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A New Kind of Professional Development
This is a project developed for educators looking for professional development to improve their teaching by developing lessons that integrate technology and use the principals of engaged learning. This series is funded in part by a Nextday Grant, initiated by by the state of Michigan at the request of Governor Engler. The Governor has made an appeal to all teachers to improve their technology skills and use technology more effectively in the classroom. The series is designed to give teachers an authentic task (making a lesson that includes ways of learning for different intelligences) while using a variety of technologies. Lessons will be linked to the Michigan Curriculum Framework. The participants are elementary teachers from various districts and disciplines. They have at least basic experience using a computer.and be connected to the Internet at home. As part of these sessions, they will get guidance in searches, download files, chat live, join a listserv, use a digital camera, e-mail experts and make a basic home page.

Multiple Intelligences and Technology will meet weekly for 5 months. They will meet both physically in a three hour lab, post to discussion boards and meet virtually in chat rooms. Each week the instructors will also conduct online office hours for private help. The monthly lab sessions will give teachers the opportunity to meet physically and get hands-on training. The weekly chat sessions will continue instruction in virtual classrooms and provide a check in point for assignments. As a final activity, the teachers will make a web page using Netscape Communicator and post this lesson to an Internet spread sheet containing lessons using Multiple Intelligences. They will also submit their collaborations to the "Best Practice of Technology Integration in Michigan" contest conducted by the REMC Association of Michigan to be shared with all Michigan teachers.

Session #1:

Participants will...

network and share related ideas with other teachers.
discuss the goals and objectives for the class and receive a general overview.
form collaborations based on disciplines and interest
review directions for downloading chat software and practice using this
review directions for the joining and posting to the listserv,
find the on-line Michigan Curriculum Framework

Assignment

Participants will read pages on Multiple Intelligence
Follow directions to download Chat software
Meet with their teacher at least once in a chat room schedule. This chat is designed to give help, practice with the technology and work as an ongoing assessment.
Post an introduction to the listserv.
E-mail each person in your collaboration.
Find an expert for their discipline and e-mail them with possible questions.

Session #2:

Participants will...

network and share related ideas with other teachers.
take an on-line Multiple Intelligence survey and review information about Multiple Intelligences and discuss successful group collaborations from an expert
review the REMC "Best Practice of Technology Integration in Michigan" Contest.
practice downloading of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
collaborate with group members

Assignment

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (for reading Michigan Curriculum Framework.)
Meet with collaborations in chat room.
Meet with teacher in chat to discuss their lesson and ask questions.
Read pages on engaged learning

Session #3:

Participants will...

network and share related ideas with other teachers.
review lessons to find essentials of engaged learning
using Netscape Composer. follow guidelines for making a home page.
bring up the template for "Best Practice of Technology Integration in Michigan" and together begin to fill out the form.
determine how to best use search engines.
find the experts online.

Assignment

Contact an expert for their lesson and bring the letter to class.
Meet in their groups at least once online.
Meet with the teacher online to discuss problems and get help with the lessons that they are developing.

Session #4

Participants will...

network and share related ideas with other teachers.
use the digital cameras and scanners to enhance their pages.
insert the pictures into a home page.
add links to their pages

Assignments

Have final lesson ready for the home page for Multiple Intelligences.
Complete lesson plan for Best Practice the Best Practice of Technology Integration in Michigan.

Session #5

Participants will

network and share related ideas with other teachers.
save both as HTML and text files.
upload finished HTML version to Internet page designed to share Multiple Intelligence Lessons on the Internet.
E-mail text version to the Best Practice of Technology Integration in Michigan
Share lessons with the group.

Created for the Fermilab LInC program sponsored by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office and Friends of Fermilab, and funded by United States Department of Energy, Illinois State Board of Education, North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium which is operated by North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), and the National Science Foundation.

Author(s):Eileen Heasley (eheasley@mich.com) & Claretta Green (claretta_green@dpsnet.detpub.k12.mi.us); Sherri Johnson (slynnj@ix.netcom.com)
School: Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, Michigan
Created: March 1, 1999 - Updated: August 5, 1999, 1999
URL: /lincon/w99/projects/multiple/scenario.html