Team Education 2.0 Week 10 - Nick Goodson

1. Identify a big concept which can be broken down to at least three sub-topics (dimensions of understanding). This concept needs to be understood and delivered through the interactive website design.

The US Government - Executive, Legislative, Judicial branches

2.   Pick which relationships constitute the important dimensions of understanding for that concept

8.15  Government. The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and other important historic documents. The student is expected to:

(C)  identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and

(D) analyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights.

8.18 Government. The student understands the impact of landmark Supreme Court cases. The student is expected to:

(A)  identify the origin of judicial review and analyze examples of congressional and presidential responses;

 (C)  evaluate the impact of selected landmark Supreme Court decisions on life in the United States.

(19)  Citizenship. The student understands the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States. The student is expected to:

 (D)  identify examples of responsible citizenship, including obeying rules and laws, staying informed on public issues, voting, and serving on juries;

 (F)  explain how the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens reflect our national identity.

(21)  Citizenship. The student understands the importance of the expression of different points of view in a constitutional republic. The student is expected to:

(A)  identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on important historical and contemporary issues;

3.   Identify which of those relationships have not already been acquired by the learners, and list them as new relationships to be taught. 

By 8th grade, students will be aware of the three branches of the government but they will be unaware of the  following:

• Reasons for the 3 branches - historical events leading to this
• How the 3 branches interact
• Detailed information of the members of each branch
• As they get older, their responsibilities as citizens

 4.   Pick the best practice of using multimedia technology for each new relationship. (For example, Alice, Scratch, Video Clips…etc.)

Streaming Video Clips:

Checks and Balances, Federalism, Individual Rights, Limited Government, Popular Sovereignty, Republicanism, Separation of Powers - http://www.texaslre.org/animation_station.html

Games:

Branches of the Government - http://www.texaslre.org/branches_game/branches_game.html

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (2010). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved from http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/ch113b.html

Law Focused Education  (2012).  Retrieved from  http://www.texaslre.org/