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eMINTS i3 Validation Project. Group 3 Kickoff Orientation June 3, 2014. eMINTS i3 Kickoff Orientation. Welcome Lorie Kaplan, Executive Director eMINTS National Center Introductions eMINTS staff District participants Guests. eMINTS i3 Kickoff Orientation Agenda.
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eMINTS i3 Validation Project Group 3 Kickoff Orientation June 3, 2014
eMINTS i3 Kickoff Orientation Welcome Lorie Kaplan, Executive Director eMINTS National Center Introductions eMINTS staff District participants Guests 2
eMINTS i3 Kickoff Orientation Agenda • 9:30 a.m. Registration • 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions • 10:15 a.m. Opening Activity • 11:15 a.m. What is eMINTS • 11:45 a.m. Lunch • 12:30 p.m. eMINTS panel presentations • 1:15 p.m. eMINTS i3 Project overview • 1:50 p.m. Break • 2:00 p.m. Role-alike meetings • Teachers – Salon A • Tech directors & administrators – Pines 3
What is eMINTS? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5sfuo3ojr4 5
eMINTS Panel • David Haggard, Superintendent, New Franklin R-I • Cynthia Gardner, Teacher and eMINTS Coordinator, New Franklin R-I • Kim Stichnote, Teacher, Southern Boone County R-I 8
eMINTS Coming to Life at New Franklin R-I http://nfemints.wix.com/comingtolife
eMINTS i3 Project Overview Project focus / purpose PD programs and components Grant management and oversight Q & A 9
eMINTS i3 Project Overview Goal: Validate effectiveness of eMINTS PD programs on achievement of rural Missouri middle school students through a random control trial. Project objectives and outcomes: Increase students’ mathematics and English Language Arts performance and 21st century skills by their exposure to eMINTS teaching styles and technology Understand eMINTS PD impacts on teachers’ practice 10
eMINTS i3 Project Overview Implementation Treatment Groups Group 1 – eMINTS Comp PD 2011-2013 Group 2 – eMINTS Comp PD plus Intel Project-based Approaches 2011-2013 plus 2013-2014 Group 3 – Control group 2014-2016 plus 2016-2017 (optional 3rd year with online Intel course) 11
eMINTS i3 Project Overview • PD programs and implementation components • Comp PD for teachers • eMINTS for Administrators • eMINTS for Technology Coordinators • Custom workshops, eLearning courses 12
eMINTS Comprehensive Professional Development Purpose:Assist teachers in developing student-centered classrooms, enhanced by the infusion of technology. • 93 Teachers Total • Two-year Program • 200+ hours of PD & coaching • Optional 3rd year of Intel PD • 28-hour online course 13
Annual Conference Purpose: Share best teaching strategies and highlight personal learning and student successes. • Comp PD requirement - Year 1 • Open to other district staff • Create unity and opportunity to professionally build learning networks 14
Annual face-to-face meetings On-site walkthrough visits Webinars / virtual meetings Onsite support Online community School Administrators Purpose: Professional development and support for district leaders. 15
Technology Coordinators Purpose: Collaborate with technology coordinators and other technical staff in support of successful project implementation. • Webinars / virtual meetings • Individual consultation and online support • Email/phone support 16
Custom Workshops / eLearning Purpose: Support teachers who are integrating technology or new teaching practices • Google Apps for Education (GAFE) • iPads • Online courses • Network for Educator Effectiveness (NEE) • Computational thinking • 1:1 planning 17
Grant / project management • District sub-awards • Requests for reimbursement • PD agreements and teacher commitment • Policies, procedures 18
Questions/Comments • Any questions about grant / project management issues? • Any questions about the different eMINTS PD programs? • What are you most excited about? • What might you be curious about? 19
Participant Roles & Responsibilities Next Steps: • Teacher laptops and SMART Boards – ordered and installed by August • Teachers meet with eIS to schedule first session • Teachers – begin Comp PD (Aug.) • Student equipment ordered in September • Administrators – fall face-to-face meeting (Sept.) and walkthrough visits (Oct.-Nov.) • Tech coordinators – fall webinar (TBD) 20
Break • Reconvene @ 2:00 • Teachers meet with their eMINTS Instructional Specialists in Salon A • Technology directors and administrators meet in the Pines Room (upstairs) • Meeting ends when role-alike session is over 21