Staff+Development

Staff Development
[|Springfield District 186 videos] for training.

Technology Integration Modeling, coaching, resource finding Improve student acheivement Assist students in crossing the digital divide

Ways to implement professional development: Meet with teachers one hour per week in teams. This would have to be in the schedule.

ACOT Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow

"Most critical determining factor in whether participating teachers integrated technology into their classrooms and moved toward a constructivist teaching approach was they level of support they received from" administrators and .....

Instructional Coaches: //A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction// by Him Knight Characteristics of a good coach
 * On-Site - support
 * Professional Developer
 * Partner with teacher and keep administrators informed
 * Shares proven teaching practices
 * Understand change process
 * Focused on achievement

Critical Elements Quote David Ulrich "Small and simple changes..." We are more likely to accomplish real change with small changes in daily routine that can be sustained over time
 * Timing Choose appropriate time of year Sufficient time to complete project
 * Stakes
 * Likelihood of success
 * Options
 * Consequences of failure
 * DoAbility

Role of coach Meet, model, support, train Idea developer Problem solver Minor tech support

[|Classroom City Project] Great engaged learning project. Students take on roles of mayor, police cheif, etc. They raise money, spend money, encounter disasters, etc. The Classroom City project is a simulation where students create a city in their own classrooms. The students learn about business and economics by creating a working city, This project is adapted from the book written by Rod Stark, Copyright 1995, Interaction Publishers, INC., DBA Interact, ISBN- 1-57336-224-7 The fourth grade teachers at Pleasant Valley Elementary in Wichita, KS have taken this project and integrated technology. Three classrooms are participating in this project, Mrs. Dill, Mrs. Martinez and Ms. Snodgrass's class have set up their own city. The students have created a city name and a flag to represent their city. Each student has been given the opportunity to create and run a business in the city as well as become a city official. Some city officials are appointed and others are elected.

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