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Course Outline for The Fermilab LInC - Summer '96 |
Day 1
Icebreaker
Pre-assessment
concept map
self-assessment
Intro to LInC course
ASCD videotape 2 - Internet projects
LInC projects introduction/examples
Problem (t rex) situation (beginning of PBL immersion)
Meeting the problem
KNK board
Writing/drafting problem statement
Finding resources/gathering information - (Netscape intro & search engines/directories in context)
LInC home page--suggested links
Plugging In
Sharing information- revise KNK
Coach towards final problem statement
Break-out groups to research--acceptable use, etc. from revised KNK board--shared findings
Electronic journals
Day 2
Best hopes--worst fears
Shared e-mail summaries on overhead
Revise problem statement
Generated possible solutions to problem
Looked at criteria that would best solve problem--finish discussion of PBL approach
Indicators of engaged learning & best use of technology
Scenario--read, evaluate EL & tech. components for Math/Science scenario
Complete personal profile from purple book
Project Visioning
Look at your curriculum--what will kids know and be able to do
Engaged learning
Internet as a tool for current info and collaboration
What's useful to you
Meets national standards
Shelly's scenario as example
Project presentation template dragged to word processor
Presentation--focus on learning outcomes
Write scenario and presentation page--working on both at same time
Electronic journals
Day 3
E-mail feedback, participant's need to know and develop agenda
Group Needs
PageMill 'walk-through' - done in am and pm sessions.
Intro to Netscape break-out group for novice group
Individual work
Instructor conference on projects/scenarios/presentation w LInC presentation rubric/checklist
Electronic journals
Day 4
E-mail feedback, participant's need to know and develop agenda
Group Needs
Search tools
Page Mill walk-through
Intro to Internet concepts for novice groups
Scenario revisions--use rubric/checklist
Peer conferences--suggestions and WOWs
Individual work on presentation and scenario pages
Electronic journals
Day 5
E-mail feedback, participant's need to know and develop agenda
Group Needs
showed more project examples
talk about page design and student pages
discuss difference between student assessment & evaluation
Page Mill walk-through
AOL mail with attachments
Individual work
Staff Development handouts as homework
Self-evaluation of EL - Before and Now
Electronic journals
Day 6
E-mail feedback, participant's need to know and develop agenda
Group Needs
listserv/newsgroup
download new software
Staff development--group discussion and development work by team
Individual work - student pages
Electronic journals
Day 7
E-mail feedback, participant's need to know and develop agenda
Group Needs
advanced HTML (print out web page; print source page; compare)
what ifs...
Individual work
Class photo
Peer Review of student pages - compliments on EL and best use technology
Presentation sign-up
Electronic journals
Day 8
E-mail feedback, participant's need to know and develop agenda
Needs
Fetch
Link project presentation home page to server
Individual work
Electronic journals
Day 9
Presentations with corrections
Individual work
Cutting-Edge presentations by participants: tables, Claris Home page, frames
Electronic journals
Day 10
Presentations
A Private Universe - videotape and discussion
Evaluations
Concept Maps
Self-Evaluation
AU Student Perception
Electronic journals
Best Hope/Worst Fear Handout
Graduation