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Overview of the Title IID Voices In History grant.TRANSCRIPT
2009-2012 NCLBTitle II Part D
Districts 25 & 30Competitive Grant
Voices In History
Office of Educational Technology
Winnie Bracco, Technology Innovation Manager
September 21 and 22, 2010
Meet the Staff
Voices In History
•Michael Swirsky•[email protected]
•Ellen Phillips• [email protected]
•Richard Gross• [email protected]
2009-2012 NCLB Title II Part D Competitive
Grants
Purpose of the Program: Title II Part D - Enhancing Education Through Technology is designed to achieve three major goals as outlined in NCLB:
1. To improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools
2. To assist every student – regardless of race, ethnicity, income, geographical location, or disability in becoming technologically literate by the end of eighth grade and
3. To encourage effective integration of technology resources and systems with professional development and curriculum development to promote research/evidence based instructional methods that can be widely replicated.
Grant Overview
•Students will improve their academic performance in ELA.
•Teachers will increase their knowledge and ability to integrate technology into their Social Studies instruction in meaningful ways to support ELA achievement.
•Teachers will develop and strengthen their collaboration with other teachers around integrating technology into instruction.
•Students will develop their technology literacy skills through project based learning.
The Taj Mahal: Architecture of a Love StoryBy Jennifer Sohnen, 24Q014
Professional Development
Workshop Date
Project Based Learning September 28 & 29
Blogging October 30
Online Environments November 6
Graphic Novel December 4
Digital Moviemaking Pt. 1
January 29
Digital Moviemaking Pt. 2
March 19
Digital Moviemaking Pt. 3
May 21
Share Out June 11
Professional Development Options
Option A:Face to Face Saturday SessionsEducational Technology InstituteTraining Rate
Option B:Online Moodle Course 2
Dates to Remember
Everyone needs to attend:
•Orientation Meeting (September 21 or 22)
•Two-Day Project Based Learning Workshop Pt. 1 (September 28 & 29)***
•Two-Day Project Based Learning Workshop Pt. 2 (November 2 & 3, 2010)
***Or August 31/Sept. 1, 2010
ResourcesPush-In support
Laptop
Cameras
Projector if funding is available
Blog Environment
Software
Responsibilities
As a participant, you are required to:
Complete all necessary applications and forms.
Attend all workshops and complete surveys.
Complete all projects and share with school inquiry team and grant community.
Cooperate with the grant evaluator
Videotape one lesson integrating technology into the curriculum to impact school community.
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TEACHER CREATED
STUDENT CREATED
BLOG Comments to the Blog
Graphic Novel 2 graphic novelsDigital Slideshow 2 digital
slideshowsDigital Documentary
2 digital documentaries
Expectations
•I will engage my students in the process and incorporate student work whenever possible.
•I will bring one student-created first person narrative to specific workshops to be used as a script for the graphic novel.
Student Work
Evaluator ReLearning Curve Josephine Imbimbo, [email protected]
EvaluationGrant is federally funded, state controlled
and requires a prescribed evaluation process to take place.
Surveys – teachers and studentsObservationsSite VisitsRequest for dataInterview of administrators and teachers
Grant Evaluator: Josephine Imbimbo,
ReLearning Curve
Online Presences
There are several different websites that participants will use. You need to know the difference between each.
The Office of Educational Technology Website
www.oitqueens.com
The Voices in History Wikispace
www.voicesinhistory.wikispaces.com
Blog
http://www.edtechnyc.com
G-Mail
Each participant of Voices In History will need to get a G-Mail Account, which you will register for today.
Our Next Workshop
**Project Based Learning with the Buck Institute
Tuesday, September 28 & Wednesday September 29
@45-18 Court Square, LIC
**If you did NOT attend the Aug. 31 & Sept. 1 workshop
Blogging for 24:7 CommunicationSaturday, October 30, 2010
@8201 Rockaway Blvd. Ozone Park
Questions/Comments