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=Tech Forum Palisades 10-20-2006 (5th forum) =http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/ny06/index.jhtml =

Keynote: Hall Davidson - Discovery education
http://www.halldavidson.net/ 

Shrinking world
geographic places people parents and schools students to students this is the group that cares least what their peers think of them; they have other resources



Temporal Shrinking
by 2009 the IMing and blogging and podcasting will be in the schools The time between ideas and their actualization is shortening (Google language tools) Mining google for data on student podcasting> transfer into Excel. Google trends: show me the search history stats Kid pic: "will learn for food" Imagination is so close to reality 

where do you start to teach with it: with what is in their pockets
[|http://werenotafraid.com] turn kids into journalists, use their pictures and ... use text messaging and ... cell phone videos: IC!! check out dicovereducation network blog a - bomb story: the kid had left evidence of his intention on the xanga space. kids do not understand the boundaries between private and public Doctors: 39% to 89% effective at detecting heart murmurs from listening to iPods podcast: Gunston Middle school willowdale [|http://audioblogger.com] for phone to blog, straight into blogger but, check out [|www.gcast.com] erastothenes and real time measuring of the earth make the world right!



David Jakes
[|http://Jakesonline.org] [|http://Biopoint.com] [|http://myprojectpages.com] Are we taking advantage of the skills as exhibited in the HP add? vs. 6X5 grids= our classes Books next to mobile lab. boring???? Shared collaboration is nexessary to give kids experience with. wikispaces, no ads at [|wikispaces.com] moodle angel visual literacy auditory nerve: 16,000 fibers optic nerve: 1000000 supacam by panasonic flickr resource at David's site [|http://www.kitzu.org] [|http://www.pics4learning.com] creative commons http://flickr.com/creativecommons it is searchable, accepte booleans, see Jakes site photostory- a free windows based digital story tool



Blogging
Blogging is an unintimidating tool Susan did using UDL butterfly unit It was a place to communicate. team-blog using blogger some participants, lurkers... .......lurkers can be learners The project evolved to the butterfly unit. To get the conversation started, post something provocotive. Use the tools when you need them. [|http://worldofbernie.com]



Wikis
Had a need! Guided reading: interactive writing, etc. Invite others to participate and contribute content to the wiki Wikispaces is what Susan uses. Ask Liddy and Kay to join Susan's wiki. Project: shark bites using universal design for learning, Using wiki and blog. Which will work best?

David Jakes: The 10 Keys to Professional Staff Development
Schools with high-quality teachers and motivated students believe deeply in professional development. In such schools, professional development is a key component of a foundation that empowers excellence. But what are the factors that contribute to the development of such programs? In this session, we'll explore ten critical professional development attributes that promote a culture of sustainable professional practice and increased student learning. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
 * The 10 keys:**
 * 1) Have a mantra.
 * Do you have a vision statement? A mission statement? A mantra is better. No b.s. What are the watch words that help you plan your professional development?
 * 1) Align professional growth with organizational goals.
 * Why are we doing what we do, if it's not helping us meet our goals? Who has that kind of time?
 * 1) Know your audience.
 * How many times have you sat every teacher in a room and give them one session, regardless of their prior experience and current comfort level? David used a picture of leather buckets. Each one ready to receive, but all different in some way.
 * 1) Pilot, Pilot, Pilot.
 * How will you know if it works? How do you know if it meets your needs? How will you be certain you have the infrastructure to support an initiative?
 * 1) Use your people resources effectively.
 * Do you need outside contractors? Should you do it yourself? Why not have a group of turn-key trainers (from your pilots!) to teach your teachers?
 * 1) Have a dedicated space and resources for professional development.
 * David showed us the dedicated space in his district. Have someone available throughout the day to offer staff development. Folks in the building. All day. David has 8 period covered by releasing 4 teachers from supervision and 1 class each day.
 * 1) Get out and see new things.
 * One gentleman pointed out that we do not give teachers enough time to get out and see new things. It is so difficult to get someone into the class, they don't leave. Add in the cost restrictions and it becomes nearly impossible. (#8 helps with this)
 * 1) Support individual professional growth with time and resources.
 * David spent some time here on Blogger, Bloglines and RSS feeds. These can create opportunities for individuals to learn from the great resources available on the internet. Even students can be participants in this process. Let them learn and choose what is appropriate for their growth. The K-12 Online Conference was featured here. Cool idea here- use this as a source of professional development. Sign up and select a workshop to see/ listen to.
 * 1) Extend opportunities through learning teams and clubs.
 * When folks come back after professional development, have them come back and observe and share these ideas. 95% of teachers participate? Wow. I would have guessed half. It's costly but worth it, because it costs time and subs.
 * 1) Evaluate professional development growth.
 * Evaluate Participant Reactions, Participant Learning, Organizational Readiness (oof- we don't do this), Participant Use of Learning, Student Learning. This helps us to gauge our performance as developers and the ability of the student to take our work back to the classroom and use it effectively.
 * Student Learning = Student Performance + Student Achievement. We can evaluate learning by looking at their work and their product.