LTG Workshop: Public
Policy Analyst (PPA) Agenda
Monday, November 3,
2014
8:30 a.m. Review of Steps 1-6 of the
PPA, Questions/Concerns, Bullying Example
What is a
Social Problem? Common Mistakes when
using the PPA
Review of LTGAudubon3 Requirements and Implementation.
9:00 a.m. Overview
of the Parts of a PPA WebQuest, WebQuests
PPA
WebQuest: Focus on a social problem and the use of the PPA
Find
PPA problems in the news
Examples: What is
Acceptable? .
A PPA WebQuest is a WebQuest that
incorporates the steps from the PPA model.
9:45 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.)
10:00 a.m. WebQuests: Task
and Process
Task: Similar to objectives, Other
tasks
Possible
student products
Skills: Create a
hyperlink, insert pictures
Process: The actual steps/activities the students will
follow
Activity:
Work on the Task and Process of your own WebQuest
10:30 a.m. WebQuests: Resources
Use search
engine to find information on your social problem
Review
websites with links to useful information
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Evaluation and Conclusion
See
some possible guidelines for evaluating your WebQuest
Customize
a rubric for your WebQuest
Bibme, CitationMachine,
EasyBib
11:45 a.m. WebQuests: Standards
New York State content
standards
Interdisciplinary
Problem Solving (standards: at least two subjects)
12:00 p.m. LUNCH
12:30 p.m. Work on your own WebQuest
2:25
p.m. Evaluation
2:30
p.m. Adjourn