Title:  Introduce self
Author: Barry Sovel
Company: Casa Grande High School

•	Introduce self
•	Ask audience who they are [grade levels – subjects – geographic]
•	Discuss the topic/issue
Finding creditable evidence online
1.	This is really two topics: Finding Creditable Research On Line and having a reason to do so.
The problem: 
Doing a Google search and thinking the list represented real evidence!
The accident:
	Unit: Ancient Greece
		Lesson: Socrates and Ethics
			Activity/Project: Gathering Evidence for Formal Debates
The initial results were quite spotty.
	Deathpenalty.com
They were just happy they had found something they could quote or cut and past
2.	This led to the evidence sheets as a means for accountability, drafts and feedback.
3.	BUT, what really happened was we started discussing how their debate was going to be JUDGED
For the first time, they realized they were not just going to be dong some quiet presentations to their classmates, but that the debates were going to be JUDGED BY OTHERS.
4.	Big change in atmosphere. 
* They seemed to begin to take themselves more seriously
* They began to assess their team members more seriously
* They became more supportive of each other
* Their research sites became much higher quality.
5.	I was now able to provide feedback on content, rather than research creditability
6.	Discussions now focused on what would be stronger support for their positions, a quote from their little brother or from a university study, a feeling/opinion or one with evidence that had been tested or reviewed by a recognized authority?
7.	The Key for my view of this experience was finding a lesson format that enabled the student to take themselves more seriously. One of the most successful formats for me became those whose assessment component included one of several forms of AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT.
SOME ELEMENTS OF AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT MAY INCLUDE:
•	A product visible to others
•	They are frequently collaborative and cooperative
•	There is frequently an element of judging, both formal and informal

SOME EXAMPLES
DEBATES: evidence
http://www.sonic.net/bantam1/socdebates.html
20^th Century Newspaper: ‘kick starting’
http://www.sonic.net/bantam1/News.html 
World War 1 WebQuest: using what’s there more deliberately
http://www.sonic.net/bantam1/wqww1.html 

Modifying to a make ‘authentic:
Rights vs. Privileges
http://www.sonic.net/bantam1/sahs.html#TOP