Interdisciplinary Connection

Presented by Beverly ScheweWith help from Justine Braatz -bat

girl

Interdisciplinary Connection

Presented by Beverly ScheweWith help from Justine Braatz -bat

girl

Franklin Summer AcademyJune 16 - June 19 2009

Franklin Summer AcademyJune 16 - June 19 2009

What is interdisciplinary education

What is interdisciplinary education

bull Enables students to identify and apply authentic connections between two or more disciplines

bull Helps students to understand essential concepts that transcend individual disciplines

bull Provides students with opportunities to solve problems and make meaningful connections

bull Encourages students to generate new insights and to synthesize new relationships and ideas

bull Incorporate 21st Century Skills

What is interdisciplinary education

What is interdisciplinary education

bull Enables students to identify and apply authentic connections between two or more disciplines

bull Helps students to understand essential concepts that transcend individual disciplines

bull Provides students with opportunities to solve problems and make meaningful connections

bull Encourages students to generate new insights and to synthesize new relationships and ideas

bull Incorporate 21st Century Skills

What disciplines can be connected

What disciplines can be connected

bull My belief is there needs to be a balance between disciplinary and interdisciplinary learning

Therersquos no reason to bounce your head against the wall just do it

The goal in not to invent connections but use natural connections Just because it is Thanksgiving does not give license to do a fun and random activity that is non-relatedto the big idea

Will I fall on my face when I believe I have made a great connection

PROBABLY THATrsquoS OKAY LAUGH AND MOVE ON

Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get

your ball out of the box

Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get

your ball out of the box

bull Become student-centeredbull Maintain the integrity of

your disciplinebull Increase the depth of

understanding and achievement of your students

bull Provide balancebull Incorporate multiple

intelligencesbull Set clear expectations

Will I fall on my face when I believe I have made a great connection

PROBABLY THATrsquoS OKAY LAUGH AND MOVE ON

Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get

your ball out of the box

Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get

your ball out of the box

bull Become student-centeredbull Maintain the integrity of

your disciplinebull Increase the depth of

understanding and achievement of your students

bull Provide balancebull Incorporate multiple

intelligencesbull Set clear expectations

Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get

your ball out of the box

Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get

your ball out of the box

bull Become student-centeredbull Maintain the integrity of

your disciplinebull Increase the depth of

understanding and achievement of your students

bull Provide balancebull Incorporate multiple

intelligencesbull Set clear expectations

Do your students understand the language of your discipline

Do your students understand the language of your discipline

Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read

Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read

bull Ballbull Significantbull Irrationalbull Catchbull Batbull Productbull Glovebull Humorbull Laugh

Cracker JacksCracker Jacks

Take me out to the ball gameTake me out with the crowdBuy me some peanuts and Cracker JackI dont care if I never get backLet me root root root for the home teamIf they dont win its a shameFor its one two three strikes youre outAt the old ball game

Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read

Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read

bull Ballbull Significantbull Irrationalbull Catchbull Batbull Productbull Glovebull Humorbull Laugh

Cracker JacksCracker Jacks

Take me out to the ball gameTake me out with the crowdBuy me some peanuts and Cracker JackI dont care if I never get backLet me root root root for the home teamIf they dont win its a shameFor its one two three strikes youre outAt the old ball game

Cracker JacksCracker Jacks

Take me out to the ball gameTake me out with the crowdBuy me some peanuts and Cracker JackI dont care if I never get backLet me root root root for the home teamIf they dont win its a shameFor its one two three strikes youre outAt the old ball game

AnalyzeAnalyze

Ball What kind

Where have your students have played with one

Cracker A white person otherwise known as a honky

Do I put cheese on it

Jack Jack Whorsquos that Oh itrsquos in the trunk

Root Is it time to cover my dark roots

Strikesmdashwhy are they out when itrsquos a strikehellip doesnrsquot that mean to hit the ball

Crowd--

Peanuts- What is Charlie Brown have to do with baseball

Get back where Connections

Check out this site out for ideasCheck out this site out for ideas

Click on computers and it will take you to lessons createdby other teachershellip

Check out this site out for ideasCheck out this site out for ideas

Click on computers and it will take you to lessons createdby other teachershellip

Models of Instruction in America

Models of Instruction in America

bull Depends on the amount of time available

bull The scale of the projectsbull The personal available for

collaborationbull Validity

bull Interdisciplinary education is a knowledge view and curriculum approach that consciously applies methodology and language from more than one discipline to examine a central theme issue problem topic or experience

Parallel DisciplinesParallel Disciplines

bull Two teachers teaching separate units on World War II and The Diary of Anne Frank might decide to present these two units at the same time in the calendar year

bull Students can learn about topics from the perspectives of multiple fields at the same time but does not require organizing centers or essential questions

Interdisciplinary DesignInterdisciplinary Design

bull Requires a deliberate elevated and overt declaration and examination of essential questions

bull Essential questions focus inquiry--like a magnetic board for students to place their thoughts on

bull Ex Why does gravity effect all objects but in different ways depending on where you are on Earth

Think of an essential question for your unit

Think of an essential question for your unit

bull But before you dohellip Rule 1

Exercise boosts brain power so everyone get up

And do what the little man is doing Get those arms moving

Parallel DisciplinesParallel Disciplines

bull Two teachers teaching separate units on World War II and The Diary of Anne Frank might decide to present these two units at the same time in the calendar year

bull Students can learn about topics from the perspectives of multiple fields at the same time but does not require organizing centers or essential questions

Interdisciplinary DesignInterdisciplinary Design

bull Requires a deliberate elevated and overt declaration and examination of essential questions

bull Essential questions focus inquiry--like a magnetic board for students to place their thoughts on

bull Ex Why does gravity effect all objects but in different ways depending on where you are on Earth

Think of an essential question for your unit

Think of an essential question for your unit

bull But before you dohellip Rule 1

Exercise boosts brain power so everyone get up

And do what the little man is doing Get those arms moving

Interdisciplinary DesignInterdisciplinary Design

bull Requires a deliberate elevated and overt declaration and examination of essential questions

bull Essential questions focus inquiry--like a magnetic board for students to place their thoughts on

bull Ex Why does gravity effect all objects but in different ways depending on where you are on Earth

Think of an essential question for your unit

Think of an essential question for your unit

bull But before you dohellip Rule 1

Exercise boosts brain power so everyone get up

And do what the little man is doing Get those arms moving

Think of an essential question for your unit

Think of an essential question for your unit

bull But before you dohellip Rule 1

Exercise boosts brain power so everyone get up

And do what the little man is doing Get those arms moving

Parallel InstructionParallel Instruction

bull An agreement between two teachers to focus on some common topic or concept

bull Each teacher focuses on hisher content and its processes

bull Teachers help their students ldquoseerdquo the connections between disciplines or assess them it to give it validity

Jesus at bat Jesus at bat

bull I am not suggesting you always connect

to another subject just understand the benefits of making connections if they exist

bull The MOST important reason to use interdisciplinary connections is so students can transfer and apply their knowledge better

bull Knowledge concepts and skills (WKCE haha) become more meaningful when they are not taught in a fragmented way

bull We LIVE in an interdisciplinary world

What can you connect to sliding into first base

What can you connect to sliding into first base

bullMathbullHealthbullSciencebullGymbullDancebullMusicbullHistorybullLanguage ArtsbullForeign LanguagebullDramabullArt

Are the connections you are makingbullContrivedbullRelevantbullHelpfulbullFunbullWorth the time spentbullPart of your curriculum

Itrsquos all the same Themes integrated curriculum multidisciplinary

teachingor interdisciplinary units

No lines All the above ldquorefers to both a way of teaching and a way of planning and organizing the instructional program so the discrete disciplines of the subject matter are related to one another in a design that

1 Matches the developmental needs of the learners

2 Helps to connect their learning in ways that are meaningful to their current and past experiencesrdquo

Richard and Noreen Kellough (1999)

Cracking the Code Brain Rules Cracking the Code Brain Rules

bull Tractor

bull Green

bull Apple

bull Zero

bull Weather

bull Pastel

bull Quickly

bull Countertop

bull Airplane

bull Jump

bull Laugh

bull Tall

bull Nicely

bull Ocean

Keep it simply if you are just starting

Keep it simply if you are just starting

bull Use broad-based topics such as

1 Change

2 Interdependence

3 Communication

4 Relationshipsbull These topics can be more easily

integrated into all subjects areas than specific topics such as rainforests oceans or colonial America

Interdisciplinary Instruction IShellipI- integrationN-negotiationT- teamworkE- expressiveR- reflectiveD- democraticI- interdependenceS- student-centeredC- collaborativeI- InstructionP- process-orientedL- listeningI- inquiryN- non-traditionalA- assessmentR- responsibilityY- yearning for learning

Teaching

Model

Connected Shared Partnership

What is

It Connecting

Content from 2

subjects

Teaching of a

concept during

the same time

period

Equal

time

for 2 or more

subjects

Teacherinvolvement

One teacher

Two or more

teachers

Team

teaching

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Jesus at bat Jesus at bat

bull I am not suggesting you always connect

to another subject just understand the benefits of making connections if they exist

bull The MOST important reason to use interdisciplinary connections is so students can transfer and apply their knowledge better

bull Knowledge concepts and skills (WKCE haha) become more meaningful when they are not taught in a fragmented way

bull We LIVE in an interdisciplinary world

What can you connect to sliding into first base

What can you connect to sliding into first base

bullMathbullHealthbullSciencebullGymbullDancebullMusicbullHistorybullLanguage ArtsbullForeign LanguagebullDramabullArt

Are the connections you are makingbullContrivedbullRelevantbullHelpfulbullFunbullWorth the time spentbullPart of your curriculum

Itrsquos all the same Themes integrated curriculum multidisciplinary

teachingor interdisciplinary units

No lines All the above ldquorefers to both a way of teaching and a way of planning and organizing the instructional program so the discrete disciplines of the subject matter are related to one another in a design that

1 Matches the developmental needs of the learners

2 Helps to connect their learning in ways that are meaningful to their current and past experiencesrdquo

Richard and Noreen Kellough (1999)

Cracking the Code Brain Rules Cracking the Code Brain Rules

bull Tractor

bull Green

bull Apple

bull Zero

bull Weather

bull Pastel

bull Quickly

bull Countertop

bull Airplane

bull Jump

bull Laugh

bull Tall

bull Nicely

bull Ocean

Keep it simply if you are just starting

Keep it simply if you are just starting

bull Use broad-based topics such as

1 Change

2 Interdependence

3 Communication

4 Relationshipsbull These topics can be more easily

integrated into all subjects areas than specific topics such as rainforests oceans or colonial America

Interdisciplinary Instruction IShellipI- integrationN-negotiationT- teamworkE- expressiveR- reflectiveD- democraticI- interdependenceS- student-centeredC- collaborativeI- InstructionP- process-orientedL- listeningI- inquiryN- non-traditionalA- assessmentR- responsibilityY- yearning for learning

Teaching

Model

Connected Shared Partnership

What is

It Connecting

Content from 2

subjects

Teaching of a

concept during

the same time

period

Equal

time

for 2 or more

subjects

Teacherinvolvement

One teacher

Two or more

teachers

Team

teaching

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

What can you connect to sliding into first base

What can you connect to sliding into first base

bullMathbullHealthbullSciencebullGymbullDancebullMusicbullHistorybullLanguage ArtsbullForeign LanguagebullDramabullArt

Are the connections you are makingbullContrivedbullRelevantbullHelpfulbullFunbullWorth the time spentbullPart of your curriculum

Itrsquos all the same Themes integrated curriculum multidisciplinary

teachingor interdisciplinary units

No lines All the above ldquorefers to both a way of teaching and a way of planning and organizing the instructional program so the discrete disciplines of the subject matter are related to one another in a design that

1 Matches the developmental needs of the learners

2 Helps to connect their learning in ways that are meaningful to their current and past experiencesrdquo

Richard and Noreen Kellough (1999)

Cracking the Code Brain Rules Cracking the Code Brain Rules

bull Tractor

bull Green

bull Apple

bull Zero

bull Weather

bull Pastel

bull Quickly

bull Countertop

bull Airplane

bull Jump

bull Laugh

bull Tall

bull Nicely

bull Ocean

Keep it simply if you are just starting

Keep it simply if you are just starting

bull Use broad-based topics such as

1 Change

2 Interdependence

3 Communication

4 Relationshipsbull These topics can be more easily

integrated into all subjects areas than specific topics such as rainforests oceans or colonial America

Interdisciplinary Instruction IShellipI- integrationN-negotiationT- teamworkE- expressiveR- reflectiveD- democraticI- interdependenceS- student-centeredC- collaborativeI- InstructionP- process-orientedL- listeningI- inquiryN- non-traditionalA- assessmentR- responsibilityY- yearning for learning

Teaching

Model

Connected Shared Partnership

What is

It Connecting

Content from 2

subjects

Teaching of a

concept during

the same time

period

Equal

time

for 2 or more

subjects

Teacherinvolvement

One teacher

Two or more

teachers

Team

teaching

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Itrsquos all the same Themes integrated curriculum multidisciplinary

teachingor interdisciplinary units

No lines All the above ldquorefers to both a way of teaching and a way of planning and organizing the instructional program so the discrete disciplines of the subject matter are related to one another in a design that

1 Matches the developmental needs of the learners

2 Helps to connect their learning in ways that are meaningful to their current and past experiencesrdquo

Richard and Noreen Kellough (1999)

Cracking the Code Brain Rules Cracking the Code Brain Rules

bull Tractor

bull Green

bull Apple

bull Zero

bull Weather

bull Pastel

bull Quickly

bull Countertop

bull Airplane

bull Jump

bull Laugh

bull Tall

bull Nicely

bull Ocean

Keep it simply if you are just starting

Keep it simply if you are just starting

bull Use broad-based topics such as

1 Change

2 Interdependence

3 Communication

4 Relationshipsbull These topics can be more easily

integrated into all subjects areas than specific topics such as rainforests oceans or colonial America

Interdisciplinary Instruction IShellipI- integrationN-negotiationT- teamworkE- expressiveR- reflectiveD- democraticI- interdependenceS- student-centeredC- collaborativeI- InstructionP- process-orientedL- listeningI- inquiryN- non-traditionalA- assessmentR- responsibilityY- yearning for learning

Teaching

Model

Connected Shared Partnership

What is

It Connecting

Content from 2

subjects

Teaching of a

concept during

the same time

period

Equal

time

for 2 or more

subjects

Teacherinvolvement

One teacher

Two or more

teachers

Team

teaching

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Cracking the Code Brain Rules Cracking the Code Brain Rules

bull Tractor

bull Green

bull Apple

bull Zero

bull Weather

bull Pastel

bull Quickly

bull Countertop

bull Airplane

bull Jump

bull Laugh

bull Tall

bull Nicely

bull Ocean

Keep it simply if you are just starting

Keep it simply if you are just starting

bull Use broad-based topics such as

1 Change

2 Interdependence

3 Communication

4 Relationshipsbull These topics can be more easily

integrated into all subjects areas than specific topics such as rainforests oceans or colonial America

Interdisciplinary Instruction IShellipI- integrationN-negotiationT- teamworkE- expressiveR- reflectiveD- democraticI- interdependenceS- student-centeredC- collaborativeI- InstructionP- process-orientedL- listeningI- inquiryN- non-traditionalA- assessmentR- responsibilityY- yearning for learning

Teaching

Model

Connected Shared Partnership

What is

It Connecting

Content from 2

subjects

Teaching of a

concept during

the same time

period

Equal

time

for 2 or more

subjects

Teacherinvolvement

One teacher

Two or more

teachers

Team

teaching

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Keep it simply if you are just starting

Keep it simply if you are just starting

bull Use broad-based topics such as

1 Change

2 Interdependence

3 Communication

4 Relationshipsbull These topics can be more easily

integrated into all subjects areas than specific topics such as rainforests oceans or colonial America

Interdisciplinary Instruction IShellipI- integrationN-negotiationT- teamworkE- expressiveR- reflectiveD- democraticI- interdependenceS- student-centeredC- collaborativeI- InstructionP- process-orientedL- listeningI- inquiryN- non-traditionalA- assessmentR- responsibilityY- yearning for learning

Teaching

Model

Connected Shared Partnership

What is

It Connecting

Content from 2

subjects

Teaching of a

concept during

the same time

period

Equal

time

for 2 or more

subjects

Teacherinvolvement

One teacher

Two or more

teachers

Team

teaching

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Interdisciplinary Instruction IShellipI- integrationN-negotiationT- teamworkE- expressiveR- reflectiveD- democraticI- interdependenceS- student-centeredC- collaborativeI- InstructionP- process-orientedL- listeningI- inquiryN- non-traditionalA- assessmentR- responsibilityY- yearning for learning

Teaching

Model

Connected Shared Partnership

What is

It Connecting

Content from 2

subjects

Teaching of a

concept during

the same time

period

Equal

time

for 2 or more

subjects

Teacherinvolvement

One teacher

Two or more

teachers

Team

teaching

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Teaching

Model

Connected Shared Partnership

What is

It Connecting

Content from 2

subjects

Teaching of a

concept during

the same time

period

Equal

time

for 2 or more

subjects

Teacherinvolvement

One teacher

Two or more

teachers

Team

teaching

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

That is one big glove to fillThat is one big glove to fill

bull Are you overwhelmed

bull Play catch with the balls for a whilehellip with your dominate hand

bull Now switch to your non-dominate hand

bull This may be how you feel doing this the first time

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Chose the knowledge and skills you want to teach rather than fall into the trap of using activities that may at best result in a superficial or contrived connectionSet reasonable objectives and develop awareness as to when there is a natural relationship between subjects

Rap and Fractions

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

What are you connecting

IDEAS

bullGovernment and Statistics Polling MethodsbullWorld History and Geometry GreeksbullChemistry and Algebra Balancing equationsbullWorld History and Astronomy AstrolabebullPsychology and Geography Urban PlanningbullEconomics and Calculus Law of Diminishing Utility

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

How can we get students to see connection

How can we get students to see connection

Use humorbull ldquoShe grew on him like she was a colony of E coli

and he was room temperature Canadian beefrdquo bull ldquoThe ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and

extended one slender leg behind her like a dog at a fire hydrantrdquo

bull ldquoHer face was a perfect oval like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Masterrdquo

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Expertise and ConnectionsExpertise and Connections

bull If you are teaching a concept or learning it for the first time not only do we see the information differently but different parts of our brains are used

bull Linking new information to old information is one of the most important tools in increasing long term memory

bull Students need to participate in the experience not just sit and get Ex Field trip vs Field lab

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

FILES-building connectionsVerbs that help

bull Distinguish Rankbull Predict Summarizebull Categorize Paraphrasebull Estimate Combinebull Interpret Comparebull Design Classifybull Revise Explainbull Develop Differentiatebull Restate Build

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Close your eyesClose your eyes

and think for a minute all the sights sounds smells etc that comes to mind when you think of attending a baseball game or playingthe game

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Emotional memoryEmotional memory

bull The brain evaluates new information emotionally so if it is perceived as wrong the brain ignores it

bull Give students a chance to learn

bull Connect to other disciplines often even if you have to say the same thing again and again

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

Our brains have evolved to survive has yours

bull ldquoWe took over the Earth by adapting to change itself after we were forced from the trees to the savannah when climate swings disrupted our food supplyrdquo (Medina)

bull Change can and will be uncomfortable at times but it is worth it

bull What are you willing to change

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Will you and your students arrive togetherThe picture is a link to teacher tube

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered

bull Mathematics

ndash A good rule of thumb is to have students pretend that they did not already answer the first short answer question They should then answer the second part of the CR item with a detailed description of how they arrived at their answer The description should be understood independent of the first part of the question Students should explain their thinking completely in writing This means making each step clear enough that someone reading it would be confident that the student understood the mathematical process

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Math ExampleMath Example

bull For example consider the following 3rd grade WKCE released item

bull Simon has 3 boxes with 8 crayons in each box bull Step A How many crayons does Simon have bull Step B Explain how you found the number of crayons that

Simon has bull Use words numbers andor symbols in your answer bull The answer for step B must be understood independent of

the answer for step A Thus an answer ldquoI multipliedrdquo does not explain how the student received the answer 24 and would not receive total credit A correct response would be ldquo8 X 3 = 24rdquo or ldquoI multiplied the number crayons in each box by the number of boxes to get 24rdquo

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

ReadingReading

bull Reading ndash 1048766 Many reading constructed response items require

an extended response to a question about a reading passage or paired passages Most questions require that the students synthesize or extend the information presented in the passage When answering these questions students should respond to all parts of the question Likewise if the question requires evidence from the text students must cite specific evidence in their answer

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Reading exampleReading example

bull For example consider the following 5th grade WKCE released item about the passage ldquoNew Yearrsquos Hats for the Statuesrdquo

bull Explain what might have happened if the old man had ignored the statues Use details and examples from the passage to support your answer

bull For this question students must demonstrate that they understand the passage by using text-based information to predict what might have happened The answer should also include highly relevant ideas and details from the text including specific characters events or locations when appropriate

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

Science What is this personrsquos LDL level

bull The equation shown below can be used to estimate a personrsquos low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) level where C is the total cholesterol level H is the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and T is the level of triglycerides All measurements are in mgs per deciliter of blood

LDL = C - H ndash T

5

Total cholesterol (C)

230

High-density lipoprotein (H)

50

Triglycerides (T)

80

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

WKCE ScienceWKCE Science

bull Write a summary explaining how cranberries are harvested and used today Be sure to thoroughly support your answer using details and examples from the passage Write your answer on the lines below

Below is a link for HS scienceteachers for tips on taking the test

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

WCKE Social StudiesWCKE Social Studies

bull A third grade class went to Grove Park on a field trip First they crossed the bridge and walked north to the nature center then to the picnic area

bull Draw a line showing their route

bull An information center will be built Where should it go Place an X on the map and explain your answer

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom

bull The Nationrsquos Report Card

What can you use

What connections do you see

Where do you think you want to go from here

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellipIf you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip

It is a matter of translation

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42

Thanks for listening

Best of luck

Any questions bschewemarinettek12wius

Now go hit a homerun

• Interdisciplinary Connection Presented by Beverly Schewe With help from Justine Braatz -bat girl
• What is interdisciplinary education
• What disciplines can be connected
• Slide 4
• Remember not to think of your subject as only relevant in your classroom Get your ball out of the box
• Do your students understand the language of your discipline
• Write down the first thing you think of when you hear see or read
• Cracker Jacks
• Analyze
• Check out this site out for ideas
• Models of Instruction in America
• Parallel Disciplines
• Interdisciplinary Design
• Think of an essential question for your unit
• Parallel Instruction
• Jesus at bat
• What can you connect to sliding into first base
• Slide 18
• Cracking the Code Brain Rules
• Keep it simply if you are just starting
• Slide 21
• Slide 22
• That is one big glove to fill
• Slide 24
• Slide 25
• How can we get students to see connection
• Expertise and Connections
• FILES-building connections Verbs that help
• Close your eyes
• Emotional memory
• Our brains have evolved to survive has yours
• Slide 32
• Like it or not the WKCE test needs to be considered
• Math Example
• Reading
• Reading example
• Science What is this personrsquos LDL level
• WKCE Science
• WCKE Social Studies
• Check out this link for other examples you can use in your classroom
• If you are a teacherhelliphelliphelliphellip
• Slide 42