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Andriana, Meg Y and Maria

GOALS: Meg's Goals: Breathe life into the essay, making it more interactive and interesting for students. Maria's Goals: Bring fresh, new activities with cultural aspects to the "Las enfermedades" unit to engage 8th graders as their cumulative project. Andriana's Goals: Polynomials unit (at the end of 8th grade year) - incorporate manipulative and ensure authenticity for students while being engaging.

Group Goals: To help each other develop the unit in innovative ways so that students will "buy into" the presented information, fostering an enduring understanding of the topic.

PLAN FOR EACH SESSION: Session One: Research Websites on given topics - discuss findings

Session Two: Develop Essential Questions - discuss

Session Three: Present examples to each other & provide feedback

Session Four: Finalize activities & develop assessment - final feedback

ASSESSMENT: Regarding professional development, individual success will be determined by group feedback. As a group, success will be determined in the same way.
 * Success will be gauged by student performance, engagement, and feedback (reflections).