1. Distance Learning Lesson Plan
Kelly S. Bates-Schroeder

2. Learners
This course is designed for the Educator who has need of further detail and practice in order to fully use software available through their School System
Develop Teacher Networks and support that benefits their students’ learning experience.
Language Arts
Social Studies
Science
Foreign Languages
Music
Art
Which teachers?

3. Standards and Objectives
By meeting the GA Performance Standards, QCCs, and the ISTE’s for instructors, those instructors can then meet the needs of the students in these same areas.
Collaborative authentic learning activities are essential for learning in the world of tomorrow

4. Needed Materials
Workstations and programming available for all instructors and students.
Current lesson plans and curriculum.
How to instructions for programs available to the Instructors; Timeliner, Microsoft Office Products, Movie software, Promethean, Smart Board, etc.

5. Student Introduction
Development authentic applications with the use of authentic tools, helps instructors learn how to develop authentic projects for their students.
Connection with events of history, science, language arts, and many other subject areas in a way that helps the learner understand how these events developed our society and culture, creates a more meaningful experience for the learners.

6. Communication Forums
A variety of communication outlets will allow for development of professional networking ties, technology references, and just in time learning.
FAQ – Technology
Funniest Teaching Moments
Questions for the Instructor
Open Technology Discussions

7. Questioning and Planning Steps?
Questioning and Planning Steps
Essential Questions to guide instructors
Direct focus of learning on the needs of students
Focus learning on useable, memorable, and meaningful authentic applications.

8. The Plan Experiment with application for personal classroom use.
Collaborate with content area instructors.
Collaborate with multiple content area instructors.
Create three main instructional tools to use in the classroom.
Become proficient - apply knowledge by training children.

9. Evaluation
When judged by rubric criteria, instructors are able to see first hand the benefits of:
Using criteria while working towards goals,
Clear and precise criteria as a means of clarification of goals,
And student made criteria as a means of ownership for all participants.

10. The Instructor Kelly Schroeder, cross curriculum lifestyle.
Art, Creative Writing, and Stage Craft instructor, Gymnastics Coach, Dancer, Photographer, and Sound Tech.
Technology Committee Chair, On-line Gradebook liaison, and technology trainer for teachers.

11. State Mandated Applications
Practical application of technology integration
Teacher proficiency means student proficiency.
Student friendly sites means productivity without worry.
Constructivist learning environments lead learning toward collaborative abilities in the work place.

12. Fair Use and Access Learners with special needs will be accommodated.
Special accommodations will be custom fit for the needs of the school.
Large screens and settings in large print for the visually impaired.

13. Conclusion
Teachers who develop instructional materials with targeted technology programs will use those same programs when developing authentic projects for their students.
Teachers who experience productive collaborative networking groups will become effective trainers, roll models, and will implement similar working groups with their students.