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Typical Schedule for beginning-of-year
handheld preparations
Schedule of Teacher Professional Development
Sessions
An educational
program of this magnitude can be successful only if adequate
trainihng and assistance is provided for teachers. For both
the 7th and 8th grades, the program begins with 2 years of
intensive teacher workshops, along with ongoing onsite support.
Our 7th grade teachers are involved in a customized form of
eMINTS professional development, provided by Stan Smith, the
district's Instructional Technology Coordinator, and Stacey
Franks of SuccessLink (Stacey
is now employed by the Columbia,
MO school district). Our 8th grade teachers are involved
in a 2-year professional development program designed and coordinated
by Stan Smith. Click the grade level and year below for details
about the professional development programs.
7th Grade
Year 1 (eMINTS Year 1 Training) - 2005-06
7th Grade Year 2 (eMINTS Year 2 Training) -
2006-07
8th Grade Year 1 (District-designed
Training) - 2006-07
8th Grade Year 2 (District-designed Training) - 2007-08
7th Grade Year 1 Teacher Schedule
Topic |
Comments |
Hours |
August
2005 |
Teaching
With Handheld Computers
August 1 - 5, 2005 |
We
kicked off this program with a one-week training (30 hours)
in August with all the teachers, on handheld computers,
as an introduction to the technology. Tony
Vincent (Educational Consultant
from Nebraska) was brought to the school and provided two
days of sessions, and Mike
Curtis (from GoKnow in Michigan)
was also brought to the district for two days of sessions. |
30 |
September
2005 |
The following three
topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held twice:
9/29/05 – Reading, Language
Arts, and Social Studies
9/30/05 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Microsoft Word |
Modified for the software and
hardware of a Palm handheld learning environment (Documents
to Go software). This session is shortened because
this was covered in August. |
6.5
(All of the full-day classes will run from 8:00 to 3:00,
with a one-hour lunch) |
Constructivism in the Tech-rich
Classroom |
Taught with face-to-face module. |
Finding and organizing Internet
Resources |
Shortened somewhat due to the
expertise of the teachers. |
October
2005 |
The following topic
will be covered in an after-school workshop:
10/24/05 – 3:00 to 7:00 pm |
Using the SMART Board to Enhance
Teaching and Learning |
We will include using the Palm
emulator and the Margi Presenter to Go with the Smart Board. |
4 |
The
following two topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held twice:
10/25/05 – Reading, Language
Arts, and Social Studies
10/26/05 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Using Cooperative Learning
in the Technology-Rich Classroom |
No changes |
6.5 |
Essential Questions and Questioning |
No changes |
November
2005 |
The following two
topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held twice:
11/30/05 – Reading, Language
Arts, and Social Studies
12/1/05 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Using PowerPoint to Enhance
Teaching and Learning |
We will use PowerPoint on the
handheld with Margi Presenter to Go and Docs to Go. |
6.5 |
Building a Community of Learners
in the Tech-Rich Classroom |
No changes |
December
2005 |
The
following two topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held twice:
12/8/05 – Reading, Language
Arts, and Social Studies
12/9/05 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Inquiry-based Lessons in the
Tech-Rich Classroom |
No changes |
6.5 |
Using a Digital Camera and
Image Editing |
We will use the digital cameras
on the teachers’ Zire 72 handhelds. We will
use the built-in photo-editing software in Palm Desktop. |
January
2006 |
The
following three topics will be covered in an all-day
session. The
session will be held on an in-service day, with all teachers
together:
1/13/06 (all teachers) |
Working with Graphics for the
Web |
Some modifications in the imaging
software used for this. The length is modified because
this topic is also be covered in a previous module and
in the next module below. |
6.5 |
Creating a Class Web Site |
Some modifications in the software
used for this. |
Planning a Class Web Site |
No changes |
The following Peer
visits will take place on two days (6 teachers per day):
1/30/06 – Reading, Language
Arts, and Social Studies
1/31/06 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Peer Visit |
We will modify this such that
the teachers will visit existing eMINTS classrooms, as
well as Handheld classrooms on this day. |
Full day |
February
2006 |
The
following three topics will be covered in an all-day
session. The
session will be held on an in-service day, with all teachers
together:
2/17/06 (all teachers) |
SMART
Ideas: Tools for
Thinking |
No changes. |
6.5 |
Introduction to WebQuests and
iAdventures |
Modification includes an online
learning activity well suited to use on handhelds. We
will also use Fling-it so the teachers can fling WebQuests
and iAdventures onto the students’ handhelds. |
The following work
session will be scheduled independently by each teacher,
to be completed by the end of February (stipends paid to
teachers for their scheduled work time). |
Class
Web Site Work Day |
No changes, other than the
modified approach to scheduling. |
6 |
March
2006 |
The following three
topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held on an in-service day, with all teachers
together:
3/17/06 (all teachers) |
Editing iAdventures and WebQuests |
Modified to focus on iAdventures,
an online activity site that is well suited to handhelds. |
6.5 |
Cluster Meeting |
No changes |
April
2006 |
The following two
topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held twice:
4/20/06 – Reading, Language
Arts, and Social Studies
4/21/06 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Classroom Communication |
No changes. |
6.5 |
Cluster Meeting |
No
changes. |
May
2006 |
The following two
topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held twice:
5/1/06 – Reading, Language Arts,
and Social Studies
5/2/06 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Understanding
your State’s
Student Assessments |
We will incorporate the MAP
data analysis for this project into this module. |
6.5 |
File Management |
We will incorporate PAAM (Palm
Artifact and Assessment Manager) into this module. |
The
following session will take two days. These two
days are after school is out for students, and all teachers
will attend the sessions together.
5/25/06 and 5/26/06 (all teachers
both days) |
Writing an iAdventure or WebQuest
and Planning for Next Year |
No changes, other than the
shift in focus on the iAdventure online learning activity. |
2 full days |
7th
Grade Teacher Schedule - Year 2
August 2006 |
Four days are
planned in August before school starts. This will include
two days in which new concepts (modules) are introduced,
and two days in which teachers develop lessons based upon
these concepts. |
Classroom Management
8/7/06 |
eMINTS Modules |
6 hours |
8/8/06 |
Time for teachers to develop/modify
lessons based upon above concepts. |
6 hours |
Working on WebQuests8/9/06 |
eMINTS Module |
6 hours |
8/10/06 |
Time for teachers to develop/modify
lessons based upon above concepts. |
6 hours |
September
2006 |
The following
two topics will be in an all-day session. The session
will be held twice:
9/27/06 – Reading,
Language Arts, and Social Studies
9/28/06 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Working with Authentic
Data – Stan
(am) |
eMINTS Module |
6 hours |
Contemporary Literacy –Stacey
(pm) |
eMINTS Module |
November
2006 |
The following two
topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held on an in-service day, with all teachers
together:
11/27/06 (all teachers) |
Mapping a Multimedia Project |
eMINTS Module |
6 hours |
Online Projects |
eMINTS Module |
January
2007 |
The following
two topics will be in an all-day session. The session
will be held twice:
1/10/07 – Reading,
Language Arts, and Social Studies
1/11/07 – Science,
Math, FACS, and Comp. Apps. |
Interdisciplinary Teaching
and Problem-based Learning |
eMINTS Module
Alzheimer's PBL Start Page
Genetic Foods PBL Start Page
|
6 hours |
Lesson Design #1 |
eMINTS Module |
The following Peer
visits will take place on two days (6 teachers per day):
1/23/07 – Reading, Language
Arts, Social Studies, and Comp. Apps.
1/24/07 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Special Services |
Peer Visit |
Visit
to Shepard Elementary School in Columbia Missouri. |
Full day |
February
2007 |
The following three
topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held on an in-service day, with all teachers
together:
2/16/07 (all teachers) |
WebQuest
Revisited |
eMINTS Module |
6 hours |
WebQuest
Collaborative Session |
eMINTS Module |
The
eMINTS Winter Conference will be held in Columbia, MO,
on two days (Thursday and Friday) in February.
2/1/07 and 2/2/07. Half the
teachers will attend on each day. |
eMINTS Winter Conference |
WebQuest workshop with Dr.
Bernie Dodge |
Full day |
March
2007 |
The
following two topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held on an in-service day, with all teachers
together:
3/16/07 (all teachers) |
Inquiry
Lesson Collaborative Session |
eMINTS Module |
6 hours |
Lesson
Design #2 |
eMINTS Module |
May
2007 |
The following two
topics will be covered in an all-day session. The
session will be held twice:
5/2/07 – Reading, Language Arts,
and Social Studies
5/3/07 – Science, Math, FACS,
and Comp. Apps. |
Lesson Design #3 |
eMINTS Module |
6 hours |
Collaboration Session |
eMINTS Module |
The following topic
will be covered in an all-day session. The session
will be held after the school year is over, so that all
teachers will be together:
5/29/07 (all teachers) |
Assessing Student Technology
Projects |
eMINTS Module |
6 hours |
The following session
will be a full day. The session will be held after
the school year is over, so that all teachers will be together:
5/30/07 (all teachers) |
Completing project requirements
and planning for next year |
|
6 hours |
8th
Grade Teacher Schedule - Year 1
August 2006 |
A 45-hour graduate
class (Teaching
with Handheld Computers) for all 12 teachers involved
in the project. Class was developed and taught by
Stan Smith, the district’s Instructional Technology
Coordinator. THe class ran from May 30 to June 16,
2006. See more details about this class here. |
Teaching with Handheld
Computers (Graduate Class) |
Class meet for 10 days (4.5
hours per day) and involved a variety of lessons and activities
which are designed to help the teachers prepare for integrating
handhelds into their curriculum in an environment in which
each student has a Palm TX handheld, a wireless keyboard,
and a carrying case. |
45 hours |
The following topic
will be in an after-school workshop, from 3:00 to
5:00 pm. All 8th grade teachers will attend.
8/21/06 – All Teachers |
Introduction to
SmartBoards |
Teachers learn the basic functions
of SmartBoards, minor troubleshooting procedures, and introduction
to class activities. Teachers carry out a “SmartBoard
Scavenger Hunt.” |
2 hours |
September
2006 |
The following
two topics will be in an all-day session. The session
will be held twice:
9/25/06 – Math,
Language Arts, and Reading
9/26/06 – Science, Social Studies,
and Special Services. |
PowerPoint |
How to Integrate PowerPoint
as an instructor and how to plan PowerPoint projects with
students. |
6 hours |
PowerPoint work
session |
Teachers develop specific products
with PowerPoint that they can use in the classroom. |
November
2006 |
The following
two topics will be covered in an all-day session. The session
will be held twice:
11/7/06 - Macintosh
11/8/06 - Windows |
eBooks and eBook Studio |
Teachers explore sources of
free eBooks on the web, and then learn to create eBooks
using eBook Studio. |
6 hours |
Quizzler Pro and Quizzler Maker |
Teachers learn to create quizzes
for the handheld using Quizzler Maker, and learn to analyze
student scores using Quizzler Gradebook. |
January
2007 |
The following
two topics will be in an all-day session. The session
will be held twice:
1/16/07 – Macintosh
1/11/07 – Windows |
Advanced SmartBoard Activities
and Concepts |
Teachers will go through detailed
SmartBoard functions and will explore existing SmartNotebook
activities available on the web, and will look at a variety
of interactive web sites that have activities suitable
for SmartBoard use. |
6 hours |
SmartBoard Showcase |
Teachers will each share one
SmartBoard activity that they have successfully carried
out with their students during this school year. |
February
2007 |
The following school
visits will take place in February, during two days. Each
day, half of the 8th grade teachers will visit the school.
2/6/07 – Macintosh
2/7/07 – Windows |
School Visit |
Teachers will visit a school
in which handhelds are used throughout the curriculum.
They will gather ideas for activities that they can do
with their students, as well as ideas for class management
of handhelds. |
6 hours |
March
2007 |
The following
two topics will be covered in an all-day session. The session
will be held twice:
3/13/07 – Macintosh
3/14/07 – Windows |
Handheld Activities for Every
Subject |
The presenter (Stan Smith)
will cover a wide variety of ideas for handheld projects
and lessons for students, divided by subject area and by
software and hardware category. |
6 hours |
Showcase of Handheld Activities |
Teachers will each share at
least one handheld activity that they have successfully
carried out with their students. They will go through
the activity, having the other teachers try it out with
their own handhelds. Discussion of possible variations
of each activity will follow each presentation. |
May 2007 |
The following topics
will be covered in an all-day session. The session
will be held after the school year is over, so no substitutes
are needed and all teachers can meet on the same day.
5/24/07 – All Teachers |
Evaluating a Year of Technology
Integration |
Teachers will go through several
activities to assess the effectiveness of the technology
activities they have done, and reflect on changes that
could be made to improve and expand these activities. |
6 hours |
Planning for Next Year |
Teachers will go through several
planning activities to lay out details for the next school
year, including procedures and dates for activities involving
students and the handhelds, as well as professional development
dates and topics. |
July
2007 |
The 8th Grade teachers
will attend the 5th annual Missouri Handheld Computing
Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach.
7/10/07 and 7/11/07 – All teachers |
5th Annual Missouri
Handheld Computing Conference – Day 1 |
Teachers will attend keynote
presentations and concurrent session covering a variety
of uses of handhelds in the classroom. |
12 hours |
Conference Day 2 |
More presentations and workshops |
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