This document outlines professional development sessions led by David Eisenberg on educational technology and targeted school programs. The sessions will cover topics like data-driven book clubs, reading assessments, novel writing with Google Docs, and school-wide broadcasting without televisions. Guest presenters will discuss programs at Glen Meadow Library involving reading interventions, a student novel writing project, and partnerships with outside organizations. The goal is to teach educators practical skills to engage students through applied technology.
The document discusses research from a project called "Serious Play" that investigated what happened when digital games were introduced into classrooms, looking at how students engaged with games, how teacher practice changed, and the development of tools to classify teacher beliefs and practices with digital games. It provides examples of how two teachers, Lucy and Jen, appropriated different digital games in their classrooms based on their beliefs and student outcomes, with one teacher changing her approach when she saw improved student engagement and learning with a game.
Taking Active Learning to the Next Level: Increasing Student Engagement by Bl...Lindsey McLean
The document discusses increasing student engagement in library instruction through blending face-to-face teaching with online learning objects and gamification. Low student engagement was observed in traditional worksheet activities. To address this, the librarians developed an online "RADAR Game" to evaluate sources that incorporated elements of gamification like points and feedback. Surveys found students were more engaged with the gamified activity than the traditional worksheet. The document concludes by discussing additional online tutorials, resources and recommendations for blended and flipped classroom design.
Collaboration is essential for the success and survival of school libraries according to Jane Viner, Head of Library Resource Services at Kilvington Grammar School. She discusses how she transformed the school library into a vibrant hub for students by collaborating with teachers, staff, parents, and students. Surveys found that 86% of students use the library at lunchtime and over 65% rate the library staff as excellent in approachability. Viner emphasizes building relationships both within the school community and beyond to bring in new resources, programs, and ideas to better serve students.
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This document provides an overview of Jane Viner's professional experience as a teacher librarian and the programs and services offered at the McKie Library at Kilvington Grammar School in Australia. It discusses how the library has been transformed since 2014 to become a vibrant learning space through collaboration, building relationships, and increasing involvement of students and staff. It highlights several programs led by the library including Kilvington Reads, book clubs, research classes, and the Assembly of Notables program for Year 7 students. Feedback from students and staff emphasizes the importance of knowledgeable staff, up-to-date resources, and an inviting physical environment in creating a great school library.
Middle school language arts teacher & her media specialist collaborated on a lesson that involved the writing process, photography, book creation, and Web 2.0 tools BeFunky and The Morgue File. The lesson was based on GPS, which are noted in the presentation. Presentation also includes the grading rubric used by the classroom teacher.
Maximizing senior year plc presentation update 5.14.13Patrick McQueeney
The document discusses plans for a senior capstone project at RHS. It summarizes research on capstone projects at other schools, which generally involve individualized projects in areas of student interest requiring 15-20 hours. A survey found students interested in community service, career-related, and collaborative projects. Next steps are getting faculty input, writing a course proposal, and seeking approval.
The document discusses the use of Peerwise, an online platform where students create questions and answers to test their understanding of course material. It provides an overview of Peerwise and examples of how it has been implemented in various courses. Studies have found that students who actively used Peerwise by writing questions, answers, and comments performed better than students who did not engage. However, considerations must be made around workload and assessment requirements when deciding how to incorporate Peerwise into a course.
This document summarizes the experience of implementing new information literacy training at Essex Business School in collaboration with the university library. It describes how informal conversations led to replacing traditional library tours with student-led tours and videos. Over time, the library and business school expanded their collaboration through additional online resources, workshops, and embedding sessions into courses. By being patient and listening to needs, their relationship grew organically to include various campus partners. Moving forward, they aim to further collaborate across academic departments and embed information literacy into core curriculums.
The document discusses research from a project called "Serious Play" that investigated what happened when digital games were introduced into classrooms, looking at how students engaged with games, how teacher practice changed, and the development of tools to classify teacher beliefs and practices with digital games. It provides examples of how two teachers, Lucy and Jen, appropriated different digital games in their classrooms based on their beliefs and student outcomes, with one teacher changing her approach when she saw improved student engagement and learning with a game.
Taking Active Learning to the Next Level: Increasing Student Engagement by Bl...Lindsey McLean
The document discusses increasing student engagement in library instruction through blending face-to-face teaching with online learning objects and gamification. Low student engagement was observed in traditional worksheet activities. To address this, the librarians developed an online "RADAR Game" to evaluate sources that incorporated elements of gamification like points and feedback. Surveys found students were more engaged with the gamified activity than the traditional worksheet. The document concludes by discussing additional online tutorials, resources and recommendations for blended and flipped classroom design.
Collaboration is essential for the success and survival of school libraries according to Jane Viner, Head of Library Resource Services at Kilvington Grammar School. She discusses how she transformed the school library into a vibrant hub for students by collaborating with teachers, staff, parents, and students. Surveys found that 86% of students use the library at lunchtime and over 65% rate the library staff as excellent in approachability. Viner emphasizes building relationships both within the school community and beyond to bring in new resources, programs, and ideas to better serve students.
Jvi jane viner 21 clhk connect and collaborate to create a great school libra...Kilvington Grammar School
This document provides an overview of Jane Viner's professional experience as a teacher librarian and the programs and services offered at the McKie Library at Kilvington Grammar School in Australia. It discusses how the library has been transformed since 2014 to become a vibrant learning space through collaboration, building relationships, and increasing involvement of students and staff. It highlights several programs led by the library including Kilvington Reads, book clubs, research classes, and the Assembly of Notables program for Year 7 students. Feedback from students and staff emphasizes the importance of knowledgeable staff, up-to-date resources, and an inviting physical environment in creating a great school library.
Middle school language arts teacher & her media specialist collaborated on a lesson that involved the writing process, photography, book creation, and Web 2.0 tools BeFunky and The Morgue File. The lesson was based on GPS, which are noted in the presentation. Presentation also includes the grading rubric used by the classroom teacher.
Maximizing senior year plc presentation update 5.14.13Patrick McQueeney
The document discusses plans for a senior capstone project at RHS. It summarizes research on capstone projects at other schools, which generally involve individualized projects in areas of student interest requiring 15-20 hours. A survey found students interested in community service, career-related, and collaborative projects. Next steps are getting faculty input, writing a course proposal, and seeking approval.
The document discusses the use of Peerwise, an online platform where students create questions and answers to test their understanding of course material. It provides an overview of Peerwise and examples of how it has been implemented in various courses. Studies have found that students who actively used Peerwise by writing questions, answers, and comments performed better than students who did not engage. However, considerations must be made around workload and assessment requirements when deciding how to incorporate Peerwise into a course.
This document summarizes the experience of implementing new information literacy training at Essex Business School in collaboration with the university library. It describes how informal conversations led to replacing traditional library tours with student-led tours and videos. Over time, the library and business school expanded their collaboration through additional online resources, workshops, and embedding sessions into courses. By being patient and listening to needs, their relationship grew organically to include various campus partners. Moving forward, they aim to further collaborate across academic departments and embed information literacy into core curriculums.
The document discusses using EDU blogs and Apple Smart Boards in the classroom. It provides instructions on setting up an EDU blog, creating pages and posts, uploading images, videos and files, and using the Apple Smart Board recorder. Specific topics covered include the benefits of classroom blogging, signing up for a free Edublogs account, setting rules for student posts, and reviewing an example blog created at Maplewood Middle School.
This document provides information about the pop rock band Maroon 5, including the members, some of their most popular songs such as "She Will Be Loved" and "Misery", and background details about the band's history and influences. Key facts noted are that lead singer Adam Levine had his first performance at a friend's birthday party and that the band has been together since high school. Videos are also embedded of some of Maroon 5's hit songs.
This document provides an overview of David Bowie's career including his greatest hits, best albums, influences, those he influenced, his musical background, early years transforming into Ziggy Stardust and friendships, middle years writing "Fame" and changing personas, later years focusing on pop music and acting in films, his family life including two marriages and children, and some fun facts. References are also included at the end.
Dr. Burril Crohn discovered Crohn's disease in 1932 along with two other surgeons. Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. Symptoms vary depending on the location of inflammation and include abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss. While there is no cure, medications, diet, nutrition, and stress management can help treat symptoms and reduce flare ups of the disease. The author chose to research Crohn's disease because their mother has suffered from it for over six years.
Bruno Mars was born in 1985 in Hawaii. He taught himself guitar, drums, and piano as a child and performed in his family's Vegas-style revue. Some of his influences include Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and Little Richard. Mars has won several awards for his albums Doo-Wops and Hooligans and Unorthodox Jukebox. He is known for hit songs like "Just the Way You Are," "Locked Out of Heaven," and "The Lazy Song."
The Big Bang theory proposes that the universe began approximately 13.7 billion years ago from the violent expansion of space and time starting from a state of extreme density and high temperature. Evidence for this theory includes the expansion of the universe, the cosmic microwave background radiation, and the relative abundance of light elements like hydrogen and helium. The theory is supported by observations from the COBE satellite which mapped the cosmic microwave background radiation and provided insights into the early universe shortly after the Big Bang. There are several hypotheses for the long-term future of the universe depending on whether its overall density exceeds or falls below the critical density level.
Susan M. Scheurer has a Master's degree in Instructional Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She has experience teaching elementary students and differentiating instruction to meet varying student needs. She is skilled in instructional technology, lesson planning, and collaborating with teachers. Her resume details her education, skills, experiences teaching and completing internships in various school districts, and involvement in her community.
Module 4 Literacy Program Analysis.pptxpower pointAlba Ortega
The literacy program at the author's school lacks an assessment strategy and clear goals for data collection. Teachers do not have ownership over the assessment process and the data is not used to improve instruction. Some administrators and teachers are skeptical of data-driven programs because the data is collected by others and is difficult to understand. Finally, some view standardized tests as the primary measure of literacy and student performance.
The author proposes several strategies to monitor the literacy program, including developing a shared understanding of literacy among teachers, identifying strengths and weaknesses in the curriculum, establishing clear goals for data collection, and ensuring teachers can analyze and apply the data to improve instruction. Regular assessment of student engagement and qualitative data collection can also provide useful information about individual students
This document provides numerous engaging strategies for teachers to involve students in learning, including using Kahoot!, games, buzzers, beach ball questions, songs/raps, simulations, read-alouds, graphic novels, and stations. The most important thing is knowing your students' interests to spark their engagement. Stop by the IESS booth for more information and resources on engaging students.
Roseburg Public Schools serves over 6,300 students across nine elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and one charter school. The district aims to provide high-quality math instruction to all students through its OMLI (Oregon Math Leadership Institute) journey, which focuses on standards, instruction, assessment, and communication. Through OMLI, the percentage of students meeting state standards has increased by at least 5 percentage points, more students are meeting typical growth targets, and teacher math content knowledge and leadership skills have improved. The district is committed to continuing its OMLI work to ensure equal access to math education for all students.
The annual report summarizes the activities of the school librarian at Solvay Elementary over the 2010-2011 school year. Key events included reorganizing the library space and book collection to promote collaboration and access. Circulation increased sharply to over 17,000 checkouts due to initiatives like book exchanges before school. The librarian collaborated with teachers on projects integrating research skills and hosted professional development workshops on technologies like Prezi, Animoto and Skype. Students created book trailers, digital stories and videos to promote literacy skills and summer reading.
The document discusses the Talladega County School's 21st Century Initiative to integrate technology across K-5 curriculums. It outlines the initiative's goals of increasing student engagement and training teachers. It details steps taken like reading relevant books, participating in training sessions, developing exemplary technology-integrated lessons, and establishing teacher leaders. Various technologies used in classrooms are also described, like interactive whiteboards, document cameras, and one-to-one laptop programs for project-based learning.
This document discusses the importance of integrating technology and online learning tools in the classroom. It addresses common concerns teachers have about lack of time, resources or the appropriateness for their students. However, it argues that online learning can support both teachers and students by encouraging collaboration, accommodating different learning needs, and better preparing students for 21st century skills. A variety of online tools are presented that can supplement instruction across subjects and engage students.
This annual report from the Solvay Elementary School library summarizes the 2010-2011 school year. Key events included reorganizing the library space and book collection to encourage collaboration and circulation. The librarian collaborated with teachers on several classroom projects and taught workshops on educational technologies. Student engagement and library use increased, with circulation reaching 17,839 checkouts for the year.
This document provides information and strategies for STEMifying teaching. It discusses analyzing student performance data on STEM subjects which shows a need to improve math and science achievement. It advocates for integrating STEM subjects and embedding STEM practices in all classrooms. Examples of STEM teaching models are presented, from teaching subjects separately to fully integrating them. Common STEM teaching practices like problem-solving, modeling, and analyzing data are outlined. The document also discusses developing STEM units of study using standards and establishing STEM literacy and fluency as goals. Reflection questions are provided to help teachers plan STEM lessons and activities.
Mr. Lingley provides an overview of the math course he will be teaching to grade 8 students. He instructs mathematics to class 8ABCD. The document outlines the curriculum, assessments, expectations for students, and encourages parental involvement through volunteering in the classroom or assisting with math-related activities that relate to their occupations. Parents are asked to review the expectations with their children and bookmark the class website, which provides course materials and video tutorials.
Opening up gifted and talented education to alljane_funk
This document proposes opening up gifted and talented education to more students through online independent study courses. It notes that while gifted programs are mandated, funding is limited. The solution presented allows highly motivated students to design self-paced project-based learning using vast free online resources in subjects like coding, math, languages and more. An instructor would facilitate the program, assess student work weekly and monthly projects, and award course credits. Promoting choice and access to expertise online could help engage more students in advanced learning.
The presentation will provide an overview of an upcoming unit where students will create phonics books to donate to a local children's hospital. Students will work in groups to plan, design, edit, and complete 10-page books incorporating a story, pictures, and basic phonics lessons. The project aims to teach students about giving back while meeting standards in sentence structure, capitalization, and punctuation. Parents are encouraged to volunteer to take pictures and bind the finished books.
The presentation will provide an overview of an upcoming unit where students will create phonics books to donate to a local children's hospital. Students will work in groups to plan, design, edit, and complete 10-page books incorporating a story, pictures, and basic phonics lessons. The project aims to teach students about giving back while meeting standards around sentence structure, capitalization, and using pictures to depict word sounds. Parents are encouraged to volunteer to take pictures and bind the finished books.
The document discusses using EDU blogs and Apple Smart Boards in the classroom. It provides instructions on setting up an EDU blog, creating pages and posts, uploading images, videos and files, and using the Apple Smart Board recorder. Specific topics covered include the benefits of classroom blogging, signing up for a free Edublogs account, setting rules for student posts, and reviewing an example blog created at Maplewood Middle School.
This document provides information about the pop rock band Maroon 5, including the members, some of their most popular songs such as "She Will Be Loved" and "Misery", and background details about the band's history and influences. Key facts noted are that lead singer Adam Levine had his first performance at a friend's birthday party and that the band has been together since high school. Videos are also embedded of some of Maroon 5's hit songs.
This document provides an overview of David Bowie's career including his greatest hits, best albums, influences, those he influenced, his musical background, early years transforming into Ziggy Stardust and friendships, middle years writing "Fame" and changing personas, later years focusing on pop music and acting in films, his family life including two marriages and children, and some fun facts. References are also included at the end.
Dr. Burril Crohn discovered Crohn's disease in 1932 along with two other surgeons. Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. Symptoms vary depending on the location of inflammation and include abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss. While there is no cure, medications, diet, nutrition, and stress management can help treat symptoms and reduce flare ups of the disease. The author chose to research Crohn's disease because their mother has suffered from it for over six years.
Bruno Mars was born in 1985 in Hawaii. He taught himself guitar, drums, and piano as a child and performed in his family's Vegas-style revue. Some of his influences include Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, and Little Richard. Mars has won several awards for his albums Doo-Wops and Hooligans and Unorthodox Jukebox. He is known for hit songs like "Just the Way You Are," "Locked Out of Heaven," and "The Lazy Song."
The Big Bang theory proposes that the universe began approximately 13.7 billion years ago from the violent expansion of space and time starting from a state of extreme density and high temperature. Evidence for this theory includes the expansion of the universe, the cosmic microwave background radiation, and the relative abundance of light elements like hydrogen and helium. The theory is supported by observations from the COBE satellite which mapped the cosmic microwave background radiation and provided insights into the early universe shortly after the Big Bang. There are several hypotheses for the long-term future of the universe depending on whether its overall density exceeds or falls below the critical density level.
Susan M. Scheurer has a Master's degree in Instructional Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She has experience teaching elementary students and differentiating instruction to meet varying student needs. She is skilled in instructional technology, lesson planning, and collaborating with teachers. Her resume details her education, skills, experiences teaching and completing internships in various school districts, and involvement in her community.
Module 4 Literacy Program Analysis.pptxpower pointAlba Ortega
The literacy program at the author's school lacks an assessment strategy and clear goals for data collection. Teachers do not have ownership over the assessment process and the data is not used to improve instruction. Some administrators and teachers are skeptical of data-driven programs because the data is collected by others and is difficult to understand. Finally, some view standardized tests as the primary measure of literacy and student performance.
The author proposes several strategies to monitor the literacy program, including developing a shared understanding of literacy among teachers, identifying strengths and weaknesses in the curriculum, establishing clear goals for data collection, and ensuring teachers can analyze and apply the data to improve instruction. Regular assessment of student engagement and qualitative data collection can also provide useful information about individual students
This document provides numerous engaging strategies for teachers to involve students in learning, including using Kahoot!, games, buzzers, beach ball questions, songs/raps, simulations, read-alouds, graphic novels, and stations. The most important thing is knowing your students' interests to spark their engagement. Stop by the IESS booth for more information and resources on engaging students.
Roseburg Public Schools serves over 6,300 students across nine elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and one charter school. The district aims to provide high-quality math instruction to all students through its OMLI (Oregon Math Leadership Institute) journey, which focuses on standards, instruction, assessment, and communication. Through OMLI, the percentage of students meeting state standards has increased by at least 5 percentage points, more students are meeting typical growth targets, and teacher math content knowledge and leadership skills have improved. The district is committed to continuing its OMLI work to ensure equal access to math education for all students.
The annual report summarizes the activities of the school librarian at Solvay Elementary over the 2010-2011 school year. Key events included reorganizing the library space and book collection to promote collaboration and access. Circulation increased sharply to over 17,000 checkouts due to initiatives like book exchanges before school. The librarian collaborated with teachers on projects integrating research skills and hosted professional development workshops on technologies like Prezi, Animoto and Skype. Students created book trailers, digital stories and videos to promote literacy skills and summer reading.
The document discusses the Talladega County School's 21st Century Initiative to integrate technology across K-5 curriculums. It outlines the initiative's goals of increasing student engagement and training teachers. It details steps taken like reading relevant books, participating in training sessions, developing exemplary technology-integrated lessons, and establishing teacher leaders. Various technologies used in classrooms are also described, like interactive whiteboards, document cameras, and one-to-one laptop programs for project-based learning.
This document discusses the importance of integrating technology and online learning tools in the classroom. It addresses common concerns teachers have about lack of time, resources or the appropriateness for their students. However, it argues that online learning can support both teachers and students by encouraging collaboration, accommodating different learning needs, and better preparing students for 21st century skills. A variety of online tools are presented that can supplement instruction across subjects and engage students.
This annual report from the Solvay Elementary School library summarizes the 2010-2011 school year. Key events included reorganizing the library space and book collection to encourage collaboration and circulation. The librarian collaborated with teachers on several classroom projects and taught workshops on educational technologies. Student engagement and library use increased, with circulation reaching 17,839 checkouts for the year.
This document provides information and strategies for STEMifying teaching. It discusses analyzing student performance data on STEM subjects which shows a need to improve math and science achievement. It advocates for integrating STEM subjects and embedding STEM practices in all classrooms. Examples of STEM teaching models are presented, from teaching subjects separately to fully integrating them. Common STEM teaching practices like problem-solving, modeling, and analyzing data are outlined. The document also discusses developing STEM units of study using standards and establishing STEM literacy and fluency as goals. Reflection questions are provided to help teachers plan STEM lessons and activities.
Mr. Lingley provides an overview of the math course he will be teaching to grade 8 students. He instructs mathematics to class 8ABCD. The document outlines the curriculum, assessments, expectations for students, and encourages parental involvement through volunteering in the classroom or assisting with math-related activities that relate to their occupations. Parents are asked to review the expectations with their children and bookmark the class website, which provides course materials and video tutorials.
Opening up gifted and talented education to alljane_funk
This document proposes opening up gifted and talented education to more students through online independent study courses. It notes that while gifted programs are mandated, funding is limited. The solution presented allows highly motivated students to design self-paced project-based learning using vast free online resources in subjects like coding, math, languages and more. An instructor would facilitate the program, assess student work weekly and monthly projects, and award course credits. Promoting choice and access to expertise online could help engage more students in advanced learning.
The presentation will provide an overview of an upcoming unit where students will create phonics books to donate to a local children's hospital. Students will work in groups to plan, design, edit, and complete 10-page books incorporating a story, pictures, and basic phonics lessons. The project aims to teach students about giving back while meeting standards in sentence structure, capitalization, and punctuation. Parents are encouraged to volunteer to take pictures and bind the finished books.
The presentation will provide an overview of an upcoming unit where students will create phonics books to donate to a local children's hospital. Students will work in groups to plan, design, edit, and complete 10-page books incorporating a story, pictures, and basic phonics lessons. The project aims to teach students about giving back while meeting standards around sentence structure, capitalization, and using pictures to depict word sounds. Parents are encouraged to volunteer to take pictures and bind the finished books.
The document describes the development of a library curriculum by the Parkway School District library team. They created student-focused "I Can" statements aligned to standards and expanded them into "Library Media Expectations". The curriculum has four strands - Find, Use, Share, Enjoy and Grow information. It is organized by grade level in an online guide. The team evaluated how the library program was evolving and used guidance from professional organizations to develop the curriculum to better support student learning.
Digital textbooks offer benefits over traditional printed textbooks such as being more engaging for students through the use of multimedia, being more easily updatable, and reducing costs. However, some challenges remain such as the need for sufficient technology infrastructure in schools and students' homes, as well as teachers needing training to effectively utilize the digital format. While digital textbooks are becoming more prevalent, the transition comes with adjustments as schools, teachers, and students adopt new methods of teaching and learning.
Mr. Davis outlines his goals for his 10th grade U.S. History class. He aims to engage students and change their perception of history by developing their critical thinking, problem solving, research, and presentation skills. Students will build teamwork and citizenship through group projects. They will also learn to analyze information and think critically. Technology will be incorporated into the classroom to enhance learning. The class will focus on developing lifelong learners who enjoy history and are prepared for future education and careers.
A PowerPoint Presentation filled with electronic resources for a thematic unit on detectives and making predictions. The purpose of this presentation is to emphasize how technology can be effectively implemented into elementary education.
This document summarizes the Mathematical Education of K-8 Teachers program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The program includes The Mathematics Semester for future elementary school teachers, which integrates math content, pedagogy, and field experiences. It also includes the Math in the Middle Institute Partnership, a professional development program for middle school teachers. The goal of both programs is to improve K-12 student achievement in math by enhancing teachers' mathematical knowledge and teaching skills through courses, learning teams, and action research opportunities.
The document summarizes the life cycle of stars from their birth in nebulae to their death as either white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes. It describes how stars are born from dense clouds of gas and dust called nebulae. As stars age, they evolve from the main sequence to red giants fueled by nuclear fusion. Small stars eventually die as white dwarfs, while massive stars die spectacularly in supernovae, leaving behind neutron stars or black holes.
This presentation discusses research on critical thinking, student research projects, and plagiarism prevention. The document summarizes several studies that examined how student orientation (process-oriented vs. product-oriented) relates to plagiarism, and how teaching critical thinking skills can reduce unintended plagiarism. It also explores how internet resources impact student research and recommends ways to help students properly cite sources and develop research abilities.
The document discusses using EDU blogs and Apple Smart Boards in the classroom. It provides instructions on setting up an EDU blog, creating pages and posts, uploading images, videos and files, and using the Apple Smart Board recorder. Specific topics covered include the benefits of classroom blogging, signing up for a free Edublogs account, setting rules for student posts, and reviewing an example blog created at Maplewood Middle School.
The document discusses using EDU blogs and Apple Smart Boards in the classroom. It provides instructions on setting up an EDU blog, creating pages and posts, uploading images, videos and files. Specific topics covered include how blogging can help with teaching, setting student rules, understanding pages vs. posts, and using the Apple Smart Board recorder to record and post lessons. An example blog created at Maplewood Middle School called the Puma Team Blog is also discussed.
The document contains 50 multiple choice questions about various bird species. It tests knowledge of bird taxonomy, identification, behaviors, habitats and other facts. Pictures of different birds are included with some questions to aid in identification. The questions cover a wide variety of bird orders, families and species found in North and South America.
The document contains 50 multiple choice questions about various bird species. The questions cover topics like the taxonomic classification of different birds, physical descriptions to help identify bird species, and behavioral traits or naming origins of specific bird types.
Professional Development Seminar: Using Apple Smart Boards with EDU-Blogsdavideis
- The document discusses using EDU blogs and Apple Smart Boards in the classroom. It provides instructions on setting up an EDU blog account, creating pages and posts, uploading images, audio, and video, and using the Smart Board recorder to record and post lessons. The document uses the Puma Team Blog as an example and discusses how it is used at a local middle school.
The document contains 50 multiple choice questions about various birds, including identifying birds from images and matching scientific names to species. The questions cover topics like physical features, behaviors, habitats, and geographical distributions of different bird families and species.
The document discusses cognitive apprenticeship as an educational framework that involves learning skills and knowledge through immersive experiences similar to how apprentices learn from experts in their field. It argues traditional education separates knowing from doing, but cognitive apprenticeship integrates them by teaching in the context of authentic activities. Examples show how this approach can improve learning vocabulary, math concepts, and other subjects by connecting them to real-world applications instead of abstract definitions.
The document discusses cognitive apprenticeship as an educational framework that involves learning skills and knowledge through immersive experiences similar to traditional apprenticeships. It argues that separating knowing from doing hinders learning, and provides examples showing people learn vocabulary and math concepts best when applied in authentic, meaningful contexts rather than through abstract definitions. Cognitive apprenticeship aims to enculturate students into real practices through collaborative activities and social learning modeled after successful apprenticeship models.
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This presentation discusses research on critical thinking, student research projects, and plagiarism prevention. The research found that product-oriented students focus on assignments as tasks to complete rather than learning opportunities. Process-oriented students view assignments as a chance to learn. Studies showed plagiarism occurs more when students are product-oriented. The rise of internet research requires improved critical thinking to evaluate online sources and prevent accidental plagiarism.
1. David Eisenberg, MLIS
School Media Specialist, Vernon Township Public Schools
President, Sussex County Library Media Association
N.J. School Boards Association, 2012 School Leader Award Recipient
2. Contents:
I. Educational Technology: More Important Than Ever
II. Functional & Targeted School Technology
III. Applied Technology in Action: Programs at Glen Meadow Library
a) Session # 1: Data-Driven Analytics in College & Career-Ready Book Clubs (Recognized
Program by NJSBA)
b) Session # 2: Star Reading (NJASL Program Overview and the Renaissance Learning
Linking Study)
c) Session # 3: Novel Writing with Google Docs (our newest program)
d) Session # 4: Data-Driven Analytics in Math Book Clubs (AMTNJ Workshop Overview)
e) Session # 5: School Wide Broadcasting without TV’s (an AACE Best Practice)
I. Reasons to Sign Up for this Professional Development Course
3. “As our work and social lives come to center on the use of
electronic media, the faster we’re able to navigate those media
and the more adroitly we’re able to shift our attention among
online tasks, the more valuable we’re likely to become as
employees and even as friends and colleagues” (Carr, 2011).
4. “Just because we can is not a compelling reason to use technology”
(Brophy, 2008).
“Technology must be well-used, thoughtfully applied, and exactingly
targeted in its application to education” (Carr, 2011).
“The increased demands of decision-making and visual processing in
hypertext impaired reading performance” (Carr, 2011).
“The division of attention demanded by multimedia further strains our
cognitive abilities, diminishing our learning and weakening our
understanding” (Carr, 2011).
5. “Technology can easily provide access to much useful information and
store it for rapid retrieval later. It can also provide access to current, real-
time data” (Brophy, 2008).
6. What can I do with what I’ve learned?
• I’d like to write a novel or learn about getting published
• I’d like to help plan our Animal Lover’s Club (where students bring pets to school!)
• I’d like to be on or to help produce a Morning Announcements Show
• I’d like to be a peer tutor to help fellow students (in Math, English or Science)
• I’d like to make movies, or be part of a movie-in-progress
• I’m interested in gaming, graphic arts, cartooning, anime, or RPG’s
• I’m good with computers and like new technology
• I like to take pictures (photography) or to draw
• I like to plan parties and fun events
7. Name
Study
Hall
Period Writing Photo Animals TV Comics Computers Parties Tutor Movies
A 7 x x x x
B 7 x x x
C 1 x x x x x
D 6 x x x x x
E 1 x x
F 7 x x x
G 2 x
8. Star Reading helps teachers to demonstrate quantitatively improvements
in students’ proficiencies in areas targeted by the Common Core
Curriculum Standards.
Star Reading Enterprise provides regular progress reports and continual
assessment of individual student proficiencies in 36 reading skills in five
Language Arts domains:
Vocabulary Development; (2) Understanding Text; (3)
Reading Progress; (4) Literacy Analysis; and (5) Evaluating Text.
9. As I presented at the 2011 New Jersey Association of
School Librarians Annual Conference, Glen Meadow
Middle School Library received a grant to participate
in the Star Reading Linking Study. The Linking Study
demonstrated the relationship between student
success on the New Jersey ASK exam and
proficiency on Star Reading assessments.
10. • Quick computerized reading assessments that take only about 15
minutes every month or two to maintain
• Teachers receive reading levels for every student
• Printed parent & student reports useful for explaining and documenting
student progress in reading ability
• Student reading growth reports – print longitudinal reports showing
student reading progress in reading level month by month, toward
proficiency on the NJ-ASK reading test
• Proven alignment with New Jersey standardized tests
• Available online from anywhere, making Star assessments even
assignable as homework!
11. We’re making use of the bestselling middle school books by Danica McKellar,
who’s a mathematician, former star of TV’s The Wonder Years, and author of
Math Doesn’t Suck: How to Get Through Middle School Math Without Losing
Your Mind or Breaking a Nail.
Using a writing style similar to a teen magazine, McKellar’s books help make
learning math fun, especially for students who enjoy reading. While we may be
the first school attempting to directly address the NJ-ASK Math with her books,
McKellar’s books have for years been shown by teachers to improve students’
enjoyment, confidence, and grades in middle school math.
12. Glen Meadow Library has teamed up with St. Jude’s Children’s Research
Hospital and Scholastic to lead our selected students in helping cure
childhood cancer. Our students will become the official Glen Meadow
Mathathon Team, to complete the official Mathathon Fun Book, a curriculum
designed by Scholastic that both raises money for kids fighting cancer and
helps students practice for standardized tests, such as the NJ-ASK.
13. Since selected students will be reading McKellar’s book, this is aimed at students who scored high on the
Language Arts NJ-ASK, while scoring substantially lower on the Math NJ-ASK test. We have examined all
seventh and eighth grade students and generated a spreadsheet allowing close analysis:
• Math Doesn’t Suck best addresses Problem Solving and Numerical Operations. We are looking for students
whose scores need improvement in these areas as our best candidates. When we include Kiss My Math and Hot
X Algebra, those books also cover the other subsets of the NJ-ASK Math. This will allow us to more
comprehensively address these students’ mathematics needs.
• Students with high reading scores will be best suited for this program
• Female students are these books’ intended audience.
Last First
LAL
Score
LAL
Prof
Math
Score
Math
Prof
Numbe
r
Prob
Solv Read Enrich Lunch
240 P 199 PP 11 18 48 1 6
223 P 190 PP 9 13 45 1 6
248 P 193 PP 11 19 46 8 6
228 P 205 P 12 18 43 5 6
14. “Technology allows for shared peer learning to occur in real time with other
students anywhere in the world” (Brophy, 2008).
College & Career Ready Book Clubs
2012 School Leader Award Recipient
New Jersey School Board Association
15. Glen Meadow Library’s
Student Novel Writing Project
In pairs, across nine 7th grade classes, students are team-writing a
single, cohesive novel. Student authors and editors are gaining a love
for literature, writing, organization, character development, and an
appreciation for the editing process.
Students learn from outside career professionals and subject-area
experts, including
16. Student Novel Writing Project
Special Guest Educators
Students learn from outside career professionals and subject-area experts. This
will include award-winning published authors, a senior art director of a major
book publisher, a representative from a graphic-arts college, and a children’s
magazine editor.
The Vernon Historical Society use PowerPoint, web-searching, photography and
video to teach our students about historical locations within Vernon Township,
the students’ novel takes place.
This Spring, the historical society will return to lead our students on an
archeological field trip of Black Creek, the setting of the final scene of our novel.
17. Student Novel Writing Project
Special Guest Educators
During our 2012 School Library’s Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention, named
an “Innovation in Education” by the New Jersey Historical Society (NJEA
Review, 2012):
Students will learn novel-writing and publishing from award-winning fantasy author and
Glen Meadow Middle School graduate Noelle Kalipetis
Our visiting Random House Books’ Senior Art Director will review student work, critique
and give feedback for students’ cover art and interior book illustration, demonstrating
professional graphics design in Photoshop and other industry-grade technology.
Students, faculty, administration, and guests celebrate at their own Book Launch Party!
18. With Google Drive, students write collaboratively
at school or from home and securely online. This
technology lets our students look at the same
document, and at the same time in different
locations, while even commenting on each other’s
revisions.
19. “2012 Best Practice”
World Conference for Educational Technology & School Media,
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
20. Smarter Technology Costs Less!
Traditional school broadcasting program includes TV Sets
in Each Classroom; Closed-Circuit Coaxial Cabling
throughout building; and separated room dedicated to
housing a broadcasting switchboard.
Entire cost typically $150,000 - $300,000. Prohibitive for
less affluent systems, especially at lower grade levels,
such as middle schools.
OUR WEB-BASED SOLUTION: $800 / year
21. Teaching Teachers &
Changing School Culture
Enlisting the support of every homeroom
teacher in the school to take on additional
voluntary work in the morning.
How do we make sure all teachers will buy-
in? Without their participation, the morning
show does not happen.
22. Student Tech Support Team
Students 12-13 years old were given leadership
roles to enter teachers’ classrooms and make
sure they could log onto the new system.
Called the “Student Tech Support Team”
23. The Result:
Glen Meadow Library’s
TV & Broadcasting Program
Students were brought on a field trip to the county college TV Studio and
were excited by meeting their professors and touring a real Public
Access TV Station.
Our Middle School Students now use Adobe After Effects, Premier,
Visual Communicator, Maya, Audition, and other professional tools to
produce a top-notch show.
24. • Refreshments will be served
• Learn practical skills to engage students
• Apply best practices acknowledged by both the Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education and the New Jersey School
Board Association
25. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. EdMedia: World Conference for Educational
Media and Technology. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.aace.org/conf/
Carr, Nicholas. (2010). The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. W. W. Norton &
Company.
Good, T. L., & Brophy, J. E. (2008). Looking in classrooms. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
New Jersey School Board Association. (2012). School Board Notes: May 2012. Retrieved from
http://www.njsba.org/news/sbn/20120530/june-8-is-deadline-for-school-leader-award-entries.php
Renaissance Learning. Star Reading. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.renlearn.com/sr/
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Mathathon. (2012) Retrieved from http://www.mathathon.org/