Farrington High School Fall 2004 PDERI Course “Enhancing Student-Centered Projects with Presentation Software”

Agenda Requirements (Portfolio and PDERI Course Eval) Info for Auditors & Permission Request Lessons Learned/Reflections on Technology Integration Wrap-up & Future Directions

Requirements Check site Portfolio (Due Jan. 10) PDERI Course Evaluation (Do it on Jan. 11) – we’ll do a walk through, I’ll put a reminder in the bulletin

Auditors & Permissions Auditors to receive a letter of attendance for the course (re-licensing) Collection of Student Work – Permission to allow other colleagues to view your student work on Jan and for future sharing.

Lessons Learned/Reflections Share your Lessons Learned/Reflections about the course and about your student projects

Wrap-Up & Future Directions It’s not the technology, it’s how we use it. Learning the technology takes time (not intelligence), be patient and BABY STEPS. Student-centered projects lend well to technology integration. Course was “Inch deep, mile wide.”

Future Directions Farrington Spring 2004 PDERI Course “Teacher Bloggers: Advancing Online Teaching, Learning & Collaboration” When: Feb 8- May 23, 2005 What: Teachers will create their own weblogs

Final Words It’s been an honor to learn with you! Continue your learning, learn with your students, remember baby steps. Thank you for your time and willingness to set aside time for professional development.