Maps to Preconference Workshops
Distance Learning Strand
Today, distance learning, where the teacher and student are separated by time or distance, provides many forums for student learning and professional development. Among the options are online courses, two-way videoconference, web collaboration and publishing. Attend sessions to hear how distance learning fits into student learning and PD opportunities for you and your faculty.
Key for Presentation Levels: Awareness A, Training T, Systemic S
Quality Assurance in Online Education
Mary Abkemeier
Fontbonne University uses a peer-based approach to quality assurance for its online courses. The university uses a rubric called QM@FBU (Quality Matters @ Fontbonne University) to peer review each online course before it is taught. The rubric was adapted from the Quality Matters (QM) rubric, first developed in fall of 2003 by a group of 19 community colleges and five senior institutions in the state of Maryland. Mary will share Fontbonne's rubric and experiences she and her colleagues have had using the rubric; response of Fontbonne University online instructors is very positive.
PDJust4You - Professional Development Anytime, Anywhere T
Jennifer Creason
Learn how to offer professional development for Instructional Technology anytime, anywhere to all staff members to increase your teachers' ability to integrate technology effectively into their classroom. This online program provides a comfortable environment for the learners, in turn, allowing them to be more comfortable using the technology in the classroom.
In today's isolated school environment, educators need to push the boundaries of time and space to provide students with a rich blend of learning experiences. Videoconferencing technology creates live, interactive educational opportunities that are flexible, user-friendly and motivational for the 21st Century Classroom. Students, teachers and communities benefit from videoconferencing’s cutting-edge technology. Videoconferences put experts and resources from around the globe into classrooms and can extend learning opportunities into the community. Keep your students engaged by bringing programs into your classroom and creating international connections.
Videoconferencing 101: Team Teaching with the World A,T
Diane Tinucci, Bill Stewart
In its second year of commitment of integration of videoconferencing into its curriculum, Lafayette High School has learned lessons and developed procedures to share with others interested in positively and productively bringing videoconferencing into their schools. Information on hardware consideration and staff and student responsibilities and training will be shared, along with tips related to assurance of efficient, effective, and excellent videoconference experiences.
Mathematics: Batter Up
It's the final day of the 1941 season and Ted Williams' batting average is .39955. What will he do? Sit this one out and guarantee an historic .400 season or take a chance and aim for mathematic immortality? Find the answer to this and other exciting stories in a dugout full of whole numbers, fractions and decimals, percentages, proportions and problem solving. Fun for fifth-graders and above, this thematic unit teaches fundamental concepts that connect the calculator and the clubhouse while learning, using and interpreting the statistics of famous ballplayers.
Civil Rights: Before You Can Say "Jackie Robinson"
James Yasko
Before You Could Say 'Jackie Robinson' - Want to motivate your students to learn about segregation and the importance of cultural diversity? Here is a colorful unit, designed for grades four through twelve, that illustrates how baseball reflected and led critical social shifts in American history from the Civil War to the modern-day Civil Rights movement. Beginning with the origin of the Negro leagues to Jackie Robinson's integration of Major League Baseball in 1947, untold stories of honor, courage, and perseverance are brought to life through interactive multicultural lessons spanning several subject areas.
Magnet Mania A,T
Sabrina Boyle
Experience a videoconference as a student and see the benefits of broadening your classroom walls. Students observe magnetism, explain properties of magnetic forceces, and relate these properties to the Earth's magnetic field by demonstration. Students will investigate the Maglev Train technology, create an electromagnet, and develop a compass in their investigations
Chopstick China A,T
Sunny Cleeson
Experience a videoconference as a student and see the benefits of broadening your classroom walls. Geographically China is smaller than the United States but has nearly 5 times our population. Understanding China's global influence on our world through history, art, Language, and politics is becoming vital to our culture in the United States.
e-Mission™: Space Station Alpha – Distance Learning at its best! A,T
Kathleen Frank and Tasmyn Front
Come participate in a live, hands-on, simulated learning scenario during this session! You will be asked to actively take on the role of an Emergency Response Team member as you use math skills and science knowledge to solve problems in a practical way with Challenger Mission Control! The International Space Station is in trouble and the astronaut crew needs your help! Experience the engaging learning environment of an e-Mission™ for yourself and see how this curriculum package will motivate the young mind to higher levels of learning while you meet standards and integrate technology into your classroom! More information about the Challenger Learning Center® e-Mission™ programs can be found at http://www.e-missions.net.
