Fall+2013+Gr+5-6+Projects

=Grade 5-6 Curriculum Inquiry Projects - Fall 2013=

Post a summary for each inquiry project.
North Park Wilson - Carly Brown || (Drives instruction for the whole unit) || || Self-Assessments Peer-Assessments Final Project rubric Observations Documentation of participation Measure student understanding from oral answers and written responses || __ Outcome PA6.3 (Power & Authority) __ Explore examples and explain how people, such as ethnic minority groups, the disabled, youth, and the elderly, may be affected by injustice or abuses of power See partial listing of curricular connections and supporting documents in blog post (link to blog). Complete list in GoogleDoc. PollEverywhere - used to determine student opinion and our starting point (see poll questions) Comic Life (available on all SPS computers) - used to display student wonders and sub-questions (see student work samples) Lino - used to determine student comprehension of the purpose of each text feature (see student work samples) Tagxedo - used to create visual representations of meaningful words connected to their thoughts and feelings (see student work samples) ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Tanya Beattie**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:** We used GoogleDoc for planning. See description here - []
 * Project Title || Injustice Inquiry ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Brevoort Park - Julie Hrynchyshyn
 * Grade Level || Grade 5/6 ||
 * Subject Area || Social Studies / ELA ||
 * Essential Question
 * Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || Checklists
 * Other || Curricular Outcomes
 * Culminating Project || The students wanted to bring awareness to injustice in their community. Students wrote a poem connected to ableism, ageism, classism, racism, or sexism. **Each student wrote the poem as if they had experienced the injustice**. They decided which words and phrases in their poem were the most powerful, and created a visual representation of these words and phrases using Tagxedo. Students were recorded as they read their spoken word poems. Videos were created using photostory. The videos were posted to each school`s YouTube channel and were then showcased on the school LibGuides.

(North Park - [], Brevoort Park - []) || (Drives instruction for the whole unit) || What is the most important contributions/inventions have happened in SK/Canada? ||
 * Student projects: || .[[image:n Libguide.JPG width="366" height="297" link="http://elementarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/studentlearning"]].....................[[image:B Libguide.JPG width="368" height="279" link="http://elementarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/bpkSTUDENTLEARNING"]]................................................................................................. ||
 * Link to Reflecting and Sharing Blog || [[image:reflectingandsharing.JPG width="461" height="58" align="center" link="@http://reflectingandsharing.blogspot.ca/2013/12/inquiry-project-fall-2013.html"]] ||
 * Teacher Librarian -**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:**
 * Project Title || SK/Canadian symbols and significance ||
 * School / Teacher Name || River Heights/Breanne Allen ||
 * Grade Level || 4/5 immersion ||
 * Subject Area || Social Studies ||
 * 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 || Present your idea to the gov't/people about a SK/Canadian symbol you would like to change to represent a significant contribution to Cdn society. ||
 * Link to Teacher or Classroom Blog || ........................................................................................................................... ||
 * Link to Teacher-Librarian's Blog ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || What motivates newcomers to come to Canada? ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Denise Rossmo-Wiegers**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **: [[file:Roland Michener Hay.docx]]**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || Newcomers to Canada ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || Roland Michener / Warren Hay ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || Grade 5 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || Social Studies ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">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 || Students will create a photostory highlighting various reasons why people choose to move to Canada. ||
 * Student Projects || .media type="file" key="bon.wmv" width="300" height="300".......media type="file" key="Olivia.wmv" width="300" height="300".............................................. ................................................................. ||
 * Link to Teacher-Librarian's Blog ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || See attached Inquiry Plan ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Najla Akl**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:[[file:Inquiry Plan by Najla Akl and Gayle Nemeth.docx]]**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || Cultural Identity ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || Vincent Massey, Gayle Nemeth ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || Grade 6 and 7 EAL ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || Social Studies ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">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 Teacher-Librarian's Blog ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #4c00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How are mystery stories told? How will my mystery story writing capture and engage my audience? || - teacher/student conferences with each student to discuss elements of story development during writing and editing phase || [] [] ||
 * Teacher Librarian - A.L. Robbins Jakes**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **: [[file:hrycuik -Inquiry Planning Template.docx]]**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || Learning About Mysteries ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || Ecole College Park/ Jim Hrycuik ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || Grade 5/6 ||
 * <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) || -rubrics created as guidelines for story writing and story trailers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents || See Inquiry planning template for details and progression of unit ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || Students will create a "story" trailer to showcase mini-mystery stories written using The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg as motivators. To be shared at "Celebration of Learning" with care-partners. Here are a couple of story trailers:
 * Link to Teacher or Classroom Blog || ......... ........................................................................................................ ||
 * Link to Teacher-Librarian's Blog ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) ||= How might students’ identity and experiences be affirmed and valued within our school? || [] [] || []
 * Teacher Librarian - Najla Akl**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **: [[file:M.Chan.N.AklFall2013InquiryPlan.docx]]**
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title ||= ** Identity, Realism and **
 * Metaphor: Digital Narrative Identity Texts on Immigration or Study-Abroad **
 * Experiences by Middle Years EAL Students ** ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name ||= Brunskill school/ Megan Chan ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level ||= 5-8 EAL ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area ||= Health/Social Studies ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) ||= Co-construct rubric for digital narrative, student self assessment & peer assessment ||= - Use of Bloom’s Taxonomy – Classroom observations will provide evidence of learning, beginning at the ‘remembering’ stage, gradually moving up toward more complex and involved tasks, such as analyzing and creating/evaluating. ||
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents ||= are the following websites to support learning: ||= [] [] – Making Visual Narratives: Using Shaun Tan’s Book //The Arrival// in the classroom
 * = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents ||= are the following websites to support learning: ||= [] [] – Making Visual Narratives: Using Shaun Tan’s Book //The Arrival// in the classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || Each student will create a personal digital narrative using imovie on ipads ||
 * Link to Teacher or Classroom Blog || ......... ............................................................................................................. ||
 * Link to Teacher-Librarian's Blog ||  ||
 * Link to Teacher-Librarian's Blog ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || Describe Canada's political evolution and the factors for immigration during the 18th and 19th centuries. PA5.1 - || [] || -Choice of technology program to convey message ||
 * Teacher Librarian - Audrey MacDonald**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || Immigration Inquiry ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || Montgomery/Tiffany Smith ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || Grade 5/6 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || Social Studies ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || Rubric, Co-constructed criteria, student self-assessment, two stars and a wish ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents || see lib guide Montgomery gr. 5/6
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || Immigration public service announcement
 * Link to Teacher or Classroom Blog || ..............hghujjj.................................................................................................... ||
 * Link to Teacher-Librarian's Blog ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Drives instruction for the whole unit) || How can I make a difference? || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">http://elementarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/studentshowcase || [] ......................................................................................................... ||
 * Teacher Librarian -**
 * Attach Planning** **Template** **:Laurie Hnatiuk**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project Title || How Can I Make a Difference? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School / Teacher Name || Forest Grove Shari Williams ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade Level || 6 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject Area || Social Studies ELA ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Essential Question
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Tools: (i.e Rubric) || rubric [[file:Infographics.docx]] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Supporting Documents || [[file:Williams_Hnatiuk Forest Grove Inquiry Template.docx]] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Culminating Project || media type="custom" key="24671614"
 * Link to Teacher or Classroom Blog || .................
 * Link to Teacher-Librarian's Blog ||  ||