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2009-2010  ** E21 Scholars Academy ** ** Course Outline ** ** (Draft) need to make it pretty and add PDS logo ** The** E21 Scholars Academy ** is a unique professional learning experience designed to help you embrace the new digital landscape and 21st century skills to impact student learning and achievement. You will build your knowledge and skills through participation in ongoing face-to-face and virtual learning sessions; hands-on use of new technologies; and implementation of student learning activities focused on the Partnership for 21st Century Skills //Framework for 21st Century Learning//. This differentiated professional development program will assist you in learning more about content that is important to you and in providing rigorous, relevant instruction that is meaningful to students. To impact student achievement by increasing teacher use/implementation of 21st century tools, concepts, and processes for instruction. To obtain maximum benefits from this program, you must complete the following activities and may receive up to 40 hours of professional development credit based on guidelines provided in the course rubric December 7 – January || □ Investigate meaning of term “21st century skills” □ Experience selected Web 2.0 tools □  || □ Review course documents □ Administer Teacher & Student Assessments (Atomic Learning) □ View Webinars on Atomic Learning □ Read “A Whole New Mind” by Daniel Pink □ Sign in and set up page on the Mission E21 Ning □ Post on two ning about new learnngs and ah ha’s □ Connect with another program participant using Tokbox || □ Peruse Route 21 on Partnership for 21st century skills website at www…….. □ Explore Atomic Learning resources || January - || □ Examine Global … || □ Student project □ 60 minute TOKbox meeting || □ Mission E21 Event- January 12th at Musuem || Feb || || <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□ Field Experience- February 2, 2010 (**all day**) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□ Student project <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□ TOKbox meeting <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□  || || March || <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□  Share with campus colleagues || <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□ Student project <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□ TOKbox meeting || || April- May || <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□  Celebrate and showcase accomplishments || <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□ Complete final project <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□ Present <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">□ Surveys, etc. || Additional hours for this?? || <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Teacher Action Plan-written (template <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Teacher Web:Atomic Learning <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  21 Century Digital Library <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Activity One: 21st Century Lesson Plan Scavenger Hunt <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Activity Two: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Activity Three: 21st Century Atomic Learning (Webinar) //A Whole New Mind///Chapters 1,2.3 Platforms Used to Store Work: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ E-Portfolio <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Bookstudy blog discussion ** Phase TWO: (Face to Face) ** Late January-February This phase will include: *** Face to Face will include a CFG tuning of Teacher Action plan <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Professional Learning (Application) <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Begin Examining and Using technology instructional tools <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Activity One: 21st Century Teacher Makeover--sessions <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Attend a Webinar to discuss Part Two of **//A Whole New Mind// 4, 5, 6** <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Activity Two: Webcam Video of Student Samples This phase include: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Online Bookstudy-Video Conferencing --**//A Whole New Mind//** Chpt. 7,8,9 <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§  Collaborate with Academy colleagues <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Field Experience-Academy Speaker Series <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Embed 21st Century themes and Core Subjects This phase will include: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Post student work samples on Voicethread for colleagial feedback. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Embed 21st Centrury themes and Core subjects <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Collaborate with Academy colleagues This phase will include: <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Video reflection of the process <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ Meet for roundtable discussion with other HISD instructional departments/and administrators. Syllabus P21 Framework Expanded definitions Rubric Instructions for wiki??Ning??Atomic Learning Website addresses Course Facilitator’s contact information Note about email messages; importance of continued collaboration with others Daniel Pink Other book Jump drive? Head phones Webcam Letter to sign about webcam (at pick up) Place to record ID numbers and passwords Calendar?? Groups November contract and commitment forms due December 4 & 5 Pick up course materials February 2 Tony Wagner session (8:30 – 3:30) Teacher Skills: Teacher Assessment; Teacher Survey, Teacher Products Students: Student Assessment, Student ??Principal feedback Completion rate NSDC proposal Video Short information podcast Which tools have you previously used? Which program tools were most beneficial to you? (at end) Which program components were most valuable to your learning? (at end) How much time was spent on course activities? Where/when did most learning activities occur?
 * Program Goal:**
 * Expected Outcomes: **
 * 1) Increased teacher knowledge of 21st century skills
 * 2) Increased teacher implementation of 21st century skills during classroom instruction.
 * 3) Increased student engagement.
 * 4) Increased collaboration among teachers from across district.
 * 5) Increased student collaboration using web 2.0 tools.
 * 6) Increased campus and district capacity for 21st century teaching and learning.
 * Ongoing activities?? **
 * Let’s make this easy, not hard **
 * ** Timeline ** || ** Objectives ** || ** Learning Activities ** || ** Optional Activities ** ||
 * ** Phase I **
 * ** Phase II **
 * ** Phase III **
 * ** Phase IV **
 * ** Phase V **
 * Research: **
 * <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">§ E21 Ning
 * Phase THREE: Schoolwide Application ** (February-March)
 * Phase FOUR ** Global Awareness (March-April)
 * Phase FIVE: (Face to Face) **
 * __ Course documents in nice thin binder __**
 * NEED TO ORDER SKILLS MAPS **
 * On Ning **
 * Dates to remember: **
 * __ QUESTIONS  __**
 * How will we capture the conversations that take place on Tokbox? **
 * How will the program be evaluated? **
 * What will be required of ESS Group Members? **
 * What follow up will be provided? **
 * How will we document and share our work with others? Who needs to hear about this? **
 * How can we keep track of the time we expend on this project? **
 * __ Possible Program Evaluation Survey Questions  __**