Grade 2 Communication and Collaboration Stage 2 (In Development)

Grade 2

Creative Communicator/Global Collaborator

Cornerstone Task

Cornerstone tasks provide students with an opportunity to create authentic products that are based on standards and connect to real-world careers. Students will be empowered to create a product of lasting value by engaging in meaningful tasks facilitated by an educator. Each task will provide equity, differentiation, and student choice to allow for students to reach milestones for success.

Key Information

Grade: 2
Topic: Creative Communicator-Global Collaborator
Career Connection: Data Scientist
Duration: 2 - 60 minute classes
Authors: Shannon Biggs, Dave Floyd, Elissa Hozore
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Cornerstone Summary

In this activity students will gather data from an online source. They will interpret the data using a question provided by the teacher, brainstormed by the class or developed independently and decide on a means to display their interpretation. Included in their display will be information about at least one other geographic area where data were collected.

Assessment Evidence

Students will use an online site with data collected from a number of different areas to draw conclusions about how organisms interact with their habitats. Students create a way to demonstrate what they learned, including information about how habitats differ. Students will achieve their goals if they are able to locate and collect relevant data from the website, create a presentation utilizing that data, and contextualize the data by providing information about at least one geographic area that is different from their own. Students demonstrate the ability to gather information from a website on which there are data that are collected collaboratively, use the data to draw conclusions and then present those conclusions. Students justify their choice of presentation tool.

Performance Task

How will students demonstrate their understanding (meaning-making and transfer) through complex performance?

Understandings/Skills	Assessment Evidence
U6a. Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.	Gather and interpret data from an online site to answer a specific questions.
U6b. Students create original works or responsibly re-purpose or remix digital resources into new creations	Choose appropriate digital tools to present conclusions drawn from data analysis.
U6d. Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences	Create a presentation so their peers can understand their analysis and conclusions.
U7a. Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning.	Use data collected collaboratively, including that from geographic areas other than their own, to answer a specific question.
U7b. Students use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.	Assume a variety of responsibilities as part of a group to analyze data, choose an appropriate presentation method, do research and create presentation.
U7c. Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.	Research and present something about a geographic area other than their own, related to their analysis, and describe it as part of the presentation.

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