acsi learning teams 10-2010

Mary E. Jones, Ph.D.Mary E. Jones, Ph.D.Northwest Nazarene UniversityNorthwest Nazarene University

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9O8VOfOx_E

Learning Teams Learning Teams – – Use Web applications like Google Use Web applications like Google Groups to facilitate the objectives and to document Groups to facilitate the objectives and to document findings.findings.

In-service offerings In-service offerings – – Find out your team’s strengths, Find out your team’s strengths, then use them to teach, mentor, and empower others. Use an then use them to teach, mentor, and empower others. Use an online course as the basis for your school’s in-service online course as the basis for your school’s in-service training—stop the video when you wish to discuss certain training—stop the video when you wish to discuss certain aspects of the video.aspects of the video.

Help them growHelp them grow. . Allow your teachers to use school Allow your teachers to use school resources to come together and see free Webinars or to resources to come together and see free Webinars or to collaborate and watch video trainings. (provide popcorn!)collaborate and watch video trainings. (provide popcorn!)

Learning Team ComponentsLearning Team Components

*To work *To work efficiently, efficiently,

Learning Team Learning Team members must members must

‘buy-into’ the plan.‘buy-into’ the plan.

Collaboration is Collaboration is the key to the key to success.success.

PBS Teachers LIVE! PBS Teachers LIVE! - www. PBS.org - From - www. PBS.org - From STEM Curriculum experts to Copyright STEM Curriculum experts to Copyright information – information – Free WebinarsFree Webinars

Educational Impact Educational Impact – – www.educationalimpact.comwww.educationalimpact.com - Free - Free Instructional Content you can use, pause, Instructional Content you can use, pause, and add your own school objectivesand add your own school objectives

ISTE International Society for Technology in ISTE International Society for Technology in Education Education – – Free Webinars (but a fee to join Free Webinars (but a fee to join org)org)www.iste.orgwww.iste.org

Open education resources - Open education resources - Wikieducator.org Wikieducator.org

Pearson Company’s online resources:

http://pearsonlt.com/ Evidence, History, & Research: http://pearsonlt.com/article-teacher-education-implications-school-based-inquiry-teams www.plcwashington.org/study-groups/organizing-study.../

team-models.doc Short Video to show your teachers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9O8VOfOx_E

This Web site for education video content will This Web site for education video content will allow K-12 Christian educators to use this allow K-12 Christian educators to use this content for one year (September, 2011).content for one year (September, 2011).

Christian schools can use the video training Christian schools can use the video training to create their own Learning Team course to create their own Learning Team course content for teachers by logging into the content for teachers by logging into the course site (with approved logins and course site (with approved logins and passwords) and accessing the instructional passwords) and accessing the instructional training. Some schools use the online training. Some schools use the online training in their faculty lounge areas and training in their faculty lounge areas and some allow teachers to use the site online at some allow teachers to use the site online at home.home.

Capacity building Toolkits for Faith-Based and Community Organizations: Link to site here.

Best Practices

Good questions for organizations to ask for strategic planning

Christian Community Development Association: Link to site here.

o Google Applications for Educators and StudentsGoogle Applications for Educators and Studentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJT3pagjd8shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJT3pagjd8s

b Open Office: Open Office: Openoffice.orgOpenoffice.org (open source Microsoft (open source Microsoft Word program with its own version of Word, Excel, etc.)Word program with its own version of Word, Excel, etc.)

h Sumatra PDF Sumatra PDF (open source PDF viewer) (open source PDF viewer) *Ed Tools: *Ed Tools: www.schoolforge.netwww.schoolforge.net – Admin. Decisions: – Admin. Decisions: www.netc.org/openoptions www.netc.org/openoptions

n Moodle:Moodle: ((MoodleMoodle Open Source Learning Mgt System) Open Source Learning Mgt System)r Wikis, WikipediaWikis, Wikipedia, Wikispaces, , Wikispaces, Wikieducator.orgWikieducator.org a AudacityAudacity (open source audio editor and recorder ) (open source audio editor and recorder )d AvidemuxAvidemux (open source video editor) (open source video editor)d Jing: Jing: (( Jing Jing will record screen and audio activity on will record screen and audio activity on

your computer – free; and create AVI video files using your computer – free; and create AVI video files using its built-in SWF producer for a small fee)its built-in SWF producer for a small fee)

DropBox (DropBox (www.dropbox.comwww.dropbox.com ) ) Slide Share – (File sharing site – Slide Share – (File sharing site – www.slideshare.netwww.slideshare.net ) )

Valerie Willis, Professional Development Valerie Willis, Professional Development Coordinator, Coordinator, Northwest Nazarene UniversityNorthwest Nazarene University623 S University Blvd., Nampa, Idaho 83686623 S University Blvd., Nampa, Idaho 83686 (208) 467-8491 (208) 467-8491vwillis@nnu.eduvwillis@nnu.edu

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