Aurora University (IL) Course

Sponsored by District U-46 Office of Professional Development

Tech: Improve Student Learning

OEDS 6044

Graduate Course Credits: 2

Richard A. Levine

Cool Lessons Educational Consultant

Instructor



 

 


          Participants will explore how to improve students learning through planning and implementing the use of technology and will develop transforming lessons based upon these ideas.

 

Tech: Improve Student Learning           Final Products           Spring 2006

July 24 through August 2, 2006

  Are You a Bully?   Grade 6   Joanna Kadlec  & Are you a Bully (student version)

  Career Exploration    High School    Mary Sue Greinke

  Choosing a Class Insect    Grade 2    Elizabeth Brodeur

  Conflict Resolution     Middle School Speech / Drama     Reddy Wilson

  Diabetes Management   Middle School    Leiann Neitzke

  Geometry in Everyday Life    Middle School Math    Sara Kelley & Geometry in Everyday Life (student version)

  Healthy Dining Choices      Julia Olsta  & Health Dining Choices (student version)

  History of Band Instruments    Middle School Music   D. Jon Mortensen

  Making a Drug Magazine    Middle School Science    Lora Proia

  Moths and Butterflies   Grade 2   Heather Ray   & Moths and Butterflies (student version)

  Nonfiction Genre: Reading "Titanic"    Elementary    Pat Chidley

  Pilgrim Children   Grade 1   Jenni Garcia

  Rebecca Caudill Book Blog    Reading Grade 8    Anna Hallock McEvilly

  Science of Light    Bilingual Grade 3    Brenda Escobedo

  The Great Depression    History Grade 8    MelanieGuidi

  The Thirteen Colonies    History Grade5    Cheri Swanson

  Understanding a Marching Band   High School Music    KurtDobbeck

  Who Were Our Presidents?    Grade 5    SandySchubert

  Writing Introductions and Conclusions Using a Blog High School English Tim Butterly

 

 

Tech: Improve Student Learning           Final Products           Spring 2006

April 10 through May 10, 2006

   Aron Anderson Middle School Science Newton's Laws Unit

   Mikhail Antoshin Grade 6 Music Our Musical Unit

   David Baker Middle School History Lincoln Conspirators Unit

   José Castillo Grade 4 ESL Effectiveness in Reading Unit

   Denise Glascott Middle School History You Be The Historian Unit

   Paul Dahlquist Elementary School P.E. Games Unit on Muscles

   Pam Grizzell High School English Julius Caesar Unit

    Heather Heinz & Kelly Majewski Middle School Science & History Inventions That Changed History Unit

   Ryoko Manabe High School Japanese Language Critiques of Japanese Candy Activity

   Bob Thomson High School Mechanical Arts Mock Job Interview Activity

   Dixie Turner Grade 3 Celebrating Diversity Unit

   Donna Widerberg Middle School Health Asthma Self-Assessment and Planning Unit

 

 

 

Web Logging

   Rich Levine's blog

   Blogmeister

   What is the Difference Between Weblogs and Websites? by Sheila Ann Manuel Coggins

   Learn2Blog by Susim Munshi, Susan Switzer

   Weblogs in Education by Michael Lackner

   Edublog Insights from Anne Davis

   Weblogs in Education by Sheila Ann Manuel Coggins

   All About Blogs from David F. Warlock of the Landmark Project

   Podcast Interview between Alan November and Will Richardson about using blogging in schools

   A summary of educational research concerning online learning environments (OLE) by James Farmer

 

Course PowerPoint Presentation

Technology: Improve student Learning

 

Outline of Final Products for the Course

Outline of Tech: Improve Student Learning Final Product (Word format)

Outline of Tech: Improve Student Learning Final Product (.pdf format)

(If you can't download load it, click here)

 

Internet Sites: Texts and Required Reading

Engaged Learning & Use of Technology Research Sites

http://www.ncrel.org/tplan/cbtl/conclusn.htm Conclusions from Computer based Technology and Learning by Gilbert Valdez, Mary McNabb, Mary Foertsch, Mary Anderson, Mark Hawkes, and Lenaya Raack from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

http://www.coollessons.org/researchsummary.html Research Links for Engaged Learning and Technology Applications  

http://www.wested.org/techpolicy/refind.html  Summary of Current Research and Evaluation Findings on Technology in Education By John Cradler, Far West Laboratory (especially look at the student outcomes in section A [1] )

Texts and Required Reading

http://web.archive.org/web/20030802124629/http://www.omnimag.com/archives/chats/bm120397.html Dr. Ellen Langer, Harvard University

http://web.archive.org/web/20020817040133/http://emifyes.iserver.net/fromnow/feb01/edudotbomb.html Dr. Jamie McKenzie Skirting the Education dot Bomb; Winning value for students and schools in an increasingly digital world  From Now On, The Educational Technology Journal Vol. 10|No 5 | February|2001

http://fno.org/dec05/writing.html Dr. Jamie McKenzie Inspired Writing and Inquiring From Now On, The Educational Technology Journal Vol. 15|No 2|December|2005

http://www.fno.org/feb01/pl.html Dr. Jamie McKenzie From Now On Journal Feb. 2001

Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century (the 4 E's) by David Warlick of The Landmark Project

http://novemberlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=159&type=art&site=19&parentid=18 Teaching Zack to think Alan November

http://www.coollessons.org/compare.htm Comparing Problem Based Learning And WebQuests  by Richard Levine

http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/resource/techno/whatworks/ Digital Age Learning - What works with writing

http://www.coollessons.org/  (This is my web page with links for class use and other information for use in meeting the assignments for this course.)

Engaged Learning Indicators

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/overview.html#authentic Authentic Uses of Technology

http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/tsullivl/362ASp01/what_are_three_levels.htm    Three levels of technology use in the classroom

http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/framewk/efp/environ/efpenvin.htm Indicator: Engaging Learning Environments from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/math/ma2lindi.htm Engaged Learning Indicators from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)

http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/assessme/engaged.htm Engaged Learning Indicators from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)

Bloom's Taxonomy

Literacy and 21st Century Skills

Before you send your students on an Internet search..... from coollessons.org

Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century (the 4 E's) by David Warlick of The Landmark Project

Six Essential Learnings in a Technological Society by the The Illinois State Board of Education

21st Century Skills from ncrel.org

Goals

http://www.fno.org/feb01/pl.html  From Trivial Pursuit to Essential Questions and Standards-Based Learning  by Dr. Jamie McKenzie in From Now On Educational Technology Journal, Vol. 10; No. 5, February 2001

http://www.fno.org/feb01/edudotbomb.html  Skirting the Education Dot Bomb by Dr. Jamie McKenzie in From Now On Educational Technology Journal, Vol. 10; No. 5, February 2001

http://fno.org/oct04/octcartoon.html The Next Best Thing cartoon (credits to Jerry's Web site http://www.jerryking.com/  and to From Now On http://fno.org )

Research Resources

http://www.coollessons.org/#researchhelp Research help from coollessons.org

Rubrics

http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/  Project Based Learning Checklists

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php  Rubistar

http://www.coollessons.org/coolunits.htm#rubrics  More rubrics

Technology Standards

http://www.isbe.net/profprep/CASCDvr/Wd97/24120_coretechnology.doc Technology Standards for All Illinois Teachers [24.120] (This is a Word document – it has been screened for viruses.) If you can't download it, try clicking here.

http://www.u-46.org/it/TechnologyinU-46.htm Technology in School District U-46

Great Page Instructions

Cool Lessons Great Page Directions

Smerecky Great  Page Directions

Further Bibliography

http://www.isbe.net/ils/  Illinois  Learning Standards

http://web.archive.org/web/20040208062928/http://www.iste.org/ National Educational Technology Standards for Students (1998) International Society for Technology in Education

http://www.u-46.org/it/TechnologyinU-46.htm Technology in School District U-46

http://www.coollessons.org/  (This is my web page with links for class use and other information for use in meeting the assignments for this course.)

http://greatpage.u46.k12.il.us/  GreatPage

http://www.u-46.org/it/TeacherResources.htm  Technology Resources n School District U-46

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/edtalk/toc.htm Plugging In  Information on choosing and using educational technology from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)

Six Essential Learnings in a Technological Society by the The Illinois State Board of Education

21st Century Skills from ncrel.org

Jakes Online has much information on visual literacy and digital story telling from David Jakes and Joe Brennan

http://www.coollessons.org/spacegroupeval.html Group Self Assessment by Lana Brozik, Kathleen Kaup, and Richard Levine

http://www.coollessons.org/ValidatingInternetInformation.htm How Do I Know Stuff on the Internet is True? Richard Levine

http://www.4teachers.org/   4Teachers.org has many tools for teachers to use

EPIC 2014 is a faux movie created by Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson to create discussion of the future of the internet and journalism

Examples

Westward Expansion http://wizard.4teachers.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=72437

    Westward Expansion rubric          

           http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?&screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1028275&