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2009 Institute for Staff Development

Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

Getting Started:Getting Started:Teaching Principles of Teaching Principles of Information TechnologyInformation Technology

2009 NAF Summer Institute July 7-11, 2009 Phoenix, AZ

2009 Institute for Staff DevelopmentStudents Today, Leaders Tomorrow

About Me• Ken Texler—Gorton High School: Yonkers, NY

• Teaching for 11 years, 10 with a NAF Academy

– Has taught nearly all AOIT courses

• Been both teacher and teacher/director

• 2007-2008 Curriculum Fellow

• 2008-2009 Curriculum Leader


NAF Curriculum: Introducing the Academy of Information Technology

Courses Currently Offered (with pilot complete)

Courses to be added (and piloted) in 2009-2010

• Principles of Information Technology

• Digital Video Production• Web Design• Computer Systems• Computer Networking

• Introduction to Programming• Database Design


NAF Curriculum Highlights

NAF Curriculum

Beliefs

NAF Curriculum

Beliefs

Standards-Based

Standards-Based

RigorRigor

RelevantRelevantProject-Based

LearningProject-Based

Learning

Literacy Integration

Literacy Integration

FlexibilityFlexibility

NAF Curriculum Highlights: PBL

Recognize students’ inherent drive to learn.

Recognize students’ inherent drive to learn.

Encourage collaboration and cooperation.

Encourage collaboration and cooperation.

Use performance-based assessments that require a range of skills and knowledge.

Use performance-based assessments that require a range of skills and knowledge.

Highlight questions that lead students to in-depth exploration of authentic and important topics.

Highlight questions that lead students to in-depth exploration of authentic and important topics.


Principles of Information Technology:

Assumptions and Prerequisites

Students have some basic

understanding that computers are powered by a CPU and use peripherals to expand their functionality.


understanding that computers are powered by a CPU and use peripherals to expand their functionality.


understanding that computers use peripherals to expand their functionality.


understanding that computers use peripherals to expand their functionality.


computer skills (ability to type,

use word processing

programs, do simple Internet

research).


computer skills (ability to type,

use word processing

programs, do simple Internet

research).


Principles of Information Technology: Course Topics

• Getting Started and Computer History• Hardware Basics• Software Applications• Networks and the Internet• Software Programming and Development• IT and Society• Careers in Information Technology


Course Introduction: Projects

Minor ProjectMinor Project

• Students research how society has been affected by technological innovation.

• Students share their findings in a brief oral presentation.

• Students research how society has been affected by technological innovation.

• Students share their findings in a brief oral presentation.

• Students create a presentation about a “dream” computer given a specific budget.

• Presentation includes type of computer they are building, hardware, software, supplier, rationale of need, and price.

• Students create a presentation about a “dream” computer given a specific budget.

• Presentation includes type of computer they are building, hardware, software, supplier, rationale of need, and price.

Culminating Project

Culminating Project


Experience the Curriculum• Inside the Box

– Lesson 5: Inside the Box

– Unit 2: Hardware Basics

• This lesson familiarizes students with the main components inside a personal computer and how they function.

• Instructional/Literacy Strategy: List-Group-Label; Reading: Think-Pair-Share; Demonstration


Experience the Curriculum

• Discussion:

– What are the benefits of List-Group-Label and Think-Pair-Share?

– How are these strategies and activities similar or different to what the you already do in the classroom?


Student Learning Artifacts

• Project in action!


Support from Curriculum Leaders

Here to help – both with

content and pedagogy.

Here to help – both with

content and pedagogy.

Ready to hear your ideas about

how to revise and improve the

course.

Ready to hear your ideas about

how to revise and improve the

course.

Contact information is

always available on the Course

Overview page of the NAF

Curriculum Library.

Contact information is

always available on the Course

Overview page of the NAF

Curriculum Library.


Collaboration Network

• Andy Rothstein’s Blog

• Discussion Forums for all NAF courses

• Multimedia presentations

• Curriculum Spotlight Video


Thank you!

• For more information, contact me:

– [email protected]

– Collaboration Network: kentexler

• Blog: Deep Thoughts by Ken from Yonkers....They're not really THAT deep.

• Course Forum: Principles of Information Technology Course Forum

• Adobe Connect Presentation: Digital Video Production

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