LTGD27 Workshop 1 Agenda

March 25, 2022

8:00 a.m. Introductions (new tech tools)

Flippity

Random name picker

8:30 a.m. Project Overview

LTGD27 Website, Teacher Requirements and Benefits

The Importance of Teaching Public Policy Skills

Overview of the PPA The Steps

Screencast

9:00 a.m. Review of the 6 steps of the PPA

Creating a social problem based on your curriculum ELA

Jamboard

9:30 a.m. Modeling an example through the PPA steps

Group work (Breakout Rooms), modeling an example through the PPA steps

Group 1:

Group 2:

Group 3:

Group 4:

Step #1: Defining the Social Problem:

Input Shared Data

Step #2: Gathering Evidence of the Problem:

Input Shared Data

Step #3: Identifying the Causes of the Problem

Input Shared Data

10:15 a.m. BREAK

10:25 a.m. Step #4: Evaluating Existing Public Policies

Input Shared Data

Step #5: Developing Public Policy Solutions

Input Shared Data

Step #6: Selecting the Best Public Policy Solution

Input Shared Data

11:10 a.m. Review of the PPA (Example: Bird Strikes)

Find PPA problems: in the news *

Plastic

11:30 a.m. BREAK

12:30 p.m. Good examples of PPA Presentations

Big List of past presentations

1:00 p.m. Slides Presentation PowerPoint

Setting up a Google Account

· Google Slides

· Getting Started

o Hyperlinks

o Images

o Layout

1:20 p.m. Hands on work, creating your Google Slides/PowerPoint

2:10 p.m. Presentation Checklist

Assignment Screencast

Contact Information

Submitting your presentation

2:15 p.m. Evaluation

2:20 p.m. ADJOURN

Next steps:

· Complete PPA Presentation and submit by April 6

· (Optional) Attend Office Hours (zoom) if assistance is needed, every Wednesday through May, 4:00-4:30 pm.

· Attend workshop 2 (April 7)