Into+the+Classrooms

=PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and strategies to bring technology into the classrooms=

This is a page for best practices in moving technology into classrooms effectively: examples of programs that have scaffolded teachers so that integration is embraced; resources available for PD or planning; research that documnets the impact of technology integration on student achievement; etc.

**DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION**
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 * Project Red** reports findings of school studies and recommendations for implementation.

**Embed the NETS & Change Teacher Practice**. The Laramie County School District (Cheyenne Wyoming) has (1) embedded the National Education Technology Standards into its curriculum standards; (2) adapted NETS **performance indicators**; (3) created checklists to record student performance--for teachers and also for student self-**assessment**/on paper and also in online templates; (4) embedded technology proficiency into the students' **report cards**; and (4) created new **PD** strategies. Integration is explained and supported throughout the district and resources are readily available at the district website, including not only assessment instruments but lesson plans in the core subjects: math, ELA, social studies and science, for grades K-8. []

Brunswick Maine had benchmarks and more...
Brunswick, Maine also has technology benchmarks by grade and a site on tech integration. The site is currently being updated so the integration links isn't working right now. But, here is the benchmark link: [|__http://www1.brunswick.k12.me.us/cof/technology/techbenchmarks.pdf__]

And here is the page where you will find the integration link, once it is up and running again: [|__http://www1.brunswick.k12.me.us/cof/technology__]

TECH in TEN ToolBox
The Laramie County School District (Cheyenne, Wyoming) provides technology PD in ten minute segments. Great concept. Very narrowly-defined instruction modules. Here in SK, the after-school Tech Cafe works for some, and is wonderful for the one-on-one guidance for teachers who, for example, are creating websites for the first time. But what about adding a brown-bag Tech-in-Ten where the topic is narrow and specific? One teacher at Wakefield told me (this is M'lyn posting) that the Tech Cafe was too undefined for her because she doesn't know enough to know what her questions are. Two Wakefield teachers told me this past Spring that they would participate in a lunch-time, narrowly-defined tech time. Maybe Laramie's Tech-in-Ten is an approach we can use to supplement the Tech Cafes??? Tech-in-Ten could be a weekly library event with teachers invited to bring their lunches for a specific PD technology topic. []

Learn it in 5
[] From the site: "What is Web 2.0? Learn it in 5 minutes or less. **Learn it in 5** is a powerful library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, for the purpose of helping teachers and students create classroom strategies for today's 21st century's digital classroom. These step-by-step how-to videos walk teachers through Web 2.0 technology, demonstrating how to use Web 2.0 applications like blogs, social networks, podcasts, interactive videos, wikis, slide sharing and much more."

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"**Peer Coaching**"
The Peer Coaching Program is part of the Partners in Learning Network at Microsoft. You can join that network at [] to find more information about the program, the benefits and why you may want to participate in a Peer Coaching Program. To date, the program is being implemented in over 49 countries. View the wiki from ISTE: http://peercoaching2011series.wikispaces.com/ISTE+2011 [] An example of a school district in Washington State that is now in their 3rd year of implementation of peer coaching [|http://peer-ed.com] our Website

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS [] Gwen Solomon. The ISTE workshop included results of studies on tech use in the classroom. The site describes itself as "dedicated to demonstrating how the technologies available in a digital learning environment can be the catalyst for teaching and learning in an era where new skills – and the ability to change as times demand – are paramount. Provided by HP and Intel and hosted by //Tech & Learning//, NewBay Media, this web site and the accompanying live events are truly a guide to digital learning."