FOCUSES ON THE HAWAII CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

The participants will incorporate components of HCPS, learning activities, and culminating task and evaluation.

1.Basic operations and concepts

2.Social, ethical, and human issues

3.Technology productivity tools

It will also support the Standards Implementation Design of their school.

FOCUSES ON STUDENT LEARNING, RESULTS-ORIENTED

* Demonstrates impact on student action and accomplishment

* Develops independent learners

* Generates quality student performance products

APPROPRIATE CONTENT

* Incorporates content knowledge and specific research validated practices

* Links new knowledge to prior knowledge

* Delivers content appropriate to participants

The participants will use the DOE's approved technology program and technology as a tool to create their unit plan. They will use their knowledge and experience they have with HCPS, Internet searching, multimedia / video design and will develop the unit plan. The participants will be using their curriculum as a guide in the creation of their lesson plan.

ONGOING AND SUSTAINED

* Is long-range and supported over time

* Allows participants to experiment/reflect on their practices

The participants in their school will serve as a support group and the school's trainer and curriculum committee will be available for assistance. The participants will log in their journal experiences and learning. This will allow them time to enhance or improve their lesson.

ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

* Models what needs to occur in the classroom

* Is inquiry-based, varied and engaging

* Models practices by facilitator

The participants will integrate the standard based unit plan with their students and will include inquiry based activities for their students. The facilitator, or trainer, will assist as needed.

COLLEGIAL

* Brings teams together on real work

* Requires participants to design and implement activities that have direct application to work

Collaboration among school participants will be encouraged as they implement their unit plan. The participants will design their lesson using their curriculum as a guide, so it will be appropriately integrated into the classroom.

JOB-EMBEDDED

* Is integral part of school

* Represents mutual obligation and requires planning and reflecting on practices

The unit plan incorporates HCPS that will be integrated into the classroom using the curriculum as their guide. It will also support the school's SID, Standards Implementation Design.

SYSTEMIC PERSPECTIVE

* Incorporates stakeholders group(s)

* Creates responsibility in change process

The participants will be responsible for developing their unit under the guidance of the facilitator/trainer/school curriculum committee. They will incorporate what they have learned into the classroom.

CLIENT-FOCUSED AND ADAPTIVE

* Based on interests/needs of participants and schools and changes over time

* Based on formal analyses of needs

The independent nature of this course allows the participant to select a topic for their unit plan based on school's Standard Implementation Design, curriculum and grade level needs.

INCORPORATES REFLECTION

* Has time for participants to analyze and reflect

* Challenges, enhances and connects with practice

* Promotes continuous improvement

The participant will submit a portfolio to their sponsor / (principal) that includes samples of students' work, assessment tools and a journal reflecting on concerns, how they met their challenges, what they have learned, what were the successes, and suggestions in improving their lesson.

REQUIRES LEARNING PORTFOLIO FROM EACH PARTICIPANT

All participants will develop a Learning Portfolio documenting their learning process and implementation of their lesson plan.