7_8

=Grade 7-8 Curriculum Inquiry Projects -Sept-Dec, 2012= ===Post a summary for each inquiry project being designed by teachers participating in this PD project.===

(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || How does understanding events from the past make a difference in the future of Canadian identity? || http://video.spsd.sk.ca/uploads/Rossmo-WiegersD2013325145151.mp4 ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Denise Rossmo-Wiegers**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:[[file:Roland Michener Template - Inquiry 2012-2013.docx]]**
 * Project Title || Canada's Past - Canada's Future ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Roland Michener / Leah Dayday ||
 * Grade Level || Grade 7 / 8 ||
 * Subject Area || Language Arts / Social Studies ||
 * Essential Question
 * Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || - discussion at fire-side chat ||
 * Other Supporting Documents || media type="custom" key="22562024"
 * Culminating Project || Students will create a public service announcement informing other youth about a Canadian historical event which has affected the present Canadian identity. After viewing PSA's, students will take part in a "fire-side"chat to discuss essential question. ||
 * Link to Teacher or classroom Blog || ........................................................................................................................... ||
 * Link to TL's Blog ||  ||

(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || How do systems of government affect the quality of life for different societies? ||
 * Teacher Librarian -Jaelynne Cherwoniak**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **: [[file:KWL Power & Authority, Quality of Life.docx]]**
 * Project Title || Quality of Life/ Government ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Sutherland /Amy Cosgrove ||
 * Grade Level || 6/7 ||
 * Subject Area || Social ||
 * Essential Question
 * Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project ||  ||
 * Link to Teacher or classroom Blog || ........................................................................................................................... ||
 * Link to TL's Blog ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || How can I Step Up and make a difference in the world? || Written Examples Rubrics Media Text ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Alison Robbins Jakes**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || Step Up! ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || Queen Elizabeth / Michael Milen ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || 7/8 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || ELA ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || Today's Meet
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || Informational / Persuasive Media Presentation ||
 * Link to Teacher or classroom Blog || [|http://stepupqe.blogspot.ca] .............................................................................................................. ||
 * Link to TL's Blog ||  ||


 * Teacher Librarian - Tanya Beattie**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:[[file:8 Optics Robust Inquiry.docx]]**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || How can I effectively teach others (grade 4 students) about the Properties of Light and shadow? || Storyboards Self-Assessments Peer-Assessments Today's Meet - student comments Final Project rubric Observations Documentation of participation & leading roles Measure student understanding from oral answers and written responses || Print Resources - Light Kit Student photos PollEverywhere - used to poll collective student understanding CorkboardMe - Used for planning student final project || Students created a comic life poster informing others about the properties of light and shadow. Students plan on using their posters as a way of teaching grade 4 students about these properties. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || Optics & Vision Project ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || North Park Wilson - Michelle Gossen ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || Grade 8 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || Science ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || Checklists
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents || Comic Life Exemplars - []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || [[image:sps-inquirycircles/Mirrors.jpg width="231" height="281"]][[image:sps-inquirycircles/Concave Mirrors.jpg width="220" height="283"]]
 * Link to Teacher or classroom Blog || .................................................................................................................... ||
 * Link to TL's Blog || [] ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || How does voice help persuade and inform others in expository writing? ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Mickey Jutras**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || You Have a Voice ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || Pleasant Hill - Jill Monahan ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || 5-8 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || Read to Succeed ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || Co-constructed criteria, exemplars ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents || Blogs ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || write a multi-paragraph restaurant review that expresses their voice ||
 * Link to Teacher or classroom Blog || ........................................................................................................................... ||
 * Link to TL's Blog || [|http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=738132676662557622#allposts/postNum=0] ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || How does knowing myself affect my relationship with others? || Co-constructed Criteria ( using Evaluating Digital Products and our I Can statements from the curriculum) and a pre-and post viewing survey Pre and Post viewing survey ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Lesley Walters**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || Who Are You? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || James L. Alexander / Confederation Park : M. Rowan / C. Waugh ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || 7/8 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || English Language Arts ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || Exemplars
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project ||  ||
 * Link to Teacher or classroom Blog || ........................................................................................................................... ||
 * Link to TL's Blog ||  ||


 * Teacher Librarian - Kristen Smith**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || EcoSystems ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || W.P. Bate Warren Wiegers ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || 7 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || Science ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question (Drives instruction for the whole unit) || What if there were no ...? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || Rubric ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents || graphic organizers, print resources, and database ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || [[file:Rose Bud.comicdoc]] ||
 * Link to Teacher or classroom Blog || ........................................................................................................................... ||
 * Link to TL's Blog ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || How can I blend the artist's method/technique with my sense of place to create a unique piece of art? ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Karen Routley**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || Hands, Minds, Technology on Canadian Art ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || River Heights/ Deighan Remoundos ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || 7 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || Arts Ed; ELA ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || Writing rubrics for research document ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents || Evernote; student writing; Edmodo; bib.me; ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || Art installation featuring student research about an artist, and their own representation of the artist's style ||
 * Link to Teacher or classroom Blog || [[file:Inquiry planning template Gr. 7.docx]]EdEdmodoejl....................................................................... ||
 * Link to TL's Blog || LibGuides Ms. Remoundos' page ||