Sherwood+PD+Spring+2012

Sherwood PD Spring 2012

**Rick Voithofer will lead discussion**

 * Agenda for the day
 * Sherwood Teachers / school / grade level / goals or interests
 * Grant Team from OSU and ORC --- Rick Voithofer, Tracey Stuckey-Mickell and Sue Becker


 * //We are going to pace the following professional development in a round table discussion and working sessions. Teachers will be pulled out of discussions and working sessions to do video taped interviews with Rick. These interviews will begin at 9:00 am. Rick will be working with each of you to accomplish this task during our full day PD.//**

8:00 - 9:00
Sue Becker will lead discussion topics

**Technology tools and instruction**

 * Math Resources
 * Articles and Handouts
 * Smart Exchange
 * 130 Smart Board Ideas Exchange
 * Eduscapes Smart Board Resources
 * 50 + Ideas for Using the Document Camera in the Classroom
 * []
 * Math Resources from ORC
 * Math ideas for the AlphaSmart
 * Smart board activities
 * SmartBrief board lessons and other resources
 * Lets list other resources you feel have been helpful?

9:00 - 10:00
Sue Becker will lead discussion topics == **Brainstorm What do you do everyday?--Let's discuss how we can help each other utilize tools to make our lives more productive.** ==
 * How have you found these tools to be helpful? (teachers will help fill out the list too. I have started a list here to get the discussion going)
 * Use the recording feature on the smartboard - Play back my recording or share to others
 * Using the Smartboard to record lessons
 * Linking files on the Smartboard
 * Utilizing the Document camera to collaborate and share information that is not already digitized
 * More ideas?

10:10 - 11:45
Sue Becker will lead discussion topics (Tracey will join in when she arrives)

**Planning for Instruction**

 * Where are you in this planning process?
 * Where to find great resources?
 * Set goals for instruction (aligning with common core standards)
 * More ideas?

**Your Open Ended Project Ideas - Unit 5**

 * Where do I begin?
 * Your wiki page. Questions and Answers?
 * What we can do to assist you?
 * What is expected of me in this project?
 * Set goals for Open Ended Project (aligning with common core standards)
 * Write lesson plans
 * Organize materials and resources to share with others
 * Create instructional materials (including handouts, power points, prezi's, links, wiki)
 * Other?

12:30 - 2:00
Tracey Stuckey-Mickell will lead discussion topics

**Instructional Capabilities**

 * Differentiate lessons
 * ORC resources
 * Revising math problems - All levels learners are emailed a set of problems to help them practice, higher and lower level learners would receive different, a variety, and number of problems that suit their individual needs, also, this could be done during the lesson
 * Use resources effectively: Use available online resources on time and/or existing resources and demonstrate to groups of student(s)
 * Resources for Differentiating Instruction
 * [] - Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is not just for special needs learners! There are examples of how to apply UDL principles to meet diverse learning needs.
 * [] - UDL guidelines in brief (a 1-page chart)
 * [] - Article: Provides overview of key issues for differentiating instruction for ELLs (NOTE: Many of these tips are helpful for ALL learners!)
 * [] - Brief Article: More on differentiating instruction using Multiple Modes of Input & Output (MMIO)
 * [] - Full article on using MMIO

**Assessment**

 * Assess students understanding randomly (a couple of students a day/week)
 * Record ongoing/final products
 * Resources for Assessment
 * [] - From The Ohio Resource Center: Lesson materials to help your students prepare for the math OAA
 * [] - Article: how to design effective scoring rubrics for use in your classroom
 * [] - Online tool: Use to create scoring rubrics for performance/product assessment
 * [] - Online tool: Use to create quizzes for more traditional assessment

2:00 - 2:30 SMART Board in the Classroom
Bruce Jacobs will lead and Tracey Stuckey-Mickell will assist as needed.
 * Lessons Learned
 * Other topics that Bruce would like to touch on.

**Questions and contacts**

 * Moodle course - Sue Becker becker.275@osu.edu or call her cell phone. This will be listed on the bottom of her emails.
 * Wiki - Sue Becker
 * Building issues and concerns are to be directed to OSU Grant Team leader for your school.
 * Project ideas or concerns. - To any of us.
 * Contact us via email as needed.