PETE+&+C+Wednesday


 * AM Sessions**


 * Keynote Speaker:** Rafe Esquith
 * presentation notes


 * AM Sessions**


 * Scientific Inquiry Through Nature** - Carmela Curatola Knowles
 * ning site: http://peteandc2009.ning.com/forum/topics/jl16-scientific-inquiry
 * Technology was used as a tool to support the project
 * Focus was the essential question related to the project (preserving the natural environment)
 * Used a webquest to guide students through the process - used throughout the school year - webquest is run through the school server
 * Jarrett Nature Center website: [|http://home.comcast.net/~jarrettnature/index.htm]
 * Process - primarily done by the technology teachers with 5th grade (special area)
 * video of nature center with local expert - background building
 * Part 1
 * student blog responding to questions,
 * observation training done in the classroom,
 * ecosystem activity - done in tech class - used many Discovery Streaming videos,
 * introduction of hardware - done in tech class - (cameras, Nova portable computers, magnifying glass, digital timer, temperature probes....)
 * "field trip" to nature center - used excel spreadsheet to record observations and data
 * students created photostory presentations to reflect their learning
 * Part 2
 * continued with library/tech class research on one living thing observed/ecosystem
 * second field trip to collect pictures, sound files and artifacts related to the researched ecosystem
 * students created a power point pres to reflect this learning
 * Part 3
 * persuasive letter/presentation to demonstrate the importance of the ecosystem - why it should be preserved
 * Connected project to both academic standards and NETS*S


 * Project-Based Learning for the 21st Century** - Jennifer Dorman
 * her ning website page - http://peteandc2009.ning.com/forum/topics/kl16-projectbased-learning
 * Resources/Motivation: The World is Flat - Friedman, Are They Ready to Work? - study, How to Build a Student for the 21st Century - Time Mag article
 * planned a course called //Online Learning// for a middle school - would meet for 22 sessions
 * Started with three questions (backward mapping in planning)
 * Collaborated with another teacher from Korea (found on twitter)
 * Used skype to communicate during discussion, often included principals to participate (understood the project and was an advocate)
 * [|Buck Institute for Education] - principles for project based learning
 * See powerpoint presentation at bottom of ning page
 * Wanted to limit the number of tools to streamline the process - used ISTE standards' benchmarks to guide the selection of the tools (Dr. Jenkins' work)
 * Basic idea - the class is a tech corporation planning to relocate to S. Korea
 * Summative assessment
 * create a wiki - clearinghouse of resource
 * ning network - social networking
 * documentary - informational
 * class resources/tools
 * class ning
 * class wiki
 * class calendar - google - collaborative
 * class diigo group - share research and bookmarks with annotations
 * class flickr account
 * other resources - google docs, email
 * Collaborative Tools
 * Ning Network - http://teachercollaborative.ning.com
 * Google docs for: forms to collect email addresses, urls, etc; scripts; storyboards; tasks;
 * Collaborative Simulation
 * Request for Proposals - use of budget
 * Students had specific leadership roles
 * See ppt for listing of challenges to the project and resources used to meet those challenges