Site Project: Macro/Micro View

Introduction

This is a webquest. Although I would not normally choose this format to show a project like this, it gives me a chance to show you how a webquest can work in a classroom. The introduction is where you will explain the project in the most simplest of forms. So here we go.....

This is a webquest into a view of a teacher's workplace environment. You will see how a community works together, along with a team of 5th grade teachers. My project charges me with looking at my classroom setting through both a macro and micro prospective. This will help my cohort, small though it is, to understand where I am coming from when I talk about my environment and the successes and challenges I face weekly.

Task

The Task describes the activity's end product. This is the most important aspect of the webquest. For example: in the adaptation webquest the task is to create your own animal and to explain in detail how the adaptations are being used for the animal.

The task here was to show a micro/macro view of my school environment:

Part I : This is a written report of the larger view of Jamestown School District. It includes demographics, community setting, staffing, and the school's mission. There is also a view from a testing perspective (NECAP) and strengths and weaknesses based on the results of this testing. Lastly a snapshot of the school improvement plan, priorities of the district and grade level. The report ends with the structure of school based professional development and common planning time.

Part II: The micro view is also a report, with a presentation to go with it. This webquest is the presentation part of the project. Here we are looking at more narrow view into the actual classroom. Learning goals, classroom environment, and overall student information are the key areas.

Process

The Process explains strategies students should use to complete the task. (their roles and strategies they will use to complete the task)

Macro View:

http://padlet.com/kennett_fick_mi/macroview

MicroView

http://prezi.com/wb-sjbvqdjr8/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Evaluation

The Evaluation measures the results of the activity. (Rubric)

School Site Project

Expectations	Exceeds Standard 4	Meets Standard 3	Nearly Meets Standard 2	Below Standard 1
Project Criteria and Content	Meets all criteria of Meets Standard plus: Integration of information from professional readings and classroom discussions; creating connections to new learning about teaching is evident.	Criteria for project are satisfactorily completed according to assignment guidelines and project clearly demonstrates an understanding of the research and data and its implications for learning and teaching.	Criteria for project are nearly complete and attempt to, but do not fully demonstrate an understanding of the research and data and its implications for learning and teaching.	Criteria for project are not complete and/or do not demonstrate an understanding of the research and data.
Creates an Organizing Structure	The project and narrative is skillfully organized from beginning to end, including an opening, body, and closure. The organization clearly contributes to the professional nature of the project.	The project and narrative is clearly organized from beginning to end including an opening, body and closure.	The project and narrative includes an opening, body, and closure; however, one of these elements causes confusion.	The organization is incomplete or more than one of the elements causes confusion.
Interprets and analyzes the data	Meets all criteria of Meets Standard plus: Integrates several sources of data to provide a nearly seamless picture of the school’s teaching and learning. Shows insight into issues of teaching and learning strengths and weaknesses, supported by the data examined.	Interpretation and analysis of research and data is substantiated by standards and skills being taught. Data interpretation is logical and clearly explained.	May advance an interpretation, but lacks analysis, or interpretation is inaccurate or inappropriate. Attempts to provide some analysis of data.	Interpretation and analysis is inaccurate, unclear, and/or missing.
Applies course learning and content to new situation	Meets all criteria of Meets Standard plus: The concepts and vocabulary are used to support the authors’ ideas in an appropriate and compelling manner, reflecting an excellent control of content as it applies to this particular school.	Project demonstrates an understanding of course concepts, including the appropriate use of professional vocabulary and a clear focus on standards-based learning, teaching and assessment.	There is an attempt to connect professional vocabulary and course concepts to the situation being described and analyzed, but that attempt is not always successful or accurate.	Little , if any, success in using professional vocabulary and/or course concepts to the situation being described and analyzed.
Demonstrates an understanding and control of English language conventions	Demonstrates consistent control of grammar, usage, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling.	Demonstrates control of grammar, usage, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling. Occasional errors do not usually interfere with meaning.	Demonstrates some control of grammar, usage, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling. Errors do interfere with meaning.	Demonstrates little control of grammar, usage, punctuation, sentence construction, and spelling. Numerous errors significantly interfere with meaning.
Name: Grade:	Comments:

Conclusion

The Conclusion sums up the activity and encourages students to reflect on its process and results. You can add an self-evaluation here too.

I am including my conclusion from my paper here because I believe it sums up this project effectively:

A Last Note:

It has been a challenge to make the move from an elementary to a middle school. As a special education teacher it takes a long time to develop good relationships with curriculum teachers to the point in which they are comfortable with you teaching alongside of them. The knowledge that I will move from 5th grade to 6th grade every year, makes this challenge even more difficult. On the other hand, the concept of looping grades is so amazing for students, especially those who are exceptional learners. Therefore, I do believe that in the end it will be worth the extra work. Lawn School is an amazing learning environment. The teachers truly care about these students and try hard to develop lessons that speak to all of their individual learning styles. As a special education teacher, I could not ask for a better place to work. It is an amazing community, environment, and the students have my heart and soul. I am a very fortunate teacher to have found a home at Jamestown School District.

Credits

Also known as resources:

The Resources are the Web sites students will use to complete the task.

The following sites and links were used throughout this entire Site Project:

Strategic Plan: http://jsd-ri.schoolloop.com/file/1410848210089/7053690006468207822.pdf…

Jamestown School District: http://www.jamestownschools.org/

RIDE: http://www.ride.ri.gov/InstructionAssessment/Assessment/AssessmentResul…

Jamestown Demographic: http://proximityone.com/ri_sdc.htm

Jamestown Demographic: http://www.city-data.com/city/Jamestown-Rhode-Island.html

Mindset: http://mindsetonline.com/index.html

Webquest How To Guide (Created by Michele Kennett-Fick for Tech Summit): https://goo.gl/HVw1TH

Padlet: https://padlet.com