1. Powering Up the Writer’s Workshop CoLearning 2009

2. Powering Up the Writer’s Workshop: Background: 2008-2009 EETT Grant from CDE Summer 2008 Focus: Improve writing practices using a consistent approach to technology integration Connect to the writer’s workshop model This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

3. About the hardware… eeePC Pre-conditions Bandwith Open wireless networks Filtration on the network, not the device Bretford cart Printer Mice/flash drives for students This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

4. Professional Development: KickoffPrewritingDraftingEditingPublishing This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

5. Support Structures: In-building Integration Specialist Online Professional Development Cross-district “sister school” visits This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

6. Levels of Integration: Low Medium High This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

7. Lessons Learned: Blogging can be a transformational tool Support is needed—co-teaching model is absolutely in valuable Machine access matters—strong (but not absolute) correlation between access and integration. This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

8. Lessons Learned, cont’d. Cross districts partnerships have been extremely positive. Process of classroom management cannot be modeled enough Student “ownership” and personal responsibility for the hardware has been amazing This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

9. Final notes: areas for improvement Full access Publication as process Cross district collaboration earlier This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

10. Things we got right (or lucky): Revised PD Model Teacher professionalism Alignment of PD 5 th Grade This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

11. Resources: www.poweringup.wikispaces.com Lucy Calkin’s Units of StudyUnits of Study Report on Maine’s success with laptops Students’ comments on working with laptops Students’ comments on working with laptops This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.