4. Districts 27 & 29 = 19 Public + 10 Non-Public District 27 Public District 27 Non-Public District 29 Public District 29 Non-Public PS 42 R. Vernam School St Francis De Sales PS/IS 116 William C Hughley St Joachim and Anne IS 53 Brian Piccolo St Thomas the Apostle IS 92 Linden School Grace Lutheran School PS 197 The Ocean School Divine Mercy Catholic Academy Elementary IS 109 Jean Nuzzi School St Joseph Parish Day PS 223 Lyndon B Johnson Divine Mercy Catholic Academy Middle School Business Computer HS Christ Lutheran School PS 225 Seaside School Al-Ihsan Academy IS 238 Susan B Anthony JHS 202 Rober t H Goddard St Rose Lima JHS 210 Elizabeth Blackwell JHS 226 Virgil Grisson MS 137 America’s School of Heroes August Martin HS Beach Channel HS Far Rockaway HS John Adams HS Richmond Hill HS
16. Professional Development Offerings Session 1 Using Blogs for ELA Instruction & Web Literacy Session 2 Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom & Internet Safety Session 3 Using Podcasts to Enhance ELA Instruction Session 4 Digital Documentaries: Part 1 Process and Planning Session 5 Digital Documentaries: Part 2 Producing and Publishing Elementary Only 6 Saturdays – New York City Writing Project (NYCWP) 3 P-Credits or Training Rate MS/HS Only Project Based Learning and ThinkQuestNYC- 3 P-Credits or Training Rate Select One Option: Option A: 6 Saturdays Option B: 12 After School Sessions (2.5 hours) 2 hours Security and Governance for Administrators Only -optional
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27. Contact Info Winnie Bracco, Technology Innovation Manager [email_address] Frances Newsom-Lang Instructional Technology Specialist [email_address] Wayne Demacque, Supervising Technician [email_address] Kin Fung Leung Supervising Technician [email_address]
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3 main goals: Student achievement b) student technology literacy c) technology integration into instruction
This grant is written under the professional development theme – and will provide professional development to teachers. Focus is to use project based learning strategies improve student achievement in ELA The title of the program Enhancing Writing Instruction Through Technology is telling about the project. Teachers will be trained to use technology as a tool to teach the writing process and to use an array of quality digital tools and online content to design project-based multimedia lessons to support student writing
The project is centered around social studies and writing skills. Students will conduct research and report their findings first through writing, blogs, podcasts and videos. Teachers will attend over 40 hours of professional development. Teachers will be required to share best practices via video and online communities such as blogs and ARIS connect.
Teachers will change
Teachers will collaborate with others by using online environments – Blog, Web portal and Moodle. Videoconferencing when applicable. Video ONE lesson integrating technology to be shared with peers and contribute to body of knowledge.
Teachers with the support of the Instructional Technology Specialists will create a digital project showing their understanding of the Social Studies content. Use MS Office for writing and presenting – brochures, flyers, ppt. Use Internet for research and images. Use collaborative online tools to work in groups – google docs or wikispaces Use blog environment to share projects with students outside the classroom. Learn internet safety, copyright and citations, web literacy etc.