4. Districts 25 & 30 = 20 Public + 8 Non-Public JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKER St. Kevin School IS 10 Horace Greeley School Queens Lutheran School JHS 189 DANIEL CARTER BEARD Muslim Center Elementary School PS 76 William Hallett School St. Sebastian School IS 237 Shevach High School PS 92 Harry T Stewart Sr. St. Francis of Assisi John Bowne High School St. Mel PS 111 Jacob Blackwell School El-Ber Islamic School Flushing High School PS 112 Dutch Kills School IS 126 Albert Shanker School for Visual & Performing Arts PS 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School IS 141 The Steinway School IS 145 Joseph Pulitzer PS 151 Mary D Carter School IS 204 Oliver W Holmes School IS 230 William Cullen Bryant HS Long Island City High School Newcomers HS- Academy American Studies
16. Professional Development Offerings Session 1 Buck Institute: Project Based Learning – Part 1 Session 2 Buck Institute: Project Based Learning – Part 2 Session 3 Using primary sources to create graphic novels to enhance Social Studies and ELA instruction. Session 4 Using blogs for ELA and Social Studies instruction Session 5 Podcasting: creating a news broadcast for a specific period of time. Session 6 Digital Documentaries: Part 1 Process and Planning Session 7 Digital Documentaries: Part 2 Producing and Publishing Sessions 8-12 Webinars – using online tools and resources to strengthen instructional practices 2 hours Security and Governance for Administrators Only -optional
17. Professional Development HS only 5 days Advanced Training -Final Cut Pro teachers to commit one week of training during April break or 5 Saturdays. Limited seats Selected HS willing to spearhead an afterschool digital movie making club to create videos based on Social Studies curriculum/historical events. Participating teachers qualify to take the Final Cut certification exam. 3 days Selected Teachers (Principal Rec) -Digital Movie Making into Social Studies curriculum with Marco Torres. Limited Seats HS Only –August 2010 4 – 6 Sessions Tech Squad- One teacher with 4 – 6 students to learn troubleshooting and basic maintenance of computers. School will support a school based tech squad.
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27. Contact Info Winnie Bracco, Technology Innovation Manager [email_address] Michael Swirsky, Instructional Technology Specialist [email_address] Wayne Demacque, Supervising Technician [email_address] Kin Fung Leung Supervising Technician [email_address]
Hinweis der Redaktion
3 main goals: Student achievement b) student technology literacy c) technology integration into instruction
Public - 9 elementary schools, 9 Middle Schools, 6 High Schools Non-Public – 44 schools x 5 = 220 people that will be trained.
This grant is written under the professional development theme – and will provide professional development to teachers. Focus is to use project based learning strategies improve student achievement in ELA – specifically in non-fiction reading and writing and through the content of Social Studies. The title of the program Digital Destinations in History is telling about the project. Students will use Google Earth or Google Maps to demonstrate their knowledge of history by marking locations with dates, written information digital descriptions of the significance of each location.
The project is centered around social studies and writing skills. Students will conduct research and report their findings first through writing, blogs, podcasts and videos. Teachers will attend over 40 hours of professional development. Teachers will be required to share best practices via video and online communities such as blogs and ARIS connect.
Teachers will change
Teachers will collaborate with others by using online environments – Blog, Web portal and Moodle. Videoconferencing when applicable. Video ONE lesson integrating technology to be shared with peers and contribute to body of knowledge.
Teachers with the support of the Instructional Technology Specialists will create a digital project showing their understanding of the Social Studies content. Use MS Office for writing and presenting – brochures, flyers, ppt. Use Internet for research and images. Use collaborative online tools to work in groups – google docs or wikispaces Use blog environment to share projects with students outside the classroom. Learn internet safety, copyright and citations, web literacy etc.