December 6 - PD (Supporting Change of PRactice)
Title: Internet Search and Research Strategies
Elementary School - John Mark Weatherred
Session Description: This workshop will help teachers advance their internet skills to promote the effective use of digital resources in the classroom and help their students foster excellent writing, processing, and critical-thinking skills.
Agenda:
Introductions and Overview
Question the Source
Search Engines
Internet Searching
Tech Integration Matrix
Internet Resources
Wrap Up
Outcomes:
Participants will:
Title: Creating Technology-Rich Lessons
Middle School/High School - Ken Krummenacker
Session Description: Continue to build a deep understanding of how technology can be used to make lessons more effective. In this workshop, participants gain practical ideas, tools, and management strategies to use immediately in their technology-rich classrooms.
Agenda:
Introduction and Overview
Criteria for Effective Scaffolding of Technology Use
Modify a Lesson Plan to Incorporate Technology Effectively
Discuss Technology-Rich Management Strategies
Closing and Evaluations
Outcomes:
Participants will:
Elementary School - John Mark Weatherred
Session Description: This workshop will help teachers advance their internet skills to promote the effective use of digital resources in the classroom and help their students foster excellent writing, processing, and critical-thinking skills.
Agenda:
Introductions and Overview
Question the Source
Search Engines
Internet Searching
Tech Integration Matrix
Internet Resources
Wrap Up
Outcomes:
Participants will:
- review concepts and skills that students need to be successful in the 21st century including effective Internet searching and identification of valid Internet resources
- review and develop internet searching skills to maximize classroom impact
- identify digital resource for use within their classroom
Title: Creating Technology-Rich Lessons
Middle School/High School - Ken Krummenacker
Session Description: Continue to build a deep understanding of how technology can be used to make lessons more effective. In this workshop, participants gain practical ideas, tools, and management strategies to use immediately in their technology-rich classrooms.
Agenda:
Introduction and Overview
Criteria for Effective Scaffolding of Technology Use
Modify a Lesson Plan to Incorporate Technology Effectively
Discuss Technology-Rich Management Strategies
Closing and Evaluations
Outcomes:
Participants will:
- Reflect on definitions of effective technology integration
- Identify and define effective use of technology at ascending levels of taxonomy
- Modify or write a lesson plan that meets the criteria for effective technology use
- Explore a variety of technology-rich management strategies