icreate+science

iCreate
iCreate professional development is designed to enable teachers to create their own technology-enriched lessons. iCreate professional development guides teachers through the process of incorporating the new technologies they use in iLearn into the lessons they are creating and delivering to their students.
 * Course Description:**

**Time/Topic**
|| ===**Activities and Resources**=== ||
 * **9 AM - 9:45 AM**

** || Participants will explore the componnts of good technology-enriched instruction Where can I find models for technology-enriched lessons? [|Facilitator's Agenda.doc] [|Participants' Agenda.doc]
 * Best Practices in Technology-Enriched Instruction

[|NYLearns] ||
 * **9:45 AM - 10:30 AM**

Content Teaching Points: How do I identify opportunities for enriching instruction in a technology-enriched environment? Technology Teaching Points: How can I ensure that technology will be used to achieve the learning objectives I define for my students? **Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction** Content Teaching Points: How can I develop activities that provide me with reliable evidence that students have met the learning objectives? Technology Teaching Points: How can I use technology to make sure I reach all of my students? || [| Facilitator's Agenda.doc]
 * Identifying Opportunities for Enriching Instruction with Technology**

[|Participants' Agenda.doc]

[|Presentation.ppt]

[|Facilitator's Agenda.doc]

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 * ===10:30 AM - 10:45 AM=== || ===Break=== ||
 * **10:45 AM - 12 PM

Creating a Technology-Enhanced Minilesson** Content Teaching Points: How can I determine what instruction will prepare my students to be successful in the activities I have planned for them? Technology Teaching Points: How can I use digital technology to enhance my minilesson? || [|Facilitator's Agenda.doc]

[|Participants' Agenda.doc]

[|Presentation.ppt]

Resources: [|PPT Template.ppt] [|Project Guidelines] || · Content Teaching Points: How can I improve my technology-enriched lesson? · Technology Teaching Points: What methods can I use to get feedback from my peers? || [| Facilitator's Agenda.doc] [| Participant's Agenda.doc]
 * ===**12 PM - 1 PM**=== || ===**Lunch Break**=== ||
 * **1 PM - 1:30 PM**
 * Conducting a Peer Review**

[|Peer eview protocol presentation.ppt] || Revising a Technology-Enriched Lesson for Publication** Content Teaching Points: What changes do I want to make to my technology-enriched lesson? Technology Teaching Points: How does knowing my audience affect my decisions in revising? || [|Facilitator's Agenda.doc]
 * **1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

[| Participants' Agenda.doc]

[|Presentation.ppt] || Sharing Our Work** Content Teaching Points: Where can I publish my best technology-enriched lessons? Technology Teaching Points: What is the process for putting my work online? || [| Facilitator's Agenda.doc]
 * **2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

[| Participants' Agenda.doc] ||
 * **2:45 PM - 3 PM**

[|Participant Survey] || Wrap-Up and [|Participant Survey]. Please complete this survey as your feedback is important to us. || http://icreate.wikispaces.com/Science ||
 * **Digital Resources** || Examples of lesson plans created by past participants