Looking Back – Moving Forward

CaMSP Learning Network ConferenceFebruary 27 & 28, 2012

Using Online Resources to Improve Teacher Learning

ALGEBRAIC ProjectCohort 7

Kelli Wise, Lake Elsinore USDNadine Bezuk, San Diego State University

•What online resources does your project use?

ALGEBRAIC Project Description

• Partnership between:– Lake Elsinore Unified School District– Temecula Valley Unified School District– San Diego State University – CRMSE

ALGEBRAIC Project Description

• Project consists of:– 40 hour summer training (intensive)

– Two rounds of Lesson Study during the school year• Grade level specific content & research lesson planning day• Lesson taught, debriefed, revised, and cycle repeated• Participate with another group’s lesson• Follow up time

– Share Out Session/Celebration

Online Resources• Moodle – SDSU’s Professional Development

Collaborative (PDC)

• WordPress – follow-up lesson study activities, including teacher-developed lesson plans, videos of research lessons, and teacher discussion boards

• Wiki – information sharing, including details of upcoming project events.

SDSU PDC Site

• Contents of the site:– videos of complete summer training – materials used for summer training

– teacher response opportunities or requirements

SDSU PDC Site

• Purpose of the site:– Supports the intensive learning portion of the

grant

– Improving teacher content knowledge – Teacher pedagogical content knowledge

– Provides sustainability

SDSU PDC Site

• Uses of the site:– Part of the make up opportunities for the

summer session

– Review content from the summer

– Refresh memory on activities that might be useful teaching tools

SDSU PDC Site

Word Press Site for Lesson Study Videos & Collaboration• Contents of the site:– Edited videos of the lesson study– Lesson plans– Considerations for revisions– Teacher interaction opportunities– Suggested resources that support the lesson

content– Links to the other project web sites

Word Press Site for Lesson Study Videos

• Purpose of the site:– Supports the follow up learning portion of the

grant– Improving Teacher Content Knowledge – Teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge– Provides opportunities for continued collaboration

to foster sustainability– Opportunities for use for local evaluation– Supports collaboration between LEA’s and IHE

Word Press Site for Lesson Study Videos

• Uses of the site:– Part of the make up opportunities for the lesson study

portion– Review lessons given and the decisions made in the

process of reflecting on the lesson results– Opportunities to learn from others experiences– Build on activities that might be useful teaching tools– Opportunities for teacher collaboration– Provides video clips for SDSU to enhance some of their

classes– Local evaluator can use information from the site

Word Press Site

Wiki Spaces

• Contents of the site– Information sharing including:

• Description of the grant • Details of upcoming project events• Resources such as:

– Links to CaCCSS for math– Links to previous web sites– Links to other web sites– Lists of books that might be helpful

• Course Credit Information• Information for the teams• Media release forms

Wiki Spaces

• Purpose of the site:– Supports:• Organization• Centralized Communication for the participants

–Provides:• Resources• Information

Wiki Spaces

• Uses of the site:– Verify calendar dates– Share resources– Locate other teams when needing to make up

lesson study days– Access media release forms– Connect to other project web sites

WIKI Spaces

Questions ?

A Special Thanks!

• Grad Students– Bridgette Druken– Mike Fredenberg

• Partner District Liaison– Donna Lione

• SDSU Co-Director– Susan Nickerson

Contact Info

• Kelli WiseProject Directorkelli.wise@leusd.k12.ca.us951-253-7000 ext. 5339

• Nadine BezukIHE professional development leadernbezuk@mail.sdsu.edu619-594-3971