1. 1 Welcome Kentucky Certified Trainer Candidates MarcoPolo Trainer Certification Workshop September 23-24, 2004 Please Sign In on the Roster IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY DONE SO mped.orgProfessional Development Trainer Resource CenterTraining Logistics Form“Attendees – Sign In On The Roster”

2. 2 Agenda Components Welcome: Introductions & Expectations9:00 Review Pre-Session Assignment 9:15 The Instructional Cycle- Sample Lessons & Activities 9:20 MarcoPolo Consortium Partner Presentations 9:45 ScienceNetLinksCalendar == Guided Tour EconEdLinkMarcoPolo Content Index EdSiteMentMarcoQuest Arts EdgeMarcoGram; Partner Site Talking Points ReadWriteThinkElem. & Sec. Guides, interactive partner site maps IlluminationsTrainer MarcoGram XpeditionsGuided Tour

3. 3 Agenda Components Getting to Know Your Audience 1:00 (Challenges & Expectations) Kentucky Strategies 1:15 MarcoPolo Overviews3:15 Training challenges – rollout3:30 Wrap-up, reflections 3:50 Adjourn4:00

4. 4 Agenda Components Friday9:00 Teacher and Professional Development Resources Strategies for using resources Rusticello (Felice Nightengale) 9:30 Lunch11:30 ICFC framework, Library of sample lessons, Trainer MarcoGram, ISTE NETS-T12:30 Kentucky Time 1:30 Rollout strategies & responsibilities – DO THE MATH Wrap-Up & Reflection; Survey3:30 Adjourn3:45

5. 5 Agenda Components Review Pre-Session Assignment and materials The Instructional Cycle Sample Lessons & Activities

6. 6 Guiding Questions What type of Internet-based resource is this? Where will teachers use this activity in the Teaching Instructional Cycle? What teaching strategy will they use to integrate the resource? How will they deal with equipment issues? What other resources can they use in conjunction with this resource? What kind of student products will be produced? Sample Lesson

7. 7 Teaching Instructional Cycle Opening Motivational Activity Core Lesson Plan Activity Assessment Activity Post-Lesson Enrichment Activity ICFC Framework, TTK page 154 applies throughout the cycle! Opening Motivational Activity Play audio and video clips Have students use interactive applets Sponge activity This day in history Core Lesson Plan Activity Use lesson plan “out of the box” Adapt lesson plan to your needs Insert new resources/strategies into an existing lesson plan Use as a tool for research Create your own lesson plan Post-Lesson Enrichment Activity Look for online quizzes, games, and other activities that provide immediate feedback “Re-teaching” Assessment Activity If they can “DO” it, they know it

8. 8 Sample Lessons & Learning Activities http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/3-5/GeometricSolids/index.html

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10. 10 Framework For Integrating ICFC Types of Internet Content Teaching Materials Online Presentations Learning Activities Internet Excursions Internet Partnerships Portable content in reproducible formats. Examples: maps, charts, tables, graphs, timeline, images, articles, worksheets, activities and handouts. Information delivered in an interactive format. Examples: online exhibits, guided tours, documentaries, slide shows, videos, and audio clips. Content designed to promote discovery, decision making, problem solving and critical thought. Examples: multiple- choice games, puzzles, quizzes, fill- in-the-blank forms and calculators, interactive exhibits, simulations. Programs that link students to an ongoing event. Examples: a space mission, a political campaign, an expedition to the Artic. Programs that link students to their peers in other schools and other countries. Examples: keypal programs, cooperative research programs.

11. 11 What types of ICFC did you see? Types of Internet Content Teaching Materials Online Presentations Learning Activities Internet Excursions Internet Partnerships Student handoutsInteractive applet; could also be downloaded to the classroom or lab computer 4 steps in lesson plan; varied strategies for using the applets to “illuminate” mathematical concepts (cooperative learning, independent activities, etc.); also using hands-on “manipulatives”

12. 12 A Framework For Integrating ICFC MarcoPolo ICFC Framework 1. What type of resource is this? 2. Where will I use this activity in the Teaching Instructional Cycle? 3. What teaching strategy will I use to integrate the resource? 4. How will I deal with equipment issues? 5. What other resources can I use in conjunction with this resource? 6. What kind of student products will be produced? Guiding Questions

13. 13 2. Where will I use this activity in the Teaching Instructional Cycle?

14. 14 3. What teaching strategy will I use to integrate the resource? Curriculum Enrichment Infuse new content into your current lesson plans and lectures Lesson Enhancement Open a new dimension for learning in your classroom Learning Experience Create your own content by charting a path of discovery through cyberspace Teaching Tool Use the interactive nature of the Internet to engage students in inquiry-based learning

15. 15 4. How will I deal with equipment issues? Low TechHigh Tech How will you account for your specific classroom configuration? Will you conduct the lesson high tech or low tech? How? One ComputerMini lab Full lab

16. 16 5. What other resources can I use in conjunction with this resource? 6. What kind of student products will be produced? Word Processing Database/Spreadsheet/ Graphic Organizer Presentation Software Web Page Creation Written Oral Visual

17. 17 Students will use a spreadsheet program to make collect the data about the different shapes. Student groups will create a slide show presentation using HyperStudio or PowerPoint and explain their conclusion to their classmates. Let’s Review Our Sample Lesson 1. What type of resource is this? 2. Where will I use this activity in the Teaching Instructional Cycle? 3. What teaching strategy will I use to integrate the resource? 4. How will I deal with equipment issues? 5. What other resources can I use in conjunction with this resource? 6. What kind of student products will be produced? Learning Activity Central component of lesson plan Student handouts; Online learning I have 20 students, 4 computers, so we will work in small collaborative groups. Each student will have their own “job” to do within the group: mouse operator, recorder, etc. Finished spreadsheets and/or multimedia presentations.

18. 18 Agenda Components Partner Site Presentations MarcoPolo Consortium ScienceNetLinksGuided Tour EconEdLinkMarcoPolo Content Index EdSiteMentMarcoQuest Arts EdgeMarcoGram; Partner Site Talking Points ReadWriteThinkElem. & Sec. Guides, interactive partner site maps IlluminationsTrainer MarcoGram XpeditionsGuided Tour What other options do you use? What sequence do you use and WHY?

19. 19 You may take a flash tour to find out! http://www.marcopolo-education.org/about/new.aspx What is MarcoPolo?

20. 20 What is MarcoPolo? Partnership between leading educational organizations and MarcoPolo Education Foundation Standards-based Internet Content for the Classroom (ICFC) Discipline-specific websites Lesson Plans Reviewed Web Sites Student Interactives Professional development support Easily accessible on-line materials at NO COST ALL Focused on helping students learn

21. 21 MarcoPolo Content Partners

22. 22 Partner Site Exploration  Common Features of the Partners Sites  Partner Site Overviews

23. 23 Agenda Components Teacher and Professional Development Resources (In-Depth) Strategies for using resources

24. 24 Field Trainer MarcoGram e-newsletter Online Trainer Resource Center Printed Training Materials MarcoPolo Professional Development Resources

25. 25 MarcoPolo Resources  New Users Page –MarcoPolo Audio Flash Tour (+ 20 minutes) –Free Awareness Sessions (WebEx)  Teacher Resources –Featured Resources, New Lessons and MarcoPolo Calendar  Trainer Resources –Trainer Toolbox, Trainer Resource Center, Field Trainer MarcoGrams  State Resources –Research and State Alignment Web Sites

26. 26 Teacher Resources

27. 27 MarcoPolo Calendar

28. 28 MarcoPolo Calendar

29. 29 MarcoPolo Calendar

30. 30 MarcoGrams

31. 31 MarcoGrams

32. 32 MarcoGrams (Cont.)

33. 33 Prof Development Resources

34. 34 Interactive Partner Site Maps Interactive maps which provide overview, content and navigational features for each Partner Site. Partner Talking Points This comprehensive overview will help you become well-versed about each Content Partner Web site. Internet Content for the Classroom (ICFC) Interactive Framework This interactive framework outlines and links to examples of different types of Internet content, as well as various strategies for integrating this content into the curriculum. The Framework is available online and in Part 4 of the Training CD. Online Trainer Resource Center MarcoPolo Professional Development

35. 35 Rollout Network

36. 36 Research

37. 37 Research

38. 38 Research

39. 39 Electronic Resources Teachers can create/adopt/adapt standards-based lesson plans electronically

40. 40 Electronic Resources

41. 41 Partner Site Presentations Workshop  Who is this audience???  PONDER: –Tech comfort level: low medium highmixed –What technology do we have? –How will they be using MP? Field Trainer Building Level “Ambassador” Classroom teacher – “end user” Administrator –Grade level: elementary middle school secondarymixed  What resources will best meet the needs of this audience?

42. 42 Getting to Know Your Audience  Before Training Session –Review Cadre Logistics Form (CLF) –Talk to Site Contact –Check Trainer Resource Center Audience Inventory –Data Sheet  Beginning of Training Session –Poll Attendees (Sticky Notes) –“Affinity Diagram” –WebEx veterans – POLL feature –Other techniques???  Throughout the Training Session –Watch for "Hot" Issues –Review Your Agenda –Revisit Your Challenges throughout the Day http://marcopolo-education.org/documents/training_resource/Audience_Inventory.doc

43. 43 http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/ Partner Site Presentations Workshop

44. 44 ReadWriteThink Applet MarcoPolo Content

45. 45 Partner Site Presentations Workshop  In a 6-8 minute presentation of the partner site.  Include: (THINK --- Standards – what should people know or be able to do with MarcoPolo?) –Overview –Lessons –Links –Activities –Standards –WOW Factor –Professional development aspects

46. 46 MarcoPolo Search Engine

47. 47 MarcoPolo Search Engine 4 Search Features Teacher Guides Page 6

48. 48 Partner Developed Content / Partner Reviewed Content Delineation Spellchecker Phrase Splitting MarcoPolo Search Engine Enhancements

49. 49 MarcoPolo Search Engine  Enhanced Search Engine - summary –Search Again –Improved Delineation between Partner Developed and Partner Reviewed Content –Spell Checking –Thesaurus –Phrase Splitting

50. 50 Sample Comparison Search: Poet MarcoPolo 678 Partner-developed or panel- reviewed K-12 resources Yahoo Sponsors, advertising and 2.4 million resources for education, commerce, entertainment, etc. Poet Software Corporation Advertisement: Poet In My Window CD Sponsor match: Poetry contest $58,000 in prizes! Google 2.7 million commercial and non- commercial web sites Category Match : Content Management Software Poet Software Corporation The Poet’s Corner – File not Found MarcoPolo Search Engine

51. 51 MarcoPolo Search Engine Yahoo Search Engine How Does MarcoPolo Compare?

52. 52 Agenda Components MarcoPolo Overview

53. 53 MarcoPolo Overview  What are the key things you want your attendees to know about MarcoPolo? –Lessons and LinksICFC –Teacher resources – Quality Based on National Standards Developed or tested by teachers –Partnerships Content Partners --Reviewed, approved content State Partnerships

54. 54 MarcoPolo Overview  What are the key things you want your attendees to know about MarcoPolo? –Professional Development Train the Trainer model –Search Engine –A variety of Resources – Electronic Hard Copy –Aligned with ISTE – F R E E

55. 55 Agenda Components Kentucky Standards & Resources

56. 56 Kentucky

57. 57 Kentucky

58. 58 Kentucky

59. 59 Goals & Strategies  Number of Schools 1,449  Number of Schools with MarcoPolo Trainers 408  Number of Districts 182  Number of Districts with MarcoPolo Trainers 126  Number of Teachers 50,610  Number of MarcoPolo Educators 5,794

60. 60 Goals & Strategies  DO the Math How many schools in Kentucky? 1,500 How many educators in Kentucky? 50,000 How many Certified Trainers in Kentucky 20 1,500 / 20 = __75__ + schools 50,000 / 20 = __2,500__ + educators

61. 61 Goals & Strategies  Goal Setting How many schools can you impact? Directly ?? Indirectly ?? How many educators can you impact? ?? ‘A teacher effects eternity; you can never tell where your influence ends.’

62. 62 Goals and Strategies  MarcoPolo 2005 Goals:  To have a MarcoPolo presence in every school in the country  To make every educator in the country aware of MarcoPolo  Roll-out Strategy: Train the trainer  Roll-out Goals: To provide a strategy for sharing MarcoPolo resources with teachers in your building, district, or state.

63. 63 Goals and Strategies  MarcoPolo 2005 Goals:  To have a MarcoPolo presence in every school in the country  To make every educator in the country aware of MarcoPolo Example: Train every single educator ONE AT A TIME Example: Train Department Chairs to rollout the training in their respective departments Example: Train Library Media Specialists in every building Example: Train …?

64. 64 Promoting MarcoPolo in Your Region  Provide MarcoPolo Training Options on state or local Web sites  Distribute MarcoPolo brochures at local conferences, awareness sessions, or through district mail with cover letter  Host MarcoPolo cyber cafe at local conference or district level meeting  Email potential Field Trainers the MarcoPolo Audio Flash Tour  Use MarcoPolo Free WebEx Awareness Session to provide demo session for potential attendees  Send MarcoGrams in the context of an awareness email to local educators

65. 65 “Sharing MarcoPolo” Overview and Workshop 1. Identifying Your Target Audience 2. Determining Your Purpose and Delivery Strategy 3. Setting Goals 4. Creating an Implementation Template 5. Developing Your Agenda 6. Following up with Your Audience

66. 66 Sharing MarcoPolo  Complete the RFT (Request For Training)(30 days) Certified Trainer can fill out RFT and CLF on behalf of organization Certified Trainer can have organization complete RFT Insert a note in question 10 of the RFT notifying the Foundation that you are the trainer assigned to the session  Complete CLF (Cadre Logistics Form) (20 days)  Assign yourself as the Scheduling Contact  Assign the requestor as the Site Contact * Note: Please do not enter Field Training Sessions in this RFT process

67. 67 Maintaining Certified Trainer Status MarcoPolo Certified Trainers (MPCT):  Maintain Trainer and Training mean of 4.5+  Complete at least ___ Trainer Sessions yearly  Attend MarcoPolo Update Sessions

68. 68 Wrap-up & Reflection Well, what have you learned today? What do we do tomorrow?

69. 69 Agenda Components GOOD MORNING & WELCOME BACK Rusticello Welcome to WebEx http://marcopolo.webex.com

70. 70 Agenda Components Rusticello Welcome to WebEx http://marcopolo.webex.com

71. 71 Rusticello

72. 72 Sample Lessons & Learning Activities  Resources: –“MarcoPolo Hot Links” –Library of Sample Lessons –Teacher’s Guides –MarcoGrams –MarcoPolo Calendar

73. 73 Strategies for USING ICFC  Strategies: –Show Relevant Resources –Address Realistic Teaching Concerns –Adopt vs. Adapt –Integrate with Search Engine, Partner Site Overviews –Hunting & Gathering

74. 74 Agenda Components ISTE NETS International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Technology Standards Teachers Administrators Students

75. 75  ISTE 100 Partnership  MarcoPolo has already received exposure on the May 2003 issue of Learning and Leading with Technology, and through a dedicated page on the ISTE Web site.  Alignment of MarcoPolo Professional Development materials and training paradigm to NETS for Teachers

76. 76 N E T S Standards for Teachers I.TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS. Teachers demonstrate a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts. II.PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES. Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology. III.TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE CURRICULUM. Teachers implement curriculum plans, that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. IV.ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION. Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies. V.PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice. VI.SOCIAL, ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND HUMAN ISSUES. Teachers understand the social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology in PK-12 schools and apply those principles in practice.

77. 77 N E T S Standards for Teachers  What standards/learning goals are met by this resource?  How will I use the resource within the Teaching Instructional Cycle? –Core Lesson Plan Activity –Opening Motivational Activity –Post-Lesson Enrichment Activity –Assessment Activity  What are my technology/equipment considerations? (NETS-T 2) –How many computers do I have: none, one, mini-lab, full lab? –What if the Internet slows down or goes down? –What other resources can I use? (overhead projector, printer, plug-ins, desktop software, low-tech resources etc.)  What activities will the students and I perform? (NETS-T 3) –How can I keep the student’s “on task?” –How will I assess student achievement? –How can I manage a classroom environment?

78. 78 ICFC in the Teacher’s Instructional Cycle Day One Agenda Component NETS-T StandardDay Two Agenda Component NETS-T Standard Welcome & Introductions Day One Review Getting to Know Your Audience (Challenges & Expectations) II ICFC Learning Activity Development with MarcoPolo II, III, IV,V,VI MarcoPolo OverviewICFC Learning Activity Development with MarcoPolo Workshop II, III, IV,V,VI Sample Lessons & Activities II, III, IVPreparing to Conduct Field Training II, V Search EngineI,V Preparing to Conduct Field Training Workshop II, V Partner Site Explorations II, III, IV NETS for Teacher Standard I is illustrated throughout the training paradigm. Teacher & PD Resources II, III, V

79. 79 Wrap-up & Reflection Well, what have you learned today? What do we do from here? How do we keep in touch?

80. 80 Kentucky Certified Trainer Candidates REFLECT Please Complete the SURVEY mped.org Professional Development Trainer Resource CenterTraining Logistics Form “Take the Training Survey”

81. 81 Reflections/Survey We hope enjoyed surfing on MarcoPolo and will take a moment to fill out our survey!

82. 82 Kentucky Certified Trainers Thank YOU AndCONGRATULATIONS