I.                     Overview of NETS-T II. Designing Learning Environments and Experiences Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology.

II.                   Discuss local technology survey: What do the results indicate?

III.                  Physical Arrangement: What does classroom and lab arrangement indicate about teaching and learning practices?

Resource Link: eMINTS Furniture and Arrangement

Authentic tasks require authentic environments and tools.

Resource Link: Minnesota New Country Day School, Henderson, MN

IV.               Planning for the management of technology resources and student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.

Resource Link: GLEF: Seamless integration of technology

V.                 Technology Rich or Poor: Making use of the resources you have

Activity: Brainstorm best teacher and student uses with different levels of technology resource.

Discussion: Technology and human resources: What does equity mean, and how do you determine how resources are shared? Have you mined all your human treasures—staff, students past and present, parents, community?

Resource Links:

Generation Yes Student Tech Support Program: Generation Yes

Multimedia Mentor Student Program: Model Structures

Student mentor program in Illinois: Students Working to Advance Technology

VI.               Designing appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.

Activity: Examine resources for design of instruction:

-         Understanding by DesignGrant Wiggins and Jamie McTighe:

-         Unit and Project Planning Template guided constructivist unit planning from Intel Innovation in Education

Activity: Examine resources that shift focus onto using information rather than looking for it with WebQuests

-         Designing an Effective Webquest from eMINTS.

-         Design Patterns from Bernie Dodge

-         Bestwebquests.com. Database of excellent WebQuests, selected by Tom March, co-developer of the WebQuest concept

-         Blue Web'N.  A library of exemplary learning sites on the web to incorporate into your WebQuest.