TIE584syllabus

Inspiration & Kidspiration
Wheeling Campus Winter 2008 Mac Lab February 16 & 23 9:00am-5:00pm

Instructor: Tracy Murdach, MEd Technology in Education; Technology Specialist Email: tmurdach.tie@gmail.com

Materials needed: Flash drive recommended Course Wikispace: https://tie584.wikispaces.com/

Catalog description: Concept mapping and graphic organizers allow teachers and students to brainstorm and organize thoughts, ideas, and information. During this workshop, participants will learn how to develop their own concept maps and graphic organizers using Inspiration and Kidspiration to support their classroom initiatives. In-depth discussions of integration strategies will help them incorporate this powerful technology tool into their curriculum.

Prerequisite(s): none

Relationship to specific NLU program(s): This workshop may be used as an elective in the TIE Masters program

Standards Addressed: This workshop will enable the student to meet the requirements for Illinois Content –Area Standards – Technology Standards for All Teachers: • Standard 3 - Application of Technology in Instruction; • Standard 8 – Information Literacy Skills; International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) • TF-II Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences • TF. Identify and apply instructional design principles associated with the development of technology resources; • TF- III Facilitate technology –enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards. – III.A.5 Use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of media-based tools such as television, audio, print media and graphics.

Course goals and expected student learning outcomes: • Define and explain Graphic Organizers and Concept Mapping as using in the K-12 classroom environment. • Develop three lesson plans and, or projects that incorporate concept maps or graphic organizers. • Demonstrate proficiency and fluency in generating concept maps and graphic organizers.

o Develop supporting materials for three workshop generated lessons plans, i.e., completed sample concept maps or graphic organizers used as demonstrations for students.

• Demonstrate evidence of professional growth through ongoing teacher reflections and discussions with colleagues and the instructor post-project implemented in a K-12 classroom or in a professional development setting.

Major topics:

• Introductory discussion • National Education Technology Standards • 21st Century Skills • Define Graphic Organizers and Concept Mapping • Review and Discuss examples of Graphic Organizers and Concept Maps • Installation of Inspiration software o Discussion of online support • Software Skills for using Inspiration to develop Graphic Organizers and Concept Maps o Starting a new project o Diagram versus Outline view o Adding symbols o Adding ideas/concepts o Editing text o Inserting images o Inserting hyperlinks o Saving projects o Exporting and printing options • Discussion of uses and integration strategies • Reflection on project integration

Assignments/Activities: 1. Develop a minimum of three lesson plans and, or student projects that use concept mapping or graphic organizers in a K-12 classroom project and/or within their own professional development practices. The projects will be related to the curricular area and educational interests of the teacher. 2. Within the week between course meetings, integrate a graphic organizer into your curriculum with your students. Reflect on this lesson. 3. Present to the TIE group at the 2/23 course meeting your integrated graphic organizer lesson (s) as prepared and conducted within your classroom or professional development setting. For the graphic organizers you have implemented, you may want to include photos or videos of your lesson. For this presentation to the TIE group, consider indicating the following within your lesson plan: i. Title ii. Description iii. Standards; Curriculum and NET-S iv. Materials v. Preparation vi. Procedures vii. Assessments viii. Extensions ix. Weblinks

4. Plan in spending two hours during the week for preparation, integrating, and reflecting on the lesson (s) you have created and implemented using graphic organizers. 5. Please provide copies of all lessons, templates or activities you created within this workshop to share with the TIE group on2/23. You may consider providing a cd of materials, hard copies, or sharing from a flash drive. If we all share, we will return to our buildings with a collaborative wealth of resources for our students and for sharing with other staff members.