Implementation

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Workshop Structure:

Each workshop will follow a similar format. Workshops can be conducted in 2 to 3 hours.

1. Pre-assessment: online survey
2. Goals: Description of what participants should be able to understand, know, and do as a result of this session and expectation of performance tasks for participants. (5 min)
3. Essential Question: and/or “Hook” activity (5-10 min)
4. Participant Sharing: A variety of techniques will be used to briefly share the Lesson Plans implemented in the classrooms with each other. (15 min – only in 3 hour workshop series)
5. Model activity: for the day’s topic. (20 min)
6. Analysis of activity: and teaching strategy (15 to 30 min)
7. Understanding performance:Brainstorm how this activity could be adapted for the classroom. (15 min)
8. Break: (10 min)
9. Connect to Library of Congress resources: Search strategy and then search or use the Library of Congress site for sources to implement a similar activity using a topic of current study in the classroom. Understanding performance: Search results. (25 min)
10. Plan a Lesson Plan: (collaboration is encouraged). (25 min, 3-hour workshop)
11. Assignments: for the next meeting. (5 min – only in workshop series)
12. Questions and assessment of goals: (10 min)
13. Closure activity: follow-up from the model activity (5 to 15 min)
14. Evaluation: online survey