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There were a few components that we had to change/ adapt to meet the restrictions of time and complexity.

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This was a culminating project that integrated science, reading and writing standards.

Where we started:
* Novel - Song for a Whale
* Adoption of a leatherback Turtle
* Learning how to conduct research
* Research Sea Turtle, independent project
* Impact Humans have on Sea Turtles.
* FlipGrid Responses to human impact and conservation.

HQW sample is the research project where students had to choose one of 7 different types of Sea Turtle. THey looked at classification, habitat, predators, pray and adaptations.

Project LT: I can create an evidenced based presentation that focuses on the habitat, predators, prey and adaptations of 1 type of sea turtle.

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What is School and Why are Schools Important? (20 slides)

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Second Grade Module 1 HQW Teacher Supports

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Things We Leave Behind Tell A Story (26 slides)

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Second Grade Module 2 HQW Teacher Supports

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We started our fall expedition the beginning of December, so we are just beginning. 

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We started our fall expedition the beginning of December, so we are just beginning. 

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Here is the plan from last year that we are working off of and still tweaking since everything will be done virtually, including the field experience.
✅Virtual visit to the animal shelter
✅We will have “experts” from our staff who have adopted/rescued a pet tell about their experience and show off their pet.

Any advice/ideas to help make this even better is appreciated. 🙂

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I can create an evidenced based presentation that focuses on the habitat, predators, prey and adaptations of 1 type of sea turtle.

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A place students shared their presentations.

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Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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Monthly Ruck Updates with educational connections

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Monthly Ruck Updates with educational connections

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The latest GSTC Adoption news! October 2020 | Part 1 Ruck Adoption Update Greetings! ﻿We hope you enjoy following the care of Ruck! Be sure to "Like" us on Facebook and Instagram for up-to-date news a

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Schneider Family Book Award WinnerA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year

"At its luminous heart, Song for a Whale is a tale about longing for connection and finding it in the most magical and unexpected of places. Fascinating, brave and tender, this is a story like no other about a song like no other. A triumph." -Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan

" Song for a Whale is beautifully written and is such an important story for kids with big struggles in their lives. I fell into Iris's world from the first chapter. Lynne Kelly does an amazing job telling the story from Iris's perspective." -Millicent Simmonds, actress, Wonderstruck and A Quiet Place

"A quick-moving, suspenseful plot takes her from junkyards to a cruise ship as she [Iris] gains the confidence to stand up for herself and take control of her life. Written by a sign-language interpreter, this story incorporates important elements of Deaf culture and the expansiveness and richness of ASL...this remains a satisfying, energetic read. Iris' adventures will engross readers." -"The strength of the book is its strong portrayal of Iris as a deaf girl in a hearing world and an intelligent 12-year-old in headlong, single-minded pursuit of her goal." -
"Subtly and poignantly drawing a parallel between the girl and whale, Kelly ( Chained), who has worked as a sign language interpreter, relays Iris's venture with credibility and urgency. This finely crafted novel affectingly illuminates issues of loneliness, belonging, and the power of communication." -"Iris's depth of empathy, the joy she feels working with radios, and the skillful way she navigates two different worlds of communication create an authenticity that will resonate with Deaf and hearing readers alike... An uplifting tale that's a solid addition to most collections; especially recommended for libraries needing stronger representation of Deaf protagonists." - SLJ

Pennsylvania Keystone State Reading Association Book Award WINNER 2020

Schneider Family Book Award WINNER 2020

Georgia Children's Book Award NOMINEE 2021

Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award NOMINEE 2021

Mark Twain Award NOMINEE 2021

Massachusetts Children's Book Award NOMINEE 2020

Nebraska Golden Sower Master List NOMINEE 2021

New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award NOMINEE 2021

Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award NOMINEE 2021

South Carolina Children's Book Award NOMINEE 2021

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Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly: 9781524770266 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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Schneider Family Book Award WinnerA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year "At its luminous heart, Song for a Whale is a tale about longing for connection and finding it in the most magical and unexpected of places. Fascinating, brave and tender, this is a story like no other about a song like no other.

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We used a variety of supports to help our students. Anchor Charts

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I can list attributes of an ethical person. 

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I can list attributes of an ethical person. 

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Students learned about the characteristics of ethical people to select their magnificent person.

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Guiding Questions that we used throughout our project

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Guiding Questions that we used throughout our project

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I can reflect on how I can make the world a better place.

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I can reflect on how I can make the world a better place.

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Students used the characteristics of ethical people to reflect on their magnificent person and how the project contributed to a better world.

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Project Plan

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Students learned about stage and set design and stage direction in order to understand and perform stage directions in a script.

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Create a new spreadsheet and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Sheets to edit Excel files. Free from Google.

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Students learned the parts & functions of the plant & animals cells with scaffolded learning activities.

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CELL_CITY PROJECT GRADING RUBRIC virtual

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This lays out the plan, the mentor texts and supports the students used to complete the task (see below). https://docs.google.com/document/d/10jyMdl2WFDbLR7uNk0H6EEmpoThTayWyEQ0X_PZbVaE/edit?usp=sharing

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Persuasive Writing Expedition Choice Board

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Persuasive Writing Expedition Choice Board

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This is the task.

Learning Target(s):  I can:

· Determine the relevant reasons and evidence to use with a specific audience.

· Know that a claim is a statement that can be supported with reasons and evidence.

· Analyze the evidence that supports explicit information or is the basis for inference made.

· Cite several pieces of accurate evidence using correct conventions.

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This was our original plan. We did end up moving in other directions and deviated from the plan some.

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We sent this letter to parents to solicit support for our project.

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LT:I can examine the origins of school lunches, tracing  the path of food production back to earth. I can learn and identify biodegradable materials to understand how composting recycles biodegradable materials.

I can trace the origins of school lunches, tracing the path of food production back to the earth.

I can analyze the waste left over after lunch and consider ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle packaging materials and food waste.

Anchor Text:
We are going to read the novella, Seedfolks by Paul Fleishman. A novella is a short novel, and this one is organized by individual vignettes, which is defined as small, graceful literary texts. Each vignette in the novella tells the story of a different character from that character’s point of view and in that character’s voice.

https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/seedfolks-9780590511902.html

The Plan: The overall goal of the project is to develop an economically sustainable food scraps recycling plan for our school campus community. We will work to divert food scraps from the cafeterias and create compost for renewing our earth. Students will then research ways that our school project could impact the community by visiting local farms and/or co-ops to see if our compost to keep a valuable resource out of landfills where it contributes to leachate and greenhouse gasses, and takes up crucial space. When composting, the abundant nutrients and organic matter in food scraps are captured and applied to farms, homes and school gardens where they help build and conserve healthy soils.

HQW: Students Teaching Composting:  After students have learned to compost, and created a school compost bin, they can teach others about composting. Here, students can spread the word about composting with four student-designed projects to demonstrate the LTs.

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We referenced our HQW Anchor Chart as students were working on their story books.

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The books we used to guide our students. 

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The books we used to guide our students. 

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Complexity- multiple perspectives - students joined 2 live zooms, one with Brian Monahan from channel 2, the other with The Weather Channel as the learned about weather & how to report its affects on people.  We also read 5 books, PPTs, and worked in whole and small groups.
Craftsmanship- students wrote drafts and final book with teacher assistance, drawing pictures to match their sentences.
Authenticity- students connected to the real world by writing appropriate activities and drawing appropriate clothing on their character for the weather they wrote about (hot, windy, rainy, snow).

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Transformation Design Project Grading Rubric Part1

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Transformation Design Project Grading Rubric Part1

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Transformation Design Project Grading Rubric Part2

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Transformation Design Project Grading Rubric Part2

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These are the slides that we used to guide our instruction

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We encouraged Perseverance throughout the Weather Story Project by asking students to 1) Challenge themselves 2) Keep Trying 3) Ask for help 

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We encouraged Perseverance throughout the Weather Story Project by asking students to 1) Challenge themselves 2) Keep Trying 3) Ask for help 

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Students read an interview with Civil Right Activist Joseph McNeil and wrote and argumentative essay about the impact of his activism.

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Anchor Charts-Weather Books Discussion from Text (The Snowy Day)

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Anchor Charts-Weather Books Discussion from Text (The Snowy Day)

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5 pages of Teacher Supports

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Click below to see the Book Talk template that students used to record their book talk of the book they recommended to put into the class digital library.

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Click below to see the Book Talk template that students used to record their book talk of the book they recommended to put into the class digital library.

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Look at the Picture and read the story. Answer the question. Be thoughtful in your response.

What can you do to help protect sea turtles when you are fishing?

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The following show one in a progression of assignments scholars have completed to show their understanding of how to effectively writing their argumentative EL writing sample on composting.

I Have rubrics posted, in Go Formative, for a introductory agrumentative paragraph students completed before break!

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I wish I would have done this as a padlet instead of a GC Question.

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Elizabeth Frempong - gillespie module 1 reflection

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Teacher Example of Book Cover Illustration

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Teacher Example of Book Cover Illustration

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Check for understanding after students completed various activities related to topic.

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I have had scholars work piece by piece, in smaller parts, to formulate their Thesis, reasons, and evidence to support their position on a topic. Here are some of our small group anchor chart activities. These are students reponses

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I have had scholars work piece by piece, in smaller parts, to formulate their Thesis, reasons, and evidence to support their position on a topic. Here are some of our small group anchor chart activities. These are students reponses

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Teacher Model - Illustration of Book Cover

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Teacher Model - Illustration of Book Cover

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Scholars worked together to defend why they agreed or disagreed with the topic of discussion and challenge the opposing side with reasons/evidence to support their views. The scholars worked on developing/writing an opening argument paragraph to support their sides point of view.

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Scholars worked together to defend why they agreed or disagreed with the topic of discussion and challenge the opposing side with reasons/evidence to support their views. The scholars worked on developing/writing an opening argument paragraph to support their sides point of view.

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wow! Great checklist! and reflection