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IDEAL for Educators

IDEAL for Educators. Arizona Connections Academy June 2 nd and 3 rd 2009 Desert Willow Conference Center Ann Lumm Technology Integration Trainer Maricopa County Educational Services Agency. www.ideal.azed.gov. Agenda. Welcome and Introductions Overview of IDEAL resources Break

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IDEAL for Educators

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  1. IDEAL for Educators Arizona Connections Academy June 2nd and 3rd 2009 Desert Willow Conference Center Ann Lumm Technology Integration Trainer Maricopa County Educational Services Agency www.ideal.azed.gov

  2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions Overview of IDEAL resources Break In-depth training- Thinkfinity Hands-on Exploration of Resources Sharing Activity Thinkfinity Survey Closing- Questions, Comments, Presentation Survey Link to survey: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22994VRTW9L

  3. Introducing… • Your name • Your current position • Challenges in teaching

  4. What is IDEAL? A single location on the internet for all Arizona stakeholders to access an information system of educational data, resources and services to increase student learning.

  5. Roster into this Session Access myThinkfinity Click on Attendee Sign-In User ID ********

  6. What is Thinkfinity? Thinkfinity.org is a website that contains thousands of free lesson plans and student materials for every core subject, designed by the leading educational organizations in the United States. • A partnership between the Verizon Foundation and the nation’s leading educational and adult and family literacy organizations • 55,000+FREE education and adult and family literacy resources • FREE professional development

  7. Thinkfinity’s Content Partners

  8. Learning Objects Video Clips Interactives Web sites E-Sheets Primary Source Documents Graphic Organizers Quizzes Online Manipulatives Rubrics Printable Maps Photographs Podcasts Virtual Museums Worksheets Audio Clips

  9. How did you become aware of energy issues? Blah, blah, blah, fossil fuels, blah, blah, blah, oil reserves ….. Huh? Zzzzz… ?!?!?!

  10. Power Issues – Environment and Economics • Can you generate enough energy for your town without running out of money? • How does the use of an energy source impact the quality of life for the people in the community? Lesson Plan Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Links

  11. HOW ... do you find the resources? Three Main Ways: Search Engine Navigation through Partner site Educator Homepage

  12. Integrated Search Engine Search Engine locates resources from all Partner sites simultaneously Supports interdisciplinary learning

  13. Come Explore! Commanding Heights Gravity Launch Art of Explosion All Systems Are Go Tower of Hanoi Continent Assembler

  14. From the Newly Launched … Explore the Life of Celia Cruz • Do your students… • Research Historical Figures? • Study other Cultures? • Write Biographies? • Create Country Reports? • Analyze Primary Sources? • Study Music? Keyword search… “Celia Cruz”…Partner Site Smithsonian

  15. Primary Sources Ready to Use Lesson Plans Keyword search… “Cuba”…Partner Site Smithsonian

  16. Let’s Explore…

  17. Thinkfinity Professional Development • Comprehensive and FREE training program - • 1 hour live webinar • Self-guided training • Face-to-Face training • Focus on using Thinkfinity resources to improve student learning

  18. Professional Development Model Field Trainer Status: (Train End Users) Certified Trainer Status: (Train Trainers/End Users) • Each year you must train 5 people in at least 1 session. • You must attain at least a 4.0 average survey score. • Each year you must train 20 people in at least 2 session. • You must attain at least a 4.5 average survey score.

  19. Take the Training Survey From myThinkfinity select Surveys. Choose the appropriate survey from the list. Respond to the questions and click on Submit to record your responses. Thank you!

  20. IDEAL Reflection • What one NEW thing did you learn? • What is one thing that you will share with someone else? • How you will go about implementing IDEAL at your school? • What else would you like to see in IDEAL? • Survey link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22994VRTW9L

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