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My Unit Curricula by https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc Manifest Destiny en-us 2018-02-03 21:58:48 UTC 2025-05-29 12:15:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Day 1: Focus - Lewis and Clark Activity: Oregon Trail Game mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796249 Students will take the role of a wagon leader and will try to lead their wagon team party from Independence, Missouri to Willamette Valley, Oregon. ]]> 2018-02-03 22:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796249 Day 2: Focus: Mexican – American War Activity: Twitter mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796346 Students will use a twitter platform that I created to make a profile of a military leader or solider of the Mexican –American War. ]]> 2018-02-03 22:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796346 Day 3: Focus: Gold Rush/Homestead ActActivity: Brochure – Padlet mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796534 Students will work in groups of two in order to create an interactive virtual brochure advertising against or for moving out West. ]]> 2018-02-03 22:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796534 Day 4: Indian RemovalActivity - Trail of Tears – DBQ mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796588 Students will engage in a document based Question for this activity. Students will answer the following question by examining primary documents. ]]> 2018-02-03 22:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796588 Day 5: Focus -Review Activity – Jeopardy Review Game mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796640 Students will review the material they have learned in previous lessons by participating in the game. ]]> 2018-02-03 22:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796640 Day 6: Focus – Authentic AssessmentActivity: Test mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796669 Students will examine the John Gast’s painting, American Progress, to answer five questions. ]]> 2018-02-03 22:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227796669 Educational Technology Leadership mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227798418 Integration − School leaders must model the purposeful use of technology and ensure that teachers and students integrate technology into daily classroom practice. ]]> 2018-02-03 22:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/227798418 Supportive Role of Educational Technology mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230274816 Technology allows for exploration. Students will expirence pioneer life through a media game. ]]> 2018-02-10 14:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230274816 Educational Technology Leadership mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230275718 Raise educational expecations with rigorous and innovative learning

]]> 2018-02-10 14:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230275718 Supportive Role of Educational Technology mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230275819 Relevance: Twitter can be an essential tool to enable collaboration closely with learning, enabling creation of knowledge and understanding.]]> 2018-02-10 14:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230275819 Educational Technology Leadership mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230285848 Personalized Student Learning: Technology enables personalized ways for student learning through active and collaborative learning activities.]]> 2018-02-10 16:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230285848 Supportive Role of Educational Technology mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230285893 Interactivity allows students to look at specific criteria to explore them more fully, to cooperatively learn and to receive feedback.]]> 2018-02-10 16:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230285893 Educational Technology Leadership mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230286917 Transform Pedagogy with compelling learning environments

]]> 2018-02-10 16:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230286917 Supportive Role of Educational Technology mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230286944 Access: The demand for equity in computer access enables educators to have progressive, technological lessons]]> 2018-02-10 16:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230286944 Educational Technology Leadership mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230287026 Use technology consistent with learning outcomes, with strong emphasis on formative feedback. ]]> 2018-02-10 16:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230287026 Supportive Role of Educational Technology mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230287059 Engagement: digital teaching strategies can positively affect student learning.]]> 2018-02-10 16:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230287059 Educational Technology Leadership mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230287071 Create Balanced Assessments

]]> 2018-02-10 16:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230287071 Supportive Role of Educational technology mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230287119 Critical thinking and analysis activities support the role of educational technology by using the higher order thinking skills by Bloom's taxonomy. ]]> 2018-02-10 16:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230287119 mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230293504 "A growing body of research indicates that high-quality instruction in the visual and performing arts improves student achievement in academic subjects, improves student engagement and motivation" ( Catterall, Dumais & hampden-thompson. 2012. p12).]]> 2018-02-10 18:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230293504 ISTE Standard mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294555 Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning.]]> 2018-02-10 18:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294555 ISTE Standard mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294657 Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability]]> 2018-02-10 18:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294657 ISTE Standard mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294721 Educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems]]> 2018-02-10 18:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294721 ISTE Standad mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294820 Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students]]> 2018-02-10 18:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294820 ISTE Standard mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294872 Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability.]]> 2018-02-10 18:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294872 ISTE Standard mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294961 Educators understand and use data to drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals. ]]> 2018-02-10 18:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230294961 References mlcushman https://padlet.com/mlcushman/t7yq4m6nzhjc/wish/230295340
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