NYSED VLS and MarcoPoloNY

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NYSED VLS and MarcoPoloNY
Redefining the Future of Education
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AGENDA

• Welcome and Introductions
• The Video NYSED MarcoPolo Initiative
• Intro to VLS Portal
• Intro to MarcoPolo
• Partners
• Alignment and Review Process
• Navigating VLS
• Navigating MarcoPoloNY
• Exploring the Partner Sites
• Teacher Resources
• Trainer Resources
• Four Steps of Training
• NYS Training Site

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What is 14,992?
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The Video VLS MarcoPolo Initiative

• MarcoPolo is going to change the way we think
  about education reform in New York State. Up
  until now weve been thinking a lot about
  changing the big system of educationbut this
  begins to help us look at how we can change
  classroom practice.
• -James A. Kadamus, NYSED Deputy Commissioner,
  Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing
  Education, MarcoPolo and NYSED VLS Redefining
  the Future of Education video, 10/05

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What is NYSED VLS?

• Virtual Learning System
• Point of authority for curriculum and instruction
• Repository for the NYS Learning Standards
• The resources on NYSED VLS are locked to the
  standards
• MarcoPolo Resources
• All lessons and alignments are being imported
  from the MarcoPoloNY site
• PBS Videos
• NYSATL (NYS Academy for Teaching and Learning)
  Resources
• Constantly growing a dynamic system

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What is the MarcoPoloNY component of VLS?

• Seven dynamic discipline-specific websites with
  over 37,000 learning objects created by national
  organizations
• Over 2,300 MarcoPolo Lessons aligned to the New
  York State Standards down to the performance
  indicators including the new ELA and Math bands
• Close to 12,000 direct alignments to the NYS
  performance indicators including the new ELA and
  Math bands
• MarcoPolo content partners create new lessons
  each month and they frequently revise existing
  lessons

• www.nyiteez.org/MarcoPoloNY/

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Whats special about MarcoPoloNY?

• FREE
• Easily accessible by anyone from anywhere
• Available 24/7
• Safe
• Rich, engaging content
• Training and support available through
• Teacher Centers statewide using MPNY Certified
  Trainers

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The MarcoPolo Partner Sites
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM)
American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS)
National Council on Economic Education (NCEE)
International Reading Association The National
Council of Teachers of English (NCTE/IRA)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
National Geographic Society
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Alignment and Review Process
NYIT
NYIT
NYSED Reviewer
NYSED Reviewer
MarcoPoloNY
VLS
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Navigating through the NYSED Virtual Learning
System (VLS)
http//eservices.nysed.gov/vls/
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Drill Through VLSan example
COMING SOON!

• Go to http//eservices.nysed.gov/vls/
• Click on MST
• Click on Math
• Click on Explore the standards and associated
  resources
• Select Elementary
• Select the standard
• Select the Key Idea
• Select the Performance Indicator
• Select Lesson Plans
• Choose a lessonyou are taken to a disclaimer
  page
• Click again on the lesson title, and you will be
  taken to the lesson on the partner site

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A Closer Look at MarcoPoloNY Alignment Home
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Searching for a Lesson!
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Exploring the Partner Sites

• Resources
• Key Elements
• Tools
• Interactives

• Questions
• What did you find?
• How did you find it?
• How would you use it to support classroom
  instruction?

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MarcoPoloNY Internet Content for the Classroom
Teaching Materials
Online Presentations
Learning Activities
Portable content in reproducible formats. Samples
maps, charts, tables, graphs,
timeline, images, articles, worksheets, activities
and handouts.
Information delivered in an interactive
format. Samples online exhibits,
guided tours, documentaries, slide shows, videos
and audio clips.
Content designed to promote discovery, decision
making, problem solving and critical
thought. Samples multiple-choice games,
puzzles, quizzes, fill-in-the-blank
forms, calculators, interactive exhibits and
simulations.
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ReadWriteThink
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ArtsEdge
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Illuminations
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Xpeditions
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Science NetLinks
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EDSiteMent
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EconEdLink
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Teacher Resources

• MarcoGram
• MarcoPolo Calendar
• Tools
• Web Resources

http//www.marcopolo-education.org/teacher/teacher
_index.aspx
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Trainer Resources Training Resource Center

• Agenda Creator
• Trainer MarcoGram
• Worksheets
• Certificates

http//www.marcopolo-education.org/pd/pd_index.asp
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Four Steps

• Register
• Roster
• http//www.marcopolo-education.org/pd/logistics.as
  px
• Survey
• http//www.marcopolo-education.org/pd/logistics.as
  px
• Follow Up
• http//www.marcopolo-education.org/pd/logistics.as
  px

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Registering Training Sessions

• Information you need
• Name of Trainer, Phone, Email
• Location City, Zip, School District, Building,
• Type of Training
• Awareness Session (1 hour)
• Field Training of End Users/Teachers (2-4 Hours)
• Field Training of Trainers (10 Hours)
• Date of Training Month, Day, Year
• Start and End Time of Training
• Projected Attendance
• Onsite Contact Person Phone and Email

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Registration Contacts

• Send the information to the appropriate person
• Long Island
• Email Bill Maitland at wmaitland_at_hotmail.com
• cc marcopolo_at_nyit.edu
• Upstate
• Email Dave Parzych at daparz_at_hotmail.com
• cc marcopolo_at_nyit.edu
• NYC
• Email marcopolo_at_ufttc.org

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NYS Training Site

• Lists of Trainers
• NYS Trainer Resources
• Links
• Plugins

http//iris.nyit.edu/tbls/marcopolo/
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Any Questions?