Join ITSCO at the Asssociation for Middle Level Education (formerly NMSA) Conference!

ITSCO will be presenting model lessons Thursday and Friday at AMLE's Classroom 2.0.  Learn to effectively use technology in your classroom and tools to help you with your lessons. These model lessons allow you to participate in a hands-on lesson tied to using technology and subject standards. Time will be allotted at the end of the lesson for discussion of the technology and curricular goals. Come and learn as a student, then discuss as a professional. This will give new, interesting insights into using technology in your classroom!

Thursday, November 10, 2011
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Wake Up with Rip Van Winkle to a 21st Century Classroom!
Jessica Burley
Using technology including e-books, an interactive whiteboard, and Voicethread, experience an interactive Rip Van Winkle language arts lesson. This model lesson will be tied to the standards and allow you to experience a hands-on classroom activity as a student. After the lesson, a wrap-up will allow for discussion about additional curricular integration.
http://www.diigo.com/list/jessicalp/Rip-Van-Winkle

CL12
Thursday, November 10, 2011
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Crazy Critter Classifications
Rachel Lacy
Come join the crazy classification fun.  Students will learn about creating dichotomous keys and the importance of these in science.  See how Web2.0 tools, a document camera, and other high tech tools can make this lesson really come alive.
http://www.diigo.com/list/simonra/AMLE-Science-Model-Lesson-Crazy-Critter-Classification

Thursday, November 10, 2011
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Plastic, Paper, Cloth, or Recycled?
David Hayward
Have you ever thought which type of grocery bag is best?  Join us as we immerse ourselves in a standards-based technology driven lesson.  Using online forms, digital whiteboards, and various web-based tools, participants will gather data, create graphs, research, and present findings to answer the question, which type of grocery bag is best?

Lesson Plan:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SHvbbpDk9uDYibbVeAob1nwFBcRt0N7w9Cu9V26mnTY/edit

Lesson Activity:

https://sites.google.com/a/itsco.org/grocery-bag/welcome-to-classroom-2-0/home


Thursday, November 10, 2011
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Digtal Images in your Classroom!
Bill Mooney
Learn how to use Digital Images from the Web to enliven classroom instruction. In this lesson, we will use different sites to find and annotate images from Ancient Greek and Roman Architecture. This model lesson will be tied to the standards and allow you to experience a hands-on classroom activity as a student.

Resource Page:

https://sites.google.com/a/itsco.org/nmsa/home

Friday, November 11, 2011
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Math and the Middle Ages
Shane Spicer
“Other kings said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show ‘em. It sank into the swamp”-Monty Python
Come create castles and live out your royal dreams. Recent advances in technology allow students to build digitally so they can solve problems related to perimeter, area, and ratios. We will be using legos, a 3-D animation tool, and Voicethread to share our creations.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EjFBxs6Z4UE64CAeESwgl3DR6qsKYWPLyw_li15-k3o/edit

Friday, November 11, 2011
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Chicago: A Poetry Study
Rachel Lacy
In this language arts lesson we will explore the poem Chicago by Carl Sandburg.  Students will explore how place plays a role in literature as well as look at personification and apostrophe.  Primary resources, Wordle, and VoiceThread will be used to do a literature study of the poem that aligns with the Common Core Standards.

http://www.diigo.com/list/simonra/AMLE-Conference-Chicago-Model-Lesson

Friday, November 11, 2011
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Is the five Second Rule True?
David Hayward
Is it okay to eat food off the floor if it is picked up within 5 seconds?  Join us during this model lesson as we explore the topic of food safety. Participants will use various technologies to answer the question and decide if they will eat the food. 

Lesson Plan:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DeuNsfbQgNcTaxW8pBUjAUo3dBtvWiodBHec7w8R7NE/edit

Lesson Activity:

https://sites.google.com/a/itsco.org/5-second-rule/welcome/home

Friday, November 11, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Brainstorming in a 21st Century Classroom!
Bill Mooney
All subject areas use Brainstorming to start active minds on a learning path. In this class, we will look at fun and exciting ways for all disciplines to do some Brainstorming. Three Web tools will be shown for Brainstorming:
•    wallwisher.com
•    Prezi.com
•    Google Docs

Resource Page:

https://sites.google.com/a/itsco.org/nmsa/home

Friday, November 11, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
A Picture Can Save You a Thousand Clicks!
Shane Spicer
Turn the standard story into something more engaging by applying QR codes. QR, or quick response, codes are small images that store information. This information can be accessed using the camera on a mobile device or webcam. So let’s explore some various ways to engage learners using codes and additional cloud based technologies.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=15EGWeHxWtjY1pv09iaTuAXNFZtM8-hc9gF2L8imr6FQ

Friday, November 11, 2011
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Using Video in the Classroom: Art Criticism with the Masters
Jessica Burley
Looking for a good Writing Across the Curriculum art lesson? Come experience the merge of art, language arts and technology by using video in the classroom! This model lesson will be tied to the standards and allow you to experience a hands-on classroom activity as a student. In addition to creating great art criticism videos, we’ll discuss how technology can be used in your classroom.

http://www.diigo.com/list/jessicalp/video-with-the-masters