Wordle: Essentials Course

Essentials Course

Overview--provides teachers with a foundation of skills to fully integrate technology into existing classroom curricula and promote student-centered learning.


Module 1: Teaching with Projects

Module 2: Planning My Unit

Module 3: Making Connections

Module 4: Creating Samples of Learning

Module 5: Assessing Projects

Module 6: Planning for Student Success

Module 7: Facilitating with Technology

Module 8: Showcasing Unit Portfolios


Unit Plan Template with explanations


Unit Plan Template


Course Requirements

  • Attend all class meetings and complete homework assignments
  • Read through all 8 modules in the textbook
  • Open all the resource folders on the Resource CD to see available help documents and examples
  • Create a publication that explains how and why you will use project-based learning in your classroom
  • Participate in class blog by posting daily
  • View class wikispace
  • Create you own wikispace for school use and sharing your showcase
  • Use multiple online assessment tools to include in your portfolio
  • Create at least two of your own assessment tools for your unit plan
  • Try several new online tools to incorporate into your unit plan
  • Complete all components of the Unit Plan Template
  • Showcase your unit portfolio during the last class meeting

Directions for Showcase Presentation:

Tell the name of the unit plan and a brief overview of the unit including objectives
Go over the CFQs
Discuss several assessment strategies and share 2 assessment samples
Give a brief synopsis of your instructional procedures commenting on ways you would integrate Web 2.0 tools into teaching the unit
Describe plans to differentiate instruction
Share any additional websites that enhance a component of your unit plan
(Optional: Show the wikispace you have created)


Directions for Showcase Feedback:

3 Comments (What were some strengths in the unit plan?)
2 Suggestions (What are some ways the unit plan could be even better?)
1 Question (What would you like to know about the unit plan topic that may have been overlooked?)