MEETING to Discuss PV STEMNET Response to CITI K-12 RFP
December 3, 2004

Meline Kasparian Professional Development Center
Springfield, MA

The following is a list of comments made by those present:

• Teach to the future
• Consider the team approach – school districts provides the teams and we provide the PDPs
• The proposal needs to be fairly innovative
• Several of the higher ed institutes offer courses at varying levels designed to teach the technology
• Suggestions – using hand-helds in the curriculum and include a research piece
• Provide each participant with a laptop
• Consider using imaging technology in the curriculum such as digital cameras – teach Photoshop
• (teachers gather multiple images for classroom use)
• Ideas – images with words – how to manipulate those images in the classroom and on teachers’ instructional websites
• Make it a 3 credit course/45 hours or comparable PDPs
• DOE requires 50 hours in technology for recertification – we should be in full alignment with DOE technology standards
• Springfield offers an IT Toolkit
• Use open ended pieces of software – hand-helds – data collection – analyze and report on data
• Consider mobile labs
• Consider doing the program regionally
• Imaging = technology (use in word, excel, powerpoint)
• People and students respond to images – at present there is not much use of this type of technology in the classrooms
• Some teachers in Springfield are doing this type of instruction
• Media literacy – outfit teachers with digital cameras
• What are the teachers compelling needs?
• Consider using WebQuest (integrates 2 areas – evaluation and synthesis of new information)
• Learn to use powerpoint that includes images
• Train the trainer often works to expand the use of technology
• Photoshop should be part of the plan
• Team approach – outfit 3 teachers with digital cameras and corresponding software – appropriate licensing needs to be considered
• Purchase a photocopier for each team or school to share
• Approach a camera company for a deal
• Develop learning goals
• How have people been doing this in their classrooms
• Require a fair amount of research
• Need experts in schools – art, graphics
• Current use of pictures – sequence of events
• Should have a universal design – meets the needs of all learners
• Share information on a website

Agreement by group:

Proposal is creative and innovative
Consider target audience
Content area – Using IT Across the Curriculum
Demonstrate interest and viability
Produce an end product
Purchase camera and printer for school

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