Hi South Broward Team:
First of all, thank you for the invitation to join the blog. I am very pleased to be working with all of you. I have been looking over some of the work your students have posted on Google Doc and and it is wonderful and quite extensive!
Please let me know if anyone needs help. I will be happy to do what I can!
I would like to ask that all the project teachers drop me a line (actually Comment) just say hello so we can meet virtually. Tell me a little about how the work on the project is going. Also share with me any plans, problems, or concerns with the final presentation of all this wonderful work your students have accomplished in December.
Looking forward to hearing from all of you.
Sincerely,
Karen Diaz
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Chem Honors GLIDES websites
The following are links to my 2nd and 3rd period class websites where they are using google docs and a blog to collaborate on this project (click on the links below, if interested, to view them)
Period 2 **************************
Period 3^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Period 2 **************************
Period 3^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The Date is Set 12/19/07
We will be conducting the presentation during the school day on Dec. 19th (Wednesday). Stacy will be here that Monday and Tuesday to help us polish our work. We need to meet to discuss WHO will we be presenting it to....
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Why Students Cannot Create Web Pages
I got a reply from my supervisor who asked Sally House for the policy regarding student created web pages. Here is the info from Sally:
We usually discourage students from creating and publishing web pages even
in context of the project because the teacher is not in control of what
gets posted. We would prefer that the students create content that a
teacher could upload or create a web page that is not published (viewed
locally on a machine)
Here are the district basic rules for web pages
Ethical use of telecommunications
Written permission from the parent (this is done at the beginning of each
year when the Code & Conduct books are sent home
Published student work must have approval from the school administrator
and must be in context of a project
No identifying information about the location of the student during the
day, no student email links, no student phone numbers or addresses or
family members full names, addresses etc,
Neither students nor staff may publish personal web pages as a part of the
external district web pages.
Here is one section of the district policy on Technology Use
Web Page Procedural Guidelines
General Guidelines:
•All persons developing or maintaining web documents are responsible for
complying with district Web Page and Acceptable
Use Policies. (See Section 5 of Policy #5306)
(http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/sbbcpolicies/docs/P5306.000.pdf )
•Written parental permission is required when an individual student is
identified by name in a picture included on a web page.
•Web page documents may not include a student’s phone number, address, or
complete names of any family members and/or
friends.
•Web page documents may not include any information which indicates the
physical location of a student at a given time, other
than attendance at a particular school or participation in activities.
•Web publishing of e-mail addresses is restricted to staff members or to a
general, group e-mail address.
•Web pages must not contain any student e-mail links.
We usually discourage students from creating and publishing web pages even
in context of the project because the teacher is not in control of what
gets posted. We would prefer that the students create content that a
teacher could upload or create a web page that is not published (viewed
locally on a machine)
Here are the district basic rules for web pages
Ethical use of telecommunications
Written permission from the parent (this is done at the beginning of each
year when the Code & Conduct books are sent home
Published student work must have approval from the school administrator
and must be in context of a project
No identifying information about the location of the student during the
day, no student email links, no student phone numbers or addresses or
family members full names, addresses etc,
Neither students nor staff may publish personal web pages as a part of the
external district web pages.
Here is one section of the district policy on Technology Use
Web Page Procedural Guidelines
General Guidelines:
•All persons developing or maintaining web documents are responsible for
complying with district Web Page and Acceptable
Use Policies. (See Section 5 of Policy #5306)
(http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/sbbcpolicies/docs/P5306.000.pdf )
•Written parental permission is required when an individual student is
identified by name in a picture included on a web page.
•Web page documents may not include a student’s phone number, address, or
complete names of any family members and/or
friends.
•Web page documents may not include any information which indicates the
physical location of a student at a given time, other
than attendance at a particular school or participation in activities.
•Web publishing of e-mail addresses is restricted to staff members or to a
general, group e-mail address.
•Web pages must not contain any student e-mail links.
DEADLINE
In 3 weeks or when Stacy comes again, Oct. 29th, all the research needs to be done and the project presentations started. Mark your calendars!!
Monday, October 8, 2007
THESE ARE MY KIDS' GROUPS ALONG WITH THEIR GROUP NAMES AND THE ARTIST OR ART PERIODS THEY WILL RESEARCH
Groups:
1. (GIRL FINS) Christine, Ashley, Roccio, Diana (WYLAND)
2. (NO NAME YET) Gilany, Karina, Carolina, Roger (AEGEAN AND GREEK OCEAN ART)
3. (NO NAME YET) Karen, Carolina, Robert, Natalia, Mirko (CLAUDE MONET)
4. (STREET STYLES) Patrick, Ramon, Hector, Rachel, Dillion (GUY HARVEY)
5. (GRANDPA’S GIRLS) Kiera, Desi, Alexsa, Mildred, Jamie (HIGHWAYMEN)
6. (NO NAME YET) Christina, Heather, Jacinta (JAPANESE EDO PRINTMAKING)
7. (NO NAME YET) Billy, Santiago, Adam, Orion, Sasharri (NO ARTIST YET)
1. (GIRL FINS) Christine, Ashley, Roccio, Diana (WYLAND)
2. (NO NAME YET) Gilany, Karina, Carolina, Roger (AEGEAN AND GREEK OCEAN ART)
3. (NO NAME YET) Karen, Carolina, Robert, Natalia, Mirko (CLAUDE MONET)
4. (STREET STYLES) Patrick, Ramon, Hector, Rachel, Dillion (GUY HARVEY)
5. (GRANDPA’S GIRLS) Kiera, Desi, Alexsa, Mildred, Jamie (HIGHWAYMEN)
6. (NO NAME YET) Christina, Heather, Jacinta (JAPANESE EDO PRINTMAKING)
7. (NO NAME YET) Billy, Santiago, Adam, Orion, Sasharri (NO ARTIST YET)
A sample rubric for PBL
Project Based Learning:
Subject of Study: How the Ocean Inspires Artists
Artist: __________________
Table: _______
Person 1: Artistic Director _________________________
Responsibilities:
Collect four color reproductions of your artists work
These can be color Xerox or color computer prints
They must be good quality images that do not pixelate when enlarged to the PowerPoint window.
Person 2: Executive Secretary ________________________
Responsibilities:
Research and type a biography of your artist. You need to include information about this artist’s place of birth and date of birth, their family life, their schooling, the high points of their art career, and their death (if it applies). This needs to be placed within a PowerPoint in an exciting way. (this means NOT simply text to read! It might includes pictures and text) BE CREATIVE!
Person 3: Chief Investigative Officer _________________________
Responsibilities:
Research and type a description of the artist’s work. What are the dominant characteristics of the work? What does their work look like? How does it look different from other ocean art inspired artists? What did they paint? Describe their particular palette choices. Is there anything about the work that would make someone recognize it right away as work belonging to this artist? What is the main reason for this artist to create work? What category do they belong to? Is the artist commercial, fine artist, realist, abstractionist, photographer? This needs to be placed within a PowerPoint in an exciting way. (this means NOT simply text to read! It might includes pictures and text) BE CREATIVE!
Person 4: Chief Executive Officer _________________________
Responsibilities:
Charge person. Make sure everyone is doing his or her job. If someone is not doing their work, you will have to do it for them. You will get their grade credit. Also, prepare a list of places that own this artist’s work. Ask person #1 to share their reproductions with you so that you can tell the class where these paintings are located. Help all members with the design of the PowerPoint presentation. You are the director of your group’s presentation. You will be responsible for spicing it up with music, color coordination of your presentation, or anything else that is creative and interesting, go ahead and you will get credit for it.
Rubric:
Each person gets an individual grade.
Person #1: 25 points for each reproduction 100pts
Person #2: Typed report 33pts, PowerPoint adaptation 33 pts,
thorough & accurate information 34pts 100pts
Person #3: Typed report 33pts, PowerPoint adaptation 33pts,
thorough accurate information 34pts 100pts
Person #4: Smooth presentation 25pts, no missing sections 25pts,
pizzazz 25pts, list of artwork’s ownership typed and presented 25pts 100pts
Subject of Study: How the Ocean Inspires Artists
Artist: __________________
Table: _______
Person 1: Artistic Director _________________________
Responsibilities:
Collect four color reproductions of your artists work
These can be color Xerox or color computer prints
They must be good quality images that do not pixelate when enlarged to the PowerPoint window.
Person 2: Executive Secretary ________________________
Responsibilities:
Research and type a biography of your artist. You need to include information about this artist’s place of birth and date of birth, their family life, their schooling, the high points of their art career, and their death (if it applies). This needs to be placed within a PowerPoint in an exciting way. (this means NOT simply text to read! It might includes pictures and text) BE CREATIVE!
Person 3: Chief Investigative Officer _________________________
Responsibilities:
Research and type a description of the artist’s work. What are the dominant characteristics of the work? What does their work look like? How does it look different from other ocean art inspired artists? What did they paint? Describe their particular palette choices. Is there anything about the work that would make someone recognize it right away as work belonging to this artist? What is the main reason for this artist to create work? What category do they belong to? Is the artist commercial, fine artist, realist, abstractionist, photographer? This needs to be placed within a PowerPoint in an exciting way. (this means NOT simply text to read! It might includes pictures and text) BE CREATIVE!
Person 4: Chief Executive Officer _________________________
Responsibilities:
Charge person. Make sure everyone is doing his or her job. If someone is not doing their work, you will have to do it for them. You will get their grade credit. Also, prepare a list of places that own this artist’s work. Ask person #1 to share their reproductions with you so that you can tell the class where these paintings are located. Help all members with the design of the PowerPoint presentation. You are the director of your group’s presentation. You will be responsible for spicing it up with music, color coordination of your presentation, or anything else that is creative and interesting, go ahead and you will get credit for it.
Rubric:
Each person gets an individual grade.
Person #1: 25 points for each reproduction 100pts
Person #2: Typed report 33pts, PowerPoint adaptation 33 pts,
thorough & accurate information 34pts 100pts
Person #3: Typed report 33pts, PowerPoint adaptation 33pts,
thorough accurate information 34pts 100pts
Person #4: Smooth presentation 25pts, no missing sections 25pts,
pizzazz 25pts, list of artwork’s ownership typed and presented 25pts 100pts
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Dates for Meetings
2nd Visit - October 8,9,10
3rd Visit - October 29,30
Final Visit - December 6,7
Presentation - December 10th
Please leave feedback or I will just tell her that they are good.
3rd Visit - October 29,30
Final Visit - December 6,7
Presentation - December 10th
Please leave feedback or I will just tell her that they are good.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Guy Harvey
I posted a copy of an e-mail letter I wrote to Guy Harvey in the files section of the google group page. I'll keep you posted. sc
Media release
I posted a file on the google group site that is the media release form we all want to have the students sign. You can download it from there.
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Friday, September 21, 2007
Off to a Great Start!
I just wanted to thank and congratulate you for all your hard work the last two days. You are a hardworking, dedicated and enthusiastic team of teachers, and I consider myself fortunate to have been assigned to your school. The essential question you have developed is both broad enough to encompass your many varied subject areas, yet narrow enough to allow students to remain focused. I look forward to my next visit and am eager to see the many varied directions in which each of your classes will take the project. See you in October!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Supporting Question Ideas
• Authors – sea myths/legends
• John Steinbeck
• Poetry
• How oceans supply food
• Negative impact of over fishing
• Economics – income from fishing
• Laws limiting fishing
• Laws governing international waters
• Water quality testing/pollution
• Desalination process
• Impact of global warming on the health of the ocean
• Changing current flows
• Economic impact on/of tourism
• “Green” hotels
• Beach erosion/tourism/costs
• Biological impact of beach erosion/replenished sand sources
• Historical aspect of oceans
• Geographical differences among oceans
• Traveling on oceans
• Effects of ocean on the weather
• John Steinbeck
• Poetry
• How oceans supply food
• Negative impact of over fishing
• Economics – income from fishing
• Laws limiting fishing
• Laws governing international waters
• Water quality testing/pollution
• Desalination process
• Impact of global warming on the health of the ocean
• Changing current flows
• Economic impact on/of tourism
• “Green” hotels
• Beach erosion/tourism/costs
• Biological impact of beach erosion/replenished sand sources
• Historical aspect of oceans
• Geographical differences among oceans
• Traveling on oceans
• Effects of ocean on the weather
Workshop II Sept. 19 2007
Agenda:
Teacher Expectations
What has been accomplished?
- Overview of the Glides initiative
- Review expectations
- Review GLIDES milestone
- Review resources and establish methods to communicate
Teacher Expectations
- Work collaboratively with a team
- Develop an implement a project with students
- Coordinate with team and district contact as a Showcase event
- Learn innovative ways to engage students in learning with use of technology in a 21st century
- Share and support other colleagues with GLIDES
What has been accomplished?
- Orders
- ITTS Assessment
- Florida Digital Educator Program
- PBL Course
- TLC Micro-Tech Training
What is GLIDES?
GLIDES projects feature student-centered learning environments through technology enhanced project-based learning (PBL). The learning environments focus on key elements of 21st Century Learning to prepare students with necessary workplace skills.
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