TJ Middle Student Technology Leadership Program

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TJ Middle Student Technology Leadership Program

• Coordinators
• Karen Cloyd
• Kelly Koch
• Denise Scarpellini

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Our Mission

• We, the Thomas Jefferson Middle School Learning
  Community, strive to excel in learning, to
  embrace our diversity, and to take pride in our
  school.

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Goal 1

• The STLP will develop activities which enhance
  the academic, social and emotional growth of the
  student.

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Our meetings

• Funded this year by an Aegon grant, meetings
  consist of
• PowerPoint Programs and presentation formats
• Videography and digital picture taking
• Label making and card designs
• Website critiquing and web
  quest
  evaluations
• Learning how to install computer hardware

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Our Goal

• Since students are able to interact with others
  interested in technology both within class and
  after school, STLP students are able to develop
  friends across grade levels and abilities which
  otherwise would have been unreachable.

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Goal 2

• The STLP will provide leadership opportunities
  for all students.

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Leadership

• Students are given the opportunity to work with
  other students and teachers teaching computer
  programs, such as PowerPoint. One 8th grade
  student has even been asked to present at the
  JCPS principals meeting to demonstrate
  incorporating PowerPoint into lesson plans.

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Goal 3

• The STLP will experience multi-age collaboration
  by forming innovative learning partnerships.

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Our Program

• The students at TJ involved in the STLP program
  range in age from 11-15 (2003). These students
  have a variety of experiences and abilities,
  including card design and video production.

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Goal 4

• The STLP will form learning partnerships between
  students with different technology skills.

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The Mix

• Around 350 students are mixed across 6th, 7th,
  and 8th grades. These students have a variety of
  abilities and talents that mix together to create
  a successful STLP program.

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Goal 5

• The STLP will develop activities which will
  benefit the community.

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Cards and Letters

• As part of our commitment to involving students
  with the community, we are making cards and
  letters using new software for a local nursing
  home.

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Goal 6

• The STLP will develop instructional activities
  which integrates technology and benefits the
  school while support KETS.

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HyperStudio 4.2

• Four students were selected to design a
  HyperStudio presentation that was interactive
  including the use of slides, worksheets, examples
  and graphic organizers that focused on improving
  writing skills based on our CATS assessment
  needs. The students then presented their
  projects to all of the language arts classes,
  resulting in a stepping stone for future
  portfolio work.

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The HyperStudio Crew

• Our Showcase Project Presenters Adrienne Burton,
  Alicia Colley, Aaron Grant and Niko Macon

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Technology Investments at TJ

• We have purchased over 181,000 in new technology
  equipment including computers.
• We have purchased new computers for each teacher
  making e-mail a strong tool for communication.
• However, in this ever changing world of
  technology we still have a long way to go.

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Sharing Our Successes

• Sharing projects with other schools
• Patriot Walk-a-thon
• Showcase of Schools
• Visits to other schools during recruitment time
• Monthly newsletter to families with
  acknowledgments of STLP

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Students work with all types of technology
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STLP awards and Recognition

• 2002-2003 Showcase project won state recognition
  at KTLC conference
• 2003-2004 Showcase project presented, 2
  cyber-editors, 1 conference associate, 1
  engineer, and 1 student presenter competed at
  showcase of schools for JCPS, October 2003.
• 2003-2004 A cyber-editor and student presenter
  were selected for KTLC in
• March 2004

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Our Fantastic Student Participates

• Student presenter Meagan Cuskey
• Taught other teachers in the building to use
  PowerPoint in their lessons.
• Cyber-editor Joe Choe
• Designs videos to reinforce core content

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More Fantastic Students

• Conference Associate Joe Johnson
• Represents TJ and STLP
• Cyber-editor Nicole Bohannon
• Designs videos that reinforce core content

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TJ and STLP

• TJ is the place to be somebody.
• With a successful STLP class and after school
  meetings, STLP has opened doors that would
  otherwise be closed.

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Our commitment to success

• TJs STLP will be on the front line of technology
  and technology uses in education. We will
  continue to build our STLP classes and after
  schools activities to draw students of all
  experiences and abilities.