Michael+Kunz

My Name is Michael Kunz
Hello. My name is Michael Kunz, and I am Coordinator for Instructional Technology for the Brandywine School District. I started working in Brandywine in 1994 as a 7th Grade Mathematics Teacher and also taught high school Computer Applications/Business courses. I moved up to the district level to my current position in 1998 and really enjoy working with other teachers. In my current position I provide professional development and support to approximately 1,000 teachers across the district in grades K-12.

**__TIP LESSON Step 1: Select a lesson/unit__**

PART 1 BRAINSTORM 3-4 lessons/activities that you currently teach (ideally, in the near future) that you think have the potential for improvement with a technology-based solution.

Identify 3-4 lessons/administrative tasks with a brief narrative that gives the necessary background information. For each lesson describe the content being taught, how you currently teach the lesson, why you think it needs improvement (rationale), and how/what technology could make this a better lesson.

PART 2 Identify one lesson/administrative tasks from the brainstorm above that you want to develop further. Once you identify the lesson, think and write about what technology the students will use to improve student learning. Keep in mind that there should be a technology-based solution to make this lesson more effective for the students.

Things to consider: · Are there any topics or curriculum objectives you have difficulty teaching? (“Loser Lessons”) · Do any of these problems areas have a technology-based solution? · What technology best fits my instructional needs? · What is the relative advantage of the technology-based solutions? · Is the relative advantage sufficient to justify the effort involved?

__Step 2: //Educational// Objectives/Goals__