BERNAJEAN PORTER --- Nov. 3, 2009 -- ITL Professional Development Day
Staples High School Auditorium
8-9:30
Keynote: All Technology Users are NOT Equal: Accelerating High-Yielding Practices
Click on her name above or below to find out more about the two different workshops she will present from 10 to 11:15 and from 12:15-3:00. Each workshop will be open to 50 participants -- so, if interested, please REGISTER for her workshops today.
10:00-11:15
This is the first workshop presented by our keynote, Bernajean Porter. It will be open to 50 participants.
Turning Up the H.E.A.T -- Designing Transformational Learning Activities
Participants will use graphic organizers called “Turning UP the H.E.A.T.” (Higher Order Thinking - Engaged Learning - Authentic Tasks and added-value Technology Uses) These strategies are guaranteed to elevate good ideas when using technology into GREAT ones. Become wizards at organizing and coaching content-based, student digital products that grab attention, mesmerize audiences with engagingly, rigorous content and impacts others long after. Building and communicating understanding isn’t improved by using the fancy, infamous bells and whistle features in tools like PowerPoint. It is the artful structuring of our lesson tasks to engage students in rigorous thinking that builds deeper understanding of core curriculum concepts. Participants will experience the journey of moving students from plagiarism and factually driven products that regurgitate information to communicating powerfully about new understandings. Going from data to understanding is not something that can be memorized – it needs to be rehearsed regularly with rigorous inquiry tasks, authentic audiences, collaborative problem-solving tools, inventive thinking, and effective digital arts communication skills. Come play a modern day “Extreme MakeOver" game with kids as the winners!
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