October 21, 2016

Technology PLC
Emma Stephens

Lesson- Galileo, Primary Sources and Quizlet Live!

Grade Level- 8th Grade Teachers
Time Frame- 45 minutes
Content Standards-

National Education StandardNETS-T 5.

Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong lear

ning,
and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoti
ng and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.
Teachers:
1. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative
applications of technology to improve student learning.
2. exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion,
participating in shared decision making and community building, and
developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
3. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a
regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and
resources in support of student learning.
4. contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching
profession and of their school and community.

Georgia Standards of ExcellenceL6-8RHSSI: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and
secondary sources.
L6-8RHSS2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or
secondary source; provide and accurate summary of the source distinct from
prior knowledge or opinions.

L6-8RHSS9: Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary

source on the same topic.

AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner1.1 Skills- 1.1.8- Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing
information and pursuing inquiry.
2.1 Skills- 2.1.4- Use technology and other information tools to analyze and
organize information.
3.1 Skills- 3.2.3- Demonstrate teamwork by working productively with
others.
3.3 Responsibilities- 3.3.5- Contribute to the exchange of ideas within and
beyond the learning community.
Goals of Understanding

The teachers will understand how to utilize Galileo, specifically

Britannica School, to locate and utilize information, ideally and when
available, primary sources.
The teachers will understand how to use the various tools on Britannica
School to find content standards and lesson plans.
The teachers will become familiar with the National Archives website,
Our Docs, that contains 100 milestone documents (primary sources) in
American history.
The teachers will become familiar and practice using the classroom
Web 2.0 tool of Quizlit Live.

Essential Questions

How can I incorporate primary resources into my curriculum?

How can I utilize Galileo, specifically Britannica School, in my lesson
planning as well as in student learning and achievement?
How can I utilize the National Archives tool of Our Docs to meet the
content standards regarding the use of primary resources?
How can I incorporate Quizlit Live into my lesson plans to encourage
student learning, group work, beneficial completion and assessment?

Learning Plan-

1. Introduce the Weebly site I have created for this Professional

Development so that the teachers can follow along and have access to
the information when the lesson is complete
www.simsplc8.weebly.com
2. Discuss the update in the standards that is coming next year regarding
the focus on Primary Sources and Inquiry Based Learning.
3. Follow the links to Britannic School and introduce the teachers to the
home page and the various resources available to them there.
4. Use Britannica school and begin to show how it can be used to find
primary sources, as well as secondary sources.
Social Studieso Franklin D. Roosevelt > Images and Videos
o Franklin D. Roosevelt > Primary Sources > Inaugural
Speech
o American Civil War > Teacher > Standards > Lesson Plan
o Shermans Atlanta Campaign > Images > Cite
ELAo Fiction Literature > Webs Best Sites > Literary Devices
o Creative Writing > Teacher > National Common Core
Standards > Lesson Plan
o Creative Writing > Teacher > Georgia Standard >
Vocabulary > Storytelling Activities and Lesson Plans
Scienceo Energy (Physics) > Images and Video> Level 3 > Swing
video
o Electromagnetic Waves > Images and Videos
o Gravity (Physics) > Articles
Matho Pythagoras > Related
o Linear Functions > Article
*Show to two additional databases that can be used from Galileo
5. I will then introduce Our Docs- 100 Milestone Documents from
American History
I will walk them through the site showing examples of primary
sources such aso Telegram Announcing the Surrender of Fort Sumpter, with
description
o George Washingtons Farewell Address
o Patent for Cotton Gin> Lesson Plan
I will show them the Smore I created on The Annexation of
Hawaii and Pearl Harbor where I only utilized Primary Sources.
6. Then I will introduce Quizlit Live! I will show them the introductory
video and then they will play! Once a team wins, I will go over how
Quizlit does the question reviews.

Feedback

The instructional Specialist specifically asked me to plan a lesson about

Galileo and Primary Sources. I included Quizlit Live because I knew the
teachers would enjoy it and want to implement it in their classrooms.
I presented this lesson to the 8th grade teachers and was surprised to
find that our principal attended as well as a woman from our board
office who is over all curriculum and instruction for the middle schools
in our county.
The teachers were very excited by Galileo and the primary sources that
it offered. They were also interested in the rest of the resources
available on the Britannica site.
They loved Our Docs and were glad to see my example from grad
school.
However, their favorite part was Quizlit Live! They loved the new
format of the live option and became very competitive when we did a
trial run with a quiz on the Revolutionary War.
I only received positive feedback and they appreciated the various
resources I introduced them to.
Once I finished, my principal told my instructional specialist to get me
to present to the 6th and 7th grade teachers as well!