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 * //“Smart-Board for Life Learning Workshop”//**  **Topics and Outcomes for High School Teachers**   By: Amy C. Ward

==**Learner Knowledge Gaps:**Some teachers may know how to use and interact with Smart-boards. Working in a rural area where only 1 in 10 classrooms have a Smart-board and the demand for them is high and the budgets does not meet the demand.==

=**Agenda:**= =During my workshop there will be activities set-up to coordinate dual-coding and presentation tools for smart-board uses in the classroom. The workshop is set-up into a segmented block for utilizing the best teaching tools and techniques to retain the information. The pre-training will consider the instructional classroom each staff member has been assigned to present their daily lessons to student learners. There is a required presentation for my participants, using the information taught and presenting a lesson on Smart-boards uses for the classroom related to their subject area. This will coincide with the modality principle “learning is more efficient when words are presented in spoken form and not in printed form” (Mayer, p. 133).=

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=**Handouts: See Worksheets.**= =**Pre-Training Activity:**Will take place prior to entering the computer lab. There will be authentic items like ink pens, pencils, erasers, paper, crayons and markers set out on a table. There will also be a small paper bag given to each participant at the door when they enter the workshop. There instructions will be to take five objects with them to the training center in the computer lab for the Smart-Board presentation. The objects they choose will help them develop their lesson for presenting their Smart-Board application in the five hour course.= =**Presentation of Key Concepts and Skills:**= =**Graphic Organizer:**= ==
 * 1) =By using the Segmenting instructional method and dual-coding to increase retention of learning. Each participant will engage in a group activity to produce a mini-lesson plan using Smart-Board technologies.=
 * 2) =My mini-lesson for each group will consist of the key concepts I have presented to them by using a Smart-Board and describing the features involved to stimulate the learning process. According to Mayers’principles I will be utilizing dual-coding, using pictures with words as well as appropriate time frame for segmenting the material into the time frame.=
 * 3) =The pre-training are materials they will pick up and place in their bag given to them in the “set up stage” during the first meeting we will discuss the need to connect materials in bag with presentation using Smart-Board technologies. The connection will be to add a descriptor to each item, such as one of your presentational slides needs to incorporate the “red”crayon you selected. I might present a picture of a “Red” apple and find out information where apples originated from using the Smart-Board Technologies. This idea would allow each participant to be unique in their presentation.=
 * 4) =For group participation, they will work in partners and share ideas to create a Smart-Board presentation with 5 slides for Mastery. I will group them according to their departments; therefore math teacher will be grouped in pairs, science, history, etc.=

=**Authentic Assessment Assignment**: The best way I have found is through verbal/oral/written assessments with or without group collaboration in a presentation. I will assess the students presentation, as well as the student evaluate themselves for growth, or areas to improve on and if there is a group effort, the entire group scores the efforts for each student. The results are then turned into me and I meet with each student to discuss their personal evaluation scores. I am using the same form of assessment with my workshop assessment for a pair of teachers to work together to demonstrate their understanding of Smart-board uses for the classroom. I have selected a group project and both members will actively participate and evaluate each other and the effort put forth in the presentation to the group. This I believe is a fair assessment for all participants and classroom presentations.= =**Rubric for Authentic Assignment:**= **Smart-Board Rubric** = = = = =**Tutorial for Tools used in Authentic Assessment:**= == =Welcome, the changing future is through technology and our children are among the net-generation and will be educated through new innovations as well as modern technology as I will uncover the need for advancement in our school’s technology programs and classroom activities. We have been seven years rated effective services and these changes alone could help our schools to reach the finish line for “Race to the Top” state program.= = = =Did you know where online learning could take a classroom for interactive learning? Take a look at the prediction for future education learning.= = = =Since the innovation of Smart-board technology many students are interacting in a diverse atmosphere to learn material inside and outside the classroom.= =The multimedia tools were invented in 1991 by David Martin, co-founder and co-CEO of [|Smart Technologies].= =[]. This is one of the leaders of the innovation. I am proud to say, I contacted a representative from Smart board technologies and they are online with us now through SKYPE Software and will interact with us in a conversation and answer any questions. Let’s see if they are here… shall we…= =[]= =Here is a sample I can show you and walk you through a brief lesson with smart boards.= =Here is a sample of the five stages towards the innovation process: Setting an agenda, matching descriptions, redefining the problems, clarifying the results and setting up a routine for successful innovations.= = = =Why should we integrate this Smart board innovation I recap for you the plan to strategize success for all learners in the classroom and across the district with interactive hands-on learning to successfully complete “Race for the Top” performance status for the Ohio Department of Education.= =This concludes Pre-Training and now we are ready to begin with some hands-on technology training. Before we move on, I’m open for questions, comments or concerns at this point for the workshop.= = = =**Workshop Evaluation/Outcomes:**= **How much have you learned from this workshop?** =**Would you recommend this workshop to other professional develop leaders?** Yes or No= = = =**Media (e.g., videos, PowerPoint’s, etc.):**Multimedia lessons are excellent for teaching, educating and productive is organized and designed effectively. Mayer (2009) has pointed out “Twelve kinds of methods” for multimedia use; I chose to explore “segmenting” which breaks down sections of the multimedia presentation to the learner (p. 52). I plan to connect my professional workshop with up-to-date graphics and video images that are directly related to my topic. No need for distractions or cute clip-art if the attention is not focusing on the topic. There are also plans to interact with the audience and connect for question and answers. Using a segmenting teaching strategy will focus the group activities to get slides done on the Smart-board project and utilize time efficiently. I will be using a PowerPoint presentation to describe the process and design behind our workshops goals and project.= = = =**List of technology and other resources required for workshop:**For this workshop I will need: a computer lab (10-15 computers), a projector, Smart-Board Technologies, enough laptop/computers for each group of participants, internet connection (Wi-Fi) and workshop utensils (paper, pencils, crayons, note cards, etc.).= = = =**Reference:**= =Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.=
 * || =**Beginner 2 pts.**= || =**Intermediate 3 pts.**= || =**Advanced 4 pts.**= ||
 * =**Learner Participation**= || =At least 1 of 5 slides involve participation from group.= || =At least 3 of 5 slides involve participation from group.= || =At least 4 of 5 slides involve participation from group.= ||
 * =**Creativeness**= || =At least 1 slide is creative with color and picture.= || =At least 3 slides are creative with color and picture.= || =At least 4 slides are creative with color and picture.= ||
 * =**Complete/Organized**= || =Missing slides. Incomplete work.= || =Some slides are neat and organized and some are inconsistent with structured design.= || =Completed 5 slides. Each slide is neat and organized with structure of design/topic.= ||
 * =**Presentation**= || =Both partners did not participate. Material not mastered for presentation.= || =Both partners participated, however workload uneven. Material well-written and practiced before presenting.= || =Both partners shared the workload and answered questions at the end of presentation. Evident of mastered material with presentation.= ||
 * || 1 None  ||  2 a Little Bit  ||  3 No Change  ||  4 Sometimes  ||  5 All the time  ||
 * =Were you able to interact with lessons and actively participate in discovery learning?= ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * =Were you able to use technology to explore a variety of lessons connected to core academics?= ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * =How often do you use technology in your classroom?= ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * =How often do you use Smart-Board technology in your classroom?= ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||