
SS.912.A.6.3: Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during World War II on Jews as well as other groups.
SS.912.A.6.4: Examine efforts to expand or contract rights for various populations during World War II.
SS.912.A.6.5: Explain the impact of World War II on domestic government policy.
SS.912.A.6.6: Analyze the use of atomic weapons during World War II and the aftermath of the bombings.
SS.912.A.6.7: Describe the attempts to promote international justice through the Nuremberg Trials.
SS.912.A.6.8: Analyze the effects of the Red Scare on domestic United States policy.
9) SS.912.A.6.9: Describe the rationale for the formation of the United Nations, including the contribution of Mary McLeod Bethune.
A) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McLeod_Bethune
B) http://www.africawithin.com/bios/mary_bethune.htm
C) http://www.un.org/aboutun/unhistory/
10) SS.912.A.6.10: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the early years of the Cold War (Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, Warsaw Pact).
A) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War
B) http://www.funfront.net/hist/europe/coldwar.htm
C) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact
11) SS.912.A.6.11: Examine the controversy surrounding the proliferation of nuclear technology in the United States and the world.
A) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_proliferation
B) http://nobelprize.org/educational/peace/nuclear_weapons/readmore.html
C) http://www.ccnr.org/nuclear_primer.html
12) SS.912.A.6.12: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War.
A) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
B) http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/kowar.htm
C) http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/korea.htm
13) SS.912.A.6.13: Analyze significant foreign policy events during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations.
A) http://www.indyflicks.com/danielle/papers/paper04.htm
B) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy
C) http://www.helium.com/items/439912-policy-successes-and-failures-of-johnson-and-nixon
14) SS.912.A.6.14: Analyze causes, course, and consequences of the Vietnam War.
A) http://www.vietnampix.com/intro.htm
B) http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/vietnam/index.cfm
C) http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/anderson.htm
15) SS.912.A.6.15: Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as they relate to United States history.
A) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Cochran
B) http://womenshistory.about.com/od/cabinet/p/janet_reno.htm
List 3 Experts with Contact information *
John Weinzierl - john.weinzierl@lyon.edu
Carole Fink - fink.24@osu.edu
Irwin Sanders - sanderst@wlu.edu
Philip Slaby – pslaby@guilford.edu
Anticipated date of completion of first draft of OHpedia entry *
January 21, 2011
List websites and other sources that you have identified to use for your research *
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WW.htm
http://www.teacheroz.com/wwii.htm
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005137
Brainstorm ideas for designing your "standard module" *
Moodle
Powerpoint
Jing
Prezi
Classmarker.com
Your name (s) *
Hunter Burgtorf and Nathan Corchis
January 19th, 2011
Good afternoon!
Today was an extremely successful PBL day. I completed all of my goals and I felt like I did very well at communicating with my partner. I noticed that switching up where I sit helps me to stay more focused. All morning I worked on the couch and it was a lot of fun! Then this afternoon, because the weather was so nice, McKenzie and I went and worked on our civil war and literary analysis papers outside. We sat out on the green and it was so nice and relaxing. I absolutely loved it! I think that my day was perfect and the only thing that I will change next time I work is actually have my partner with me. But it was also really good practice today since Nathan was home and I was at school, I think it helped prepare us for Telluride. We worked very well together and stayed in contact through skype. I would rate myself as a group member 9 out of 10 because I communicated effectively and made sure that we always had a plan but towards the end of the day I did switch and start working on my paper a little. Overall, I had a great day and an awesome afternoon spent hanging out with McKenzie...
Today was an extremely successful PBL day. I completed all of my goals and I felt like I did very well at communicating with my partner. I noticed that switching up where I sit helps me to stay more focused. All morning I worked on the couch and it was a lot of fun! Then this afternoon, because the weather was so nice, McKenzie and I went and worked on our civil war and literary analysis papers outside. We sat out on the green and it was so nice and relaxing. I absolutely loved it! I think that my day was perfect and the only thing that I will change next time I work is actually have my partner with me. But it was also really good practice today since Nathan was home and I was at school, I think it helped prepare us for Telluride. We worked very well together and stayed in contact through skype. I would rate myself as a group member 9 out of 10 because I communicated effectively and made sure that we always had a plan but towards the end of the day I did switch and start working on my paper a little. Overall, I had a great day and an awesome afternoon spent hanging out with McKenzie...
My Daily Goals
-Finish adding the websites for each benchmark
-Contact Nathan and put all of the websites that we have found separately, together
-Start working on OHpedia page
-Find World War II expert from Guilford
-Contact Nathan and put all of the websites that we have found separately, together
-Start working on OHpedia page
-Find World War II expert from Guilford
Monday, January 17, 2011
Daily Goals Check Out
Did you achieve your daily goals?
Yes I did. I met with Mr. Randy and we went over Nathan and I's planning form and then I got to work. First, I split the benchmarks for our standard up. We have fifteen so I took the first 8 and gave Nathan the last 7. Then I went and found three websites for each of the benchmarks. Prior to this, I also found some useful information about World War II in general and I evernoted it. So overall, I completed my daily goals.
Why or why not?
Well I felt like I was pretty focused today. I knew what I needed to get done and I completed it. Because we don't have "checkmarks" in PBL it feels like we aren't getting that much done. But I know that we moved ahead a lot today.
What did you notice about yourself as a learner today?
I noticed that when I want to be focused, I can be. But I lose focus easily when something else is going on in the room or if I hit a speed bump (such as not being able to find something). Sometimes what is going on outside or in the room around me easily distracts me so I need to work on finding a center and staying focused throughout the day. I found that by skyping my friends instead of turning around to talk to them really helps me because it doesn't turn into a full blown conversation so quickly.
Yes I did. I met with Mr. Randy and we went over Nathan and I's planning form and then I got to work. First, I split the benchmarks for our standard up. We have fifteen so I took the first 8 and gave Nathan the last 7. Then I went and found three websites for each of the benchmarks. Prior to this, I also found some useful information about World War II in general and I evernoted it. So overall, I completed my daily goals.
Why or why not?
Well I felt like I was pretty focused today. I knew what I needed to get done and I completed it. Because we don't have "checkmarks" in PBL it feels like we aren't getting that much done. But I know that we moved ahead a lot today.
What did you notice about yourself as a learner today?
I noticed that when I want to be focused, I can be. But I lose focus easily when something else is going on in the room or if I hit a speed bump (such as not being able to find something). Sometimes what is going on outside or in the room around me easily distracts me so I need to work on finding a center and staying focused throughout the day. I found that by skyping my friends instead of turning around to talk to them really helps me because it doesn't turn into a full blown conversation so quickly.
Daily Goals
-Start researching information about our standard.
-Think about what format we will be using to store and share the information.
-Work on OHpedia entry.
-Think about what format we will be using to store and share the information.
-Work on OHpedia entry.
Work Habits
My work habits last week for PBL days were pretty successful. I actually thought that I was focused most of the time. There were some times where I would get off task and lose focus, but I feel that overall I did pretty well. I got most of what I needed to get done, done. My Friday was a little rough but I think that the reason for that was because I wasn't feeling very good. My partner and I stayed on task and didn't stray most of the time, but we could easily lose focus as well. There were two instances where I would lose interest and become sort of "social," when I got confused about what was going on and when Nathan and I both finished what we were supposed to do. But in the end, I think our habits were very good.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Standard 6
Understand the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the United States role in the post-war world.
What I Think I Know:
- It was during the time of Hitler and the Holocaust.
- Atomic weapons were used during the war and contributed to the end of it.
- The United Nations was during that time.
What I Think I Know:
- It was during the time of Hitler and the Holocaust.
- Atomic weapons were used during the war and contributed to the end of it.
- The United Nations was during that time.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
January 12th, 2011
Today was another PBL day! We started off our morning with a long morning meeting and then we went into PBL time. Most, if not all, of our morning consisted of creating a grading rubric for our projects. Nathan and I got together and summarized our group google document, and then we all got together and helped create a rubric. We had a quick brain break inside (because its so cold outside), and then worked on our rubric some more. Right before lunch, we had to write two blogs. The first was just posting what Nathan and I summed up and the second was a definition for metacognition. Then it was time for lunch and kickball.
After lunch, kickball, and music... we came back to school and started working on our project planning form. We answered three out of five questions and will finish it on Friday.
After today's work, I feel pretty good about our rubric and planning projects (Because I know that Nathan and mine will be awesome! haha). Towards lunch I was having trouble focusing after spending so much time on the grading rubric, but hopefully it will be great when we are finished.
The next steps that we are going to take is to finish our project planning form and meet with one of the facilitators to discuss our project. Nathan and I's standard is about World War II.
Overall, I feel like we had a very successful PBL day, and now I will go home and work on my FLVS homework.
After lunch, kickball, and music... we came back to school and started working on our project planning form. We answered three out of five questions and will finish it on Friday.
After today's work, I feel pretty good about our rubric and planning projects (Because I know that Nathan and mine will be awesome! haha). Towards lunch I was having trouble focusing after spending so much time on the grading rubric, but hopefully it will be great when we are finished.
The next steps that we are going to take is to finish our project planning form and meet with one of the facilitators to discuss our project. Nathan and I's standard is about World War II.
Overall, I feel like we had a very successful PBL day, and now I will go home and work on my FLVS homework.
Metacognition
Metacognition:
1. The act of thinking about thinking.
2. Metacognition is the awareness individuals have of their own mental processes and the subsequent ability to monitor, regulate, and direct themselves to a desired end. Students demonstrate metacognition if they can articulate what strategies they used to read and understand a text. (http://www.learner.org/workshops/readingk2/front/keyterms2.html)
Meta is used to mean about and cognition is the scientific term for "process of thought."
Being metacognitive is the knowledge of how human beings learn and process information as well as understanding your own personal learning processes.
http://academic.pgcc.edu/~wpeirce/MCCCTR/metacognition.htm
1. The act of thinking about thinking.
2. Metacognition is the awareness individuals have of their own mental processes and the subsequent ability to monitor, regulate, and direct themselves to a desired end. Students demonstrate metacognition if they can articulate what strategies they used to read and understand a text. (http://www.learner.org/workshops/readingk2/front/keyterms2.html)
Meta is used to mean about and cognition is the scientific term for "process of thought."
Being metacognitive is the knowledge of how human beings learn and process information as well as understanding your own personal learning processes.
http://academic.pgcc.edu/~wpeirce/MCCCTR/metacognition.htm
OHpedia Project Rubric
Below this paragraph is a list that Nathan (my partner) and I have made to contribute to the creation of our grading rubric. We used a google document that was shared between all of our school students that contained our opinions on what makes a good online lesson. Below are the trends that Nathan and I noticed were most frequently used to detail a good online lesson.
Trends:
-Pictures
-Videos
-Strong introduction
-Music throughout lessons
-Interactivity
-"colorful" writing
-There is a constant in each lesson
-Each module could be a different format
-Fun facts
-Links to different websites
-Introduction to the module
-Discussion groups
-Contents page
-Online flashcards
-Online notebook
-Practice tab to help with review
-Condensed lesson
-Games to help you learn
Graphics:
-images
-pictures
-colors
-printed publication
-visual representation
Media:
-videos
-visual media
Written Information:
-interesting introduction
-facts
Trends:
-Pictures
-Videos
-Strong introduction
-Music throughout lessons
-Interactivity
-"colorful" writing
-There is a constant in each lesson
-Each module could be a different format
-Fun facts
-Links to different websites
-Introduction to the module
-Discussion groups
-Contents page
-Online flashcards
-Online notebook
-Practice tab to help with review
-Condensed lesson
-Games to help you learn
Graphics:
-images
-pictures
-colors
-printed publication
-visual representation
Media:
-videos
-visual media
Written Information:
-interesting introduction
-facts
Monday, January 10, 2011
Civil War Project
For my Civil War project, Kylie and I were in a group together. Our essential question was, "How did Abraham Lincoln's decision to change his view on slavery affect the outcome of the war?" We decided that the best way to portray this question through a project was by creating an interview with Abraham Lincoln. We went through the process of writing a script, filming, and editing which was tough to learn and we also discovered new ways to make our project more interesting with things such as fun facts. Throughout this experience, I learned many things about creating an interview, filming and editing it, and learning about the person we were interviewing, Abraham Lincoln.
When Kylie and I first got together, we didn't know exactly what we were going to put in our interview. We eventually decided to ask President Lincoln questions surrounding things like his childhood, his election, and his personal views on slavery in general. To determine this, we had to research a lot of things that wouldn't normally be on the front of many webpages. We had to delve deeper into our research and find answers to questions that weren't normally asked. Through this, we created an interview that could be controversial and enticing. Not only did we have to find questions to ask, but we also had to answer them like we were Abraham Lincoln. So through this process, I learned how to interview people and also how to cooperate with other people and listening to their ideas as well as my own.
For our interview, Kylie and I were the interviewers and Jordin played Abraham Lincoln for us. We decided that to make our interview look authentic, we should film from two angles. Shortly after we made this decision, we learned that it was going to be a harder task than we originally thought. Through the editing process, we learned that by having two cameras, we would sometimes accidentally see both cameras in a shot. We also learned through the editing process that we forgot to remove everyday objects, since our interview was supposed to be in 1864, so we had a few missplaced items such as phones and lamps. Through filming and editing this video, I learned about the different angles people film with, where the best lighting is, what should and shouldn't be in the film, how to make the video interesting, and more.
Not only did we learn about the overall process of making an interview, we also learned about the person we were interviewing. President Abraham Lincoln changed his public view of slavery during his election, and Kylie and I wanted to discover why, after his whole life believing in slavery, he would be against it. After we searched and read many things about Abraham Lincoln we came to the conclusion that personally, his views didn't change, but to help end the war and stop slavery from spreading any farther, changing his public views on slavery was immensely neccessary. We learned about this President and how he had come to be known as one of the best Presidents we've ever had.
Through writing a script for our interview, filming and editing it, and learning about Abraham Lincoln himself, Kylie and I took a lot away from this project. Personally, I feel like I have a much better understanding of who President Lincoln was and what he believed in. I also learned how to research information to come up with questions and answers for our interview. Through the filming and editing process, I learned how to make a video that people would be interested in watching and from this project, I gained an understanding of some of our twenty-first century technology and how that could help me go back in time to learn about a President and a war that changed our country and our world.
When Kylie and I first got together, we didn't know exactly what we were going to put in our interview. We eventually decided to ask President Lincoln questions surrounding things like his childhood, his election, and his personal views on slavery in general. To determine this, we had to research a lot of things that wouldn't normally be on the front of many webpages. We had to delve deeper into our research and find answers to questions that weren't normally asked. Through this, we created an interview that could be controversial and enticing. Not only did we have to find questions to ask, but we also had to answer them like we were Abraham Lincoln. So through this process, I learned how to interview people and also how to cooperate with other people and listening to their ideas as well as my own.
For our interview, Kylie and I were the interviewers and Jordin played Abraham Lincoln for us. We decided that to make our interview look authentic, we should film from two angles. Shortly after we made this decision, we learned that it was going to be a harder task than we originally thought. Through the editing process, we learned that by having two cameras, we would sometimes accidentally see both cameras in a shot. We also learned through the editing process that we forgot to remove everyday objects, since our interview was supposed to be in 1864, so we had a few missplaced items such as phones and lamps. Through filming and editing this video, I learned about the different angles people film with, where the best lighting is, what should and shouldn't be in the film, how to make the video interesting, and more.
Not only did we learn about the overall process of making an interview, we also learned about the person we were interviewing. President Abraham Lincoln changed his public view of slavery during his election, and Kylie and I wanted to discover why, after his whole life believing in slavery, he would be against it. After we searched and read many things about Abraham Lincoln we came to the conclusion that personally, his views didn't change, but to help end the war and stop slavery from spreading any farther, changing his public views on slavery was immensely neccessary. We learned about this President and how he had come to be known as one of the best Presidents we've ever had.
Through writing a script for our interview, filming and editing it, and learning about Abraham Lincoln himself, Kylie and I took a lot away from this project. Personally, I feel like I have a much better understanding of who President Lincoln was and what he believed in. I also learned how to research information to come up with questions and answers for our interview. Through the filming and editing process, I learned how to make a video that people would be interested in watching and from this project, I gained an understanding of some of our twenty-first century technology and how that could help me go back in time to learn about a President and a war that changed our country and our world.
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