4.+Helping+Teachers

A system for helping teachers uses methodologies that are based on constructivist and authentic learning.


 * Professional Development Training**
 * Helping teachers with continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies by training of web2.0 tools.
 * Podcasts
 * Blogs
 * Google Apps
 * Google Earth
 * Discovery Education
 * Interactive Whiteboards


 * SAS - Standards Align Systems
 * SAS Professional Learning Communities
 * Curriculum Mapping Tools
 * Voluntary Model Curriculum Unit
 * Stay updated on up coming SAS tools


 * Gather Resources**
 * Gathering resources and tools for teachers to incorporate into their classrooms.
 * Ralph
 * Robin
 * Diane
 * Ryan
 * Collaboration Days
 * CLIU #21


 * Establish Student SWAT Teams**

media type="file" key="Kerzetski1.mov" width="300" height="300" Marty Kerzetski on Project-Based Learning
Marty Kerzetski, a fifth-grade teacher at Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center in Pennsylvania, describes how Space Day Design Challenges introduce her students to real-life science problems that astronauts face.

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Authentic Learning: Methodologies and Goals

 * Students are active participants, learning and discussing, collaborating, analyzing,and evaluating information using real-world problems and projects
 * Allows students to explore and discuss problems relevant to them
 * Allows for the use of open-ended inquiry
 * Promotes investigation and discovery
 * Fosters higher levels of thinking
 * The 'problem' should be interesting, relevant, and engaging to promote learner ownership
 * The 'problem' should be authentic
 * Allow for the provision of related cases or examples to enable appropriate reasoning and differentiated instruction