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Topic: Student Response Systems: How to implement them into your classroom!

Population: This workshop targets Middle School and High School Teachers in the academic content areas.

Outcomes: Teachers will be introduced to clickers Teachers will be trained on implementing clickers into the classroom

curriculum Teachers will learn how

Import lessons Create Lessons Organize Files Create and Edit Classes

Teachers will be taught how to generate various types of data analysis reports Teachers will discuss learning tactics and games to use with students

WORKSHOP MATERIALS

Location: Evans Middle School Media Center Small Group in teacher classrooms

Technology Equipment CPS Clickers Computers Smartboard or LCD Projector and Screen Printer

Other Resources Class Roaster Handouts provided by instructor

WORKSHOP MATERIALS CONTINUED

Online Applications Videos embedded in PowerPoint Copies or worksheets are linked online CPS tutorial websites Wiki

Other Needed Material An open mind Willingness to try something new!

Activating Thinking Strategy “How fast can you grade”

CPS Clicker Introduction How to prepare a class How to import lessons Generating Reports

Group Practice Create your own class Create your own lesson Extension and Explore

Engage your clickers Timed Student Paced Multiple lessons

Create a Report Questions to Curriculum Wiki Questions and Feedback

SUPPORTIVE RESEARCH

Watch this informative video and hear the research to support clickers in the classroom

Video Link

Creating a Class This will help assist you in adding classes to

your CPS file Adding Students to a Class

• This will help assist in adding students to your class.

Creating a Lesson: This tutorial will help when adding lessons to

your CPS file Generating a Report

Explains how to generate reports

CURRICULUM WIKIQUESTIONS

Post the created questions to the Curriculum Blog

Questions should be organized by grade and subject

Click on the tutorial to help

With help from your group, complete the following: Create a class with a minimum of 25 students

They can be from your actual roaster Add 5 Lessons

2 from Exam View 3 of your creation

Generate 3 different types of reports Post your questions to the school wiki Detailed Handout

We will break up into small groups and meet in different classrooms

Each person will use the members of their group to practice using the clickers Choose 1 assignment to engage your group

members in Create 3 reports from the responses of your

group members

Each group will choose 1 person to discuss their thoughts on some of the following topics Easy to Use Difficulties Likes and Dislikes Concerns about implementation Will you use clickers in your classroom? (Explain)

Evaluation of CPS setup and execution Please complete the Implementation of Clickers

Rubric Please complete Collaboration Rubric

Evaluation of the Workshop Do you feel you learned how to use clickers in

the classroom? Please complete the Evaluation Rubric

Agenda Agenda (Instructor Copy) Tutorial Copies: Using CPS Tutorial Copies: Posting to Wiki Implementing Clickers Rubric Workshop Evaluation Rubric Reports Graphic Organizer What to do Graphic Organizer Link to Curriculum Wiki Link to Workshop Wiki