SOCIAL STUDIES/GOVERNMENT:
JOSHUA FROST
INQUIRY RESULTS, 2013..............................................................................................
Millennium High School
New York, NY |
Joshua Frost is a Social Studies Teacher at Millennium High School in lower Manhattan; a small, public, college prep school of aprox. 600.
Jfrost at schools.nyc.gov |
Inquiry Title:
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Student Exploration of Local Government Issues
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Inquiry Questions:
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1. Will participating in the process of government create a more active citizenry?
2. Will students remain informed after they have played a participatory role in government? |
Contextual Information..................................................................................................
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What I did:
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Students participated in a ten week New York City Government Unit. During this unit students participated in the following activities:
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Special Resources utilized in this inquiry
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Data Evidence Plan
Data Sources |
Central Content Ideas Measured |
Measurement Tools |
Data Source 1
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Students created a brochure that introduces their neighborhood to their classmates.
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Rubric
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Data Source 2
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Individual Students mapped their neighborhoods to look for community concerns and needs.
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Rubric
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Data Source 3
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Student Issue Group Evidence Report
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Rubric
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Data Source 4
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Action Plan for Community Issue
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Rubric
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Data Source 5
Data Source 6 |
Mock City Council Presentations
Letter to City Council |
Rubric
Rubric |
Summary of Results..........................................................................................................
Results of student inquiry in
terms of my learning goals: |
Quantitative Results
Student Initial Survey
Qualitative Results
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Evidence that was most useful to me in this
inquiry and what it reveals to me: |
The overall unit was a success
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What my results suggest about
my initial inquiry question(s): |
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Samples of Student Work...................................................................................................
Inquiry Results Presentation & Handout
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Example of Student Work
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Quotes From Students
About What They Learned |
Reflections: Backwards Look and Forwards Look........................................................
What I have learned about Inquiry:
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What's next for my students and my teaching approach:
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How I plan to share my results with the community:
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