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May 8, 2008 11:30 AM
Goodnight Sweetheart, it's time to go...
Please give us feedback about the cadre and give us your email if you are interested in pre-registration for the 2008-09 cadre.
Mark your calendars:
- September 29-30, 2008
- February 15, 2009
- March 2009 (virtual)
- April 30-May 1, 2009
Posted by jena on May 8, 2008 at 11:30 AM in Top Story | Comments (0)
Creativity and Innovation Session (Spring)
8:00am Welcome and Video Teaser
Chocolate: the 2006 movie about child slave labor on the Ivory Coast (fast forward to 4:33)
- How can technology enable creativity and innovation?
- What support structures need to be in place to support creativity and innovation?
- When have you had a chance to be creative or innovative?
- [PD Strategies: Quiet Reflection & Talking Chips]
8:15am Purpose and Task
- Review standards focused on creativity and innovation
- Review examples of projects that highlight creativity and innovation
- Make connections to how creativity and innovation affect our work with staff and students
8:20am The Medici Effect (Website)
- What does it mean to be creative or innovative?
- How are the terms different?
- The Medici Effect examples
- [PD Strategies: Think-Pair-Share & Different Colored Cards]
8:50am Unveiling the NETS and Learning and Innovation Skills
[PD Strategies: Music/Sound Cues; How Many Fingers Time Check]
9:05am Creative and Innovative Projects
[PD Strategies: Four Corners]
Category #1: Podcasting - Radio WillowWeb and Our City
Structures for Success:
- Teacher Resources
- Planning Book for Students
- Our City Teacher Resources
- Our City Planning Book for Students
Category #2: Cross Cultural Collaboration - Rock Our World (ROW)
ROW Projects (year 3 has Music)
Structures for Success:
Category #3: Blog Projects
Voices of Success and Secret Life of Bees
Structures for Success:
- LHS Voices of the Sixties (see above link)
- Secret Life of Bees Assignment
Category #4: Digital Stories told through Movie Projects
Structures for Success:
- Associated lesson plans (see above link)
Creative and Innovative Projects (activity handout)
9:45am Four Corners Report Out
As a group, post a single comment summarizing the project, its value, and the connection to NETS and Learning and Innovation Skills.
10:05am Four Corners Debrief
Return to your original table group. Take 1 minute to share your experiences during the Four Corners Activity.
10:20am PD Strategies and Resources Recap
10:30am NETS Reflection
Review the NETS handout and reflect on your experiences this year both with the Cadre and back in your own district/organization.
Posted by llary on May 8, 2008 at 08:00 AM in 2008 NETS Projects | Comments (6)
LIVING ON THE EDGE
The file is a windows media file (created using MovieMaker and PhotoStory) that has our pictures of our geocache along with an advertisement for the Bend even, Pole-Peddle-Paddle.
Posted by alexallen on May 8, 2008 at 06:27 AM in GPS/Geocaching | Comments (1)
May 7, 2008 06:42 PM
A Popular Bend Icon
These creators introduced us to the 'Local Mascots' of Bend. They deserve a prize for the hardest business to get to in Bend. We hit two highways and one major road that go around it but had to ask them (via moving vehicles) how to get there. Luckily they gave us a clue, so thank you very much.
Posted by debbieolson on May 7, 2008 at 06:42 PM in GPS/Geocaching | Comments (0)
We all come in different shapes and sizes
Here is one of our photos where we found a circle, square, rectangle and triangle (mostly on the golf course).
Posted by colettecassinelli on May 7, 2008 at 06:21 PM in General | Comments (0)
Geocrapping
We thought we had arrived at the correct location of our first coordinates, Dutch Bros. However, we were at the WRONG Dutch Bros. Part of the problem was that our GPS unit was not calibrated correctly! Oh well, we learned good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills and had a lot of fun as a group.
Leslie, Nancy, Melissa, and Tim
Posted by melissalim on May 7, 2008 at 06:20 PM in GPS/Geocaching | Comments (0)
Historical Tour of Bend
Our group had the opportunity to take a fascinating tour of historical sites in Bend, from the original 1925 Power Dam to the 1927 Kirtsis swim tank, to the Bean Building, built in 1912 in Bend's original downtown area.
Posted by virginiapetitt on May 7, 2008 at 06:20 PM in Meeting Activity | Comments (0)
High Desert Irrigation
Posted by lucindavannatta on May 7, 2008 at 06:17 PM in Photo Gallery | Comments (0)
High Desert Irrigation
Posted by jreed on May 7, 2008 at 06:11 PM in Photo Gallery | Comments (0)
Phinding Ps
Posted by lynnbird on May 7, 2008 at 06:07 PM in Photo Gallery | Comments (0)
Advancement of Bend ~ Solved by On the Edge
This was intended to show a historical perspective of Bend over the years. The early settlement days with the horse, public transportation with the bus, the public library as a repository of all historical artifacts and the TV station as modern disseminator of information. The coordinates were accurate and the On the Edge team completed the Cache in less than an hour.
Posted by dennisking on May 7, 2008 at 06:04 PM in GPS/Geocaching | Comments (0)
GPS rocks
This activity was very interesting! Our group closely collaborated and created a GPS activity that included a short walk! The form worked well for structuring the event. Even structuring how the datum was written down helped! I wish we had more time to try out the other GPS activities, but I think that wish for my time applies to so much here!
Tying this activity to a specific content area, such as geography- focus on how man modifies the environment, could work well. This is where I hope we can see all the ideas the other groups came up with!
Our group's focus:
Evaluate how man has altered the environment with the houses and golf course. Focus specifically on the issue of erosion. Our first 3 waypoints explored different forms of erosion and erosion control measures. At each of these waypoints the participants needed to identify the erosion pattern AND at least one way humans have altered the area to best protect against erosion damage. The last stop had a new area of severe erosion. The participants needed to analyze the area for the erosion causes and then create a plan to develop erosion protection in that specific area.
Posted by eva.lamar on May 7, 2008 at 05:54 PM in Meeting Activity | Comments (0)
Geocaching
Working with my team was great! We had fun with some of the signs that were found along the trail as we created our trail. I particularly enjoyed the trip to the top of Pilot Butte as we followed the trail created by the poetry group. The view was great! We would have liked to have had the time to join all of the walkers although there was not much room between them, the edge of the road and the cars going up and down. Thanks for a great experience.
Posted by bhawkins on May 7, 2008 at 05:44 PM in Meeting Activity | Comments (0)
Our wonderful team cached our way up to Pilot Butte. We had to pilot our car around tons of runners and walkers who used part of the narrow road up to the top. It was an amazing view- a clear day on the butte! WOW
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Jamie McKenzie Workshop - Smart Uses of New Technologies
Forest Grove School District is hosting Jamie McKenzie for a three-day workshop August 4-6, 2008. If you would like more information about the workshop, including the schedule of each day, go to the follwoing website: http://tinyurl.com/55fw3k. Contact information is included on the website should you wish to register for this event.
Posted by bhawkins on May 7, 2008 at 03:40 PM in Effective Staff Development | Comments (0)
Continuing the Conversation ~ Discovery Social
Please join us tonight, Wednesday evening, immediately following dinner to Continue the Conversation...
This event will take place in the same room as the Ed Tech Cadre from 7 -9 pm and will feature dessert, drinks and door prizes. This event is being sponsored by the Northwest DEN Leadership Council and Discovery Education.
We will set up "table topics" to encourage collaboration and direct the conversations. This is going to be a great opportunity to connect with colleagues from around the state who are pursuing the same ideas as you! I would love for you all to help me generate these topics. Possible topics of interest could include Organizing Film Festivals, Successful Summer Tech Camps, Utilizing Social Networks, and more. What areas of interest would you like to see? Please add them in a comment below.
Have a great day!
Jennifer Gingerich
Posted by jgingerich on May 7, 2008 at 10:20 AM in General | Comments (0)
May 5, 2008 11:22 AM
Posted by jena on May 5, 2008 at 11:22 AM in Photo Gallery | Comments (0)
21st Century Thoughts
Videos to stimulate discussion and thought about how we can influence the education of our children. Many of which we have seen in the cadre.
Pay Attention (Darren Draper)
Teacher Movie (Marco Torres)
Vision of Students Today (B.J. Nesbitt)
Do Schools Kill Creativity? (Sir Ken Robinson)
Did You Know 2.0 (Karl Fisch)
A Vision of Students Today (Michael Wesch)
Posted by jena on May 5, 2008 at 07:51 AM in Resources & Gadgets | Comments (0)
