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

                                                Process Checklist

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

 

10:30 a.m.               WebQuests: Resources

                                    Internet Searches

Use search engine to find information on your social problem

How to evaluate a website

Review websites with links to useful information

                                    Student & Teacher Resources

 

11:00 a.m.               Break

 

11:15 a.m.               Evaluation and Conclusion

                                    See some possible guidelines for evaluating your WebQuest

                                    Rubrics, Rubistar

                                    Customize a rubric for your WebQuest

                                   

Copyright & Citation

                                    Bibme, CitationMachine, EasyBib

 

11:45 a.m.               WebQuests: Standards

                                    New York State content standards

Common Core Standards  NEW

                                    Interdisciplinary Problem Solving (standards: at least two subjects)

 

12:00 p.m.               LUNCH

 

12:30 p.m.               Work on your own WebQuest

                                    PPA WebQuest Checklist

 

2:25 p.m.                  Evaluation

 

2:30 p.m.                  Adjourn

 

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