4. Districts 24 & 28 = 24 Public + 20 Non-Public District 24 Public District 24 Non-Public District 28 Public District 28 Non-Public IS 5 - Walter Crowley IS Sacred Heart School PS 30 Bnos Malka Academy PS 12 - James B Colgate School Resurecction PS 54 Hillside School Bais Yaakov Academy PS 14 - Fairview School Martin Luther HS JHS 72 Catherine and Count Basie School Tifers Torah Institutes PS 19 - Jeantet School Redeemer Lutheran School PS 144 Col. Jeromus Remsen Machon Academy IS 61 - Leonardo da Vinci Razi School JHS 157 Stesphen A. Halsey Our Lady of Mercy IS 73 - Frank Sansivieri IS St. John's Lutheran School JHS 217 Robert A. Vanwyck School Al-Mamoor School IS 77 St. Raphael School Forest Hills High School Al Iman School PS 89 - Elmhurst School Our Lady of Sorrows Jamaica HS Shaarei Zion Ohel Bracha PS 91 Richard Arkwright St. Adalbert Queens Academy HS Yesheiva Tifereth Moshe IS 93 – Ridgewood Yeshivat Our Haim IS 125 - Thomas McCann Woodside St. Nicholas of Tolentine PS 153 Maspeth Elementary Newtown High School Grover Cleveland HS Queens Vocational HS
15. Professional Development Offerings Session 1 Buck Institute: Project Based Learning – Part 1 Session 2 Buck Institute: Project Based Learning – Part 2 Session 3 Using Google Maps to enhance Social Studies and ELA instruction. Session 4 Using blogs for ELA and Social Studies instruction Session 5 Podcasting: creating a news broadcast for a specific period of time. Session 6 Digital Documentaries: Part 1 Process and Planning Session 7 Digital Documentaries: Part 2 Producing and Publishing Sessions 8-12 Webinars – using online tools and resources to strengthen instructional practices 2 hours Security and Governance for Administrators Only -optional
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26. Contact Info Winnie Bracco, Technology Innovation Manager [email_address] Frances O’Neill 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
Public - 9 elementary schools, 9 Middle Schools, 6 High Schools Non-Public – 44 schools x 5 = 220 people that will be trained.
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 – specifically in non-fiction reading and writing and through the content of Social Studies. The title of the program Digital Destinations in History is telling about the project. Students will use Google Earth or Google Maps to demonstrate their knowledge of history by marking locations with dates, written information digital descriptions of the significance of each location.
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.