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"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." -Alvin Toffler
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=**May 11, 2010**= Today is our last day in class. It has been a great pleasure working with all of you. You are a brilliant group of teachers.

Agenda for our time.

Finalize the Class
 * Certificates for PD
 * Grades
 * Evaluation

Next Year

More Mac Stuff

=March 16, 2010= Our purpose today is to continue the study and implementation of student centered learning by: Assignment: Write an article "Student Centered Classrooms at South Page" Additional resource Organizing instruction and study to improve student learning
 * reading articles from the journal __Theory Into Practice__ 34(4) 1995: share the "student centered learning" lesson plan template

=March 2, 2010= Our purpose today is to continue the study and implementation of student centered learning by: Read the article [|Technology Integration as a Transforming Teaching Strategy]" Discuss with your table group: "What implications does this have for professional development at South Page."
 * creating the "student centered learning" lesson plan template
 * planning professional development
 * working together or individually on lessons

=February 23, 2010= Our purpose today is to reflect on student centered learning and the role technology.

Three articles: "Teachers' Beliefs and Technology Practices; A Mixed-methods approach" "Technology projects as a vehicle to empower students" "Go with the Flow"

What do you know about the role of technology and student centered learning now that you did not know before? Post to Wiki on Page entitiled "Student Centered Learning and Technology"

Read the article on Wikipedia "Student-centred learnin" edit the article.

Create together a student centered PD event.

=February 9, 2010= Read The Heart of Innovation Blog The Heart of Innovation Have a conversation with your table mates about Innovation in the district and the classroom.

Wiki conversation.

Read the article

Iowa Core Curriculum update from the lead team

Google Form review of the Interdisciplinary work

Technology Time

Collaboration Time

=January 12, 2010= Our purpose for today is to review where we are at on our Iowa Core Curriculum Journey. How do all of the pieces come together?

Agenda: 2-4
 * Review January 4, 2010
 * Fill out the Evaluation Form
 * Create the wiki page or wikispace write the reflection
 * Student Centered Classroom (Constuctivist Article)
 * Learning Indicators from NCREL
 * LoTi Digital-Age Framework and H.E.A.T. framework
 * Read and respond to this blog, try out some of the resources he suggests []
 * Time to work together or individually

December 15, 2009
Read and respond to this blog: []

Create your own page on this wiki or create your own wiki. This will be your reflection spot for your professional development work.

Requirement

December 1, 2009
"There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing." Brian Tracy

Today we are going to have time to work with the interdisciplinary lessons.

Readings
Teaching Beyond the Book Education Leadership article from EBSCO Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning

Interdisciplinary Teaching

Assignment
Fill out the form.

Our Goal...

 * One strategy to use for a student-centered classroom is: Cross-Curricular, Interdisciplinary, or Thematic Instruction. Today we will work collaboratively to build a interdisciplinary experience for students.

Sign up for Credit at: [|www.aea13.org] Click on Class Registraion at the top of the page under the logo. Scroll to the bottom and Click Here to enter online registration Click on Credit Courses Click on 2 Credits Scroll to the bottom and select the Iowa Core Curriculum in the Classroom Course. Choose the type of credit for which you are signing up in the drop down box. Click Sign up

Course Syllabus and Grading

Assignment
October 20 you worked in groups to collaborate on lessons and you shared those with the large group. What is the status of those lessons? Be ready to report out.

In groups of 2 or 3 brainstorm about: When planning interdisciplinary curriculum units, teachers should consider the following questions: Collect your responses in a word processor.

Review Thinkfinity and Iowa AEA Online for information and ideas about teaching interdisciplinary, cross curricular or thematically. What did you find that you can use?

November 3, 2009

 * Our Goal...**
 * Create a framework for a "good" student-centered classroom.

Student-Centered Classrooms Handout from Excellence in Education, Iowa Department of Education
 * Articles to Read**

Batting 1,000: Questioning Techniques in Student-Centered Classrooms by Robin Lee Harris

Video: Who Owns The Learning Video (Alan November)

Video: A Portal to Media Literacy

Assignment: Common Themes

October 20, 2009 Agenda
Project Based Videos

[|Thinkinity]

[|Math and Tech Resources]

[|Reading Resources]

[|Edutopia]: What works in Public Education from the George Lucas Foundation

[|Comics Make for Colorful Learning]

[|Make Believe Comix] (Create your own comics here)

Collaborate on lessons (Conversation about the lessons shared on October 6, 2009)

Share out about lessons (How are you addressing the Iowa Core Essential Skills and Concepts and the Characteristics of Effective Instruction?)