50 Ways to Enhance your 50 Ways to Enhance your Curriculum: A Showcase Curriculum: A Showcase

of Innovative Inquiry of Innovative Inquiry Designs in PDS schools Designs in PDS schools

Jane Zenger and Therese Kuhs: Jane Zenger and Therese Kuhs: College of EducationCollege of Education

University of South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina

Six Sample Projects that Six Sample Projects that Impact the Way Teachers Impact the Way Teachers

& Children Learn& Children Learn Elementary SchoolElementary School

– ““Your State” The Interactive Game, Your State” The Interactive Game, Shawn Norris, Hyatt Park Elementary Shawn Norris, Hyatt Park Elementary

– Developing Appreciation for the Developing Appreciation for the Veterans and the Elderly & Veterans and the Elderly & Determining Our Role in a Democratic Determining Our Role in a Democratic Society, Barbara Smiling & Steve Society, Barbara Smiling & Steve Woodyard, Horrell Hill ElementaryWoodyard, Horrell Hill Elementary

– Developing Scientific Knowledge in Developing Scientific Knowledge in Elementary Students, Saudah Collins, Elementary Students, Saudah Collins, Horrell Hill ElementaryHorrell Hill Elementary

Six Sample Projects that Six Sample Projects that Impact the Way Teachers Impact the Way Teachers

& Children Learn& Children Learn Middle School Middle School

– Roller Coaster Physics, Ann Carbone, Roller Coaster Physics, Ann Carbone, Crayton Middle SchoolCrayton Middle School

– Understanding Through a Big Idea, Understanding Through a Big Idea, David Chadwell, Summit Parkway David Chadwell, Summit Parkway Middle School Middle School

High School High School – Writing Across the Curriculum, Cheryl Writing Across the Curriculum, Cheryl

Outlaw, Airport High SchoolOutlaw, Airport High School

““Your State” Your State” The Interactive Game: The Interactive Game:

Exploring South Carolina on the giant PACT map: Games Exploring South Carolina on the giant PACT map: Games to motivate and challenge high needs children.to motivate and challenge high needs children.

Lead Teacher:Lead Teacher: Shawn Norris, PE Shawn Norris, PE teacher, Hyatt Parkteacher, Hyatt Park

Inquiry Question:Inquiry Question: Can students improve Can students improve P.A.C.T. testing scores P.A.C.T. testing scores on the social studies on the social studies and geographical and geographical sections by utilizing sections by utilizing physical education physical education and an interactive and an interactive state map?state map?

http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/year4inquiry/hyatt/year4inquiry/hyatt/norris.htmlnorris.html

Developing Appreciation for the Developing Appreciation for the Veterans and the Elderly & Veterans and the Elderly & Determining Our Role in a Determining Our Role in a

Democratic SocietyDemocratic Society Lead Teachers:Lead Teachers: Barbara Barbara

Smiling, Steve Woodyard, Smiling, Steve Woodyard, Horrell Hill ElementaryHorrell Hill Elementary

Inquiry Question:Inquiry Question: How can How can students develop a sense of students develop a sense of appreciation from those who appreciation from those who have served our country, have served our country, and from those who have and from those who have already contributed to our already contributed to our society? What is the society? What is the student's responsibility for student's responsibility for living in a democratic living in a democratic society?society?

http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/year4inquiry/horrellhill/year4inquiry/horrellhill/smiling.htmlsmiling.html

THE WARThe war's weapons are guns, I think we should run.How deadly they are, look at the shining star.For that is the only light, all through the night.The war's weapons are guns, I think we should run.

 "War"War is death.War is horror.War.War is tragedy.War is for everyone.War.

Never Give UpWhen you are on the battlefields

Do not give upFight for your team

And you will succeed your dreamYour dream is to fight

And never give up

Developing Scientific Developing Scientific Knowledge in Elementary Knowledge in Elementary

StudentsStudents 2003 Champions of the 2003 Champions of the

Environment projectEnvironment project Lead Teacher:Lead Teacher: Saudah Saudah

Collins, Horrell Hill Collins, Horrell Hill ElementaryElementary

Inquiry Question:Inquiry Question: Will Will students gain a greater students gain a greater understanding of how to understanding of how to define and utilize the define and utilize the scientific process skills as scientific process skills as they complete inquiry-they complete inquiry-style investigations?style investigations?

http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/year4inquiry/horrellhill/year4inquiry/horrellhill/collins2.htmlcollins2.html

Congratulations Ms. Saudah Collins, Ms. Congratulations Ms. Saudah Collins, Ms. Erica Gregg, Ms. Mary Jade Haney and the Erica Gregg, Ms. Mary Jade Haney and the students at Horrell Hill Elementary School students at Horrell Hill Elementary School

for being 2003 Champions of the for being 2003 Champions of the

Environment!Environment!

Roller Coaster PhysicsRoller Coaster Physics

Lead Teachers:Lead Teachers: Ann Ann Carbone, Andrea Carbone, Andrea Karaffa, Crayton Karaffa, Crayton Middle SchoolMiddle School

Inquiry Question:Inquiry Question: In In what manner do what manner do Newton's Laws of Newton's Laws of Motion affect the safe Motion affect the safe design and operation design and operation of modern roller of modern roller coasters?coasters?

http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/year4inquiry/crayton/year4inquiry/crayton/carbone.htmlcarbone.html

Understanding Understanding Through a Big IdeaThrough a Big Idea

Lead Teacher: Lead Teacher: David David Chadwell, Summit Parkway Chadwell, Summit Parkway Middle School Middle School

Inquiry Question: Inquiry Question: Will Will students gain an students gain an understanding of understanding of civilizations through a year-civilizations through a year-long project? What factors long project? What factors affect their understanding affect their understanding of civilization, and will of civilization, and will student complete more student complete more assignments as a result of assignments as a result of being in a year-long being in a year-long project?project?

http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/year4inquiry/summit/year4inquiry/summit/chadwell.htmlchadwell.html

Writing Across the Writing Across the CurriculumCurriculum

Lead Teachers: Lead Teachers: Cheryl Outlaw, Christy Cheryl Outlaw, Christy Wingard, Annette Wingard, Annette Walker, Airport High Walker, Airport High School School

Inquiry Question:Inquiry Question: Will Will students’ vocabulary students’ vocabulary and writing skills and writing skills improve by practicing improve by practicing the skills with every the skills with every class?class?

http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/http://tqc.ed.sc.edu/year5inquiry/airport/year5inquiry/airport/airport.htmlairport.html

Teacher Quality Teacher Quality Collaborative PartnersCollaborative Partners

Furman UniversityFurman University– Dr. Lesley QuastDr. Lesley Quast– lesley.quast@furmlesley.quast@furm

an.eduan.edu– 864.294.2000864.294.2000

Winthrop Winthrop UniversityUniversity– Dr. Jonatha VareDr. Jonatha Vare– varej@winthrop.edvarej@winthrop.ed

uu– 803.323.2115803.323.2115

Benedict CollegeBenedict College– Dr. Ted CokertDr. Ted Cokert– cokert@benedict.ecokert@benedict.e

dudu

– 803.253.5238803.253.5238

– Mr. Ed HillMr. Ed Hill– hille@benedict.eduhille@benedict.edu– 803.806.3252803.806.3252

For More Information For More Information about USC…about USC…

Teacher Quality CollaborativeTeacher Quality Collaborative– http://tqc.ed.sc.eduhttp://tqc.ed.sc.edu

University of South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina– College of Education College of Education

Jane Zenger, directorJane Zenger, director– Email: Email: ZENGERJ@gwm.sc.eduZENGERJ@gwm.sc.edu– Phone: 803.777.6239Phone: 803.777.6239