Sasha+Miller

PLC (Ning) Hours (30 by December 31, 2011)
1. Explain WHY your proposed project/initiative is important, in terms of learning issues and outcomes. 2. Describe WHAT you will do with the technology received through the HP grant. 3. Describe HOW you will measure the impact of this technology on learning.  The RFP specifically solicits proposals that address the following challenges:
 * **Date** || **What did you work on?** || **Hours (example: 1.5 hours or .5 hour)** ||
 * 3/8 || Familiarizing myself with the Ning, watching the video on motivation || 1 hour ||
 * 4/2 || Completed the readings and activities for April; still need to work on the reflections I'll post. Posted a response to the "I CAN!" video as well as the question on motivation. || 1.5 hours ||
 * 4/4 || Responded to Tiffany Braswell's post on Motivation || 30 minutes ||
 * || Posted a blog response to having listened to J.K. Rowing's graduation speech. || 15 minutes (.25 hour) ||
 * 5/18 || Posted 3 reponses to Nancy's discussion thread about creating a culture of inquiry within the classroom. || 45 minutes ||
 * 6/7 || Read and responded to a blog post called "The Promise and Peril of 21st Century Learning-- Differentiation?" See my blogs section for details. || 1 hour ||
 * 6/8 || An anthropological introduction to YouTube: http://youtu.be/TPAO-lZ4_hU || 1.5 hours ||
 * 7/1 || Blogging about conference, day 1; 6-7pm || 1 hour ||
 * 7/3 || Blogging about conference, day 2: 5-6pm || 1 hour ||
 * 7/3 || Blogging about conference, day 3: 3-4pm || 1 hour ||
 * 8/20 || Reading about gaming, completing activities and exploration || 1 hour ||
 * 8/27 || Continuing with gaming, "Moving Learning Games Forward" || 1 hour ||
 * 8/25 || Blogging about the article on the "Trophy Generation." || 30 minutes ||
 * 9/15 || Reflecting on (9/13) field trip to Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy via blog entry, uploading pictures from the trip, and adding captions to the pictures. Also reading responses from others to the field trip. || 2.5 hours ||
 * 10/9 || Read about gaming || 2 hours ||
 * 11/21 || Read "My Kids Are Illiterate. Most Likely, Yours Are Too" by Will Richardson and began reading through the National Education Technology Plan. || 1 hour ||
 * 11/27 || Reading the National Education Technology Plan || 1 hour ||
 * 12/ ||  ||   ||
 * 12/20 || Researching/reading about assessing 21st century skills; exploring the resources offered on the Assessment Teaching21st Century Skills website ([|http://atc21s.org]) || 2 hours ||
 * 12/22 || * Perusing the eSchool grants ongoing website: [].
 * Researching the use of tablets/iPads in the math classroom
 * __Grant Proposal advice: __
 * California Free Digital Textbooks Initiative: []
 * []: promising technology tools and applications that help more students master seventh- through ninth-grade math and literacy competencies, which are critical to college and career readiness.
 * **Target seventh- to ninth-grade math or literacy content and competencies; ** programs may focus on all ages of learners.
 * **Use modular content ** that can be mixed and matched easily by learners and teachers.
 * **Use embedded assessment ** that can capture and assess student performance and provide performance feedback that the learner and teachers can use to improve the learning process and results.
 * **Exemplify contemporary research in cognitive and learning science **, including interactive and contextualized learning, multiple learning paths, and scaffolded learning that results in deeper disciplinary understanding of concepts, as well as opportunities for students to practice skills and competencies.
 * **Focus on student progression ** and mastery of concepts and skills, rather than “seat time.”
 * []
 * Increasing the use of blended learning models, which combine face-to-face instruction with online learning activities.
 * Deepening students’ learning and engagement through use of interactive applications, such as digital games, interactive video, immersive simulations, and social media.
 * Supporting the availability of high-quality open courseware, particularly for high-enrollment introductory classes like math, science, and English, which often have low rates of student success.
 * Helping institutions, instructors, and students benefit from learning analytics which can monitor student progress in real-time and customize proven supports and interventions.
 * Personalized math remediation
 * 3 math apps: Mathboard, <span style="color: #898989; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration: none;">[|Wolfram Alpha Algebra Assistant], <span style="color: #1055f6; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration: none;">[|Statisitics 1 for iPad]
 * **Math apps (K-1):** []
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">*undersea math
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">*MathaliensSD
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">clocks4kids
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">coin_math
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">kidcalc
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">kidstimefun
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">makechange
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">math drills lite
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">mathboard
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">numberswap
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">*popmath
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">*abctracer
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">kids math
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">math train
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">numbl
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">math magic
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">super number kid
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">mathmini
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">cute math
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">*cosmicK1
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">jungle coins
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">cloudmath free
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">coin counter
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">pocket change


 * **<span style="color: red; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Resources: **
 * [|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AurJI49o5M_0dC00a011WGRSd09paTFFTmhOSHowU1E#gid=0]
 * http://ipodsiphonesineducation.wikispaces.com/Maths
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The principal of a Pennsylvania middle school is proposing a two-year pilot program that would have six teachers and about 120 students using iPad tablet computers in the classroom. ([]; [|http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10245/1084330-55.stm#ixzz0yOwxhb4C])
 * http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Grade+6-8+Apps
 * Math apps: http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Math+Apps
 * Great math resources for girls: []
 * I will have ipads in a section of my classroom for future teachers: []
 * 25 best Sims games for the classroom: [|http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/03/virtual-learning-25-best-sims-and-games-for-the-classroo] || 2.5 hours ||
 * 12/23 || * Watching and contemplating <span style="color: #3f52b8; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"RSA Animate- Changing Education Paradigms" (posted by Nancy White) & "Systematic Change in the Classroom" (posted by Katie Redinger)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Reading Thompson, Sarah Q. "Setting Up a Library IPad Program: Guidelines for Success." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">ACRL TechConnect //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> (2011). Web.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Reading & Responding to discussion questions posed by Nancy White (i.e. Do you have digital native fluency?; Global connections; Gradual or abrupt change?; Developing creativity, innovation, and invention; || 2 hours ||
 * 12/24 || * Read "Next Generation Learning: The intelligent use of technology to develop innovative learning models and personalized educational pathways, www.gatesfoundation.org || 30 minutes ||
 * 12/26 || * Read through parts of Draft White Paper 1: Defining 21st century skills published for the Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills Project || 1 hour ||
 * 12/27 || * Continued to read through Draft White Paper 1: Defining 21st century skills published for the Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills Project || 1 hour ||
 * 12/28 || * Reading further about gaming || 1 hour ||
 * 12/29 || * Reading the article [|Why Kids Need Solitude], reflecting, and blogging/30 minutes
 * Reading articles on using electronic devices with K-5: [|Kindergarten Kids: A pencil, and eraser, and an iPad], [|Burris Students Take to Using iPads in Class], [|Tech Savvy Classrooms Personalize Learning/BYOD policies]/15 minutes
 * [|From Finland:An engaging School Reform Model] ||  ||
 * 12/30 || * Reading on pre-assessment for 21st century skills
 * Looking at resources for preassessing skills onthe wiki || 1 hour ||
 * 12/31 || * Reviewing cadre discussion questions posed by Nancy
 * Reviewing my blog entries to reflect on growth over the past year
 * Contemplating next steps within my field || 1 hour 30 minutes ||

PD Prep Hours (15 by May 30, 2012)

 * Date || What did you work on? || Hours (example: 1.5 hours or .5 hour) ||
 * 4/6 || Preparing to present at DCC TAP meetings (6th/7th/8th).

Plans: - To opened each session by sharing the video "A Vision of 21st Century Teachers." After the video: - Discuss technology as being a tool, not a skill. - We review the 21st century learning skills on the brochure from the district - Show the group the display board we'd make to present at the Share Fair, then take questions/comments on various projects - Ask teachers to think of a unit they're going to do in the upcoming year and decide on a specific 21st century skill within that unit that they're going to try to improve on with respect to student learning. || 2 hours, 30 minutes || - Creating powerpoint for the group to have scrolling in the background during the whole group session - Planning activities related to information literacy for the breakout sessions || 2 hours || - Deciding on a video to show. || 3 hours ||
 * 10/28 || 6-7pm, preparation for presentation at 6th grade level meeting on Timetoast.com & preview to Google Apps || 1 hour ||
 * 11/27 || Reviewing EdModo, reviewing lesson created by TIffany Countryman, comparing EdModo to ALEC || 1.5 hours ||
 * 12/4 || Familiarizing myself with Museum Box, searching for online tutorials, etc. || 1 hour ||
 * 12/1 || Preparing for cadre presentation on 1/3
 * 12/1 || Preparing for cadre presentation on 1/3
 * 12/2 || - Putting together a handout for staff on information literacy for (1/3)
 * 1/23 || Familiarizing myself with Go Animate! || 1 hour ||
 * 1/24 || Watching "The Finaland Phenomenon" for Faculty Film Study || 1 hour ||
 * 2/28 || Watching "Waiting for Superman" & planning for Faculty Film Study || 1.5 hours ||
 * 4/1 || Previewing "Two Million Minutes" documentary and generating focus questions for faculty film study || 2 hours ||