Professional Development Project

You will use our ECT 501 Wiki pages as a way for you and your group to meet and plan together online. Directions for how to use a Wiki will be sent to your email address via BlackBoard. These directions will also be added to the Project Descriptions page where the PD project is discussed.

You should work with your group to design a professional development session that focuses on a more specific aspect or component of effective teaching with technology.

Group One: Topic: Blogs--Team Leader: Irene Meade; Members: Beth Ferguson, Lindsey Keith-Vincent, Victoria Taylor, and Lasonia Manning

Group Two: Topic: Wikis--Team Leader: Skye Maxwell; Members: Phyllisa Mason-Hollins, Kylie Williams, Cynthia Huckaby, and Elizabeth Ferrington

Group Three: Topic: Podcasts/Vodcasts--Team Leader: Katie Douglas; Members: Gloria German, Amy Palmer, Beverly Bennett

You should think of this presentation as targeting other teachers through a professional development format. In general, the actual PD session should allow for 1) the presentation of material, 2) your "sell job" on why this is important to learn how to do, 3) modeling by you that shows how to do it, 4) time for your participants to explore what you have shared, and 5) sharing of what the participants learned, and 6) questions and wrap-up. Specific elements that should be included are:

* Summary and Rationale
* PowerPoint SlideShow
* Interactive Activity
* Handout
* Evaluation

The rubric used to evaluate this project also identifies the point values for each section.