timac susan coulter
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Susan describes how ABE teachers integrated technology in their classesTRANSCRIPT
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dult and
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Dr. John D. Kerr
Senior Director
Susan Coulter
ABE Instructor
TIMAC Mentor
ITAP Laid the Foundation
12 competencies
we wanted students to
demonstrate
ITAP Laid the Foundation
12 competencies
we wanted students to
demonstrate
Using the Web Board and Online Editing of
Student Work
Project-Based
Instruction in High School
Classes
Using Digital
Video and iMovie
“Teachers felt that they learned from the workshops, and would like to implement some of what they learned, but implementation has been difficult, especially for the high school teachers.”
Learned to:
Listen
Reflect
Mentor - a tool, a catalyst
ABE Technology Developmentand Mentor Program
Please number 1 through 5 with 1 being the area of greatest need.
Identify basic computer parts
Produce a word processing document
Create a spreadsheet
Use spreadsheet to create a chart/graph
Debbie Jensen
Mentee
Students communicate via the internet.
Students post discussions to the internet.
Students submit assignments/projects via internet to teacher.
Teacher reviews assignments/projects making suggestions and returns to student.
Students resubmit final assignments/projects which can then be posted on the internet.
Debbie Jensen
Mentee
Class Website/Discussion board where teacher is able to post links where students can find more information/practice on classroom instruction.
Class Website/Discussion Board
Brought back ideas from TIMAC training
Met with my administrator regularly to update him on project/get advice/direction.
Role As Mentor
Met with my mentee
Attended CCAE Conference with my mentee
Role As Mentor
Met with my mentor, Sheila Shaw, for ideas and direction
She helped me fine tune the project goals.
to set up and maintain a class website/discussion board
Role As Mentor
Discussion Boards
Debbie really wanted a website with activities to reinforce classroom instruction
Matching Jumbled WordsConcentration Ordered ListWord Search Picture PerfectFlash Cards Pop-UpsChallenge Board Scavenger HuntColumns ClozeHangman Rags to RichesPatterns Battleship
Activities to reinforce classroom
instruction
We started simple
But . . .
We got carried away . . .
We used Geocities to organize our pages
We presented our TIMAC project at our ABE Program
Meeting
Everyone was interested
Quia/Geocities
Workshop
Objectives:
Design Quia Class WebpagesCreate Quia ActivitiesDesign Geocities Webpages
Mentee’s Responses
Students’ Responses
QuickTime™ and aDV/DVCPRO - NTSC decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Technology Committee
ABE AWD ESL H&S HSS OA P Ed VOC
Develop our BPACE Technology Committee to reflect each program area.
Develop a mentoring plan so that Technology Committee can mentor one teacher in their program.
Technology Committee
ABE AWD ESL H&S HSS OA P Ed VOC
At least one teacher in every program area will be trained as a mentor for their department.
Technology Committee
ABE AWD ESL H&S HSS OA P Ed VOC
ABE AWD ESL H&S HSS OA P Ed VOC
ABE AWD ESL H&S HSS OA P Ed VOC
At least a fourth of the day teachers will be using some technology on a regular basis in a way that fits effectively with the curriculum
Video Conference Santa Ana College
Paul Activities
Possibilities