Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology - PT3
College of Education and Social Services
University of Vermont
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Burlington, Vermont 05405
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K-12 Student Mentor Projects 2002-2003

A number of teachers from Edmunds Elementary School attended a summer workshop on Electronic Portfolios that was offered through the PT3 grant.  Many  of these teachers work at Edmunds Elementary School.  These teachers requested a mentor to help them reinforce the skills they learned during the workshop. 
Kathy Neil, Librarian

Amanda Bathalon
Amanda Bathalon is one of three mentors assigned to Edmunds Elementary.  Her goal is to work with a variety of teachers who will use the school's computer lab during regularly scheduled times.  In her role as mentor, Amanda will serve as a model for classroom teachers to demonstrate how technology can be integrated in the curriculum. Amanda has taught one class how to use HyperStudio and she is working with Donna Iverson to create iMovies about teachers in their school. 

Amanda at the December 5, 2002 Celebration  

Web Site:
http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/edmundsel/miller.mov
http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/edmundsel/egri.mov
http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/edmundsel/egri2.mov
http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/edmundsel/song.mov

Web Site: 

http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/edmundsel/sherrol.htm

Web Site:
Antartica Web Quest:   http://www.uvm.edu/~inquiryb/webquest/fa02/vinton/
Navigator Team Home Page
Mr. Truchon's Home Page

Goals/Project Description:
Molly Superchi will work with several Edmunds Middle School teachers each week. Ginger Farineau, the living arts teacher, is interested in seeing how she can better integrate technology into her classroom.

Earle Dunphy is the speech/language teacher at the school. Last year, Mr. Dunphy created a website to support teachers in learnign more about students wiht special needs. This year, Mr. Dunphy wants to improve this site and make it more useful for both students and parents.

Carol Renca is the school's librarian. Molly will assist Ms. Renca in the library media cetner and will be available to assist teachers who want to work in teh computer lab located in the library.

Molly at December 5 2002 Celebration:

Web Sites:
Mr Dunphy's Site:
http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/edmundsmid/
personal/edunphy/website/default.html

Melody Daigle is working with Kristen to locate Internet resources to enhance her students's learning.  She also wants Kristen to teach her more about Microsoft Word and other programs recently acquired by the school. 

Joy Kipp, the art teacher, will work with Kristen to help her students scan their art work and publish it online.  Ms. Kipp is also interested in learning how to use Powerpoint. 

Mr. Rock has created a web site and he is seeking Kristen's support to help  him improve his site.  Mr. Rock started this project during the summer of 2002 when he participated in a PT3 workshop on electronic portfolios. 

Web Sites:
Robert Rock 
Mr. Rock's Web Page:  http://www.bsdvt.org/schools/hunt/Personal/
rrock/default.htm

Goals/Project Description:
Teachers at Orchard School have been enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with Ashley Steele, a student mentor who worked at Orchard during the spring semester.  Requests range from working with small groups of students in the school's library media center to one-to-one instruction on creating web pages or learning new software.   Each semester, Ashley spends approximately eight hours a week at Orchard over several days.   Each day she works with different students or teachers. 

Web Sites:

Mrs. Pornelos's Web Site:  http://orchard.sbschools.net/admin/pornelos/index.htm

Mrs. Gurwicz's Web Site:  http://orchard.sbschools.net/users/dgurwicz/index.htm

Mrs. Gurwicz's Westward Ho Journals:
http://orchard.sbschools.net/users/dgurwicz/
journals/journals.htm

Mrs. Howley's Web Site:
http://www.standards.ed.state.vt.us/lt/hp/hhp.nsf/
PreviewHomePages/kathleen+howley#s6

Mr. Wright's Web Site:
http://orchard.sbschools.net/users/dwright/index.htm

CESS Student Spotlight Article (to be published Winter 2002)

Ashley and Tracy Pornelos -Movie from Mentor Celebration December 5, 2002
(click to start movie below)

During the Spring 2003 semester, projects include Internet research, use of paint programs for image creation, Powerpoint presentations about westward expansion, classroom web sites,  digital video to document schoolwide events.

Web Site:  
Mr. Ebel's Home Page:  http://orchard.sbschools.net/admin/
principal/index.htm

Ms. Lawrence's Math Games Page: http://orchard.sbschools.net/users/blawrence/
math/index.htm

Goals/Project Description:
At Orchard School, the library media center is the hub for technology.  Classes visit the library weekly to work with the  computers that are located here.  To assist teachers and students who bring their classes to use the computers, Will Clark has been hired to assist Mrs. MacDonald, the librarian, with the variety of requests that result.  Will helps students with word processing, Internet research, keyboarding software, and with web page creation.

Goals/Project Description:
Jay Hoffman is the technology education teacher at Tuttle Middle Schools.  He was interested in having a student mentor in this classroom to help him integrate technology related activities with small groups of students.  Tim Kuehn, a senior, was interested in undertaking this project to earn independent study credit hours.  They agreed that Tim would undertake a hydroponics unit with two groups of students.  Tim was responsible for setting up the equipment, instructing the students on plantings, watering, nutrition, and general observations concening plant growth.  Students are tracking the progress of their plants by observing and collecting data, creating a Powerpoint slide show on designing a hydroponic project, and eventually will publish their results in a web site linked to the school's home page. 
 

Movie from December 5, 2002 Mentor Celebration
(click below to start movie)

Student Projects:
Hydro Ponics Web Pages Created by Students
Hydroponics Powerpoint  Slide Show 1
Hydroponics Powerpoint Slide Show 2

Goals/Project Description:
Kristin works with Karola Martin to provide one on one assistance to students using computerized pianos. She works with students as they compose pieces on both the computerized pianos as well as the computers with music software (Music Ace and Digital Orchestrator).  She additionally guides students through chord progression and basic music theory using musical software programs. Kristin works with both middle school and high school students.