IRED 530: Professional Development for K-12 Technology Integration
Summer 2003

Calendar of Assignments

Due to the complex nature of this course, the following schedule may change.  Changes to the schedule will be posted online or discussed in class.

Class Meeting

Date

In Class Activities

Activities Assigned

1

June 9
  • Course Overview and Requirements
  • Three Questions Answered by Technology Professional Development for K-12 Teachers
  • Workshop: Email, Blackboard, and Digital Graphics

Task 1:

Lesson Design WebQuest
Informal lesson design for email/conferencing tools
Email introductions and netiquette

2

June 10
  • Pulling It All Together Session
  • Lesson Design WebQuest Completed
  • Workshop: Telecommunications and Beginning Word Processing

Task 2:

Lesson design for telecommunications and Internet
Post to Discussion Boards:

  • Unit 1 Issues in Adult Learning
  • Unit 1 INTech Model Discussion
  • Session 2: Favorite Teacher Resource Website
  • Session 2: Activity Structure

3

June 11
  • Pulling It All Together Session
  • Workshop: Word Processing Activity Structures

Task 3:

Lesson plan for word processing
Post to Discussion Boards:

  • Your picture in the Class Introductions Discussion Board
  • Unit 2: Post an original comment to one of the 3 discussion boards:
    • What do teachers want in professional development?
    • Strands for Professional Development
    • Brainstorming Accommodation Strategies
  • Unit 2: How does INTech measure up?

4

June 12
  • Pulling It All Together Session
  • Workshop: Activity Structures using Draw/Paint Tools and Graphic Conversion Resources

Task 4:

Lesson plan for draw/paint/graphic tools
Post to Discussion Boards:

Begin work on Unit 4--a long assignment!

5
June 13
  • Pulling It All Together Session
  • Workshop: Activity Structures using Database and Spreadsheet Tools

Task 5:

Lesson plan for database/speadsheet tools
Post to Discussion Boards:

  • Responses for weekly postings
  • Begin working on Unit 4!
6
June 16
  • Pulling It All Together Session
  • Workshop: Activity Structures using PowerPoint

Task 6:

Lesson plan for PowerPoint tools
Post to Discussion Boards:

  • Unit 4: Telecommunications Skills Lists
  • Unit 4: Technology Tuesday Workshop
  • Unit 4: Technology Training Rubric Components

7

June 17
  • Meetings with Dr. Figg regarding activity structures for workshop
  • Workshop-Creating your webpages

Task 7:

Write the task and procedure for a WebQuest sample
Post to Discussion Boards:

8

June 18
  • Meetings with Dr. Figg regarding activity structures for workshop
  • Workshop-Creating your webpages

Task 8:

Work on Final Workshop
Post to Discussion Boards

  • Unit 6: Lab vs. Classroom Computer Integration

9

June 19
  • Meetings with Dr. Figg regarding activity structures for workshop
  • Workshop-Creating your webpages

Task 9:

Work on Final Workshop
Post to Discussion Boards

10

June 20
Work session-no class-Dr. Figg in lab

Task 10:

Work on Final Workshop
Post to Discussion Boards

11

June 23
Work session-no class-Dr. Figg in lab Work on final project

12

June 24
Work session-no class-Dr. Figg in lab Work on final project

13

June 25 Work session-no class-Dr. Figg in lab Post URLs for final projects no later than Midnight

14

June 26
"Clean up" Day--all technical problems with web postings handled during class on this day All critique postings (complete grading rubric for each or your classmates' projects and email results to them with cc: to Dr. Figg) must be completed by Midnight on this date.

15

June 27  Final Grades posted (See grading rubric)