21st+Century+Learning

=__** North Carolina Intel Leadership Forum(v3.6) **__= ====This page and those attached support the Intel Leadership Forum delivered by Dan Morris: Intel Senior Trainer - dan@cmconsulting.net====

=__//Essential Question://__= = How can educational leaders support teacher effectiveness to improve student achievement? =

**4-hour Forum Agenda**
==__Getting Started__ (30 minutes) (see pages vi-xi) ==
 * Activity 1: Introductions
 * __**Google Survey**__
 * Google survey results
 * Activity 2: Essential Question and Goals (see page ix)
 * Activity 3: Previewing the Action Plan(page xi)
 * Action Plan Template (also on-line and on CD) sea Appendix C.01-C.04 [|Action_Plan_Template.doc]
 * The goals of this Intel Leadership workshop is to support the over efforts of implementing the North Carolina 1:1 program
 * Mile Markers for the Project
 * Roadmap
 * __//**The goal of this forum is for administrators to examine the role of educational leadership in promoting, modeling, and supporting the effective integration of technology in 1:1 programs.**//__

==__Module 1: Examining Leadership Behaviors and Standards__ (70 minutes) ==
 * **Activity 1:** ISTE Standards [|NETSA_Standards.pdf]
 * **Activity 2**: Learning Through Ranking (see pages 1.01-1.07)
 * __**Visual Ranking Tool**__ - Demo
 * **Activity 3:** Understanding Standards for Administrators (see pages 1.08-1.11)
 * **Step 1:** Review ISTE NETS-A
 * **Step 2:** Essentials Conditions Checklist: [|NETS-A_Essential_Conditions_Activity_Template.doc]
 * Visual Ranking Activity - Essential Conditions Where are? What do we need to focus on? What are we doing best?
 * Log-in Site
 * ===**Teacher ID - danmorris**===
 * ===**Team ID- ncteam01, ncteam02, ncteam03, ncteam04, .....**===
 * ===**Password - (same as your Team ID)**===
 * **Activity 4:** Effectively Leveraging Technology (see page 1.12)
 * **Step 1:** Reviewing the Questions
 * How can you shift priorities and time to support integration of technology into instruction?
 * What evidence will you accept that integration is occurring, keeping in mind that use and integration are separate?
 * What helps a leader move to higher levels of comfort and knowledge relative to technology integration?
 * **Step 2**: Discussing the Questions (Group Discussions and Sharing)
 * __**Google worksheet _Select this link to access the worksheet**__
 * __** View Results as a web page **__
 * **Activity 5:** (Optional): Revisiting Your Ranking - Revise you rankings based on your discussions in activities 3 and 4 above

==__Module 2: Exploring Best Practices__ (60 minutes) ==
 * **Activity 1: Understanding the Intel Teach Program** - @http://www.intel.com/education/- (see pages 2.02-2.03)
 * Overview of Programs
 * Program Research
 * **Activity 2: Reviewing Available Resources** - review resources on CD (see page 2.02)
 * **Activity 3: Exploring Web Resources for Technology Integration** (35 minutes)
 * **Step 1**: Intel Education Web Site (see pages 2.03-2.07)
 * Intel Education Site - @http://www.intel.com/teachers
 * Intel Education Program - http://www.intel.com/intel/education
 * Intel Teach Programs - http://www.intel.com/education/teach
 * Intel Free Teaching Tools - []
 * Intel® Education Competitions -@http://www.intel.com/education/competitions
 * Education Beyond Classrooms - @http://www.intel.com/education/communityed
 * __**Exploring Highlighted Resources**__
 * **Step 2:** Innovation Odyssey - @http://educate.intel.com/odyssey (see pages 2.07-2.09)
 * **Step 3:** Designing Effective Projects - @http://educate.intel.com/en/Projectdesign (see pages 2.09-2.12)
 * 21st Century Skills Framework (see page 2:11) - @http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
 * [|21st_Century_Skills.pdf] - a good overview of 21st Century Skills
 * **Step 4:** Assessing Projects - @http://educate.intel.com/en/AssessingProjects/ (see pages 2.12-2.13)

==__Module 3: Introducing Web 2.0 and New Technologies__ (50 minutes) ==
 * **Activity 1: Understanding Web 2.0** (see pages 3.01-3.04) (15 minutes)
 * **What is Web 2.0?**
 * @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web2.0
 * Some Web 2.0 sites and applications
 * [|LFCollaboration_Tools.doc] - This is available on the CD
 * [|Forum Web2-0 Sites] - This page is also available on the CD
 * **[|21st Century Skills and Web 2-0]**
 * **Blogs** (see page 3.02)
 * @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogs
 * More Information
 * Blogging: It's Elementary, My Dear Watson
 * Blogging Basics: Creating Student Journals on the Web
 * **Wikis** (see page 3.03)
 * Using Wikis in Education
 * @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikis
 * **Collaborative Web Sites** ( see page 3.03)
 * More Information
 * [|A Paradigm Shift for School Software]
 * [|Type and Travel: Web-based Word Processors]
 * **Social Bookmarking**
 * []
 * []
 * **Media Storage and Sharing Sites**
 * []
 * []
 * **Podcasts**
 * []
 * **Activity 2: Learning from Current Practitioners** (15 minutes)
 * Meriwether Lewis Elementary - []
 * The Flushing International High School - []
 * Teachers Teaching Teachers - []
 * How do the web sites compare to what is currently in place in your school or district?
 * How might Web 2.0 technologies impact your school or district?
 * What Challenges might you face as a leader promoting Web 2.0 technologies?
 * **Activity 3: Exploring Web 2.0 Tools (see page 3.06)** (20 minutes)
 * ** Web 2.0 in Your School Worksheet **
 * Thinking about the various Web 2.0 "tools" and new technologies we explored in this module discuss how they might support you and your schools.

==**__Module 4: Developing Your Plan of Action (30 minutes) __**==

= = ==Appendix== = = =2-3 hr Master Leader Agenda= =[|Master Leader Resources]=
 * **Activity 1: Creating Your Action Plan**
 * **Activity 2: Sharing Your Action Plan**
 * **Create a group action plan**
 * **Activity 3: Concluding the Forum**
 * **Activity 4: Evaluating Your Forum Experience**
 * ****PL** Evaluation**