facultypresentations

=ISB FACULTY PRESENTATIONS 2007/08=

Gay Friendly or Gay Phobic: What Are You Creating?
//Doug Williamson// Where are teachers and international schools when it comes to addressing the needs of gay/lesbian students and faculty? Are we in the forefront or lagging behind? Do we say something or nothing? This presentation will incorporate video and small group discussion to cover such issues as addressing offensive comments, classroom literature, curriculum implications, and bullying policies. Broader school issues will include hiring policies, discrimination policies, domestic partner benefits, and more. > A brief outline of the issues and some statistics related to gay/lesbian bullying > A website devoted to the National No Name-Calling Week initiative > A research-based article on best practices to assist gay/lesbian youth > A listing of books with gay/lesbian characters and/or themes with narrative descriptions. For ages 5+ including fiction and nonfiction
 * http://www.nmha.org/index.cfm?objectid=CA866DCF-1372-4D20-C8EB26EEB30B9982
 * [|http://www.nonamecallingweek.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/about/index.html]
 * [|http://www.armory.com/~web/gaybooks.html]
 * [|http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2248/is_151_38/ai_113304951/print]
 * PowerPoint Presentation [[file:Gay1.ppt]]

Where to begin? Collaboration and Standardizing Assessments through Problem Solving
//Harinder Braich & Michael Chan// In this workshop we will share the process we used to develop a common language with regards to problem solving, and how we developed a rubric and template that can be used by students to better understand how to apply math concepts and communicate their understanding through analysis, reflection and collaboration. We will also demonstrate how assessment can be standardized through grade levels by looking at some student samples.
 * Downloads : || [[file:Problem Solving Explanation .doc]] || [[file:Problem Solving Template.doc]] ||
 * || [[file:rubric problem solving.doc]] || [[file:3 beginning word problems.doc]] ||

The Down and Dirty of the TI Graphing Calculator
//Cindy Nuckols// This session is geared toward mathematics teacher that have had limited use working with graphing calculators. See what you can incorporate into your algebra and pre algebra lessons to connect technology to your teaching. Primary, secondary and alpha functions will be explored during this skill builder session as well as setting a “friendly window”, manipulating central tendencies, storing values, and graphing basic linear equations and inequalities.
 * Online Resources: || [| Guidebook to the TI Graphing Calculator] ||
 * || [|Online Graphing Calculator] ||

Developing the Global Student: Practical Ways to Infuse 21st Century Literacy in Your Classroom
[|Kim Cofino] This session will focus on utilizing web 2.0 applications, such as blogs, podcasts, and wikis, to develop 21st century literacy skills within the core curriculum. Metacognition, research skills, and online awareness help students find what they need, learn at their own pace and safely share with a wider audience. How can we incorporate these exciting, motivating skills and technologies into our classrooms? Examples of completed student projects, along with teacher materials and resources, will be shared.
 * Online Resources || Developing the Global Student Wiki: Includes full presentation, all related web resources, contact information, and links to sample student projects. ||
 * || [|Always Learning,] presenter blog ||

I.T. Curriculum 2.0 - Creating an embedded 21st Century Learning Curriculum that Teachers Can Use
[|Dennis Harter] How does and information and technology curriculum stay relevant and meaningful in the 21st Century? In the face of exponentially changing times, old I.T. Scope and Sequences became outdated the moment they were printed. Schools need an embedded I.T. curriculum that ensures that the way students learn with technology agrees with the way they live with technology. It must focus on habits that provide students with opportunity to succeed not matter what their futures hold. This session shares a new model that speaks to these habits and makes 21st Century Learning accessible to teachers and students. Begin the conversation here and continue it at your schools.

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 * Online Resources || New Literacy Wiki: Our initial thinking, justification and work for the development of this new literacy curriculum. ||
 * || [| Thinking Allowed]: Presenter's Blog ||
 * || PowerPoint Presentation from KL ETC Conference 2008
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