Of Bridges and Blue Suede Shoes

Cross-Curricular Connections

Why Elvis?

• He was the King of Adapting50s 60s 70s

One for the Money

Goals for this Session

Promote Cross-curricular Teaching Equip teachers with Cross-curricular

information and strategies Provide tried and true tips for success in a one-

to-one technology /digital teaching environment

Challenge you to create a technology facilitated cross-curricular lesson that is relevant for your students.

Two for the Show

What is Cross-Curricular Teaching?

A Bridge over Troubled Waters• involves a conscious effort to apply

knowledge, principles, and/or values to more than one academic discipline simultaneously.

TV Dinner Teaching

Language Arts

Math History

Electives

Gourmet Teaching

Science

MathLanguage Arts

Electives

History

Why do we believe in Cross-Curricular Teaching?

CREATIVITY

• Cross-Curricular Teaching makes students operate on the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

CREATIVITY

• “The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done - men who are creative, inventive and discoverers”

• --Jean Piaget

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.”

--Zig Ziglar

• “Motivation is the Art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.” --Dwight D. Eisenhower

MOTIVATION

RETENTION

• Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

--Benjamin Franklin

This is Our Story

• Cultural Diversity Fair• TAH Grant—Civil War• TAH Grant--World War II • The Origins of Fairy Tales/German

Romanticism• Germs and Hygiene• Careers

Three to Get Ready

Steps to plan for a successful Cross-curricular Unit

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

A Little More Conversation

• 1. Theme—must engage your students• 2. Grade-level appropriateness http://edsitement.neh.gov/ • 3. Focus—a single sentence that represents

the direction and focus across curriculum areas.

• 4. Objectives—specific to subject area and PASS objectives

4. Gather Materials and Resources– Printed Resources – Computer/Internet resources– Audio/Visual Resources– Community Resources– Literary Resources

• 5. General Activities– Web-based—podcasts--6. Discussion7. Culminating Activity—Creative project that can be

evaluated across subject areas.8. Assessment—subject rubrics9. Communication, Communication, Communication

Resources

• http://www.crescentok.com/staff/klovett/ofbridgesandbluesuedeshoes.htm

• http://www.crescentok.com/staff/klovett/SYLLABUS.HTM

Tried and True Tips for Working in the 1:1 Environment

Provide links to lead students where you want them to go.

Teach students to find reliable resources.(.gov / .edu)

Or this might happen:http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

See the linked lesson plan on our website.

Parental Input (aka: Suspicious Minds)

• Compile a list of parent e-mail addresses or create a facebook page just for students and parents.

• Parents want to know what is going on.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crescent-OK/Crescent-High-School-Art/124881477542656?ref=ts

Classroom Management

Have an across the board understanding of acceptable technology use.

Make sure students and parents are aware of the consequences.Be consistent.

Curriculum Development

• Start with a plan!!!– Course Outlines and – PASS footprintsMake yourLesson Plans Digital!

Don’t Be Intimidated! You can do it!!

http://www.crescentok.com/staff/klovett/index.html

Creating a Visual Learning Environment

• Words can only recall images we’ve seen before, so use lots of images!

• Where to get free images: http://www.freeimages.co.uk/http://www.imageafter.com/images.php

• Etc…..

• Google is your friend. • Visuals increase learning up to 400%!• We process images 60,000 times faster than text.

• --Dr. Lynell Burmark

3 biggest mistakes teachers make when using technology in the classroom

1. Technology is not used in a focused manner 2. Technology is the focus.3. Inadequate planning_“You call this a multi-media production? This is

a slide projector and a bed-sheet!”-Archibald Asparagus

Don’t Re-invent the Wheel• Search for it!!• Find a forum for teachers of your subject to get ideas.• http://arted20.ning.com/

Now Go, Cat Go!