KATIE DRAKE AND ANDREA CARDONWILLIAMS/LEDGER ELEMENTARY

COPPERAS COVE ISDTAGT CONVENTION

NOVEMBER 2012

Tech N’ Talk

What is Tech N Talk?

Tech N Talk is a media based literature circle

After school

Focus on pleasure reading

Technology skills

Web 2.0 technologies

Let’s Hear It From the Kids!

Introduction

Katie went to TAGTKatie went to TAGT Andrea went to TCEAAndrea went to TCEA

How did it start?

Why do we need

a program like this?

New Technology Standards K-5th

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 2007

Combined Standards

Research Behind the Idea

Why do we need a program like this?

• Teachers are expected to collaborate to meet the unique needs of gifted kids

• Students should create independent projects leading to professional-level products

• Students need audiences outside the classroom and school

• We must address the arts, leadership, and creativity.

• Opportunities must be provided in voluntary environments outside the regular school day.

• State of-the-art technology to support appropriate services should be provided.

GT Reasons

National Association for the Gifted, 2000

State Board Educator Certification (SBEC), 2001

Texas Education Agency (TEA), 2009

Data-Who are our kids?

Grade TotalKinder  1st  2nd  3rd 44th 145th 13Total 31

Gender TotalMale 18Female 13

Ethnicity TotalAsian 2American Indian 2Black 6Hispanic 4Pacific Islander 0White 12Multi 5Total 31

Data from 2011-2012

Data-What did they do?

Data analysis of Reading Benchmarks in 2011-2012 Repeating

club members who increased

scores

75%

Members who increased

reading scores while in the

club

64%

Average gain in reading scores

17 points on a 100 points

scale*Largest gain

41 points

Steps to Building the Club

First Steps to Building the Club

Submitted a proposal to principalChose a book, day, time, and placeFound funding, bought booksCreated application and spread the word

Found activities online to supplement book, created a timeline for activities

Decided on end product-Digital Media Contest (1st semester)

Built our webpage and blog

Recruitment

Recruitment

Posters around schoolMorning announcementsPersonal contact in class, lunch, and library

Video can be shown for a peer perspective

Challenges

Things We Learned/Challenges

Recruitment of membersBlogging- Unwanted participantsKids not blogging on their ownUnsupportive parentsCompeting with other afterschool eventsLosing club members to rezoning of

schoolsFunding for booksHow to make use of blogging tools like

pre-scheduling posts.

Technology We Use

Technology We Use

Grants

Grants

We were awarded over $3000 from the Copperas Cove Education Foundation to help fund books, zip drives, T-Shirts, and a trip to Medieval Times in Dallas to support the theme of our last book.

Grant Sources  Barbara Bush Foundationhttp://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/site/c.jhLSK2PALmF/b.4425435/k.544A/Current_Funding_Opportunities.htm

Digital Wishhttp://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grant_awards  ALA American Library Association (big list!)http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfm

NEAhttps://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant-application/

Teachers Counthttp://www.teacherscount.org/teacher/grants.shtml#cscitech (Technology)http://www.teacherscount.org/teacher/grants.shtml

Kathy Schrock’s Guidehttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/business/grants.html

National Council of Teachers of Englishhttp://www.ncte.org/grants/elem

Wal-Marthttp://foundation.walmart.com/apply-for-grants

Donors Choosehttp://www.donorschoose.org/

Conclusion

This presentation will be posted on our Tech N’Talk webpage (found at our school library site) or at our Livebinder.

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