Project Connect 2 Teach

Project Connect 2 Teach

Rebecca J. Speelman, Ed.D.

York College of Pennsylvania

Shared at the

National Education Computing Conference 2009

• Please join us as we embark down a path that I believe will "make the connections" to help guide our pre-service teachers to plan, instruct and assess our students as 21st century learners.

Background PhilosophyBackground Philosophy

• I believe integration has to start with the first introduction of a lesson plan, not as an add-on feature after we learn about content and pedagogy.

Key Points to ShareKey Points to Share

1. Vision and highlights 1. Vision and highlights

2. Historical information 2. Historical information

3. Implementation planning 3. Implementation planning

4. Outcomes/Examples4. Outcomes/Examples

VisionVision

• To connect pre-service teacher candidates with in-service teachers in order to bridge the gap between theory and practice when working with curriculum and technology.

• To provide in-service teachers with resources to assist planning and pre-service teacher candidates a glimpse of their future lives as teachers.

HighlightsHighlights

• 228 students (primarily sophomore level students)

• 218 teachers• 8 states• K-12• Focused on state, national and NETS-T

standards• Over 2,950 standards-aligned , teacher

reviewed web resources now available

Spring 07 Fall 07 Spring 08 Fall 08 Spring 09 TOTAL 47 students 46 students 48 students 47 students 40 students

228 students

College web College web College web Wikispaces Wetpaint 3 delivery modes

PA, WV, MD, NJ, DE, NY

PA, MD, NJ, DE, NY, VA

PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE

PA, NY, NJ, MD, DE

PA, NC8 states

NETS , state standards

NETS, state and national standards

NETS, state and/or national standards

NETS, state and/or national standards

NETS, state and/or national standards

3 forms of standards

1645 705

LogisticsLogistics

Project GuidelinesProject GuidelinesSpring 07 Fall 07 Spring 08 Fall 08 Spring 09

Student work

Web resources, reflection

Web resources, reflection

Web resources, lesson, reflection

Unit, hours, teaching, blog, wiki resources, field experience checklist

Lesson/unithours, teaching, blog, wiki resources , field experience journal

Web Resources (minimum)

15 10 10 15 15

Content Student Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher

Hours Required

0 5 5 20 20

Teacher Debriefing

None None E-mail Survey Monkey

Survey Monkey

Implementation PlanningImplementation Planning

• Previous semester• Field Experience

Coordinator (contact for Alumni)

• District Contacts– superintendent, director of C&I, building level principals, teachers

• Two weeks prior to start of course

• Student contact request for placement

• Grade level, content area, extenuating circumstances

Implementation Planning Implementation Planning

• One week prior to start of course

• Overview of project sent to student for review

• First day of semester

• Guidelines for contact • Students make initial

contact with PC2T teacher

OutcomesOutcomes

• Lesson/unit development• Student journaling • PC2T teacher survey (quantitative and

qualitative)• Web resource review and alignment by

PC2T teacher• Lesson/unit review by course instructor• Student understanding of beginning with

the end in mind

“Curriculum drives technology; technology should not drive curriculum!”

http://projectconnect2teach.wikispaces.comhttp://projectconnect2teach.wikispaces.com

Rebecca Speelman, Ed.D.

York College of Pennsylvania

rspeelma@ycp.edu