March 9, 2013
ENGAGING STUDENT VOICES THROUGH DIGITAL LEARNINGHVWP's Technology Team will share ways they are using digital media to inspire student writers and make the instructional shifts in the Common Core Learning Standards.
Participants should please bring their own laptop or iPad.
8:30-9:00 a.m. REGISTRATION in Old Main Bldg, Room 233
9:00-10:30 a.m. INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS:
TEACHERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY SHIFT
Bonnie Kaplan, Co-Director, Hudson Valley Writing Project
Dr. Andrea Tejedor, Director of Innovation & Instructional Technology, Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery CSD
How can we support teachers in aligning their practice with the Common Core shifts while honoring the authenticity of the student's learning process? This opening session will highlight an inservice partnership between HVWP and a team of social studies and science teachers from Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery schools who are using multigenre writing to scaffold their students' content learning. Learn how students are creating multigenre projects that culminate in complex digital writing.
10:30-11:30 a.m SESSION ONE WORKSHOPS (Choose one):
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION & THE COMMON CORE . . .ALL IN 60 SECONDS!
Amy Van Zanten, Berea Elementary School
Participants will examine the multimedia-based standards in the Common Core and see how they can translate into a student-centered project. We'll look at one-minute book trailers, similar to movie trailers, and how we can enhance classroom learning through the creation, collaboration, and presentation of digital material that maximizes student performance.
DIGITAL STORYTELLING, PART ONE:
Putting Image and Words Together
for Inspiration & Voice
Laura Graceffa, Poughkeepsie Day School
Jack Zangerle, Dover Middle School
Technology gives students the means to give voice to their thoughts like never before. When students combine word and image into a digital story, they can find new inspiration and voice for their writing. In this workshop, we will examine students' digital storytelling projects from different subject areas and consider how the work connects to the Common Core.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SESSION TWO WORKSHOPS:
EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING: Using Edmodo to Connect the Classroom
John Marc Schroeder, Meadow Hill School
We will explore how to use Edmodo, a secure networking site with the look of Facebook, to connect students with each other and their teachers. Edmodo easily allows teachers to curate materials for their class, and gives students a way to have classroom discussions online. Participants will gain a working knowledge of how to use, build and maintain the site in the classroom.
DIGITAL STORYTELLING, PART TWO: Putting Image and Words Together for Inspiration and Voice
Laura Graceffa, Poughkeepsie Day School
Jack Zangerle, Dover Middle School
In this second workshop, participants will create a digital story. Please bring your own technology (laptop, iPad, etc.) and, if you choose, some digital photographs.
