LTGJackson2 Workshop Agenda
August 31, 2016
8:30 a.m. Welcome/Introductions
8:45 a.m. LTGJackson2 Website
LTGJackson2 Teacher Requirements and Benefits
8:55 a.m. The Importance of Teaching Public Policy Skills
·Overview of the PPA The Steps
9:10 a.m. Step #1: Defining the Social Problem:
·Creating a social problem based on your curriculum ELA
Step #2: Gathering Evidence of the Problem:
Step #3: Identifying the Causes of the Problem
Step #4: Evaluating Existing Public Policies
Step #5: Developing Public Policy Solutions
Step #6: Selecting the Best Public Policy Solution
Review of the 6 steps of the PPA (Example) (kahoot quiz)
10:45 a.m. BREAK
11:00 a.m. Overview of the Parts of a PPA WebQuests
Focus on a social problem and the use of the PPA
Find PPA problems: in the news
Examples of what is acceptable?
A PPA WebQuest is a WebQuest that incorporates the steps from the PPA model.
11:20 a.m. Title & Introduction
·Using your social problem create an introduction
·Formatting text (centering, bold, size, etc.)
11:40 a.m. Task: Similar to objectives, Other tasks
·Possible student products
·Create a hyperlink (swf), insert pictures (swf)
Process: The actual steps/activities the students will follow
12:00 pm LUNCH
12:30 p.m. Resources
Evaluation and Conclusion
·Bibme, CitationMachine, EasyBib
·Interdisciplinary Problem Solving (standards from at least two subjects)
1:00 p.m. Work on your WebQuest
2:55 p.m. Evaluation
3:00 p.m. Adjourn