Summer Institute I: SPDC Mentors
Dates: July 21- August 1, 2003
1 Court Street, Exeter, NH
Time: M-F, 8:00-4:00
Stipend: $800
Resources: Intel® resources and software,
Palm® Personal Digital Assistant
Requirements: Teacher or administrator in any
SAU 16 school district, attend 10-day institute, agree to mentor 10 teachers
for 40 hours during the 2003-2004 school year. This requirement can be met
through a combination of mentoring strategies including face-to-face meetings,
team teaching with other mentors, on-line mentoring, etc.
Application
Deadline: April
18, 2003
Week 1
The Intel® Teach to the Future U.S. In-Service program
offers K-12 classroom teachers curriculum designed specifically for their
needs. Teachers learn how, when, and where to incorporate technology tools and
resources into their teaching. They also learn how to create assessment tools
and align lesson plans with state and national standards. The goal is to
prepare today's teachers and students for tomorrow's demands.
Curriculum Overview
Trainings consist of 40 hours of hands-on instruction, covering ten modules.
Topics include hands-on use of the Internet, Web page design, multimedia
presentations, student publications, and development of a showcase unit plan.
Emphasis is on effective use of technology in the classroom, research,
communications, and productivity strategies, and working in teams to solve
problems.
From: http://www97.intel.com/education/teach/in-service.htm
For more
information regarding the Intel Teach to the Future program, please visit this
website: http://www97.intel.com/education/teach/docs/Teach_to_the_Future.pdf
Enter the
exciting world of e-learning and put your classroom on-line with WebCT. Participants
will learn how to use this tool and have time to build a WebCT site for their
class.
Each
participant will receive a Palm® Personal Digital Assistant for their use. Synchronize
with your FirstClass calendar, read and send e-mail, browse the web, and edit wordprocessing
documents. Participants will also learn how this tool can be used in the
classroom.
The Quality
School Portfolio is a web-based data management tool for teachers and
administrators that includes a student portfolio, gradebook, and student test
analysis tools. Teachers can also allow parents to view portions of the gradebook
such as homework or quiz grades. Training will include the development of
skills in research-based decision-making.
APPLICATION
The intent of this institute is to train in-service teachers
who will serve as mentors during the 2003-2004 school year. You must agree to the following requirements of this program:
ž I am a teacher or administrator employed
by an SAU 16 school district
ž I have a computer with Internet
connection in my classroom
ž I will attend all ten
training days
ž I have basic skills in the
use of Microsoft Office® and Internet Explorer®
ž I will mentor/train ten teachers in
my school for a total of 40 hours
I will receive the following:
ž $800 for completing the two weeks of
training
ž Resources and software from Intel
ž Palm PDA
ž 80 hours of professional development
credit
ž Additional professional development
credit for my role as a mentor
ž Access to WebCT and QSP
Application
approval procedure:
·
The goal is to
have at least one mentor in each of the SAU 16 schools
·
The maximum
number of mentors per school will be determined by dividing the total professional
staff by 10
·
Applications
will be processed by school on a first come, first served basis
·
Open seats will
be made available to other SAU districts which have committed to joining the SPDC
consortium once all SAU 16 applications have been processed.
Submit
application by April 18 to:
Susan Fournier
SAU 16
24 Front Street
Exeter, NH 03833
Applicants
will be notified of their status by May 2, 2003