CBL+Project

=Afraid of computers?= = =

=We work with teachers!=

=The Challenge ...=

3) CHALLENGE: "What can we do to overcome resistance of stakeholders through communication and professional development?"

 * ===Problems we have –===
 * ===Resistance of teachers to change===
 * ===Unconvinced teachers===
 * ===Insufficient professional development===
 * ===Communicate to teachers, parents, administrators, and other stakeholders why it is essential to integrate technology into curriculum. – “Communicate what is going on…”===
 * ===Time and money===
 * ===(Parental pressure – parents do not see the value of technology – those with traditional views) – resistance from parents===
 * ===“Don’t water the rocks.” (Identify key personnel who can be on your side / against this.)===

4) GUIDING ACTIVITY:

 * ===Get the teacher involved in designing various learning experiences for students.===
 * ===Ask teachers what they want – needs analysis.===
 * ===Presentations of best practice to survey what is available.===
 * ===Professional development workshops===
 * ===Just in time learning/training===
 * ===Best practices in methodology===
 * ===Change in learning process – by actual teaching of teachers – teachers become students – they experience being students===
 * ===Professional learning centers/groups===
 * ===Modeling our own behavior and practices as technology “geeks” – searching for information/networks===
 * ===Identifying student technology champions===
 * ===Identifying teacher technology champions===

5) GUIDING RESOURCES:

 * ===Professional networks/groups depends on size of school===
 * ===Apple Learning Interchange===
 * ===Money & Time===
 * ===Technology partners – parents, stakeholders, admin===
 * ===Sustainable framework (environment, social, fiscal)===
 * ===Communication platform===
 * ===Community involvement===

6) SOLUTION & ACTION

 * ===Technology committee – vision and mission and where they want to go (community involvement/networking/information/influence)===
 * ===Sustainable technology plan===

7) ASSESSMENT

 * ===Open feedback system – teacher/student===
 * ===Milestones===
 * ===Class observations – moving into feedback===
 * ===Checking level of learning engagement of students in the classroom===
 * ===Inviting parents to also observe levels of engagement as this is evident.===
 * ===Checking off pre-identified benchmarks (maybe created by teachers and agreed upon) for teachers such as online resource use, etc. -- > “Teacher rubrics” for benchmarking – different levels – level 0, etc.===

8) Publishing - Student Samples

 * ===Examples from team members===

9) Publishing – Student reflection

 * ===Very good feedback from students===
 * ===Also look at what you can do after the project - what is the action plan? Don't have to do this with every project===