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 * // Brandywine School District //**
 * // Instructional Technology

=__T. I. P. Workshop__= (Technology Integration Plan)

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 * __What is a wiki?__**

**__OVERVIEW:__**

 * Welcome
 * BSD Instructional Technology Initiatives:


 * //Here is a sneak preview of what is coming next year: //**

// which is why we are today. //
 * __ Technology Expectations for Teachers __** . Per the district’s Strategic Plan, Action Plan 4.3, a committee of teacher has developed Teacher Technology Competencies. This is what every teacher should know and be able to do when it comes to instructional technology. You can take a look at them below at your leisure, //but the main goal of these are __**use technology in your classroom to engage students and improve student learning**__....//


 * __ Learn to Earn Professional Development program __** . The Learn to Earn is designed to solve 2 problems at the same time: 1) it provides professional development in instructional technology that is convenient, flexible and individualized to the school or teacher, and 2) it provides a means for teachers to earn more technology to use in their instruction. Read the document below for more details...


 * //CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP IN THE DIGITAL AGE. ARE SCHOOLS MEETING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS TODAY?//**

//**What can we do?**// The short answer is **//change//** the way teachers teach and students learn. Engage students in the learning process with the use of technology.

__LET'S BEGIN:__
AND ENGAGES STUDENTS BY THE END OF THE SESSION.
 * THE GOAL IS THAT YOU WILL HAVE __DEVELOP A WELL PLANNED LESSON/ACTIVITY__ THAT INTEGRATES TECHNOLOGY

//Depending on the session you attend, you will investigate one of these resources.//**

1. THINKFINITY.ORG
[|**Thinkfinity.org**] is a partnership between the [|Verizon Foundation] and the nation's leading educational and literacy [|organizations]. This web portal brings together over 55,000 free, standards-based resources including lesson plans, interactives, reviewed web links, and other materials in one easy-to-use site.

In this session you have an opportunity to explore the many resources and develop a learning activity using the resources that you find.

2. eLearning Delaware
[|**//eLearning Delaware//**] uses a Web-based model to provide effective professional development opportunities that lead to gains in teachers’ content knowledge, improvements in their teaching practices, and an increase in the achievement levels of their students.

In this session you have learn the expectations and benefits of taking an eLearning Delaware course. In addition, you will do an activity from one of these courses to develop a learning activity that integrates technology into classroom instruction.

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