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Project: Ramstein ES Servers Time Frame: 2 3 weeks Aug 25 Sep 12 2014


M O N D A Y T U E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y
P R O J E C T W E E K O N E
Notes Smartboard is available in class for modeling lessons and whole group instruction 15 Kindergarten classes presentations may take a few days
Approximately 20 adult helpers initial interviews to be conducted with Art, Music, PE, German and Spanish teachers other adults as student interest/motivation drives the project









P R O J E C T W E E K T W O
Notes Smartboard is available in class for modeling lessons and whole group instruction 15 Kindergarten classes presentations may take a few days
Approximately 20 adult helpers initial interviews to be conducted with Art, Music, PE, German and Spanish teachers other adults as student interest/motivation drives the project

















Entry Event:
-Teacher conducts a video
interview with a kindergarten
teacher (ET will video the
interview for use later in the
unit)
- Kindergarten teacher asks 2
nd

grade students for their help
- Present driving question
-Brainstorm list of adults who
help us at school
- Pairs of students conduct a
Summer Interview form and
present to class
- Form groups and discuss
teamwork rubric

-Discuss friendly letter with
KWL chart
-Discuss letter writing rubric
-Show Symbaloo resource
Discuss group roles
-Ask groups to find the 5
parts of friendly letter
- Groups work:
- Letter writing quizlet
- BrainPop Jr video
- Explore at least 1 of the
letter writing web sites
- Write a friendly letter to
one of the class groups

-Introduce video interview by
reviewing the kindergarten
teacher video
-Discuss types of questions to
ask
-Introduce 5 Ws as a
framework for questions
-Group work:
- Each group writes a letter to
one adult helper requesting
interview
- Watch 2 video interviews
(Symbaloo)
- Brainstorm interview
questions, whole group share
- Self-evaluation on teamwork
rubric


- Introduce video cameras,
how to use, show checklist
- Create an interview rubric
with students
-Group work
- each group member
practices filming, being the
interviewer and interviewee
- use summer interview
form for questions
- review/revise letter
written yesterday using
letter writing rubric
-Schedule interviews
-Demo how to move video file
from camera to computer
Group work
- Review practice video
interviews evaluate using
created rubric
- Write questions to use in
interview
- Show Glogster as tool for
visual artifact and demo using
the kindergarten teacher
interview
- Work with summer interview
partner and create a Glogster
type project on paper
- Conduct interviews
- Introduce final presentation to
kindergarten class
-Group work
- Brainstorm how and what to
present present to class
- Write letter to kindergarten
class to schedule the
presentation use rubric
- Practice using Glogster with
paper model created yesterday
- Continue reviewing practice
videos and new interviews
- Self-evaluation on teamwork
- Conduct interviews
- Revisit KWL friendly letter
chart
- Introduce Pixie as an
alternative to Glogster for visual
artifact
-Introduce Presentation rubric
-Group Work
- Plan presentations, write
script
- Practice using Pixie with
paper model created Tuesday
- Review video interviews

- Conduct interviews
- Schedule presentations
- Group work
-Practice presentations
- Self-evaluation using
rubric
-Begin designing visual
artifact for adult helper
- Review video interviews
- Groups practice
presentation in front of
whole class use
presentation rubric

- Teacher models writing
friendly letter to welcome
students to school.
- Model how to complete
Google form
- Students complete Google
form on their favorite
things at computer center
- Information used to form
groups
No School Labor Day

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M O N D A Y T U E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y
P R O J E C T W E E K T H R E E
Notes Smartboard is available in class for modeling lessons and whole group instruction 15 Kindergarten classes presentations may take a few days
Approximately 20 adult helpers initial interviews to be conducted with Art, Music, PE, German and Spanish teachers other adults as student interest/motivation drives the project





















P R O J E C T W E E K F O U R
Notes



- Conduct interviews as
needed
- Give presentations to
Kindergarten classes
- Group work
- Review video interviews
as needed
- Peer review of rough draft
of visual artifact for adult
helper
- Discuss how presentation
went and how to improve
- Self-evaluation on
teamwork


Conduct interviews as
needed
- Give presentations to
Kindergarten classes
- Group work
- Review video interviews
as needed
- Peer review of rough draft
of visual artifact for adult
helper using rubric
- Discuss how presentation
went and how to improve

Conduct interviews as
needed
- Give presentations to
Kindergarten classes
- Group work
- Review video interviews
as needed
- Use Glogster or Pixie to
create visual artifact for
adult helper using rough
draft
- Discuss how presentation
went and how to improve

Students present
visual artifacts to
class and then
display in school.
- Create rubric for visual
artifact with students
- Conduct interviews as
needed
- Give presentations to
Kindergarten classes
- Group work
- Review video interviews
as needed
- Continue work on rough
draft of visual artifact for
adult helper
- Discuss how presentation
went and how to improve