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Summarize the goals and objectives for this project: · Support teachers in working in interdisciplinary teams · Provide opportunities for differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students · So students can have first hand experience on how economics affects them personally and impacts their community.

Identify the content standard that students that drive this project: Social Studies · Standard 4: Key Ideas 1 and 2 [] Math

Science

Language Arts Standards for 21st Century Learners Standard 1: Number 4: Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. Standard 3: Number 1: Participate in collaborative network to conduct inquiry-based research. Identify key skills and content: // What will students know and be able to do? // · Identify and collect economic information to answer an essential question on a specific topic using a variety of primary and secondary resources. · Each group will develop a hypothesis about their essential question and use the information they collected to prove or disprove the hypothesis. · Communicate their findings through multimedia presentation and videoconference to peers and the community.

State the essential question: How can creating a beige book help us understand the impact of economics on us and our community?

List the topic and subtopics related to this project: Social Studies · How can we apply what we know about economics in our community to understand economic situations in ancient civilizations? (6th grade) · How has the economic situation in the Bronx changed over time? (7th and 8th grade)

Define the final product(s): // What will you assess? // Each group will develop one or more products that answers the essential question and teaches their peers about their specific subtopic. Formats may include: · Video (Moviemaker, etc) · Multimedia (enhanced presentation, podcast, prezi, etc) · Website or wiki (online collaborative environment) · Digital publications (ebooks, scribd, voicethread, etc.)

List Required resources: · |http://beigebook.wikispaces.com · Model multimedia presentation of student-friendly “Beige Book” that highlights components of the FRB Beige Book. · Video conferencing (ISC provides) · Technology resources: laptops, SmartBoards, video cameras, MovieMaker, iPods, LCD projectors · Identify community experts (politicians, banking, chamber of commerce, etc) for students to interview · Graphic organizer tool for managing research and collaboration

Predict how you will differentiate to meet the needs of your learners: · Content: Scaffolding resources to support different levels of learners. · Content: Video and audio materials; reading materials at different levels · Process: Develop carefully constructed collaborative groups that maximize individual student strengths and learning styles while addressing individual needs. · Product: Individual students will be responsible for contributing to the group product based on individual learning styles and abilities.