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January 2014Session 1

Agenda emPowered Stories Professional Development

Session 1- January 2014 Presented by: Greg Macer- Professional Development/ Curriculum Coordinator

In partnership with: The Clay Center !

Overview of the project and the Clay Center- 15 minutes!! What is the project and why did it come to be?!!Tell us about you and technology? 15 minutes!! Share what you do already with technology!!About your presenter… 10 minutes!! a little information abut myself!! !Share some stories!- 30 minutes!

A fun way to share a quick story in a very simple multimedia way that EVERYONE can do! We will share some teaching memories through stick figures!!!

Review of program syllabus- 15 minutes!! What is your role and what will we be doing?!!How do you use technology? 15 minutes!! A collaborative effort!!Sign-up for edmodo and activity- 15 minute!! Let’s take a minute and sign-up!!!Natural gas pretest on edmodo!- 5 minutes!! What do you already know?!!Overview of key energy industry terms and issues- 30 minutes !

Going to look at energy’s ever expanding presents and what it means for the future- which would be your students!!!

Analyzing maps digitally- 15 minutes!! !emPowered Stories questions!!Understanding the principles for creating a digital story- 30 minutes!! Learn what a digital story is (if you don’t already know) and how we will be using it!!!Questions, Comments and Concerns- 15 minutes !

Tell me what you think! What was awesome, what can I do better, and what do you have to gain from these sessions?!

240,000-square-foot facility dedicated to promoting arts, visual arts, and

the sciences.

Outreach through programs like “Learn and Soar” and the “Music in the

Schools” reach schools throughout West Virginia

Want to expand further with technology and mobile exhibits, like “Power your

Future”

To inspire creativity, learning and wonder through experiences in the Arts and Sciences for all people of West Virginia and the

region.

Mission

VisionThe Clay Center is influential in the vitality of West Virginia’s

progressive and thriving economy. Businesses are flourishing, tourism is vibrant, creative and talented citizens are bringing national recognition to the state. The Center’s programs enhance educational achievement and intellectual capacity and promote the

arts and sciences as an integral part of life.

Using the topic of energy as a central medium and professional learning communities as primary program delivery framework, the Clay Center will use arts and science integration (STEAM) trainings and digital storytelling to serve as a bridge between middle school formal and informal learning environments.

Our Goal

Power your Future

Technology-rich, competitive, game-based experience

Visitors get a glimpse of themselves in a future powered by advances in natural gas technology

Explore how they can power the future with a career in natural gas

Mobile Exhibits

Who Uses Gas?

Gas Game Show

Cost of Energy

Seismic Symphony

Prospect Analysis

Drill Bit Design Challenge

Seismic Exploration

Mobile Exhibits

Your TurnOn the iPad open the drive app and answer the following question:

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If I had more technology in my classroom, how would I see it being used?

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Power Button!if held will power

off

Home Button!will take you to

this screen

Click here to start a new document

Click here to work on a shared document

Start a word type document

Start a excel type document

Enter a title (include your

name) and click “Create”

Click when finished

Type in this space! Your document

automatically saves as you work.

Click this tiny button

Click share your

document

Type the email of the

receiver

Choose what you want them to be able to

do

The receivers name might

appear, click it

Click to share!

You can check who has access

here!

The Story of Mr. Macer

A short presentation of Me…

Erie was my home…

Technology!!!

Given training with…

A Stick Story

Now tell me a story about you. I doesn’t matter what the story is about, but make it one that you enjoy to tell. Try to make it describe you as a teacher. Let’s find the storyteller within you! !We are going to use the explain everything app (insert icon here!!!), quick tutorial on how to use…

Explain Everything

Explain Everything

or select a saved project

click to start new project

Explain Everything

just choose this theme for now!

Explain Everything

Pencil/Drawing Tool *1

Insert an picture or video *2

Eraser Tool

Draw tool color *3

Record your voice and drawing Save your work! *4

*denotes that there is a pop-up menu when held down

Add a new page

Explain Everything

This box will open whenever you hold down the pencil/draw tool.

*1! Pencil/Drawing Tool

Most common choice, but there are other options

*2! Insert an picture or video

Enter the name you want…

Click Save

If you are re-saving a project just select the name from below and click save. Make sure it’s your

project name because it will ask if you want to overwrite… click “yes”

*4! Save your work!

Choose from an array of colors!

*3! Draw tool color

Explain Everything

Enter the name you want…

Click Save

If you are re-saving a project just select the name from below and click save. Make sure it’s your

project name because it will ask if you want to overwrite… click “yes”

*4! Save your work!

Digital Storytelling

Technology

Applications

Energy Topics

Energy around us

How we use the energy

How energy affects our lives

How energy will affect our future

PD’s Focus

Your commitment

•We will meet once a month for two hours during January - May 2014. • All sessions during this time will be held at a convenient location.

• Participate at least twice a month online. • We will have a 2 day summer retreat at the Clay Center in June. • To collaborate as a PLC.

this year…

•Work with students on an energy lesson which will result in a digital story.

• Work with a select group of students during after school to collaborate and create digital stories to be shared with the clay center.

next year…

You will receive a $500 stipend in the summer.

You will receive a $500 stipend after the students’ projects are complete.

OBJECTIVES

•Participants will be able to effectively use technology to create and implement digital stories in the classroom.

•Participants will be understand the role of energy

•Participants will build on already structured PLC to make their network even broader.

•Participants will understand copyright issues when engaged in digital storytelling

•Participants will be able to engage students in the process of digital storytelling

•Foundation in the skills needed to assist and create digital content

•Understanding of the surrounding importance of energy and how it relates to the students

•Network with other school PLC’s to create a community of teachers

Participants Predicted Outcomes

Students Predicted Outcomes

Students create a digital story which has an energy related subject. Answering one or more of the program’s questions:

•How has the energy industry impacted your community, your family, and you specifically?

•How will energy impact your community in the future?

•How can you impact the energy industry now and in the future?

Session 1 - January 2014 Introductions, Overview and Partnership Expectations, Building

Blocks and Story Development in Digital Storytelling !!

Session 2 - February 2014 Interactive Group Process and Critical Response

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Session 3 - March 2014 Moving the Rough Draft Narrative to a Finished Narrative Voice

Over !!

Sessions 4 - April 2014 Visualizing the Narrative and Storyboarding

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Sessions 5 - May 2014 Creating and Collecting Media

Session 1-5January-May 2014 Held right here!

Session 6-

Hands‐on Software Instruction and Practice !!!

Session 7- Special Effects

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Session 8- Final Tweaks, Presentation and Social Sharing

*Travel expenses are paid for.

Sessions 6‐8June 2014

Two-Day Summer Retreat held at the Clay Center

How to contact me?

If there is ever any reason (sickness, need help or just want to chat) that you need to get ahold of me there are a few ways how:

email (best way)…

!

or just call…

office- 304-561-3567

gmacer@theclaycenter.org or

or

gmacer01@gmail.com

cell- 814-335-8202

Evaluations

After each session you will need to fill out an evaluation on me.

Please be open and honest about your responses.

© 2014 McREL International

emPowered Stories: Professional Development and Training Event Evaluation Survey

With PENCIL or BLUE or BLACK INK, please fill in the circle for the choice that most closely represents the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements. Like this: Not like this: or Participation School Name:

Date of Event: Strongly

Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree N/A

Facilitator Quality � � � � � �

The facilitators were knowledgeable about the subject matter ................................................. �� �� �� �� �� /�

The facilitators encouraged questions and participation ............................................................ �� �� �� �� �� /�

The facilitators had good presentation skills ............................................................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

The facilitators included a variety of learning activities .............................................................. �� �� �� �� �� /�

Materials � � � � � �

Materials were culturally sensitive (free from ethnic, gender, class biases, etc.) ...................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

Materials included a variety of relevant viewpoints ................................................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

The topics and materials were relevant to digital story telling ................................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

The topics and materials were relevant to energy content and themes .................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

Materials are authoritative (i.e., have strong research base) ..................................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

Practical & Environmental Issues � � � � � �

Materials (including visual aids) supported training goals .......................................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

Pace of the training sessions was adequate (neither too fast nor too slow) .............................. �� �� �� �� �� /�

Length of the event was adequate to cover necessary topics .................................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

The classroom/room used for training was appropriate for the tasks ....................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

Seating was adequate and arranged appropriately for the activities ......................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

The temperature in the classroom/room was comfortable ........................................................ �� �� �� �� �� /�

Content � � � � � �

The event covered the range of topics I expected it to cover ..................................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

The event addressed the topics in sufficient detail ..................................................................... �� �� �� �� �� /�

The information presented was comprehensive ........................................................................ �� �� �� �� �� /�

The topics covered in the event were relevant to emPowered Stories goals ............................. �� �� �� �� �� /�

Prior to attending this event, I was already knowledgeable about the content discussed ........ �� �� �� �� �� /�

I learned both from the facilitators and from my peers ............................................................. �� �� �� �� �� /�

the technology...

iPad mini MacBook Air

DV camcorder

the software/apps...

iMovie

Keynote

Pages

iPhoto

Garage Band

Explain Everything

Google Docs

Use your new edomodo account to list ways that you use technology

already in your classroom.

Click here to see documents shared

with you

Select this document

Find your name and

click below it to start typing

Type away!

Click here when finished

Part of this professional development is that we continue to meet as a team outside of the actual sessions.

Try to, at least once a month, respond to (or post) comments to the edmodo blog set up for this session.

You can share anything from ideas about using technology, to what you have done, or answering questions which I will post.

edmodo

group code: sz8v2d

edmodo activity

Let’s sign up for edmodo!

Click here to type a search or URL

Click “I’m a Teacher”

Fill out the following information!

Click “sign up”

Click “Agree”

Enter Group Code

Click Join

sz8v2d

Make sure to “Send to” empowered stories group

Click “Send”

Compose your message

Select to add a link from a website

When you select and start typing the group

should appear from the drop down menu

Let’s check your knowledge of natural gas. Go to your edmodo page and take the quiz!

Find the quiz and click on it

Energy FocusWith the ever-expanding natural gas industry growing, historic coal industry and our energy needs changing, West Virginia is situated in the middle of these industries. The program is funded under the idea that students understand their capacity in the energy field.

Pictures of a polished section of Marcellus Shale in reflected light.

Fracture Shale rock formation

0.2 millimeters

Drilling

Vertical Drilling

Horizontal Drilling

Pictures of a polished section of Marcellus Shale in reflected light.

0.2 millimeters

Hydraulic Fracturing

The Site

What do you know about the process of drilling

for oil and gas?

Using explain everything we will label a picture to show what we already know about something?

Lets try! Look at this map and explain something that you can inference.

Hydraulic Fracturing

Three Questions

1) How has the energy industry impacted your community, your family, and you specifically?

2) How will energy impact your community in the future?

3) How can you impact the energy industry now and in the future?

take a few minutes and respond to each of these questions the best you can. What ever comes to your head first. Do this on pages or google doc. Make a survey of the questions…