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'toc Wisdom Lost - Wisdom Found relies on a constant flow of information for all students participating in the project using an [|Understanding by Design]approach.



Modeling

 * //Pre-assess students with a hook problem//. What is each student's awareness of societal change. How much do they know about how much their local community has changed in their lifetime? In their parents' lifetime? In their grandparents' lifetime?
 * //Introduce essential questions//. How does listening to wisdom through the generations allow us to shape our own stories for the future? What similarities are present between the wisdom of the past and their current reality in their city? What recurrent themes exist between the generations and different levels of class? What do students want to be preserved from their own experiences and what wisdom do they want future generations to hold? Have a small group discussions.
 * //Preview the culminating performance task// //-// Preview final products created by other students of Wisdom Lost - Wisdom Found. Give students a target to reach for and begin to ask students what they feel went into the creation of each project.

Joint Construction

 * //Discuss as a class// what needs to be done to create a culminating project from beginning to end.
 * //Provide direct instruction// on the basic skills students will need to create their project. Give examples from previous projects where technology was used to share new information.

Group Practice

 * //Provide practice on the basics//. Have students briefly practice and experiment with Garageband, iMovie and Google Maps.
 * //Provide opportunities for further discussion//. Have students engage in whole-class and small-group discussions of first and follow-up interview questions. Also have them discuss interviewing techniques specifically how to initially engage people in conversation and keep them talking about their wisdom.

Group Planning

 * //Give students the opportunity to plan out their task//. Help students think about the questions, revisiting the essential questions. Have students construct the steps they will take to gather their information. They should think about the different Web 2.0 tools they will need to gather information from their interviewees.

Group Projects

 * //Assign the final performance tasks//. Students should conduct their interviews and display the wisdom found using the web 2.0 tools the group decided upon

Group Reflection

 * //Small Group reflection -// Students should sit in their groups for a small group discussion about the wisdom lost and more importantly, the wisdom they found as a result of this project. They should revisit the essential and guiding questions to the unit of study.