Proposal

Proposal


 * Explanation || Accepted Proposal ||
 * Technology you wish to pursue teaching: hardware, software and/or web 2.0 element and your OBJECTIVE/RATIONALE for teaching this technology || Integration of a Student Response System (Qwizdom®) into classroom instruction and assessment ||
 * Your experience or proficiency with this technology || There is a Qwizdom® SRS available at my elementary school. The faculty does not currently take advantage of this technology. The only teacher with experience is the Technology Education specialist. I am aware of this technology and its benefits, but have minimal experience with it. ||
 * What the colleagues will be able to do and why it is necessary for them to obtain these skills || The teachers will be able to effectively and confidently use the Qwizdom® student response system to create and facilitate highly motivating and interactive instructional activities and design and administer formative and summative assessments. ||
 * Beginner lesson: what skills will you address specifically to introduce teachers to this technology || Initially the teachers will learn the basics of using the Qwizdom® Interact software. This will include using the basic presentation formatting tools to create a variety of informational and question slides. The skills taught in this segment will be focused on educating the teacher users how to create presentations using the supplied Qwizdom® software. An additional “big idea” will be highlighting the benefit of creating presentations that are interactive in nature providing formative and summative assessment advantages. ||
 * Intermediate lesson: what will they need to integrate this into their lessons || This lesson will demonstrate how to use the hardware that comprises this SRS. Teachers will learn how to sync the SRS to their teacher Macbook Pro. This includes the wireless hub, teacher, and student remotes. Additionally teachers will learn how to set up class rosters within the system and assign specific remote controls to student users. This lesson will culminate in learning how to present then interact using both the teacher and student remotes during a basic presentation. ||
 * Advanced lesson: what additional “bells and whistles” can they add to integrate this into their lessons || The teachers will learn how to present in alternate formats, including “games mode” and “answer key”.

They will learn how to modify presentations to better facilitate specific game modes that can be highly motivating for lessons, reviews or assessments. Also the teachers will learn how using the SRS in “answer key” mode can be motivating and time saving for many applications. ||
 * Final product that can be created once someone has completed all 3 lessons || After participating in all 3 lessons each teacher should be able to create at least one final product presentation specific to their grade level or content area incorporating some of the features and skills learned throughout the professional development sessions. The framework of the components of this presentation can be partially created throughout the professional development sessions. ||
 * Assessment ideas for this series of presentations || Each presentation in this series will feature the creation of a mini-product or performance task. Each product will demonstrate the participants understanding of the instructed skill.

For lesson one, the participant will create the framework of a basic presentation using the software’s presentation editing tools.

For lesson two, the participants will demonstrate the learned skills by creating class rosters, syncing the SRS to their laptop, and initializing a presentation on the instructors system.

For the final lesson, the participants will be assessed by their ability to create a presentation and present it in game and answer key modes. ||
 * Survey ideas for this series of presentations || A pre-instruction survey would be beneficial in determining participants’ current level of skill and interest. This survey should be completed at least 1 week prior to the first session.

A post-instruction survey will be beneficial in revealing the strengths and areas for improvement of the presenter as well as future considerations of the technology that was presented. This survey should be completed before participants leave the last session. However, future concerns and considerations should remain open for an extended amount of time after the participants have had time to implement their newly acquired skills. ||