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=Welcome to the VI Curriculum Mapping for Technology Integration Project!=

__Kickoff Meetings in STTJ and STX__


Kickoff meetings for the Curriculum Mapping for Technology Integration project were held on January 27 and 28, 2011 in both districts. At present, 17 VI schools have committed to teaching at least one of these units __this spring__. Here's the list of who's planning on doing what...

//__Biomes (Grade 3)__//
 * Eulalie Rivera Elementary (STX)
 * Ricardo Richards Elementary (STX) (adapting this unit to fit the Grade 5 standard on Biomes)

__//Force and Motion (Grade 5)//__
 * Ulla Muller Elementary (STTJ)
 * Guy Benjamin Elementary (STTJ)
 * Lockhart Elementary (STTJ)
 * Alexander Henderson Elementary (STX)
 * Juanita Gardine Elementary (STX)
 * Lew Muckle Elementary (STX)
 * Claude O. Markoe Elementary (STX)
 * Evelyn Williams Elementary (STX)
 * Alfredo Andrews Elementary (STX)
 * Charles H. Emanuel Elementary (STX)

__//Weather (Grade 7)//__
 * Elena Christian Jr. High School (STX)

__//Force and Motion (Grade 7)//__
 * Julius Sprauve (STTJ)
 * BCB Middle School (STTJ)
 * Arthur A. Richards Jr. High School (STX)
 * John H. Woodson Jr. High School (STX)

As you can see, in nearly every case each unit has more than one school planning on teaching it. This means that as you go forth and start your implementation work you have yet another resource - another school or schools! - to help you fine-tune and problem-solve. The discussion forums attached to each lesson would be a good place for all schools teaching a particular unit to communicate and collaborate.



__**Agenda for 1/27/11 (STTJ) and 1/28/11 (STX) Kickoff Meetings**__

I. Welcome (15 min)


 * What is this meeting about?
 * District Staff/Principals/Technology Integration Specialists/Teachers
 * Others?

II. Background for This Work (15 min)
 * Need for hands-on student work with technology that integrates curriculum and technology standards
 * These units challenge teachers to work with technology specialists make real use of technology as a tool for student learning
 * This work fulfills the district and state technology plan, and help achieve curriculum-based learning goals
 * These units challenge teachers to move away from the text and to adopt a standards-based approach to integrating digital media with learning standards
 * These units are only the starting point for an on-going process

III. Examining the Units (45 min)
 * 3 units for elementary and 2 for secondary
 * Rooted in Science (for this initial round), but integrate other content areas
 * Review the secondary Weather unit as an example
 * Ideally each starter school will teach at least one of these units this spring

IV. Implementation Considerations (60 min)
 * Working in teams (elementary and secondary), review what you need to get started teaching one of these units (use “we need/we have” worksheet - to be provided - to organize your work)
 * Debrief and problem-solve

V. Next Steps (30 min)
 * Creating and scheduling district and school professional development (as identified above)
 * District coordination (who, what, how)
 * Check-ins and support from Sun Associates
 * Anything else?


 * Resources to Explore...**
 * **Web 2.0 Tools** -- Here's an interesting page (another wiki) that provides information on Web 2.0 tools for educators. http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ Click on the links to different categories of tools (Presentation, Collaboration, Research, etc.) on the left side of the page.


 * **Scenarios for Technology Integration** -- The "Classroom Scenarios" that have been produced by teachers in Vermont are a good model for how Web 2.0 tools and other technologies can be used to support student-centered, project-based learning. Check out the VT Scenarios here: http://transformation-technology.wikispaces.com/


 * **NETS Standards and Student Profiles (Scope and Sequence)** -- ISTE has created a wiki where teachers from across the country contribute their unit/lesson plans that map to ISTE NETS-S standards. [] In particular, look at the grade-level pages that are linked on the left side of the home page (here's an example: []). Note that these examples (because they are for a national audience) do not link to specific curriculum content standards. Our work will need to add that element (links to VI content standards) to the units we develop.


 * **Project Based Learning Resources** -- Check out the growing list of Project Based Learning Resources posted here.

This wiki is intended to support the VI Curriculum Mapping for Technology Integration Project. As the working group for this project proceeds to create the initial set of technology-infused curriculum units that will be the basis of this first stage of work, we will be using this wiki to share ideas, pose questions, and post materials for group comment.

Questions about this project can currently be directed to Jeff Sun