Purpose,+Goals,+and+Objectives+of+this+Proposed+Program

= Purpose of Project =


 * // The central purpose of this project is to increase learning of K-12 students by 10% through the thoughtful and wise use of technology. That increase in learning will be measured through school-based assessments. //**

= = = Goals and Objectives =


 * Increase knowledge, willingness, and actual use of technology among pre-service and in-service teachers; our goal is that that there will be a 25% increase in the use of technology among pre-service and in-service teachers.**


 * Objectives:**
 * //Add technology instruction to Education 314 and 316 at Capital University//
 * //Provide ten professional development workshops during the year//
 * //Create communities of practice small groups organized by location//
 * //Encourage peer support through communities of practice//
 * //Teach effective skills for the adoption of technology//
 * //Make information and ideas accessible through distance learning practices//
 * //Creation of ePortfolios by all participants//


 * Develop and increase critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, and innovation in the process of using technology among pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and K-12 students; pre-service and in-service teachers’ ePortfolios will include at least 1 project that requires problem-solving for K-12 students as well as evidence of their own creative and innovative use of technology.**


 * Objectives:**
 * //Encourage, through the communities of practice, the sharing of innovations already being used and those that are developed during the course of the project.//
 * //Provide computer hardware (e.g., used laptops) so that pre-service and in-service teachers can experience the process of putting Open Source operating systems and software on an actual computer as a means of developing problem solving skills.//
 * //Demonstrate innovative uses of technology hardware such as the wiimote interactive whiteboard (an interactive whiteboard that uses a wiimote and infrared pens) in workshops and through distance learning.//
 * //Use part of the workshops for “tinkering”--trying out possible innovations//
 * //Help pre-service and in-service teachers develop lesson plans that involve K-12 students in creativity (e.g., new ways to demonstrate their learning) and problem-solving (figuring out something such as a scientific concept or getting a new technology to work).//


 * Use technology to support communication and collaboration among pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, university faculty; our goal is that our goal is that 75% of the teaching related to this project will be through distance learning.**


 * Objectives:**
 * //Develop a public web space for recording of ideas, such as websites that are useful for teaching certain concepts and instructions for creating/utilizing technology in the classroom (distance learning)//
 * //Use online conferencing technology (e.g., Big Blue Button) for communication among project participants//
 * //Use a private course management system (“CMS,” e.g., Moodle which is Open Source) for communication and the recording of information that cannot be shared on a public website (such as pictures of students in the classroom) (distance learning)//
 * //Use group communication processes in the course management system (e.g., email to all participants or a subset of participants)//


 * Develop strategies and knowledge to create and design learning environments and learning activities that address the full range of learners; each pre-service teacher and in-service teacher will demonstrate this understanding through at least one project in their ePortfolios.**


 * Objectives**
 * //Pre-service and in-service teachers place at least one project that reflects principles of instructional design in their ePortfolios//
 * //In workshops, on the private and public websites, in Education 314/316, and in private conversations, present the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)//
 * //Provide information about Open Source adaptive software//
 * //Pre-service and in-service teachers place at least one project that reflects principles of Universal Design for Learning in their ePortfollios//.


 * Ensure that 100% of the use of technology in this project reflects proper digital citizenship and safetypractices as well as each district’s policies on the use of technology in the classroom.**


 * //Present information to in-service and pre-service teachers about digital citizenship and safety practices//
 * //Ensure that all projects and websites used in the program are compliant with each district’s policy on technology//
 * //Monitor public website to ensure that no private information gets posted//
 * //Pre-service and in-service teachers will place at least one safety checklist in their ePortfolios//