First things first …

• Report to classroom 310G.• Sign the attendance sheet.• Put name tent beside you at your desk/CPU.• Have first lesson available for discussion.• Have Intel® Teach book opened to Module 3,

p. 3.03.

Glad to see each of you. :-)

Instruction and Technology

February 6, 2009

Overview

• Consider 21st century skills• Assessment process and strategies• Complete lesson review and consider next

steps• Review/update lesson(s) as you reflect on

rubric guidelines• Options: help with presntation apps,

WebQuest, online wiki, blog AND/OR revise/update lessons

21st Century Education Skills• How can we best help our K-12 students?

• “Today’s student will require new abilities to thrive in the future. In the knowledge-based economy, knowing how to locate information quickly, weigh and evaluate information for bias and accuracy and synthesize and apply that information to solve problems will be a primary asset.

• These 21st century skills include digital age literacy, inventive thinking, effective communication and high productivity abilities.”

The CEO Forum School Technology and Readiness Report

See also Module One, p. 1.02

• “Which one describes your classroom or school?”http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/20th_vs_21st_Century_Classroom.htm

• Reflect on your lesson. Complete Module 3, page 3.03. Share insights with a partner.

21st Century Education and Learning Skil

National CEO Forum School Technology and

BREAK --

• Be kind to yourself. Take a ten minute break.

• You have earned it!!!

Assessment Process and Strategies

• Positive effects of student-centered assessment – see pedagogical practices, Module 5, pp. 5.02-5.03.

• Think about your lesson(s) assessment(s) and complete pp. 5.04-5.05.

• Class review pp. 5.06-5.09.• Set up Assessment Project Wizard and

assessment manager, pp. 5.12 and 5.13• Don’t forget to uses resources on Intel®

Teach program CD.

BREAK --

• Be kind to yourself. Take a five minute break.

• You need it!!!

Options for remainder of class:

• Help with Office applications “how-to” of Publisher, Word, PowerPoint, Inspiration, Wiki, Blogs . . . .

• AND/OR• Continue refining/updating lessons as well

as adding lessons to your work sample.• Complete blog for the week.

Next Steps…

• Fine tune student activities for lessons• Continue with help in learning technology

presentation apps, online classroom tools/generators

• Visit helpful teacher web sites – collect hot list of most helpful web sites (everyone contributes)

• Respond to class blog• Check class wiki for updates, upload your

drafts to personal wiki pages on class wiki