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 * ﻿Discovery Education / Distance Learning -- March EETT Professional Development Training **



**Discovery Education/Distance Learning ** **Act 48 Sessions: ** **Professional Development Training Agenda – March 2011 **



**Session 1: Discovery Education ** Introduce teachers to Discovery Education’s website Go over features of the website and setup (refresh) teacher accounts Review how to download resources from DE and features of //MY CONTENT// Discuss the financial issues that face Discovery Education and IU1 Detail the agenda for the next sessions Provide teachers with homework assignment (article) for next session Answer any questions

**Session 2: Discovery Education ** Review homework assignment from previous session Have teachers search DE for their own resources Share resources gathered with each other <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Discuss future funding possibilities for Discovery Education <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Provide teachers with homework assignment (second article) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Answer any questions

**<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Session 3: Distance Learning Lab ** <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Introduce teachers to distance learning and what it is <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Show example of distance learning in action <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Give an overview of the equipment in the distance learning lab and its functions <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Provide teachers with a list of distance learning programs to consider for their <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">students <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Act 48 evaluation will be completed and turned in

**<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Article #1 – **//<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Interactive whiteboards: boon or bandwagon? A critical review of the // //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">literature // <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Heather J. Smith, Steve Higgins, Kate Wall & Jen Miller <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Centre for Learning and Teaching, School of Education Communication and Language Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">upon Tyne, UK (2005)

**<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Article #2 - **//<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Videoconferencing Expands Education //<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">. Ellen Kollie. School Planning and Management. Accessed from @http://www.peterli.com/spm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=884 on March 3rd, 2011.

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Article #1 and Homework Assignment **

@http://www.peterli.com/spm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=884 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">
 * Article #2 and 2nd Homework Assignment **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">@http://www.iu1.k12.pa.us/ims/united_streaming.shtml
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Link to IU1's website for Discovery Education / United Streaming: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">(lots of pdf files with training materials and powerpoint presentations) **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Creating Writing Prompts in Discovery Education: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Creating Quizzes and Assignments in Discovery Education: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">

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