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** November 11, 2011 **
 * School Improvement Planning **

** Collaboration is to our success! ** **Establishing a CUSD 201 HQT/CCS Resource Toolkit** WHS teachers will use prior knowledge and problem solving skills to collaborate using a variety of online tools to create a “CUSD201 HQT Tool Kit” that will be published and shared with other teachers across the district. Each staff member will contribute 3-5 quality sources with annotations.
 * Target**:


 * 21st Century Outcomes:**
 * Identify and evaluate Internet resources and related research on HQT and its connection to CCS.
 * Reflect on teaching & learning resources and how they might be used in the classroom
 * Collaborate on district-wide projects that support instruction.
 * Work with online tools to publish and share resources.

Session (3:05 – 4:00) Start (3:05 Sharp) Groups Organize & login (3:05 – 3:10) Webmasters Meet (3:10 – 3:15)Research and Posting (3:15 – 3:50)Group Reflection (3:50 – 4:00)
 * Schedule**:

Red – Tools & Strategies Green - Assessment Gray - Research Yellow - Reflection Peach – Common Core
 * Focus Areas**


 * General Instructions (1:45 – 2:00)**
 * 1) Between now 3:00, decide who is going to be the Webmaster, the rest are researchers. Ideally, Webmasters will have experience with Wiki’s, but this is not necessary.
 * 2) Accept two volunteers as tech support for the whole class.


 * General Instructions during Session (3:05 – 4:00)**
 * 1) All sit in rows by color of your handout (each color relates to a different focus).
 * 2) Webmaster sits in middle (see sign).
 * 3) Everybody logs in.
 * 4) Webmasters, meet with me for mini-lesson
 * 5) Researchers, check for my email, follow the link related to your focus area (color).
 * 6) Log into Google Apps.
 * 7) Researchers, start searching for resources and post in Google Docs (see instructions on back).
 * 8) Webmasters, log into Wikispaces (see instructions on back).
 * 9) Webmasters, monitor work in Google Apps and post to Wiki.
 * 10) Webmasters help other webmasters
 * 11) Researchers to help other researchers
 * Instructions for Researchers**
 * 1) Check email and follow link related to your focus area (color)
 * 2) Search for resources related to your focus area (color).
 * 3) Look for quality, __non-commercial__ information.
 * 4) Evaluate sources based on Authority, Relevancy, and Currency.
 * 5) Monitor what other researchers in your group are posting.
 * 6) Focus on finding resources to fill gaps (e.g., need more resources on student centered instruction in the Tools & Strategies group).
 * 7) Researchers post resources in the appropriate Google document in the following format:
 * 8) Name of Resource
 * 9) //Author/Organization//in Italics
 * 10) Add a short, but descriptive annotation with the following information:
 * i. What type of resources visitors will find on the site (e.g., lesson plans, testimonials, links to other resources).
 * ii. How the source was evaluated (e.g., chosen because teacher with experience in XYZ posted it)
 * iii. In what way might they be used (e.g., “great tools to deconstruct informational texts”).
 * iv. Who will find them most valuable (e.g., grade level, content area)
 * 1) Cut and paste URL under description (do not hyperlink)
 * 2) Example Google Docs Post:

 English Companion Vignette’s._ // Teaching Strategies Online. //

This chapter of the online eBook, Educational Psychology, published by McGraw hill includes student artifacts demonstrating effective teaching strategies, e.g., note taking, discussion strategies, and graphic organizers. Gr. 4-12. []

> Example Wikispace Post
 * Instructions for Webmasters**
 * 1) Check email and follow link to wiki.
 * 2) Sign in to Wikispaces using your own login or using Login: **westmonths** and Password: **Cusd201.**
 * 3) Webmasters, monitor workflow in Google Docs and copy information to Wikispaces in the following format:
 * 4) Cut and paste information from Google doc related to your focus area (color).
 * 5) Paste in Wikispaces in alphabetical order.
 * 6) Insert hyperlink provided by Researcher.
 * 7) Save Often!
 * 8) Proof Annotation provide by Research.
 * 9) Add the text “(Posted)” in Google Docs next to each entry you post in wikispaces. For example,//“…organizers. Gr. 4-12. http://www.englishcompanion.com/vignettes/vignettes.html.” **(Posted).** //

 English Companion Vignette’s._ // Teaching Strategies Online //. This chapter of the online eBook, Educational Psychology, published by McGraw hill includes student artifacts demonstrating effective teaching strategies, e.g., note taking, discussion strategies, and graphic organizers. Gr. 4-12