Tuesday 22 June 2010
Kent State University White Hall - Read Room (Room 200) - Computer Labs: 203/205 12:00-5:00
0830 Breakfast snacks and Coffee – pick up materials & goodies
0900 Introduction to ISLS – Science, Learning and Technology; (Lectures that are "engaging") Building Community; Top ideas in each area, alumni teacher examples and new teacher experiences (What has worked for you?/What has inspired you?/ What is your most successful experience?)
1030 Break
1045 Assessing Local Landscapes (2 sites)
1230 Lunch Break & LC discussion
1300 Remote Sensing & Discussion (Google Map - ISLS Teacher Workshop 2010)
1430 Break
1445 Discovery learning; What makes it possible? Teacher/Alumni-GLISTEN mentors
1530 Google setup
1600 Finish
Homework:
Google Accounts (Gmail)
Blogger.com
Follow ISLS Blog (www.islsblog.blogger.com)
This is where you will find the journal prompts for tonight
Journal - Do this before you open your iPad!!!
Create your own blog
Privacy?
Creativity - photos, videos, maps, etc...
Share
iPad sync (download Office2 HD if you want)
Not needed for Wednesday
Apps (Chris and Tim)
Survey - http://tinyurl.com/isls2010day1
Journal Questions:
Now after your first day, what do you hope to get out of the ISLS Summer Workshop?
Highlights from the day including when you were most engaged? Why?
How is this similar and different from a teacher professional development workshop?
NOTE: Please bring your water bottle and hot beverage container with you to Hiram tomorrow.
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Hiram College James H. Barrow Jr. Field Station - Observation Building
0830 Breakfast snacks and Coffee
0900 Introduction to Protocols – PHWH, Stream Morphology
1030 Protocol 1
1230 Lunch
1330 Protocol 2
1530 Data analysis and input - Questions
1600 Finish
Thursday 24 June 2010
University of Akron - Student Union Room 335
0830 Breakfast snacks and Coffee
0900 LC analysis of data with group discussion
0930 Presentation of datasets
1030 Break
1045 Applications
- What do the data tell us?
- Examples from previous ISLS institutes
1215 Lunch
1300 Discussion of Learning Objects Outcome
- What will help you most as a teacher?
- What do we need for this grant?
- Individual lesson plan/application/curriculum for each participant.
- Posting on the web by August 15
- Profile information from Google Form - available today
- Collaborations you would like to develop
- Documentation of outcomes - success stories - sustainablity
- How can undergraduates be most helpful
1600 Finish
Homework
Landscape data (Thursday night)
Check/update your contact information under "ISLS 2010 Contacts" Google Doc