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Description:
This modular workshop focuses on enhancing technology integration skills using online tools that improve critical thinking and student collaboration.
Visual Ranking is a free tool for ranking and comparing lists in the classroom. It is an interactive, online workspace to help teachers and students discuss and collaborate as they evaluate lists. The process of ranking lists may appear simple, but it involves a number of higher-order skills including analysis, evaluation, and decision making. The Visual Ranking tool helps students set priorities, debate differences, make correlations, reach consensus, and organize ideas.
Participation is required in all six evening meetings in order to earn credit, and the class requires about twelve hours of work outside of class to develop projects throughout the course term.
Pre-requisites:
Basic understanding of Internet browser and search skills, along with basic technology integration skills.
Skill Level:
All Levels
Type of course:
In Person
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course participants will:
- Examine a framework for thinking skills and identify those that are most relevant to curricular goals
- Apply instructional strategies for addressing and assessing thinking skills using technology
- Develop deeper understanding of core content
- Use online tools for visual representation of student thinking
- Create a unit plan using online projects that are aligned to state and national standards and support project-based learning and authentic inquiry
- Leave prepared to effectively implement a ready-to-use project that engages students and helps them to communicate their understanding of complex concepts
Things to bring:
Lesson plan materials and ideas.
Online Materials:
Intel Thinking Tools Web Site
Credit:
2 hours USOE credit
2 semester hours SUU credit
Points:
36 licensure points
Assignment:
Teachers leave the workshop prepared to implement a ready-to-use project they developed that integrates technology for higher-order thinking and understanding of complex ideas.
This class meets the following NETS for teachers:
I. A
II. A,
II. C,
II. D,
II. E,
III. A,
III. B,
III. C,
III. D,
IV. A,
V. C,
V. D,
VI. A,
VI. B
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