In January 2001 I assumed the position of PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technoogy) Grant Professional Development Coordinator. In this capacity I am responsible for helping our pre-service teaching faculty integrate and model good use of technology in their teaching. Below is a summary of some of my accomplishments during the January 2001 to April 2002 time period
 

 

  • Web pages: These are web pages I created specifically to provide ideas and resources for our faculty to use technology in their teaching and professional practices.
      • Advisory Board: January 9, 2001 Familiarize board with grant goals and status
      • CESS: To familiarize faculty with our grant February 23, 2001
      • DOE: Dec, 1, 2001 Familiarize Department with grant goals and resources.
      • Burlington H.S. (PowerPoint Presentation) to familiarize faculty with our grant and recruit for our summer courses. April 1, 2001
      • Dynamic Landscapes May 2001
        • : Electronic Portfolios : For Learning and Assessment
        • Our Technology F.E.A.T.: To familiarize Vermont Educators with our grant.
      • NECC'2001: Panel Discussion: Build a Community of Learners to Support Faculty and Students
      • Presentation to technology donor July 01 (received donation)
      • Pt3 Grant Director's Meeting Washington DC: July 2001: Professional Development: A mutli-pronged approach to Professional Development: Street Fair
      • New CESS Faculty Breakfast, Aug 22, 2001 Update on PT3 grant
      • Advisory Board Sept 14, 2001 on grant progress
      • St. Mikes Graduate Course:Our Technology F.E.A.T.October 4 to Frank Watson's class
      • VermontFest2001: Nov 1-2, 2001
        • Electronic Portfolios Light up your Life,
        • The Trials and Tribulations of Online Learning
        • Changing the Expert Model
      • Dynamic Landscapes: May 6, 2002 (accepted) Taking an OnLine Course
      • EdMedia 02 Denver Colorado: (accepted) June 2002
        • Evolving Electronic Portfolios (Poster Session and Paper)
        • Students Teaching Faculty

       
    • Workshops
      • Fall 2001 professional Development Schedule of Workshops
      • Vt.Fest 01 Photoshop 6.0 Workshop
      • Intersession Schedule: During the 2001 Intersession break
      • Spring Workshops: I also developed a series of spring workshops based on faculty assessment needs and offered half and full day lessons on:
        • PowerPoint
        • Netscape Composer
        • Photoshop
      • Physical Education Students: I conducted two -three hour workshops for students in PE Methodology to learn how to use publish web pages.
      • Portfolio Class for Elementary Education Seniors: Presented to Elementary Senior Portfolio Class on eportfolios and iMovies.
      • Secondary Science Education: Three hour class to show ways to use technology in science teaching at the middle and secondary levels. WebSite developed. Secondary Science and Technology
      • Oct 17, 2001 PowerPoint workshop for Physical Education Faculty
      • IMovie for Literacy Block Students (Feb. 25, 2002)
      • Children's Multicultural Literature April 2, 2002
      • Web Publishing -PE class April 5, 2002
      • PowerPoint- PE Class April, 10 and 15, 2002

       

    • Courses developed
      • Electronic Portfolios taught July 9 -13, 2001
      • Standards into Action taught July 23-July 27, 2001
      • WebCT Modules: provided extensive feedback and content for two modules: Integrating Technology into Higher Education and Electronic Portfolios
      • Using and Integrating web resources in K-12: Summer 2001 Online Course offered through Webct.
      • Electronic Portfolios, Level II to be taught July, 2002
      • Standards into Action 2002, July, 2002

       

    • Handouts/forms
      • Grant Reviewer for Tier 1 and Tier II, Pt3 Implementation. March and April 2001
      • In the 2001 Spring semester I supervised three Independent studies:
        • One student is developing a Hyperstudio teaching stack for Lake Champlain  Basin Science Center,
        • another student taught PowerPoint to two Edmunds middle school classes and
        • a PE student developed a website and  worked with a PE faculty member to help her develop a site about MS.
      • In the 2001 Fall semester I supervised three independent studies:
        • reviewed elementary math software and published these on her site
        • Another created a webpage for an elementary class and
        • published resources useful to a geography teacher
      • Mentor for Jenna Pelletier from Mt. Anthony? Electronic Student Portfolios
      • Facilitated connection of UVM to Columbus HS Telecommunication project.
      • In the 2002 Spring semester, four independent studies
        • created a web page of how to use HyperStudio in the classroom
        • created a web page of how to use KidPix in the classroom
        • technology intern in K-12
        • technology intern in K-12
      • Reviewer forNECC 2002 applications for presentations and publishing
      • Reviewed and consulted foliolive for MacGraw Hill, a web-based portfolio system
      • CS major for elementary education students

       

    • Committees/Boards
      • Laptop Inquiry Committee-Jan 2002 to present
      • Portfolio Committee
      • College representative to Faculty Senate Technology Committee
      • CESS technology committee -Jan 2002 to present
      • Board of Directors Vita-Learn
      • Planning Board of Dynamic Landscapes 2002
      • Responsible for NCATE response to technology standards for unit

       

    • Feedback from faculty