This document describes the Digital Destinations in History (DDIH) professional development program. The goal of the program is to improve student achievement in English Language Arts by training teachers to integrate technology into their social studies instruction. Twenty-four public and twenty non-public schools in Community School Districts 24 and 28 will participate. Teachers will receive professional development to create technology-integrated lessons aligned to standards. Students will conduct research and incorporate writing into multimedia presentations using technology. Teachers will receive ongoing support through workshops and mentoring.

1. NEW YORK CITY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ALL PARTICIPANTS WARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A Joel I. Klein, Chancellor
TWO DAY TRAINING ON PROJECT-BASED
LEARNING. AND ONE OPTION BELOW.
The Office of Educational Technology
Division of Assessment and Achievement Resources
PLEASE SELECT ONE OPTION
Option A: Face-to-Face Sessions
Participants will attend six face-to-face Saturday work-
shops from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Participants will choose
to receive either 3 “P” credits or training rate.
Enhancing Education
TENTATIVE DATES:
1/23/10, 2/27/10, 3/20/10, 5/1/10, 5/8/10, 6/5/10
Through Technology
(EETT) funded
Title IID Program
Digital Destinations In
History
Title IID Funding
September 2009 through
December 2012
Option B: Pull-Out Sessions Queens Office of
Participants can attend six pull-out sessions during the Educational Technology
school day from 9:00 to 3:00 pm. NOTE: No “P” credit
will be offered for this option.
82-01 Rockaway Boulevard
Ozone Park, NY 11416
TENTATIVE DATES:
1/22/10, 2/26/10, 3/19/10, 4/20/10, 5/7/10, 6/3/10
Contact:
Winnie Bracco
Technology Innovation Manager
Wbracco@schools.nyc.gov
The Office of Educational
Catherine M. Powis
Option C: Online Course—30 hours Community Superintendent CSD 24
This course is designed for grant teachers who are Technology OET provides
comfortable working online and have experience tak- innovative solutions to transform Jeannette Reed
teaching, learning, and leading Community Superintendent CSD 28
ing online courses. Participants must be pre-approved
prior to registration and seats are limited. through professional development
NOTE: This course is offered for “P” credit only. and on site support.
TENTATIVE START DATE: Jan 22, 2010
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2. DIGITAL DESTINATIONS IN HISTORY
Digital Destinations in History (DDIH) - is an Goal
intensive professional development program that will
The ultimate goal of the DDIH Program is to improve
focus on improving student achievement in ELA by academic performance in ELA by enhancing teachers’
integrating technology into the Social Studies curricu- abilities to effectively infuse technology into their
lum. DDIH serves the goals of the Enhancing Educa- Social Studies instruction. Throughout the three-year
tion Through Technology theme, “Technology Infu- cycle, the DDIH program will train teachers to infuse
sion into Instruction through Professional Develop- technology into authentic, interdisciplinary projects
ment,” by empowering educators to engage students that develop students’ Social Studies content knowl-  receive professional development using multi-
in interdisciplinary projects that develop writing, criti- edge and build critical ELA skills — including reading media tools to create lessons and videos that
cal thinking, and problem solving skills. The DDIH comprehension, writing and critical thinking skills. are aligned to the NYS Social Studies and Eng-
This project will differentiate specifically to support lish Language Arts standards. In addition, the
program aims to train teachers to use technology as
teachers working with student with special needs in a lessons will align to the National Educational
both an instructional tool for the Social Technology Standards for teachers and stu-
integrated collaborative team teaching (ICTT) envi-
Studies curriculum and as a way to rein- ronment. For each consecutive year of the program, dents and the Professional Teaching Standards
force fundamental ELA skills. it is proposed that 80% of target students will achieve .
at least one year of growth on their scale  develop and strengthen their collaboration
Twenty four New York City public and twenty score of the NYS ELA exam. with other Social Studies teachers while inte-
non-public schools within Community School Dis- grating technology into instruction to advance
tricts 24 and 28 will be participating. ELA skills
District 24  incorporate the project-based learning process
Technology Infusion within their content area and use technology
IS 5, PS 12, PS 14, PS 19, IS 61, IS 73, IS 77, IS 89, to enhance research and writing skills
PS 91, IS 93, IS 125, PS 153, Grover Cleveland HS, Students will conduct research by reading literature,
Newtown HS, Queens Vocational HS historical fiction, biographies and use primary sources  collaborate within ARIS Connect and use a
around selected topics. Through the use of technol- variety of virtual community tools, such as
District 28 ogy students will incorporate their non-fiction writing email, blogs, wikis, the web portal and synchro-
into multimedia presentations using graphics, audio nous communications
PS 30, PS 54, IS 72, IS 144, IS 157, IS 217, Queens files and video. Culminating projects will be collected
Academy HS, Forest Hills HS, Jamaica HS in e-portfolios with student reflections of the project-
based learning process and their under-
Non-Public Schools standing of the specific content.
St. Raphael School, Resurrection Ascension School,
Sacred Heart School, Razi School, St. John Lutheran
School, Redeemer Lutheran School, Martin Luther Support
HS, Bnos Malka Academy, Bais Yaakov Academy,
Tiferes Torah Institute, Machon Academy, Our Lady Teachers and school leaders will receive on-going
of Mercy, Al-Manoor School, Al-Iman School, professional development — face to face and online
Shaaraei Zion Ohel Bracha, Our Lady Sorrows, St. and in-school mentoring support. Workshops will
Adalbert, Yesheiva Tifereth Moshe, Yeshivat Our take place throughout the year to allow for teacher
Haim, St. Nicholas of Tolentine experimentation and online collaboration using re-
cently learned content between sessions.