PD+Expectations

To provide a World-Class education, we believe all students will meet or exceed Academic Standards with an integration of 21st Century skills.

Professional development is designed with the following elements: Integration of social networking tools and use of digital tools is expected throughout the learning. || Colorado Department of Education is working with districts to provide support materials so that we create Guaranteed & Viable Curricula aligned to what matters most. || Bloom's Revised & Students Asking HOTs Questions ||  District Google Apps, District Edmodo, ePals, (Web 2.0 - free solutions allowing students to produce and share their understanding of concepts.) || > adds expectation you have a call to action) ||
 * =//__**Delivery Methods:**__// =
 * Face to Face (F2F)
 * Blended Learning
 * Online Learning || Courses developed in the Center for Professional Development Moodle environment.
 * Align unit design with Common Core Academic Standards ||  In Colorado we adopted the Common Core Academic Standards. Our
 * Backwards Planning (Adapted from UbD) || Understanding by Design - foundation of our Backwards Planning ||
 * __ **C** r__itical Thinking & Problem Solving || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Harvard's Project Zero: Visible Thinking Routines
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> __**C**__ ommunication& __**C**__ ollaboration || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Virtual Environments that support Communication & Collaboration:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">__ **C** __reativity & Innovation || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Constructivist Learning Opportunities supported with the following models:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Project/Problem Based Learning
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Inquiry Based Learning
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Challenge Based Learning (Great videos, resources. Takes PBL &

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Specific learning requirements for Colorado Morgridge Family Foundation (MFF) <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">21st Century Classroom participants: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">WHY? Why are we focusing on 21st Century Skills (Videos, Articles, Discussion) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Introduce the tool - <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Open the door to 21st Century Classroom Possibilities //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SMART 21st Century Classrooms Part A **// || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10-hour class created in moodle, offered face-to-face. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Participants create 1 SMART Notebook lesson/unit and upload it to SMART Exchange. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">OR refresh a SMART Exchange lesson/unit to align with our academic standards, highly effective instructional strategies and our integration of 21st Century Skills. Expectation: basic SMART Notebook features of insert image, sound, hyperlink, and at least one special Notebook feature - interactive files, hide & reveal, tabs, cloning. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Use DCSD Notebook Template - Alignment to Standards & Integration of 21st Century Skills || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Participants create 1 SMART Notebook lesson/unit and upload it to SMART Exchange. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">OR refresh a SMART Exchange lesson/unit to align with our academic standards, highly effective instructional strategies and our integration of 21st Century Skills. Must show higher level skills in additional features of Notebook software. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Use DCSD Notebook Template - Alignment to Standards & Integration of 21st Century Skills || Friday 4:30-7:30pm Saturday 8am-4pm Sunday 8am-noon || Educators share learning plans and student samples using the SMART Notebook software, IWB and Response Clickers. ||
 * =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Year One = || =<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Professional Development = ||
 * //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">MFF & DCSD Kick-Off Meeting **// || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3-hour session
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Global Connections
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Critical Thinking
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Communication & Collaboration
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Creativity & Innovation ||
 * //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SMART Notebook and Device intro **// || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4-hour session complimentary intro provided by our SMART vendor. ||
 * //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">DCSD Center for Professional Development: **//
 * //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SMART 21st Century Classrooms Part B **// || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10-hour class created in moodle, offered face-to-face.
 * //**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">SMART 21st Century Classrooms Part B **// || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10-hour class created in moodle, offered face-to-face.
 * //**Content Creation Workshop**// || 11-15 hour Weekend //Content Creation Workshop//
 * //**Classroom Observation**// || 4-Hour Peer Observation & Reflection using SMART Notebook Software, IWB, Response Clickers ||
 * **//MFF Share Event//** || 4-Hour Share Event