21st Century
Skills
Information and
Communication
Skills:
Learning Skills & Technology
Tools
Teaching Strategies Culminating
Activity
21C.O.5-8.1.LS1 - Student,
Teacher will engage students in
when presented with a problem, appropriate online search procedures.
identifies the information
needed, uses text, people, online
databases and search engines to
filter relevant information
efficiently, analyzes information
for biases, synthesizes
information gathered and creates
an effective and efficient
response to the problem.
Teacher will provide written
instructions as well as oral coaching
for preparing a spreadsheet with line
graph, scatter plot graph, and/or bar
graph.
21C.O.5-8.1.TT3 - Student
recognizes different file format http://spreadsheets.about.com/
extensions (e.g., .doc, .xls, .ppt,
.rft, .pdf, .jpeg, .gif, .mpg, .wav, http://www.dummies.com/how.mp3) and can import the
to/computers-software/msdifferent formats into
office/excel.html
documents, presentations,
spreadsheets and databases.
21C.O.5-8.2.LS1 - Student
Teacher will discuss with students the
Thinking and
requirements of the final product and
Reasoning Skills: engages in a critical thinking
process that supports synthesis present the grading rubric.
and conducts evaluations by
applying comprehensive criteria.
Teacher will present students with
21C.O.5-8.2.TT2 - Student
collaborates with peers, experts, project requirements and students will
choose individual jobs and groups.
and others using
telecommunications and
collaborative tools to investigate
curriculum-related problems,
issues, and information, and to
develop solutions or products
for audiences inside and outside
the classroom.
21C.O.5-8.3.LS6 - Student
Teacher will introduce checklist of
Personal and
Workplace Skills: maintains focus on larger project benchmark / project due dates and
goal, frames appropriate
explain self-reflection criteria
questions, reflects on possible
courses of action and their likely
consequences, develops and
initiates a plan of action with
appropriate smaller objectives
and benchmarks, and submits
the completed project when due.
Evidence of Success
Printed documents from internet search
Student submitted spreadsheet,
electronic and hard copy.
Final product – multi-media
presentation
Signed contract
Environmental Specialist Contract
Rough drafts – working project with
self-reflection based on checklist of
benchmarks, project due dates
Environmental Specialist Checklist of
Project Benchmarks
21C.O.5-8.3.TT2 - Student
conducts online research and
evaluates the accuracy,
relevance, and appropriateness
of electronic information
sources.
Teacher will engage students in
relevant online search procedures.
Printed documents from search
(check history on computers)