Teaching Teachers: Professional Development for Meaningful Integration

Spring 2004

    1. Reading from Cheryl Lemke and The Metiri Group
    2. Engauge Staff Survey from NeCrel

Summer 2004

    1. Summer group meets to look at the District Technology plan in a new way.
    2. Focus question: "What does it look like when all learners in Yarmouth apply strategies using appropriate technology tools for improving their learning, collaborations, and communications?"
    3. Language taken from The enGauge 21 st Century Skills Continua of Progress (sample)
    4. Yarmouth Technology Continuum

Fall 2004

    1. iBooks given to high school staff and Grade 9 students. Focus questions to address the continuum:

      How will using technology improve student learning?

      • What else do you want to know about the skills?
      • Identify ways that Yarmouth technology can help achieve your goals.
      • How do we develop expertise in technology while working on district goals? (Examples: Sharing Best practices, using the Info Tech Team members as resources).
    2. Staff Course: Grade 9 Teachers Training
    3. Staff Course: Learning with Technology

Fall 2005

    1. Staff Course: Grade 10 Teacher Training
    2. Engauge Staff Survey from NeCrel
    3. Student and parent surveys sent out
    4. Staff Course: Learning with Technology

Spring 2006

    1. Staff Technology Blog
    2. Work with Staff on using the Continuum: Blog entries
    3. Focus Question (Learning with Technology class Spring 2006)
      What does it look like when all learners in Yarmouth apply strategies using appropriate technology tools for improving their learning, collaborations and communications? Blog entry
    4. Learning and Teaching with Technology Grades 5 -12

Fall 2006

    1. Staff Course: Grade 11 Teacher Training
    2. Technology Survey
    3. Podcasts potential for teaching and learning

Reading