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=K-2 Curriculum Inquiry Projects - Round One=

Post a summary for each inquiry project being designed by teachers participating in this PD project. Complete the basic information fields AND attach a PDF file of your "HEAT Student Performance Task" completed with your TL.

Corkboard for Ideas
 * Teacher Librarian - Irene Kindrachuk**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc/PDF): [|Deanna's HEAT DESIGN Template.doc]**
 * Project Summary:**
 * Corkboard for Questions**
 * Project Title || Interdependence of Living Things and The Environment ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Silverwood/ Deanna Constantinoff ||
 * Grade Level || One ||
 * Content Area || Science ||
 * Driving Question || How are living things and the environment interdependent? ||
 * Scenario Task || Students create a book of their independently researched animal and its interdependence on the environment using Pixie. ||
 * TYPE of Communication ||  ||
 * MODE of Communication || PIXIE ||
 * Student Digital Product || media type="file" key="Amber S. beaver.MOV" width="300" height="300" ||
 * Other Supporting Documents ||  ||

[|Corkboard Questions] [|Corkboard Activities] [|sharonkids.jpg] || **Corkboard for Ideas** Following investigation of several school day routines and procedures in schools on other continents students will be given the task of creating a new school day for Saskatoon students. They will design a school day timeline using ideas put forth if given the opportunity to have input in a reconstruction of our school day. || media type="file" key="jesse.wmv" width="289" height="247" [|Project process and project] (VoiceThread) || ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Denise Rossmo-Wiegers**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc/PDF):****Project Summary:[[file:Silverspring Template.doc]]**
 * Project Title || Interdependence of Living Things and The Environment ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Silverspring/Blair Ross ||
 * Grade Level || 1/2 ||
 * Content Area || Science ||
 * Driving Question || How are various Canadian animals and their environment interdependent? ||
 * Scenario Task || Students will create a "public service" announcement on how to use the environment respectfully. ||
 * TYPE of Communication || persuade ||
 * MODE of Communication || Kidspiration ||
 * Student Digital Product || [[file:sharonkids.kid]]
 * Other Supporting Documents || [[file:studentprofile.docx]][[file:TeacherLesson_UnitProfileTemplate (4).doc]] ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Alison Robbins-Jakes**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc/PDF): [[file:Queen Elizabeth.doc]]**
 * Project Summary:**
 * Corkboard for Questions**
 * Project Title || A Day in the Life of a Student in Another Country ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Queen Elizabeth / Jamie Prokopchuk ||
 * Grade Level || Grade 2 ||
 * Content Area || ELA and Social Studies ||
 * Driving Question || What makes our school day different (better or worse) from other school communities in the world? ||
 * Scenario Task || Students will create a docu-drama where they will become a student from another country and share a school day from when they wake up to after school activities.
 * TYPE of Communication || Narrative (communicating new learning about a school day in another country) Persuasive (Design a school day timeline using ideas you would put forth if given the opportunity to have input in a reconstruction of our school day) ||
 * MODE of Communication || Docu-drama/Photostory ||
 * Student Digital Product || media type="file" key="Reese photostory.wmv" width="293" height="246"
 * Other Supporting Documents || [[file:micro-blogging session.docx]][[file:Teacher Lesson.docx]][[file:assessment.docx]][[file:A day in the life.......docx]]
 * Teacher Librarian****-** A.L. Robbins Jakes
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc):**
 * Project Summary:**
 * Project Title || Body Parts! ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Ecole College Park/Melissa Guenther and Laurel Gillis ||
 * Grade Level || Grades 1 and 4 (care-partners) / French Immersion ||
 * Content Area || Health/Science ||
 * Driving Question ||  ||
 * Scenario Task || Students will research a body part/system using print materials and then create a digital product to share one learned fact.Emphasis of project will be on developing research skills using print and introducing and practising computer literacy skills. Information for end product to be translated from English to French. ||
 * TYPE of Communication || Informative ||
 * MODE of Communication || Pixie - each partner group to create one slide for class project ||
 * Student Digital Product || [[file:Pixie project.p3i]] ||
 * Other Supporting Documents ||  ||