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IDEAL for Educators
Arizona Connections Academy
June 2nd and 3rd 2009
Desert Willow Conference Center
Ann Lumm
Technology Integration Trainer
Maricopa County Educational Services Agency
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AgendaAgendaWelcome and Introductions
Overview of IDEAL resources
Break
In-depth training- Thinkfinity
Hands-on Exploration of Resources
Sharing Activity
Thinkfinity Survey
Closing- Questions, Comments, Presentation Survey
Link to survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22994VRTW9L
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Introducing…
Your name
Your current position
Challenges in teaching
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What is IDEALIDEAL?A single location on the internet for all Arizona stakeholders to access an information system of educational data, resources and services to increase student learning.
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User ID
1. Access myThinkfinity
2. Click on Attendee Sign-In
Roster into this Session
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Thinkfinity.org is a website that contains thousands of free lesson plans and student materials for every core subject, designed by the leading
educational organizations in the United States.
• A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and the nation’s leading educational and adult and family literacy organizations
• 55,000+ FREE education and adult and family literacy resources
• FREE professional development
What is Thinkfinity?
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Thinkfinity’s Content PartnersThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Arts
National Council on Economic Education Economics
National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Mathematics
International Reading Association &National Council of Teachers of English
Reading/Language Arts
American Association for the Advancement of Science Science
National Geographic Society Geography
National Museum of American History American History
National Center for Family Literacy & ProLiteracy Worldwide
Adult & Family Literacy
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Learning Objects
Worksheets
Interactives
E-Sheets
Podcasts
Printable Maps
Primary Source Documents
Rubrics
Web sites
Virtual Museums
Graphic Organizers
Photographs
Video Clips
Online ManipulativesQuizzes
Audio Clips
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How did you become aware of energy issues?
Blah, blah, blah, fossil fuels, blah, blah, blah,
oil reserves …..
Zzzzz… ?!?!?!Huh?
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• Can you generate enough energy for your town without running out of money?
• How does the use of an energy source impact the quality of life for the people in the community?
Power Issues – Environment and Economics
Lesson Plan
Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Links
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do you find the resources?
Three Main Ways:
1. Search Engine
2. Navigation through Partner site
3. Educator Homepage
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Integrated Search Engine
Search Engine locates
resources from all Partner sites
simultaneously
Supports interdisciplinary
learning
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Gravity Launch
Tower of HanoiAll Systems Are
Go Continent Assembler
Art of Explosion
Come Explore!
Commanding Heights
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Explore the Life of
Celia Cruz
Keyword search… “Celia Cruz”…Partner Site Smithsonian
Do your students…
♪Research Historical Figures?♪Study other Cultures?♪Write Biographies?♪Create Country Reports?♪Analyze Primary Sources?♪Study Music?
From the Newly Launched …
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Keyword search… “Cuba”…Partner Site Smithsonian
Primary Sources
Ready to Use Lesson Plans
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Let’s Explore…
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• Comprehensive and FREE training program - 1 hour live webinar Self-guided training Face-to-Face training
• Focus on using Thinkfinity resources to improve student learning
Thinkfinity Professional Development
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Each year you must train 5 people in at least 1 session.
You must attain at least a 4.0 average survey score.
Professional Development Model
Each year you must train 20 people in at least 2 session.
You must attain at least a 4.5 average survey score.
Field Trainer Status:
(Train End Users)
Certified Trainer Status:
(Train Trainers/End Users)
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Take the Training Survey
Thank you!
1. From myThinkfinity select Surveys.
2. Choose the appropriate survey from the list.
3. Respond to the questions and click on Submit to record your responses.
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IDEAL ReflectionIDEAL Reflection• What one NEW thing did you learn?• What is one thing that you will share with
someone else?• How you will go about implementing IDEAL at
your school?• What else would you like to see in IDEAL?• Survey link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?
p=WEB22994VRTW9L