Powering Up the Writer’s Workshop CoLearning 2009

Powering Up the Writer’s Workshop: Background:

2008-2009 EETT Grant from CDE Summer 2008

Focus: Improve writing practices using a

consistent approach to technology integration

Connect to the writer’s workshop model

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado

Department of Education.

About the hardware…

eeePC Pre-conditions

Bandwith Open wireless networks Filtration on the network, not the device

Bretford cart Printer Mice/flash drives for studentsThis program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.

Professional Development:

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado

Department of Education.

Support Structures:

In-building

Integration Specialist

Online Professional Development

Cross-district “sister school” visits

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado

Department of Education.

Levels of Integration:

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado

Department of Education.

Lessons Learned:

Blogging can be a transformational tool

Support is needed—co-teaching model is absolutely in valuable

Machine access matters—strong (but not absolute) correlation between access and integration.

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado

Department of Education.

Lessons Learned, cont’d.

Cross districts partnerships have been extremely positive.

Process of classroom management cannot be modeled enough

Student “ownership” and personal responsibility for the hardware has been amazing

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado

Department of Education.

Final notes: areas for improvement

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado

Department of Education.

Things we got right (or lucky): Revised PD Model

Teacher professionalism

Alignment of PD

5th Grade

This program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado

Department of Education.

Resources:

www.poweringup.wikispaces.com

Lucy Calkin’s Units of Study

Report on Maine’s success with laptops

Students’ comments on working with laptopsThis program is supported by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Title II, Part D of the

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB)--Enhancing Education through Technology to the Colorado Department of Education.