OUSD Teaching American History Grant II

Calendar 2005 - 2006 > Grade 5 > May 18, 2006

Thursday, May 18, 2006 Place: Technology Learning Center Harper Building, OUSD, 314 E. 10th St. Oakland, California Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM		Stan Pesick project coordinator Charles Postel, guest speaker Daisy Martin, guest speaker Matt Russell, project evaluator Teacher participants preparing for Lesson Study presentation Teacher participants preparing for Lesson Study presentation Teacher participants preparing for Lesson Study presentation
8:30 – 8:45	Coffee and pastries
8:45 – 9:00	Announcements
9:00 – 9:30	Working With Evidence – A Focus on the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria
9:30 – 10:45	Speaker: Charles Postel California State University, Sacramento “The Historiography of the Salem Witchcraft Trials” ...more information
10:45 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 11:30	Return to Salem Documents – How has our understanding changed given new historical information? How might you use the document set in your classroom? The importance of “sourcing” documents.
11:30 – 12:15	Evaluation update (Matt Russell) link
12:15 – 1:00	Lunch – provided by project
1:00 – 1:30	Break
2:30 – 3:00	Lesson Study groups – Gathering together lesson documents and student work in preparation for conference or website (please bring relevant materials)
1:30 – 2:30	Conference Preparation – Three Lesson Study groups (15 minutes each) will Provide detailed explanation of the lesson study that was observed by group members. Provide overview to both student and teacher questions. Explain what they learned through the observation and debriefing and how the lesson might be revised and refined. Discuss how what they learned might spill over into the whole curriculum. What skills and ideas need to be the focus on other lessons and assignments?
2:30 – 2:45	Discussion – final conference prep
2:45 – 3:00	Summer institute preparation – distribution of follow up prompt
3:00 – 3:15	Evaluation