It all began with a Magic Hat

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It all began with a Magic Hat
Glenvar Middle School 2009 ???
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Magic Hat

• Where weve been
• Magic Hat Survey
• May 2009 (included in your binder)
• Where were going
• Share successful lessons/strategies with others
  online (limited to GMS staff initially)

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Magic Hat

• Why are we doing this???
• to participate in collaborative learning
  opportunities
• to reflect on current practices
• to investigate whether authentic learning is
  taking place in our classrooms

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Magic Hat

• How were going to get there
• Select a quality lesson/strategy to share
• Lesson/strategy will include a visual and a
  written document
• 3. Visual and written document will be posted on
• http//www.teachertubemysite.com/gms

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Important Info

• Megan, Sarah, and Karen will assist you with all
  of your planning and technology needs
• No more than two teachers may work together
• Megan and Sarah will create an account for you on
  our GMS TeacherTube Mysite

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Have Fun Building!

• Paper Platform Challenge
• Technology Education

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Visuals

• Pick a visual format that works for you
• Pictures
• Video
• PowerPoint
• MovieMaker
• etc.

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Examples

• Comprehension of the novel Hatchet
• Using Photostory with explanation of the project
• Ballroom Dance
• Video lesson edited in Movie Maker
• Sixth grade pull-out English class read The
  Wizard of Oz
• Using Voice Thread
• Guidance Videos
• Videos edited in Movie Maker
• 8th Grade - National Geographic Africa Map50
  states, regions, and cities of historical
  importance
• Using PowerPoint converted to video

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Timeline

• See Megan or Sarah to schedule a time to meet and
  plan and/or a time to use equipment (film,
  photograph)
• Oct.6th Dept.Chair-Visual and lesson due
• Oct.7th Inservice-Dept.Chairs present to their
  departments -Sign-ups for other teachers
• Nov. 7th Teachers-Visual and lesson due
• Nov. Faculty Meetings-Other teachers present to
  their departments
• (Health/PE dept. will team with Science dept. and
  Electives will team with English for the year to
  share lessons)

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Incentives!!!!

• Recertification Points!
• 5 points per post up to a 90 point maximum (Will
  receive certificate upon completion of each post)
• Name in monthly door prize drawing for everyone
  who posted lesson the previous month

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What do we do Now?!?

• Meet with ALL members of your dept. in the Dept.
  chairs classroom immediately after this session
  today
• English/Electives Wynn/Rose (room 111-Art room)
• Math Deal (room 231)
• History Darby (room 220)
• Science/PE Davis/Look (room 225)
• Refer to the Magic Hat Visual Lesson Planning
  sheet (in your binder)

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Remember

• Submission MUST include
• Written Lesson Plan
• Reponses to the Authentic Learning Course
  Questions listed on page 1 of the Authentic
  Learning lesson plan handout
• Visual Lesson/Strategy
• Example GMS Teacher Project

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Tutorials

• Resources can be found on the Glenvar Middle
  School Website
• Web Links

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• It all began with a
• Magic Hat