How Your
Nominee Has Shown Leadership Successfully Implementing Technology into
Instruction?
Mr. Walker came to Jefferson one year ago. At that time, instructional technology was an
individual endeavor. The internet was
used sporadically and mainly to research for big projects. Now, after only one year, there is strong
evidence of expansion of use of technology based instructional strategies and
materials:
Digital Storytelling
http://blogs.jefftwp.org/wordpress/briggsschoolproductions
http://blogs.jefftwp.org/wordpress/cozylakeschoolproductions
http://blogs.jefftwp.org/wordpress/whiterockproductions
Middle School Computer Applications Course – now
includes the development of digital storytelling
Middle School Departments have utilized digital
storytelling in all curriculum areas.
IDU Example- Math/LA – Math Story
HS Communications
Course – Radio Broadcast - Kucinski
HS Language Arts – PSA Movies – Mrs. Daken
Digital Posters
Teachers have created digital posters that include
interactive content. (Interactive websites, Video Clips, Pictures, and Text).
They are used as instructional tools as well as resources for review for
students. Example: http://ceil.edu.glogster.com/frog-and-toad/
Students have created digital posters for various
topics in elementary, middle school and high school classes. These posters are
interactive and contain an assortment of multimedia. Elementary Example: http://sdm69jk.edu.glogster.com/juan-ponce-de-leon/
Utilization of Web-Based Course Management and Social
Networking Resources
Social Networking - HS Language Arts- Using Ning
Social Networks to support instruction. These social networks include threaded
discussions, digital journals, sharing or documents and links, posting of
videos and images and collection of assignments.
Moodle – Various teachers have started to utilize
Moodle (web-based course management software). Moodle courses include threaded
discussions, posting of resources, links to web-based resources, quizzes, and
sharing/collecting coursework. http://blogs.jefftwp.org/
Blogs- High School faculty have started to create
blog/websites. Many are posting class homework, documents, resources and links
of interest. http://www.jefftwp.org/HighSchool/hswebsitedir.shtml
Wiki’s – Some of our faculty have started to use
wiki’s as a virtual instruction tool. We have used them to collaborate with
classrooms in other countries as well as an internal collaborative authoring
tool. http://globalhealthissues.wikispaces.com
Mr. Walker has enabled the students in our school
district to become 21st century learners.
He has supplied teachers with the instruction and tools to infuse technology
into their lessons. He started a
district initiative to have teachers communicate with parents and students
through blogs. Mr. Walker continually
offers outlets for educators to supplement and enhance their instruction
through teaching them to incorporate activities such as digital stories,
digital posters, webinars with other educational professionals, wikis, etc.
Mr. Walker has made a concerted effort in moving our
district into the 21st Century of technological literacy. Students have moved from pen and paper
posters to using Glogster to create digital posters designed for an authentic
audience. Mr. Walker has introduced Ning
as a social networking tool for educators and currently several teachers have
opened global connections with schools in Asia, India, and Europe. Students have Skyped with military personnel
around the globe. Teachers, under the
guidence of Mr. Walker, have been assigning students media based projects using
photo story and movie maker to combine music, images, and student narratives
into a project that sparks collaboration and critical thinking. Teachers have shelved textbooks and have
created internet based classes using Moodle and Google as the primary vechile
to student learning and web-based interactions.
Mr. Walker is a most competent technology instructor whose passion for
education is inspiring to his colleagues and peers. He would be an excellent canidate for this
honor and I recommend him without reservation.
Web Resources
Displaying Nominee's Work:
http://www.jefftwp.org/InstrTECH/index.shtml
http://blogs.jefftwp.org/wordpress/briggsschoolproductions
http://blogs.jefftwp.org/wordpress/cozylakeschoolproductions
http://blogs.jefftwp.org/wordpress/whiterockproductions
http://blogs.jefftwp.org/wordpress/walker/
http://blogs.jefftwp.org/moodle
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