K-12 Bridge Symposium on Technology in Teaching & Information Literacy
DePauw University — June 2, 2005
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DePauw University is hosting the K-12 Bridge Symposium on Technology & Information Literacy, a one-day symposium on June 2 for Putnam County K-12 teachers. The symposium, consisting of presentations, hands-on demonstrations and roundtable discussions, will focus on using technology to enrich teaching and learning so that students graduate to the workplace or continued studies with a strong foundation in information literacy.
In addition, the K-12 Bridge Symposium will be held on a day that coincides with the DePauw Faculty Instructional Technology Support (FITS) summer workshop for its faculty members. This will enable local K-12 teachers to have discussions with FITS workshop faculty participants on issues such as technology in the classroom and literacy skills.
Supported by a grant from the Lilly Endowment, this is the first in a series of workshops and events at DePauw to provide training and mentoring in the uses of technology in K-12 teaching. Future events, including a workshop planned for fall 2005, will offer participants hands-on training with various types of technologies, provide models for hosting workshops within their respective schools, and help them prepare to share expertise and experience with fellow teachers.
Registration & Who Should Attend:
Each school corporation in Putnam County is invited to send five (5) representatives to participate. All teachers, media specialists, computer technology media assistants, and technology coordinators from grade levels K through 12 are invited to attend!
Deadline for registration is May 13, 2005.
Download a printable registration form: K-12symposium_registration.pdf (pdf, 2 pages, 72KB)
Cost:
There is no charge to attend the symposium. Lunch and refreshments during the day will be provided.
Each participant will receive a $100 stipend for participation. If a participant must travel more than 90 miles to attend the symposium, one night's room and board will also be provided.
Program & Schedule:
(Activities will take place in DePauw's Percy L. Julian Science & Mathematics Center.)
8:00 am Registration and refreshments (Julian Atrium, main level) 8:30 "The Read/Write Web: Transforming the Classroom with the Tools of the New Internet"
9:45-Noon Presentations, hands-on demonstrations and roundtable discussions Noon Lunch (provided) with participant posters and discussions with DePauw faculty members
1:30-3:45
Presentations, hands-on demonstrations and roundtable discussions 3:45-5:00 Closing session and reception with DePauw faculty members
"The Read/Write Web: Transforming the Classroom with the Tools of the New Internet"
By Will Richardson, Supervisor of Instructional Technology and Communications at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, NJ, where he also oversees the a Weblog program of over 400 sites
Will Richardson is a leading self-described "evangelist" for the use of Weblogs and related Internet technologies in schools. He is veteran classroom teacher who has integrated the Internet into his practice for more than 10 years and has been using Weblogs, for over three years.
In various Weblog projects, his students have collaborated best-selling authors, Pulitzer Prize winning journalists, and with students in classrooms from around the world. His own Weblog at http://www.weblogg-ed.com has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Syllabus and others, and it is a primary resource for the creation and implementation of Weblog technologies on the K-12 level. His articles have appeared in English Journal and Principal Leadership, among others, and he has presented about Web logs at national conventions such as the Journalism Education Association 2002, ASCD 2003, NECC 2004 and many others. He is also a featured blogger at eSchoolNews's Ed Tech Insider (http://www.eschoolnews.com/eti).
We are delighted to offer a keynote presentation that promises a lively picture of what some educators are already doing as well as a provocative vision of what the Internet and its technology might bring to education.
To provide the opportunity for everyone to share their ideas and experiences, participants invited to bring an optional informal poster that presents something they are doing with technology or information literacy in their teaching. Examples of topics for posters might include (but are certainly not limited to!) sample classroom units, student assignments, webquests, student research/writing projects, etc. The posters will on display at the symposium throughout the day, with time available during lunch for specific Q&A.
K-12 Bridge Teacher Fellowships:
In addition to the symposium, the K-12 Bridge project will offer competitive fellowships for three (3) K-12 participants this summer to (1) complete a project of their own which involves using technology and/or information literacy in teaching and (2) help plan the fall 2005 K-12 Bridge workshop. For the fellows, this offers a great opportunity for personal professional development and for professional service.
Each awarded fellow (who can be a teacher, media specialist, computer technology media assistant or technology coordinator) will receive a $1200 stipend that provides compensation for the participant ($600) and for his/her school corporation to provide release time (via substitute teacher costs) for a fixed number of days ($600).
Fellowship timeline:
May 13 Begin accepting fellowship applications June 2 K-12 Bridge Symposium June 13 Deadline to submit fellowship application June 27 Notification of accepted applicants July 5 & following (1) Begin work on accepted applicant's project, with support from DePauw staff and librarians
(2) Begin planning for fall 2005 K-12 Bridge workshop
Fall 2005 K-12 Bridge workshop Academic year 2004-5 Implementation of fellow's project in his/her teaching Complete details and application materials for these fellowships will be available here after May 1.
Note: To be eligible for a fellowship, you must participate in the June K-12 Bridge symposium. (However, not all symposium participants are expected or required to apply for a fellowship.)
If you have questions about the symposium or the fellowships, contact:
Carol L. Smith
K-12 Bridge Symposium Coordinator
Instructional & Learning Services, DePauw University
765-658-4287
clsmith@depauw.edu
