Project HISTORY Workshop Agenda

Global Collaboratory, Maxwell School

Thursday September 23, 2010

8:00 a.m. Welcome/Coffee

8:30 a.m. “The United States Supreme Court and Race in American History,” (pt.1)

Professor William M. Wiecek

9:30 a.m. Break

9:40 a.m. “The United States Supreme Court and Race in American History,” (pt.2)

Professor William M. Wiecek

10:45 a.m. AHPPA: Introduction

· AHPPA Step 1: Identify the Problem

· AHPPA Step 2: Gather the Evidence

· AHPPA Step 3: Determine Causes

· AHPPA Step 4: Evaluate the Policy

· AHPPA Costs, Benefits and Comparative Analysis

11:00 a.m. Introduction to WebQuests

Overview of the Parts of an AHPPA WebQuest

AHPPA WebQuest: Focus on a historical problem and the use of the AHPPA

AHPPA WebQuest Checklist (Handout)

Examples

An AHPPA WebQuest is a WebQuest that incorporates some the steps from the AHPPA model

11:15 a.m. WebQuests: Title & Introduction

Activity: Using your social problem create an introduction

Skills: Starting a new Microsoft Word document

Formatting text (centering, bold, size, etc.)

11:30 a.m. WebQuests: Task and Process

Task: Similar to objectives

Skills: Create a hyperlink

Process: The actual steps/activities the students will follow

Activity: Work on the Task and Process of your own WebQuest

12:00 p.m. LUNCH (on your own)

1:00 p.m. WebQuests: Resources

Internet Searches

Use search engine to find information on your social problem

History Resources

How to evaluate a website

Copyright & Citation

1:30 p.m. Evaluation and Conclusion

See some possible guidelines for evaluating your WebQuest

Rubrics

Customize a rubric for your WebQuest

2:00 p.m. WebQuests: Standards

New York State content standards More

Interdisciplinary Problem Solving (standards: at least two subjects)

2:40 p.m. Save and Email WebQuest

2:50 p.m. Evaluation

3:00 p.m. Adjourn