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Schedule: Week 1 Day 1 (Monday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:30
Welcome, overview, and introductions
Expectations and deliverables
 
 CyberCafe
9:30-10:00
Getting to know each other the homeroom & facilities
Concept of homeroom: how groups are managed
Introduction Posters in groups of 4
 CyberCafe
KCI
10:00-10:10 MORNING BREAK  
10:10-11:00
Getting organized for the Institute
1. Finding the home room by badge color
2. Pre-institute Survey
3. Setting up server folders - how to save work
 Homeroom
11:00-11:45

Getting to know My eCoach
1. Log into My eCoach and set up your account.
2. Do the eCoach tutorial
Homeroom
11:45-12:30 Bookmarking sites Homeroom
12:30-1:00 LUNCH BREAK    
1:00-1:30
CA Multimedia Festival Project Examples and Rubric
1. Instructors will show examples of CA Media and Multimedia Festival winning (and non winning) projects to generate ideas, show what is expected, etc.
2. Participants will have the CA Media and Multimedia Festival rubric and will discuss the quality of the projects.
Homeroom
1:30-2:15 EWYL Resource Page and EWYL Website Resources  
2:15-2:25 AFTERNOON BREAK    
2:25-3:00 Project Plan and Search
Look for projects similar to the project you are planning		 Homeroom
3:00-3:30
Homework - Assignment 1  
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Week 1 Day 2 (Tuesday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and Discuss Homework Assignment 1
 Homeroom

9:00-9:30

Inspiration and Information Mapping
Work through the Inspiration Tutorial [PDF]		 Homeroom
9:30-11:00

Task: Inspiration Activity/PowerPoint/Word - Create a Poster

Read NCREL's Framework for Effective Technology Use in Schools

Create a poster advertising the conditions necessary for technology to be effectively integrated into the curriculum.

The poster should NOT just be an inspiration diagram. It should be well thought out and designed. It should be something that could hang (for example) in the staff room at a school.

Homeroom
10:30-10:40 BREAK

 

  
11:00-2:30

PBL Activity

  1. Whole group goes over the activity directions.
  2. Assigned groups will go to their assigned classroom to develop and give a presentation.

 

 

CyberCafe

Assigned Classroom

LUNCH & BREAK AS NEEDED
2:30-3:15
PBL PowerPoint presentations
Groups will present and student assistants will collect PowerPoints and create a CD for each participant.
 

 

 Homeroom
3:15-3:30 Homework - Assignment 2  
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Week 1 Day 3 (Wednesday)

Time Activity Location

8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and Discuss Homework Assignment 2

Homeroom
9:00-9:30
PBL Review
Instructors will show the PBL PowerPoint presentation and review the key elements of PBL
 Homeroom
9:30-10:00
More exemplary projects
Instructors will show more examples of exemplary projects from project CD
Homeroom
10:00-10:10 MORNING BREAK  
10:10-12:30
Map curriculum for project thematically using Inspiration
 
Homeroom
12:30-1:00 LUNCH BREAK    
1:00-1:30
Understanding the Planning Guide Template and Builders
Read the Planning Guide Template on My E-Coach
 Homeroom
1:30-2:30
Begin planning your project with the template
Using the Custom Builder and the EWYL project template, participants will be developing the project components as we progress through the institute curriculum.
  
2:30-2:40 AFTERNOON BREAK    

2:40-3:00

Task: The Role of Reflection on Improving Practice

Get together in groups of 4. Each group member will read one of the four short online articles on reflective practice. The group will then discuss how reflection will improve their own teaching practice.

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 The Role of Reflection on Improving Practice
Topics for Teachers—Reflective Practice
Reflective Practice—What’s in it for you
Reflective Practice


Homeroom
3:00-3:30 Homework - Assignment 3  
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Week 1 Day 4 (Thursday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and discuss homework Assignment 3.
 
 CyberCafe
9:00-10:30
Introduction to the Digital Camera
 CyberCafe
KCI
10:30-10:40 MORNING BREAK  
10:40-12:30
Digital Imaging Electives - Tutorials provided in classroom
1. iPhoto / Easyshare
2. Photoshop Elements
3. Fireworks
4. Photoshop
 Homeroom
12:30-1:30 LUNCH BREAK    
1:30-2:45
Digital Imaging Electives (continued)
1. iPhoto / Easyshare
2. Photoshop Elements
3. Fireworks
4. Photoshop
 Homeroom
2:50-3:00 AFTERNOON BREAK    
3:00-3:30 Homework - Assignment 4  
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Week 1 Day 5 (Friday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and discuss homework Assignment 4.
 
 CyberCafe
9:00-10:30

Task: Enduring Understandings, Deep Learning, and Higher Order Thinking

Read the following:

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 Module 2.3 Understanding by Design
Understanding by Design: Questioning Tool Kit
Article: Planning and Classroom Management; Driving Questions [PDF]

Do the following tasks in Module 2.3
Enduring Understanding
Understanding by Design

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 Open your Project Planning Template and draft the enduring understandings (deep learning) for your project. (What is the important learning that your students will need to understand forever, and how will this tie directly to their lives?)
2.
 Draft two or three driving questions for your project.
3.
 Share out your enduring understandings and get feedback from the group. (e.g. Is this really important?) 
 
 CyberCafe
KCI
10:30-10:40 MORNING BREAK  
10:40-11:30

Task: Standards - My eCoach: Activity Builders (Either Custom Project Builder or Inquiry Based Project—Plan Sections.)

Read: Module 3.2 - Standards and Standards [PDF]

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 Select the standards your project will meet.
2. Go to My eCoach. Determine whether you will use the Custom Project Builder or the Inquiry Based Project Builder.
3. Go to the Plan Tab at the top and complete the Curriculum and Standards Sections. Then copy your standards (Copy/Paste) into your Project Planning Template.
Homeroom
11:30-12:30
Thematic Planning
Read - Thematic Planning and Integrated Instruction

Task: Thematic Planning

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 Look at the enduring understandings you decided on for your project. Determine what standards will be met by your project.
2. Open Inspiration.. In the Main Idea box type your project title you’re your enduring understanding.
3.

Create a mind map based on the standards you have chosen for your project.
View Example

 
 
 Homeroom
12:30-1:00 LUNCH BREAK    
1:00-1:45
Goals and Objectives
Read - Module 3.3
Review Planning and Classroom Management [PDF]
Read - Goals and Objectives Readings Resources
 
 Homeroom
1:45-1:55 AFTERNOON BREAK    

1:55-3:00

Task: Draft Goals and Objectives for your project

Go to My eCoach: Activity Builders, either Custom Project Builder or Inquiry Based Project. On paper draft three goals for your project based on the standards you’ve selected.Then draft two measurable objectives for each goal.

Next meet with a critical friend and analyze your goals and objectives:

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 Are your goals general global statements based on the standards this project will meet?
Are your objectives measurable?
Are your objectives specific (who, what when, how), active tense and tied directly to your goals?
Do your objectives require your students to use higher order thinking skills (analyze, evaluate, synthesize)?

After your critical friend peer review, have your instructors review your goals and objectives, then open your Project Planning Template and add your goals and objectives.

Homeroom
3:00-3:30 Homework - Assignment 5  
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Week 2 Day 6 (Monday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Overview—Where we’ve been, where we are going

 

 CyberCafe
9:00-9:10
Apple Movie; I Became a Teacher…[CD]
 
 CyberCafe
KCI
9:15-9:45
Engaged Learning NCREL Online Survey
 
  
9:45-10:15
Changing Role of Teacher in Engaging Learning
Module 4.1 Content Design and Curriculum Mapping
Meaningful Engaged Learning
Look at this chart - Indicators of Engaged Learning

 

  
10:15- 10:20 MORNING BREAK  
10:20- 11:00
Assessment
Read Module 6 - Assessment
View NCREL Multiple Assessment and technology integration (video)
Article: Indicator Alignment, Success Stories
Challenge 2000 CD (Assessment videos)
Homeroom
11:00-12:00

Task: Write Assessment Strategies for Objectives in Project Plan

Read Assessment [PDF]

  1. See if any of the rubrics and student assessment forms can be used or modified for your project.
  2. In Project Template: Write Assessment strategies for Objectives in Project Plan
Homeroom
12:00- 12:30 LUNCH BREAK    
12:30- 1:15
Gagne’s Events of Instruction—Beginning to map out project activities
1. Read Module 2.2 Gagne's Events of Instruction and The Nine Events of Instruction
2. Do Gagne's Events of Instruction Task
3. Go to My eCoach Events of Instruction Discussion Board and respond to the question: How will making sure that Gagne’s Events of Instruction (Conditions for Learning) are met strengthen student learning for my project?
 
As you look at the Events of Instruction, how will you build in opportunity for your students to analyze, synthesize and evaluation information in a way the promotes your enduring understandings?
 
 Homeroom
1:15- 2:30
Inquiry Based Learning
Read Module 2.2. Think about student objectives based on Blooms taxonomy. Now look at the Content Column on Multimedia Project Rubric
Next look at Dale’s Cone handouts and Inquiry Design Process
Do the Reflection on Inquiry-Based Learning task.

Task: Build IBL into your plan

  1. Go back now and review your objectives and driving (essential) questions (Review Readings: Planning and Classroom Management beginning at Page 25 in the BIE Materials—Designing and Planning Successful Projects).
  2. Have you made sure your project will encourage active learning, higher order thinking skills (evaluation, analysis and synthesis) and a high degree of metacognition?
  3. Ask a critical friend to review your objectives and driving questions based on Gagne’s Events of Instruction, the Inquiry-based Learning model and Dale’s Cone.
  4. Begin to plan activities for your students based on Project/Activities Timeline—PreProduction, Production, and PostProduction. Make sure these activities are inquiry based AND will encourage active learning, higher order thinking skills (evaluation, analysis and synthesis) and a high degree of metacognition.
 
2:30- 2:40 AFTERNOON BREAK    
2:40- 2:50
George Lucas Video on Multiple Intelligences
 


Homeroom
2:50- 3:00
Animal School
 
 
3:00- 3:20
Multiple Intelligences
Multiple Intelligence Inventories:
What are my learning strengths?
Learning Styles Self Assessment
Rogers Indicator of Multiple Intelligences
  
3:20- 3:30 Homework - Assignment 6  
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Week 2 Day 7 (Tuesday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and Discuss Homework Assignment 6

 

 CyberCafe
9:00-10:00

Collaboration: Goal—planning collaboration on Project plan.
Read Module 3.5 Collaboration (Read and explore online resources and online collaborative tools.)

Task: Collaborative Groups

In your Project Planning Template, complete the Collaboration Section. Use the following resources:

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Planning and Classroom Management [PDF]
Group Strategies: 118 BIE materials
Setting Up Collaborative Groups
Multiple Intellegence/PBL Chart
CyberCafe
KCI
10:00-10:10 MORNING BREAK  
10:10-10:30
What do teachers need to know about technology? Jerry Chapin
 
 Homeroom
10:30-11: 15

Chris' Powerpoint http://breeze.xccoe.org/p87993092

Task: Technology Integration JigSaw

Readings: Technology Integration [PDF]

  1. Each person will be assigned to read one article. With the other person in your class who read the same article, summarize the main points that build the case for technology integration.
  2. Prepare a quick and SIMPLE PowerPoint presentation to summarize the main points. Present your presentation to the class.


Homeroom
11:15-11:30
Handhelds on the Go Movie
(Running time: 6:17)
  
11:30-2:00
Electives:

Read Module 3.1 PBL & Choosing Multimedia
How to Use Multimedia Tools
Think about how you will integrate technology into your project. Discussion of which multimedia applications are best for which kinds of projects. Decide what software you will use for the final student project.

  
 
12:30-1:00 LUNCH BREAK    
2:00-2:10 AFTERNOON BREAK    
2:10-3:00
Work on Project Plan or play with Palms
Note: We have probes and motion detectors you can fiddle with.

Homeroom
3:00-3:30 Homework - Assignment 7  
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Week 2 Day 8 (Wednesday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and Discuss Homework Assignment 7

 

 CyberCafe
9:00-9:45

Digital Movie Samples
Video Tape and CD (CA Media and Multimedia Festival)
 CyberCafe
KCI
9:45-9:55 MORNING BREAK  
9:55-10:30
Digital Storytelling
Begin to plan a video reflection on your philosophy of education, teaching, and learning. Instructors will show samples of digital videos from past EWYL institutes. Discuss/share the ideas you have for your digital videos and get feedback from your peers. Tomorrow you will learn to use either iMovie, Premiere or Windows Media Maker and will begin to assemble your final digital video.
Homeroom
10:30-12:30

Task: Plan Your Digital Storytelling Topic

Read Module 4.4 Storyboarding and Module 4.5 Digital Storytelling.

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Review the Digital Storytelling Cookbook
Do the Digital Storytelling Project Task.
Write your script according to the 7 elements in the Recipe
Plan your storyboard


Homeroom
12:30-1:00 LUNCH BREAK    
1:00-3:00

Task: Digitize Pictures

Find images, video clips on the web, take video footage or digital photos. Find your folder and save your media for your digital story (Your folder on Thrall Server. Name folder: lastnamemov

 

 Homeroom
3:00-3:30 Homework - Assignment 8  
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Week 2 Day 9 (Thursday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and Discuss Homework Assignment 8

 

 CyberCafe
9:00- 3:00
Digital Video Classes
iMovie
Windows Movie Maker / Photo Story
Premiere

Instructor’s Handouts Your Video Folder on Thrall with your photos and clips
Tutorials Section: Video—See appropriate tutorial for the digital video program you are learning.
Review Module 4.4 and 4.5

 CyberCafe
KCI
MORNING BREAK, LUNCH BREAK, AFTERNOON BREAK AS NEEDED  
Homework - Assignment 9  
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Week 2 Day 10 (Friday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflecition Activity
Read and Discuss Homework Assignment 9

 

 CyberCafe
9:00-9:45

Task: Creating a Classroom Web Site

The following are ideas and resources you’ll need to use as you create your classroom Web site. Take some time to look them over. Make a list of the elements you would like to include on your classroom Web site. You can update this list later, so please save it.

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 Creating a Classroom Web Site
Classroom Web Sites
Top Ten Reasons to Create a Classroom Web Site
Sites for Teachers
 
 Homeroom
9:45- 10:00

Task: Evaluating Classroom Web Sites

You will learn to use DreamWeaver to create a classroom Web site today. Take look at some of the following classroom Web sites and critique them:

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 Classroom Websites top List (mostly K-6 sites)
Byron-Bergen Central Schools K-12 Classroom Web Sites
Electric Teacher

Here are some rubric sites for evaluating Web Sites
Evaluation Rubrics for Websites
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators (Click on Web Page Rubrics)
A + Rubric (Use this rubric to evaluate classroom Web sites:
 
 Homeroom
MORNING BREAK, LUNCH BREAK, AFTERNOON BREAK AS NEEDED
  
10:00- 3:30
Web Design Class
Setting up Web Page folder
Creating a classroom Web site
Dreamweaver Tutorial
File Transfer Programs
 
 


 Homeroom
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Week 3 Day 11 (Monday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Overview: Where we’ve been and where we are going

 

 CyberCafe
9:00-9:20


ALA Standards – Literacy Video (Instructors will show video)
Standards [PDF]
AASL Information Power
 
 CyberCafe
KCI
9:20-9:30 MORNING BREAK  
9:30-10:00
Elements of Visual Design
Instructors will review the elements of Good Visual Design.
Read Module 4.3 Visual Design Elements
 Homeroom
10:00-11:00


Create a poster for your classroom on something to do with your project.
Do the task in Module 4.3 Visual Design Elements. Student assistants and interns will help you print it on our HP Large Format printer


 Homeroom
11:00-3:00
Multimedia Application Electives
PowerPoint
Podcasting
StageCast Creator
Flash

 

 Homeroom
LUNCH BREAK as needed    
3:00-3:30 Homework - Assignment 10  
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Week 3 Day 12 (Tuesday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and Discuss Homework Assignment 10

 

 CyberCafe
9:00- 9:50
Tapped-in
Overview of Tapped In - Sign up for Tapped In membership
CyberCafe
9:50- 10:00 MORNING BREAK  
10:00- 10:30
Assessment Review: Formative and Peer Review
Challenge 2000 CD
Assess Student Work with PBL
ThoughtPieces/Learning
MM Project Scoring Rubric
PlanAssess



Homeroom
10:30- 11:30
Use Project Based Learning Checklist handout to assess your project plan at this stage of development. (Formative Assessment)
Peer Review Check Sheet handout
Work with a critical friend to review each other’s project plans and make suggestions to strengthen your projects. Pay particular attention to the content. Does it encourage students to use higher order thinking skills? Also pay attention to the multimedia. Will our student projects use 3 media elements (text, sound, pictures—including student art work and photographs, graphics, animation, video) to support student learning outcomes?


 Homeroom
11:30- 12:30
WebQuests
WebQuest Samples
Building Blocks of a WebQuest
WebQuest Tutorial
WebQuest Templates
Homeroom
12:30- 1:00 LUNCH BREAK    
1:00- 3:00
Choice of Work: WebQuest, classroom website, poster, project sample or project planner, Promethean Smart Board Tutorial in 4006, or Multimedia Year Books in 4008
WebQuest Templates
My eCoach (Put your project plan into Project plan builder on My eCoach)
 Homeroom
Homework - Assignment 11  
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Week 3 Day 13 (Wednesday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Reflection Activity
Read and Discuss Homework Assignment 11
 CyberCafe
9:00- 10:00
Copyright Issues
Read Module 4.6
Copyright Bay
The Educator’s Guide to Fair Use (take quiz)
Copyright and Fair Use [PDF]
 Homeroom
10:00- 10:10 MORNING BREAK  
10:10- 11:00
Getting Started with PBL—10 Steps to Remember
Read Module 3.1 10 Steps
PowerPoint Presentation
 Homeroom
11:00- 12:30
Project Management
Read Module 3.4 Project Management
Project Management Task
Planning and Classroom Management (BIE Resources) [PDF]


 Homeroom
12:30- 1:00 LUNCH BREAK    
1:00- 2:30
Tutorials (choice) or work on projects
Handouts will be provide by instructors
Pearson CPS
Think.com
More PDAs and Probes
Software help (as needed)
Multimedia Year Books
Homeroom
2:30-2:40

AFTERNOON BREAK    
2:40-3:30
Continue Tutorials or working on projects
Homeroom
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Week 3 Day 14 (Thursday)

Time Activity Location
8:30-9:00
Mentoring and Coaching
PowerPoint Presentation
 CyberCafe
9:00-12:00
Work on finishing projects/products
 CyberCafe
KCI
12:00-1:30 LUNCH BREAK    
1:30-3:30
Work on finishing projects/products
 Homeroom
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Week 3 Day 15 (Friday)

Time Activity Location
9:00-12:00
Work on finishing projects/products
ALL PRODUCTS DUE BY 12:30. Student Assistants will help to burn CDs and post Web Pages
· Project Plan (MS Word)
· Project Plan in My eCoach—published—Give URL to instructors so it can be linked from EWYL site
· Digital Movie
· Classroom Web site
· Poster for classroom related to project
· Either a WebQuest OR a project sample
CyberCafe
12:30-1:00 LUNCH BREAK    
1:00-2:00
Presentation of Projects
 Homeroom
2:00-2:10 AFTERNOON BREAK    
2:10-2:30
Evaluation of Institute
 Homeroom
2:30-3:00 Review of commitments for school year 2006-07
Attend 3 (18 hours) of the following follow up class dates (MARK YOUR CALENDAR):Oct. 14, Nov. 4, Dec 9, Jan 27, Feb 10