This document outlines an agenda for a workshop on using interactive whiteboard technology to teach diverse learners. The workshop consists of 6 sessions that cover building a collaborative learning community, learning theories, connecting theory to classroom instruction, creating an interactive whiteboard lesson, sharing sample lessons, and assessments. Participants will learn how to set up the whiteboard, explore its features, and build a six slide lesson to share with others.

1. Digital Destinations in History, Voices in History,
Enhancing Writing Instruction through Technology
“Using Interactive Whiteboard Technology to Reach ELL and
Diverse Learners”
Smartboard
July 6, 15, 21, 2010
Office of Educational Technology Queens
82-01 Rockaway Boulevard
Queens, New York 11416
Session 1 – Welcome, Housekeeping & Course Overview (8:30 – 9:15)
Session 2: Building a Collaborative Learning Community (9:15 – 9:30)
o Review Workshop schedule and rationale
o Review homework and photo/video requirements
o Review Interactive Lesson Planning Matrix
o Review Smartboard/Promethean Rubrics
Session 3: Current Learning Theories – An Overview (9:30 – 10:30)
o Gardner: “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences”
o Dunn & Dunn: “Learning Preferences”
o Assessment: Famous People and Modalities
Session 4: Connecting Theory to Class Instruction (10:30 – 11:00)
o Setting up the Smartboard
o Exploring the toolbar, templates, recording function, language function
o Examining “Essentials for Educators”, “Educator’s Toolkit”
Session 5: Creating Your Own Smartboard Lesson (11:00-12:30)
Building a six slide lesson – a flexible structure to build upon
o Title Slide – Aim Date, Pre-Assessment Slide – Venn diagram or KWL chart,
Vocabulary Slide, Multimedia Interactive Slide, Sharing through Writing,
Homework and Post Assessment Slide
L U N C H (12:30 – 1:30)
Session 6: Sharing Our Work and Modeling Classroom Application (1:30 – 2:45)
Session 6: Post Assessments - Evaluations (2:45 – 3:00)