A group of K5 teachers form a team to learn how to use SMART boards in their classrooms to enhance their teaching and their student's learning.

1. Collage of teacher pix Inderjeet Sheila Krista Brian Wendy Taryn Rob Brian Kuhn Manager of Information Services Coquitlam School District CueBC 2009 SMARTboard Learning Team Journey

2. School Context: 1 laptop in each class 1 full PC lap with a projector and a printer 4 SmartBoards 2 digital cameras 1 scanner The Question: 1. How do we operate the SmartBoard program? (all the functions) 2. What on-line resources are available and how do we access and use them? 3. How do we create our own lessons? 4. Do SmartBoards improve teaching and student learning? The Proposal: We would like to use SmartBoards as a tool to enhance teaching and student learning.

3. Interactive white board Write with your finger Manipulate numbers Draw pictures Insert web pages Write with colored pens

4. Teachers continuouslyimprove their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. NETS for Teachers: National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers, Second Edition ©2008, ISTE® (International Society for Technology in Education), www.iste.org. All rights reserved.

5. Learning teams are small groups of educators that meet to engage in a professional growth experience focused on improving instructional practice and student learning.

6. Action Research

7. Meeting Structure

8. 5 minute free write

9. 5-Minute Writes Exposed!

10. The Role of the Facilitator… What can I do that would help you feel supported and encouraged?

11. Structured, but give kids choices to show learning Wendy teaches grade 3 and she sponsored the learning team Won the draw getting 1stSmartBoard – time to learn! Will it improve student learning? Does improve engagement… New math  grade 3’s 1st use of textbook is hard but now on CD  put page on SB  highlight, circle, add notes  kids look forward  SB allows easier sequencing  tap link, up comes example… SB helps 2 autistic kids focus – huge help Advice… very time consuming but don’t be discouraged! Kids use NoteBook software in lab

12. What do you wonder about? how my Kindergartens will be using technology when they are in Grade 12 how much the SmartBoard will change the way I teach how we can share all the wonderful sites and programs that we have discovered if I will ever be able to fully feel comfortable using my smartboard how I am going to find the time to do all the work required to plan my unit how do I teach them? Scary.... about the next 10 years and what children are going to do with all of this technology how long it will take me to just learn the basics if it is a valuable use of teachingtime how I can best use the SmartBoard in a library setting about the measure aspect when I will be able to use my Smart Board. I am eager to get started if I am on the righttrack with my question

13. ReadingPower… ImprovingComprehension

16. Students create conventional “book” to demonstrate their learning

17. Math Lesson: Decreasing Number Patterns

18. Stickers are 2₵ ea. Starting with 20₵ can we get to 9₵?

19. Teacher touches 1st a couple of numbers in the pattern and the number flips to red Prizes cost 5₵, how many can you buy with 95₵?

20. A student is chosen to come up and “touch” out the pattern

21. We have found that the SMARTboard has helped transform the way we teach..

22. We have found that the SMARTboard has helped transform the way we teach. The learning curve for us as teachers has been both steep and time consuming, however we see it as a valuable tool in our classrooms.

23. We have found that the SMARTboard has helped transform the way we teach. The learning curve for us as teachers has been both steep and time consuming, however we see it as a valuable tool in our classrooms. Lessons are more visual and engaging when using the SMARTboardtools

24. We have found that the SMARTboard has helped transform the way we teach. The learning curve for us as teachers has been both steep and time consuming, however we see it as a valuable tool in our classrooms. Lessons are more visual and engaging when using the SMARTboard tools. Being able to use the board to display and interact with sites on the internet brings the real world into the classroom.

25. We have found that the SMARTboard has helped transform the way we teach. The learning curve for us as teachers has been both steep and time consuming, however we see it as a valuable tool in our classrooms. Lessons are more visual and engaging when using the SMARTboard tools. Being able to use the board to display and interact with sites on the internet brings the real world into the classroom. This powerful tool helps students become more engaged and to focus for longer periods.

26. We have found that the SMARTboard has helped transform the way we teach. The learning curve for us as teachers has been both steep and time consuming, however we see it as a valuable tool in our classrooms. Lessons are more visual and engaging when using the SMARTboard tools. Being able to use the board to display and interact with sites on the internet brings the real world into the classroom. This powerful tool helps students become more engaged and to focus for longer periods. It also allows students another way to represent their learning.

27. We have found that the SMARTboard has helped transform the way we teach. The learning curve for us as teachers has been both steep and time consuming, however we see it as a valuable tool in our classrooms. Lessons are more visual and engaging when using the SMARTboard tools. Being able to use the board to display and interact with sites on the internet brings the real world into the classroom. This powerful tool helps students become more engaged and to focus for longer periods. It also allows students another way to represent their learning. Being on this learning team has encouraged us to learn how to use it effectively and we are committed to increase our proficiency with it.

28. We have found that the SMARTboard has helped transform the way we teach. The learning curve for us as teachers has been both steep and time consuming, however we see it as a valuable tool in our classrooms. Lessons are more visual and engaging when using the SMARTboard tools. Being able to use the board to display and interact with sites on the internet brings the real world into the classroom. This powerful tool helps students become more engaged and to focus for longer periods. It also allows students another way to represent their learning. Being on this learning team has encouraged us to learn how to use it effectively and we are committed to increase our proficiency with it. We have seen that students are more engaged and now we want to determine if, in fact, it does improve student learning.

29. IF you are prepared to invest the time to learn, research, and change… THEN you will see increased student engagement, new ways to teach, and new ways for students to show their learning