1. Online Resources for STEM STEMstitute – June 26, 2013 Presented by the Clermont County Gifted Program Fay Wagner, Gifted Intervention Specialist Bethel-Tate and Williamsburg Local School Districts in Partnership with the Clermont Co. ESC

2. Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. -Bill Gates

3. The Clermont County Gifted STEM Program  Implementing a program that blends virtual learning with face-to-face lessons  Utilizing Moodle, It’s Learning, and classroom space at the Gifted STEM Center for face-to-face lessons

4. Our philosophy…  21 st Century Skills (The 4 Cs) – Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking, Creativity  Mark Edwards (author of Every Child, Every Day) – Drivers of Student Engagement: instruction must be relevant, collaborative, personalized, and connected.  Beers & Probst (authors of Notice and Note) – “…rigor does not reside in the barbell, but in the act of lifting it.” Students should be engaged, observant, responsive, questioning, and analytical.  Carol Dweck (author of The New Psychology of Success) - Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset  Jim Stigler – Struggle for Smarts

5. Research is showing that blended learning, when accomplished using best-practices, can increase student learning.

6. What components make up a blended learning unit? Skip ->

7. Engaging and Challenging Face-to-Face Lessons

8. Course Home Page

9. Online Lessons

10. Online Resources and Uploaded Files

11. Online Assignments

12. Quizzes and Tests

13. Discussion Forums

14. WIKIs

15. Glossaries

16. Blogs

17. Online Messaging

18. Ways to use blended learning…

19. Teaching full Units  The Mystery of Felix Navidad

20. The One-Day Lab

21. Ongoing Anchor Activities

22. Online Activities with a Face to Face Culmination

23. Communicating with Parents

24. OTHER RESOURCES FOR STEM

25. Quest Atlantis  Sponsored by the Gates Foundation in conjunction with the University of Arizona  Free, but requires teacher training and parent permission  Extremely motivating!

26. INFOhio  Electronic library – extensive resources  Free, but requires username and password

27. Create-A-Graph  Free  Versatile for all subjects/ages

28. Glogster  Multi-media posters  Free or fee (premium account)

29. Challenge Math  Designed to extend beyond the regular mathematics curriculum to provide extra challenge  Fee-based  Competitions each fall and spring

30. Scratch  Kid-friendly computer programming  Free

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32. For more information…  Contact Information for Teachers: Heather Frost-Hauck, Gifted Intervention Specialist: heatherfrost1@aol.com Fay Wagner, Gifted Intervention Specialist: wagner_f@betheltate.org  Contact Information for Administrators or Professional Development Requests: Amy Bain, Clermont County Gifted Coordinator: bain_a@ccesc.org Developing Units for Virtual Learning Environments For Gifted and Talented Students through Pieces of Learning