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The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.  Evidence1: Travel Brochure @(http://mrsjohnston7.wikispaces.com/Lesson+Plan )  Rationale 1: Travel brochures will be done in seventh grade geography. This unit was created to allow students to learn about and understand the geography of the United States in ways other than research reports or lectures. Students will pick a city in the U.S. to research. It can be one they have been to, want to go to, or one they want to learn more about. Students will spend one day researching the city, gathering information, facts, and fun things to do. They may also gather pictures for their city. Microsoft Publisher will be used to create a brochure for their chosen city. This lesson will cover basic concepts and structures of U.S. geography covered in seventh grade. This will make the learning of geography more meaningful for students, as they are choosing their city and their presentation style through Publisher.
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1.K.3 The teacher relates his/her disciplinary knowledge to other subject areas.  While students will be learning about geographical features, locations, and highlights of cities, they will also be using other subject areas for this project. Students will be using math skills to determine distances. They will also be using language arts skills as they create their final brochures.

1.S.6 The teacher creates an interdisciplinary learning experience, that encourages students to integrate knowledge, skills, and methods of inquiry from several subject areas.  Students will be given a form to fill out while researching their city. However, students are encouraged to use knowledge and skills from other classes and life experiences to obtain information about their city. The information for their brochure will not be limited to the questions on the form. Students have varying degrees of background knowledge on subjects, and they will be encouraged to draw on those experiences that created that prior knowledge.

1.D.2 The teacher appreciates multiple perspectives and conveys to learners how knowledge is developed from the vantage point of the learner.   All students in class, although working on the same project, will have different perspectives of the research gathered and products completed. Students who have visited more U.S. cities will have more experiences of what to look for, what to share, and what to research about cities. Students who have been to few cities outside their own will be apt to only find answers to suggestions on the initial worksheet. It will allow all students to grow in their education by allowing them to develop their prior knowledge and see the growth of peers around them.