1. The Technology in Curriculum Initiative: Collaborative Faculty Teams Joel Backon Katie Jewett NERCOMP 2002 March 19, 2002

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3. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 20023 Choate Rosemary Hall Located in Wallingford, CT Grades 9-12 college prep curriculum 850 students from 42 states and 32 countries; day and residential 110 full-time teaching faculty, many with residential and coaching responsibilities

4. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 20024 Background Program funded by trustee / current parent in early 2000 $1 million over three years Gift divided equally in thirds Professional development Equipment and software Incentives Pilot program w/ 17 faculty begins Summer 2000

5. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 20025 Goals of Project Original goal To stimulate faculty to develop and implement technology applications that significantly improve their teaching. Corollary goal To stimulate faculty to evaluate the way they teach, looking for opportunities to improve teaching and learning, with or without technology.

6. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 20026 Philosophy To be prudent about the potential of educational technology To create a non-threatening environment for faculty learning To encourage faculty to be creative in their experimentation To minimize the “bar” for proficiency and/or results

7. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 20027 Program Description Faculty mentors identified (3-8) Faculty choose year and season for project Faculty identify a project Faculty assigned to groups of one to three and matched with mentor Faculty spend minimum of 40 hours on project Both students and mentors are paid a stipend

8. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 20028 Progress to date Year 1 (2000): 17 faculty in pilot (formal evaluation completed by Fresh Pond Education) Year 2 (2001): 43 faculty; 35 during summer, 8 during academic year Year 3 (2002): 8 during academic year, approx. 40 remain for summer

9. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 20029 Notable Projects PhysicsPhysics: photoelectric effect simulation in Macromedia Director SpanishSpanish: digitized videos delivered as QuickTime movies through Blackboard Microeconomics: produce Annual Reports for airline company U.S. HistoryU.S. History: Create Oral Histories web site Biology: create collection of microscopic still and video images of cell divisions Math: create Calculus simulations in BC Calculus using Mathematica scripts Fine Arts: design Digital Video production course English: design “writing across the curriculum” program using electronic editing tools

10. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 200210 Lessons Successes Immersion works Peer mentoring works Informed decisions regarding impact Better than 25% are significant Needs improvement Assessment Accountability Cost drivers Scalability Sustainability

11. March 19, 2002 NERCOMP 200211 Questions / Discussion Joel Backon – Director of Information Technology, World History teacher: jbackon@choate.edu jbackon@choate.edu Katie Jewett – Foreign Languages Department (French): kjewett@choate.edu kjewett@choate.edu Tom Foster – Director of Technology in Curriculum Initiative, History teacher: tfoster@choate.edu tfoster@choate.edu