Session+4

__SESSION 4:__ Saturday, November 13th, 2010 - [|New Berlin West HS]Room 140

__Objectives:__ __Essential Question__ Module Questions
 * Intel Essentials: Module 8 - (8.01-8.10) Showcasing Unit Portfolios (& Thinking Tools)**
 * How can technology be used most effectively to support and assess student learning?
 * (8) How can I prepare for and facilitate an effective showcase?
 * (8) How can I provide constructive feedback?

__In Class Activities**:**__ * Three Thinking Tools ([|Visual Ranking], [|Seeing Reason] and [|Showing Evidence]) highlighted in the //Thinking with Technology// textbook - the big one (5.01-6.29)
 * Activity ONE: || Review of session 3 ||
 * Activity TWO: || Review Thinking Tools

- Thinking Tools ([|Visual Ranking], [|Seeing Reason] and [|Showing Evidence]) highlighted in the //Thinking with Technology// textbook - the big one (5.01-6.29)
 * What are the [|Intel Thinking Tools] ?
 * What are the [|benefits of the Intel Thinking Tools] in your curriculum development?
 * Review Intel Workspace for Thinking Tools
 * Individually: Go to [|Teacher Workspace] and setup an activity as an instructor (Accounts were set up during session 2)
 * How are teachers using the Visual Ranking Tool in their unit plans? [|Look at samples.]
 * How might you use this with your class in your curricular area? ||
 * Activity THREE: || Introduce the Thinking Tools 2 & 3

 - Seeing Reason Tool (//Thinking with Technology// textbook 7.01-8.17) - [|Showing Evidence Tool] (//Thinking with Technology// textbook 9.01-10.16)
 * [|Demo and Tutorial]
 * How are [|teachers using] the Seeing Reason Tool?
 * [|Demo and Tutorial]
 * How are [|teachers using] the Showing Evidence Tool?

__JIGSAW ACTIVITY:__ With your assigned partner, explore either the Seeing Reason Tool or the Showing Evidence Tool. Use the "Demo and Tutorial" links to learn your tool. Be prepared to share what you have learned with your project team.
 * Who is your jigsaw activity partner(s)?

- How do you set up an activity with one of the Thinking Tools?
 * Go to [|Teacher Workspace] and set up an activity as an instructor. ||
 * Activity FOUR: || Presentations -- (19) in two classrooms
 * Students will complete peer reviews of presentations. ||
 * Activity FIVE: || LUNCH ||
 * Activity SIX: || Presentations -- (19) in two classrooms
 * Students will complete peer reviews of presentations. ||
 * Activity SEVEN: || Surveys and wrap-up ||