Overview--provides teachers with a foundation of skills to fully integrate technology into existing classroom curricula and promote student-centered learning.
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?)
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
Directions for Showcase Presentation:
Tell the name of the unit plan and a brief overview of the unit including objectivesGo 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?)