Course:
LIS 592 Standards Based Curriculum Using Computers
LIS 592 Library & Information Studies Workshop (2)
Designed for in-service librarians and other information specialists needing to update their professional skills, focus on a particular topic, or learn new approaches and concepts. Repeatable for credit. Credits cannot be applied for graduate degrees.Date:
Spring Session: March 24-28
Time:8:00 am — 2:30PM
Reflection Day: May 19 (4:00-5:00pm)
Location: Nuuanu School
Credit: 2 UH Credits
Instructor:Kelvin Chun
Description:
LIS 592 Standards Based Curriculum Using Computers
This introductory course will focus on standards based curriculum utilizing a variety of tools and courseware in the computer environment that will support the classroom librarians/educators' program. Participants will be introduced to the Hawaii Content Standards and National Standards. (Software covered will be ClarisWorks, Kid Pix and other popular software used in the schools.) Macintosh computer lab will be used for hands-on experience
(Lab fee of $20 payable to Nuuanu School)
Purpose of Activity:
- To support the Schools Standard Implementation Design
- To integrate and infuse appropriate Technology resources into the classroom after attending the Technology training session
- To build a database of effective standard based learning
Specific Objectives:
- Personal and Professional Use of Technology: Candidates will apply tools for enhancing their own professional growth and productivity. They will plan and participate in activities that encourage lifelong learning.
- Application of Technology in Instruction: Candidates will apply computers and related technologies to support instruction in their grade level and subject areas. They must plan and deliver instructional units that integrate a variety of resources, applications, and learning tools. Lessons developed must reflect effective grouping and assessment strategies for diverse populations.
- Productivity Tools: Candidates integrate advanced features of technology-based productivity tools to support instruction.
- Telecommunications and Information Access: Candidates will use telecommunications and information access resources to support instruction.
- Research, Problem Solving, and Product Development: Candidates will use computers and other technologies in research, problem solving, and product development. plan and participate in team and collaborative projects that require critical analysis and evaluation; and present products developed.
- Teaching Methodology: Candidates will effectively plan, deliver, and assess concepts and skills relevant to educational computing and technology literacy across the curriculum.
Activities to achieve Objectives:
- attend a 30 hour Technology training session
- develop a standard based-unit plan incorporating the Technology and school's resources.
- search on the Technology website to find lesson plans and resources both for participant and students.
- integrate the lesson plan into the classroom
- collaborate with colleagues and trainer face to face and/or via the Internet
- share unit plan by sending e-portfolio or the HTML (save as html) to Kelvin Chun. Lesson plan will be posted a website for others to access.
- develop a Portfolio (see below)
Prerequisites:None
PROPOSAL FOR LIS 592 Standards Based Curriculum Using Computers
I.LIS 592 Standards Based Curriculum Using Computers
A.JUSTIFICATION:The Computer Education program needs to develop and
enhance curriculum standards. Students need to function in a
technological society with necessary skills for post-secondary education
or for the world of work. The purpose of this course is to provide needed
inservice training and instructional resources for librarians/educators who have not
received training, or librarians/educators who need to improve their background
knowledge to incorporate standards into their curriculum.
B.GOALS:This course is designed for librarians/educators to explore the technology
resources to collaboratively plan, design and share ideas that integrates
across the curriculum standards.
C.DAILY/WEEKLY PLAN: (Each day will consist of instruction time and lab
time.)
Students will develop an electronic learning portfolio:
Contents of Learning Results Portfolio:
- standard-Based unit plan: all components must be included
- include at least 3 samples of students' work
- reflective journal addressing the following items:
- share information describing the integratiom process.
- how participants/students have met their challenges
- what participants/students have learned from the project
- what were the successes
- suggestions in improving the lesson.
- list Technology resources that were used in developing the lesson plan and explain how they were used.
- time sheet reflecting time spent on activities and integration of the lesson
DAY 1:
(Instruction - 6.5 hours)
Introduction/ Presentation
Standards Based Curriculum
Curriculum/Content Development
Examples http://www.k12.hi.us/~manomura/unit/units.htm
Broad Understanding: Big ideas are generalizations or big "over- arching" concepts that connects to the real world. ex. -patterns in mathematical, cycle of nature, system are made up of parts that work together
Group Activity
Develop problem solving skills
Develop cooperative learning skills
Integration of software into the curriculum
Sharing what is done at various schools/grade levels.
A project-based learning environment involves
wondering about a topic
wiggling through information
weaving elements together
Demonstration of various programs - At Ease: Creation/Deletion of folders and files
Search strategies in research using various resources:
Encyclopedia and other CD-ROMs
Internet Search Engines and Education Portals
Bibliography format
Exploring topics involves surprise, curiosity, doubt, brainstorming,
discussing, and reflecting.
(Homework - 5 hours)
Homework - Develop curriculum integrated lesson
DAY 2:
(Instruction - 6.5 hours)
Sharing/Review of curriculum lessons and Day 1
Standards Based Curriculum
Curriculum/Content Development
Group Activity
Essential/driving Questions - Essential questions are problem/issue-based that pushes the entire unit toward the culminating task. They spark our curiosity and sense of wonder. They derive from some deep wish to understand some thing which matters to us. In other words, what do you want your children to be able to answer at the end of the lesson. ex.- What does it mean to be free in a democratic society? Is there life in outer space? Are wetlands endangered? The Questioning Toolkit is an excellent site that explains what essential questions are and also different types of questions as well.
http://questioning.org/Q7/toolkit.html#anchor173647
Develop a Standards Based Unit Plan
Integrating Technology's Resources into the Curriculum
Standard Based Unit Plan ComponentsTemplate
Clarisworks : Word processor and various templates.
Begin locating information and connecting ideas. Organize ideas and
develop threads of discussion.
Literature discussion
Develop problem solving skills
Develop an integrated curriculum program
Teaming - Cooperative learning
Project planning
Lab Time
(Homework - 5 hours)
Homework - Develop Curriculum Projects
DAY 3:
(Instruction - 6.5 hours)
Sharing/Review of curriculum lessons and Day 2
Standards-Based Curriculum issues
Develop an integrated curriculum lesson
Begin locating information and connecting ideas. Organize ideas and
develop threads of discussion.
Culminating Task - Select projects that require students to know and perform standards. It makes the connection between standards and students - the real world application that brings learning to life, that gives meaning and purpose to student work. ex. - debates, multimedia project, write an editorial, prepare a newspaper
Hawaii Content Standards and Performance Standards
http://www.hcps.k12.hi.us/
Kid Pix Software
Slide Show Software
Hyperstudio Software
Sharing of curriculum lessons among groups
Teaming - Cooperative Learning
Explore / Develop Curriculum Projects
Lab Time
(Homework - 5 hours)
Homework - Refine Curriculum Projects
DAY 4:
(Instruction - 6.5 hours)
Sharing/Review of curriculum lessons and Day 3
Learning Experiences - Activities that will help them meet the standards and culminating task. (What tasks were the students required to do)
Assessment Evidence
/ Rubric -How are the students to be assessed for it's course work? Rubric? (Was a rubric used to evaluate the student's work? any other assessment?)
Example of Unit Plan incorporating Technology resources:
Demonstrate drawing and painting applications
Hyperstudio Software:
Integrating the applications
Continue developing integrated curriculum lesson
Problem Solving Techniques
Lab Time
Homework-Development of Projects
(Homework - 5 hours)
Homework - Refine Curriculum Projects
DAY 5:
(Instruction - 6 hours)
Sharing/Review of curriculum lessons and Day 4
Continue developing integrated curriculum lesson
Sharing of curriculum projects
Hawaii Content Standards and Performance Standards
http://www.hcps.k12.hi.us/
Learning Exxperiences - Activities that will help them meet the standards and culminating task. (What tasks were the students required to do)
(Homework - 10 hours)
Refine & Reflect on Projects, Develop Portfolio Component,
Design and Conduct Evaluation Methods
(All components due in 1 week)
D.RESOURCE MATERIALS TO BE USED:
Software: Clarisworks, At Ease, Kid Pix, Hyperstudio, Netscape, and CD-ROMs
Macintosh computer hardware
TV, VCR
Video projector
E.NUMBER OF CREDITS:
1.Total number of meeting days (class sessions):5
2.Total number of instructional hours not including breaks:30
3.Total number of credits to be granted:2
F.INDICATION IF COURSE PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT:
This course has been taught before through TECS and ETEC.
II. COURSE INSTRUCTOR:
A.Curriculum
VITAB. Nuuanu Elementary School, and formerly the Multimedia Learning Center Coordinator for Waialae School, and technology resource teacher for the Campbell Complex. Kelvin is the Y2K Honolulu District Teacher of the Year, named on the USA Today 2000 All Teacher Team, and a 1999 Disney American Teacher Awards Honoree. He has taught numerous TECS, ETEC and EDCI courses for the College of Continuing Education for seven summers, technology classes for elementary students, mathematics to secondary school students for 8 years and DOE computer workshops for librarians/educators for 13 years. Kelvin was also the DOE's Computer Educational Specialist during 1990-1991. He has also taught computer classes for the DOE's adult education program. Kelvin uses a variety of teaching strategies in the classroom.
C. Assistant
Duties for assistant:
Under the direct supervision of the instructor, the duties of the
Instructor's Assistant will be:
• Assess participants' needs and setup a learning environment
with the needed tools and technologies for teacher use
• Provide information to participants on use of technologies
and incorporate principles of learning into integrated units of learning
• Provide a supportive and positive teaching/learning
environment
• Provide practice and model dimensions critical to learning
in a supportive technology environment including curriculum, technological
tools and collaborative problem-solving
• Assist in helping librarians/educators design lessons & units for their
classes
• Review teacher products and constructively feedback to
teacher for improvement
• Breakdown learning site and return all (borrowed) equipment
to schools in condition prior to site setup
• Collaboratively evaluate the courses, provide follow-up with
librarians/educators, and complete course credit record keeping requirements
• Perform duties as related or directed
III. EVALUATION OF CLASS PERFORMANCE BY STUDENTS:
- Participation in class activities and assignments.
-
Review the content standards that the lesson is addressing: example- descriptive writing, research report, oral presentation and etc.-
Review the criteria that will be used to judge the student's product or performance.-
Describe the different levels of performance that match each criterion. Choose words or phrases that capture the actual differences among the levels of performance.-
Test the rubric with students to see that it is understandable. (Once the students gain experience with rubrics, they can help construct them)-
Keep track of the strengths and shortcomings of the rubric when you use it to judge student work.
- Completion of Electronic Learning Results Portfolio,
Lesson Plans & Time LineIV.STUDENT/SUMMARY EVALUATION:
Students will be given an evaluation form to be completed at the end of
the session.
LIS 592 Standards Based Curriculum Using Computers
Desired Outcomes:
To be aware of a variety of technologies to support instruction
To people network
Evaluation
High Low
1.Attainment of objectives: ____ ____ ___ ___ ____
2.The course effectively conveyed
the information: ____ ____ ___ ___ ____
3.The course was organized: ____ ____ ___ ___ ____
4.The time allotted was adequate to
meet the objectives: ____ ____ ___ ___ ____
5.The setting was conducive to
learning: ____ ____ ___ ___ ____
6.Comments/Suggestions for future planning: ____ ____ ___ ___ ____
I learned:
I will use what I have learned by:
The best thing was:
I suggest