Dan+Hudkins+-+Upper+School


 * Dan Hudkins - 1:1 in Upper School**

**Focusing Questions from USM Faculty -**


 * Time in 9th/10th grade groups with your guidance to develop curricular projects
 * Time in course alike or department groups with your guidance to develop curricular artifacts
 * Illustration of what a 1:1 classroom looks like
 * Focus on classroom management
 * Examples of project ideas/teaching strategies
 * Developing some consistent strategies - class management, file naming, digital organization, use of level 1 tools (moodle, google apps, office, etc)

**Goal - Faculty feel more comfortable about moving into 1:1 world** **Objectives:**
 * **Understand shared responsibilities**
 * **Information Literacy**
 * **Technology Fluency - what's USM's definition?**
 * **Choosing among broad spectrum of 1:1 classes**
 * **From occasional research to All In**
 * **What fits students needs and your style**
 * **Knowing what the resources are**
 * **What tools do I have**
 * **What tools will students have**
 * **What is specific to my curriculum (i.e. Geogebra)**
 * **Identifying & Outlining**
 * **Two interesting opportunities for Semester 1 2012-2013**
 * **Begin a unit plan for using at least one of these opportunities**

Who we have to work with -
 * 9th Grade Team
 * Team Leader - Kate Gay (English)
 * English, History (World Civilizations), Mathematics (Algebra 2 mostly), Science (Biology), Performing Arts (Public Speaking), Visual Arts (Foundations of Art), World Languages (Mandarin, Latin, French, Spanish) - 15 folks
 * 10th Grade Team
 * Team Leader - Joe Eason (History)
 * English, History (Western Civilization), Mathematics (Geometry mostly), Science (Chemistry or QCP), Visual Arts (Photography), World Languages (Mandarin, Latin, French, Spanish) - 10 folks

**Software Resources we have to work with -**
 * **Moodle**
 * Google Education Edition -
 * TurnItIn -
 * VoiceThread
 * Evernote
 * MS Office
 * Vernier (Science)
 * Geogebra

**Hardware Resources we have to work with-**
 * **Lenovo ThinkPad Tablets - Windows 7 - Office 2010**
 * MacBook Pro - Mac OS 10.7 (aka Lion) - Office 2011

**Time we have to work with -**
 * **Wednesday, June 13**
 * **9:00 - 10:00 The Trivium, Excellent Pedagogy and 1:1 Learning**
 * **Thoughts and general Q & A**
 * **10:00 - 11:30 US Session 1**
 * **Topics**
 * **12:30 - 3:00 US Session 2**
 * **Topics**
 * **Thursday, June 14**
 * **9:00 - Welcome & Activity**
 * **9:30 - 11:30 US Session 3**
 * **Topics**
 * **12:30 - 3:00 US Session 4**
 * **Topics**

Results >
 * Everyone has a skeleton Moodle
 * Post a resource
 * Create an assignment
 * Use a forum
 * Everyone has an outline of an integrated lesson
 * 9th grade team has an outline with expectations of team members for one major project
 * Everyone knows what resources they could use, and what the potential applications
 * Have begun a USM definition of technology fluency