Adapting Project
HISTORY Workshop Agenda
Media Center,
Westmoreland H.S.
Monday September 27,
2010
8:30 a.m. Welcome/Coffee
9:00 a.m. Summary
of Adapting Project HISTORY
·
Adapting Project HISTORY Website and Contacts and
Listserv
·
Adapting Project HISTORY Requirements
9:15 a.m. The Importance of Teaching Public
Policy Skills: Examples
·
Overview of the PPA Public Policy Model
·
A
Variety of Formats for Technology Integration Using PPA
9:25 a.m. Differences
between the PPA and the AHPPA
9:30 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
10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:45 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)
An AHPPA WebQuest is a WebQuest that
incorporates some the steps from the AHPPA model
11:00 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
1:00 p.m. WebQuests: Resources
Use search engine to find
information on your social problem
1:30 p.m. Evaluation
and Conclusion
See
some possible guidelines for evaluating your WebQuest
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