Michael+Kahl+&+Lisa+Witzel

mkahl@scischina.org and lwitzel@scischina.org
** Authentic Learning Conversation ** • Writing – give the kids choice in prompts and learning, • My teaching of - I need to have passion and care about what I’m teaching so that the kids feel it’s authentic and important.
 * What IS authentic learning? **

• starts off non-digital, then moves digital -imovie, brochures in Pages, Google docs, online info gathering
 * Was it digital or non-digital? **

• This came when a parent told me how motivated her son was to do his writing homework using GoogleDocs
 * The Ah-ha Moment… **

• I saw definite improvement in all students writing
 * Why was it so powerful? **

5/25/2010 Q4 Writing Assessment Imagine that time travel to the past is possible. Think of where and when you would like to go for a visit. Write a paragraph telling where and when you would go in the past and explain why you choose to go there. **Remember, you probably need at least 3 reds to fully explain yourself.**

G-I went back to 100 BC to see dinosaurs. I saw Triceratops, a T-rex, and lots more. There where dinosaurs of all sizes and all shapes.there where small and big dinosaurs. Y-Dinosaur eggs

R-went to see T-rex egg, R-came back, R-ran away Y-flew on fly dinosaur R-bird dinosaur, R-Hard to fly, R-chased by dino Y-Why I went to 100 BC R-Dinosaurs so interesting, R-fun to fly dinos, R-Want to see what dinos really look like G-Going to 100 b.c. was very fun, it was also interesting

Paragraph I went back to 100 BC to see dinosaurs. I saw Triceratops, a T- Rex, and lots more. There where dinosaurs of all sizes and all shapes!!! First, I was looking around I didn't see any dinosaurs. But I did find dinosaur eggs. I didn't know what king of eggs the where, but when I turned around I saw a huge dinosaur coming my way!! Then I knew they where T-Rex eggs! Then the huge T- Rex saw me and it chased me, I ran as fast as I could! I looked to my side and saw so many flying dinosaurs. One of them came down. Then I jumped on it! They where very hard to fly, I almost crashed. Then I looked behind me, I saw huge flying dinosaurs chasing me. I puled back and I went straight up. I had lost them. When I went back to the real time, I thought about why I liked all the activities I did. I liked it because I could see how dinosaurs really moved. But I mostly liked it because it was fun to fly dinosaurs. It was also cool to see what dinosaurs really looked like. Going to 100 B.C. was fun, it was also very interesting. You have really grown this year, and I think this piece is your most interesting one yet. Your excitement at this prompt really shows. I even noticed that you tried to make your sentences different lengths to make them more interesting. The one thing you can still work on is you editing skills. There are a couple of misspelled words, but not many. Where should be were, for example. Well done!- 5/25/10 6:01 PM