Grants
Improving the quality of teaching is a priority all across the nation. An important component of improving the quality of teaching is the improvement of teachers’ abilities to integrate technology effectively into standards-based curricula and instruction. In an increasingly technology-oriented environment, teachers must be able to utilize technology successfully in the classroom, but the reality is that many teachers still struggle with this issue.
Intermediate Unit 1 was awarded a first year grant in the Core Teaching Skills for an Information Age directive. During the 2003–2004 school year, 75 teachers met and completed the nine modules that make up this program. This was the Core Teaching Skills Institute.
During the summer of 2004, 79 teachers took part in an online course that covered six of the modules. This was the Core Teaching Skills Summer Academy.
As a continuation of this program, we will be offering an online course utilizing the graphic organizer Inspiration during the 2004–2005 school year.
We are very proud of everything that the participants accomplished. Check back here soon for a link to the webquests and other projects that were created during these two courses.
The modules consisted of:
- Considering Technology Integration
- Planning a Unit of Instruction
- Introduction to Online Instructional Activities
- Creating Online Instructional Activities
- Introduction to Digital Images
- Creating Interactive Experiences
- Exploring, Using, and Creating Instructional Spreadsheet
- Instructional Databases: Developing Inquiry Skills
- Evaluation and Sharing Learning Experiences
