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Professional Development 2.0

Afternoon Agenda:
//Instructions:// Divide up the reading below amongst your group. Read individually and then using [|bubbl.us] or another online mind-mapping tool create web of ideas about technology professional development. Add notes and embed or link to your mind-map on your wiki page below:
 * Joint reading activity**

PD 1 | PD 2 | PD 3 | PD 4 | PD 5 |


 * [|Viral Professional Development] - from Jennifer Jones
 * [|Developmentally Appropriate Technology Integration PD] - from Wesley Fryer //"One of the greatest challenges in professional development for teachers, I think, is helping people who are naturally more “procedural” in their learning approach with technology to become more navigational"//
 * [|Excellence in Technology Professional Development: Ten Steps] - Kevin Jarrett
 * [|Intelligently Promoting Technology Integration] - Wesley Fryer //"How can we better encourage our teachers to innovate and learn more sophisticated ways to effectively engage students in the learning process with digital technologies?"//
 * [|Situating Professional Development] - Sylvia Martinez //"Situating professional development in the classroom is, I believe, the only way that technology will really be integrated into every classroom."//
 * [|Teaching Good Instruction and the Technology Tool] - //"Seems like we offer a lot of workshops on tools and not as much on instruction."//
 * [|PD 2.0: Its all about building community] - creating professional learning networks
 * Characteristics of 21st Century Teachers - Andrew Church
 * [|Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi): A Framework for Measuring Classroom Technology Use] (pdf - 3 pages) by [|Christopher Moersch,] //Does technology represent things (e.g., computers, modems, pencils, microscopes, televisions), words or ideas (e.g., progress, change), processes (e.g., animal breeding, voting), or delivery systems (e.g., expert versus novice systems)? Dr. Moersch's Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi) Framework includes eight discrete implementation levels teachers can demonstrate, ranging from Non-Use (Level 0) to Refinement (Level 6).//
 * [|Technology Integration Matrix] //- "The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative. The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments."// Video examples of each level provide an understanding of each entry on the matrix.

Present your mind-map to the large group - discuss - what key characteristics do these articles have in common?

**Short Presentations:**

 * S****chool-based Professional Development time:**
 * Mark Kowalski ([|Digital Story Telling Review.pdf])
 * Mark Kotchorek
 * //Morag Riddell//
 * Beau Vandale
 * //Priscilla Fjeldstrom//


 * After School-based Professional Development**
 * Jim Ellis


 * Classroom-based mentoring**
 * //Allison Sherwin//


 * Just-in-time professional development**
 * //Jenn Climenhaga//


 * Online Tutorials**
 * //Eldon Germann//
 * //Teacher Tutorials//
 * //Macklin Staff Wiki//
 * One-on-one Professional Development**
 * //Rob Wall//

**What's Next?**
In your group use the chart, the readings, the presentations from the group and the //Table of Change Agents and Elements// below, to identify and summarize five important points about technology professional development. Explain why your group believes they are important. Then within the "Now What" column identify steps for yourself, your school and the school division. This is an opportunity to help shape the next phase of technology professional development in the Living Sky School Division. You can use the .doc (upload the document to your wiki page) or create your own table on your group's wiki page.

This is the linear, left-brain way to share your thoughts and ideas! Alternatively, you may want to use voice, video and or images to record your thoughts. Just make sure that you embed or link to the product on your wiki page.

From: //Managing Complex Change Towards Inclusive Schooling// in [|Creating an Inclusive Schoo]l by J. Thousand and R. Villa
 * Table of Change Agents and Elements**
 * Vision+ || Skills+ || Incentives+ || Resources+ || Action Plan || = || Change ||
 * || Skills+ || Incentives+ || Resources+ || Action Plan || = || Confusion ||
 * Vision+ ||  || Incentives+ || Resources+ || Action Plan || = || Anxiety ||
 * Vision+ || Skills+ ||  || Resources+ || Action Plan || = || Resistance ||
 * Vision+ || Skills+ || Incentives+ ||  || Action Plan || = || Frustration ||
 * Vision+ || Skills+ || Incentives+ || Resources+ ||  || = || Treadmill ||


 * Wrap up**


 * Possible Idea for Next Year**

The In-school Instructional Technology Support Teachers create a series of 8 after school workshops to be delivered via ustream (or other technology) that are offered to the teachers in Living Sky, but open to others. One hour/very focussed. See Open PD wiki.
 * Smartboards
 * blogging
 * using wikis
 * screencasting
 * a digital storytelling tool
 * photosharing

**Next meeting:**
[|Second Life] with [|Jeff Kurka] Date: ?? If you plan on attending you should install the second life application and learn how to walk, talk and touch. You might find these Second Life Video [|Tutorials] useful. There is a section for new residents.