1. Middle School Travel – Is it Possible?
From Inception to Completion

2.  Where are you from?
 What do you teach?
 What does it mean to have our
students to be “Global
Learners”?

3.  To help give you an idea of how we can
take our classroom beyond its 4 walls
and travel to “global” sites and facilitate
the GPS system and PO’s throughout the
travel.
 Basic travel logistics

4.  Entry Document
 Task Design Template
 Storyboard
 GPS/PO
 Rubric

5.  For this assignment, we decided on….
 Investigate the World: Generate Global Knowledge
 Bullet 3
 Communicate Ideas: Connect and Collaborate Across
Boundaries
 Bullet 3

6.  Essential Questions
Why is a nation’s capitol an important place to visit? How
does a nation’s capitol reflect its identity? What would a
visitor from another country find interesting and/or important
about capitol of the United States?
 Enduring Understandings
Washington DC plays an important role as a symbol of our
democracy, a role that is reflected in the architecture,
traditions, customs, monuments, museums, and rituals of
the city. A visitor from other parts of the US as well as from
another country will learn what American patriotism is if
they have a chance to explore Washington DC.

7.  With the people sitting at your table- you will
participate in a pre-travel (pre-research)
activity.
 We have placed chart paper around the room
with each sheet titled with one of the five areas
listed on your entry document. Walk up to
each (with your group) and write (using prior
Knowledge) any thing you know about that
subject, or ask a question about the subject.

8.  Discuss with your partners how
you would use your creativity to
present this project/ assignment.

10.  Mathis ISD Board of Trustees
 School Superintendent- Dr. Maria R. Casas
 School Principal- Leo Cano
 Dean of Instruction- Cynthia Westbrook
 8th Grade Team- Justin Bell, Rebecca Carr and
Belinda Ramon
 ISSN Coach- Elizabeth Ozuna