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| Course: |
SO207 |
| Title: |
"Using the Internet to Plan Trips: How can I use the Internet to help students learn about people, places, and cultures around the world?" |
| Author: |
Sandy Geisler
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| Course Fee: |
$250.00 |
| Credits: |
2 graduate credits available |
| Instructor: |
LTTS Facilitator |
| Abstract: |
Anywhere we travel, whether to a neighboring town or across the world, historical sites and geographical wonders surround us. Places and people that bring our history and geography alive, that make us who we are, remind us of their importance and their impact on us today. How can teachers spark their students’ interest in these events and places that surround them everywhere they go? How can they engage their students in learning about different cultures, peoples, and customs throughout their lives, while also learning concrete skills (e.g. map reading skills, budgeting, organizational and research skills, etc.)? Further, how can they help their students realize that what they learn in school has direct application to their lives on a daily basis…that there is a true benefit and purpose to education in the classroom? Developing an integrated lesson plan based on trip planning pulls together classroom learning in an authentic environment. In this course, you will design an inquiry-based unit using online resources to help your students plan a trip and learn about people, cultures, places, and events that make us who we are today. |
| Outcomes: |
- Develop a trip-planning unit that aligns to local, state and national content and technology standards.
- Develop a unit that incorporates more than one content area.
- Locate Internet resources that support your students' research of trip planning and the historical/geographical/cultural significance of the area traveled.
- Design a cross-curricular teaching strategy to help your students connect skills learned in the classroom to the world around them.
- Create an inquiry-based learning activity that will be engaging for your students while helping them develop a deeper understanding of the world around them.
- Design an assessment plan that will further develop your students' critical thinking skills.
- Design a reflection opportunity that encourages your students to apply their learning to events in their lives.
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| Timeline: |
You will have 12 weeks to complete this course. If you wish to complete the course after this period, you must re-enroll and pay any applicable enrollment fee. |
| Standards: |
This course will help teachers to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 addressing:
- 1 - Technology Operations and Concepts
- 2 - Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
- 3 - Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
- 4 - Assessment and Evaluation
- 5 - Productivity and Professional Practice
This course will help your students to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 addressing:
- 1 - Basic Operations and Concepts
- 2 - Social, ethical, and human issues
- 3 - Technology Productivity Tools
- 4 - Technology Communications Tools
- 5 - Technology research tools
- 6 - Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
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LTTS Contact
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ltts@indiana.edu |
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