TCC World-Wide Online ConferenceApril 18, 2007

“ Starnet NCLB Case Study in Science Curriculum and

Distance Learning - Enrichment

Adventures.”

The STARnet Presenters:

John Southworth – UH Manoa – CRDG Marlene Hapai – Science FUNdamentals Donna Kohara – DOE, KKP Complex Carol Brennan – UH Manoa CRDG Kyle Brown – DOE, KKP Complex John Thatcher – Connections New Century School Richard Crowe – UH Hilo Astronomy and Physics Kathleen Andreson – Phi Delta Kappa

The STARnet Partnership:

Hawai`i District DOE Kau, Kea`au and Pahoa Complex; Connections New Century Charter School; St. Joseph School

University of Hawai`i at Hilo Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

`Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai`i University of Hawai`i at Manoa Curriculum

Research & Development Group Phi Delta Kappa International Education

Association

STARnet Introduction

Main goal: increase science proficiency at the 8th grade level

Focus on addressing 8th grade science standards and benchmarks

Partnerships vital to reaching goal Class for teachers Use of DLE and resource people Use of informal assessment venue/Imiloa

Field Trip Guide DLE and DOE STARcarts

STARnet Project Goals1. Develop a professional development course for

teachers focusing on the use of standards-based curriculum for 8th grade Earth/Space Science

2. Use research-based teaching and learning in professional development to aid in increasing science proficiency

3. Incorporate Distance Learning Enrichment as a mechanism to bring resources into classrooms otherwise unavailable due to time, monetary and transportation challenges

4. Involve parents and family members in standards-based education

5. Use informal, engaging assessment to measure learning

ED 694 - Voyaging Through the Earth and Space Sciences: An Expedition for 8th Grade Teachers

Address State of Hawai`i 8th Grade Science Standards for the Physical, Earth and Space Sciences (HCPS III) using lessons from FAST 3, Change Over Time, and Teaching Science as Inquiry: Astronomy

Experience exhibits developed by ’Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai’i exemplifying some of these standards to enhance formal learning experiences

Use distance learning technology and enrichment to bring resources into classrooms and expand interactions between learners

Course Goals:

ED 694 - Voyaging Through the Earth and Space Sciences: An Expedition for 8th Grade Teachers

Address State of Hawai`i 8th Grade Science Standards for the Physical, Earth and Space Sciences (HCPS III) with resources from the Curriculum Research & Development Group of the University of Hawaii-Manoa

The Resources:

Curriculum Research & Development GroupUniversity of Hawai‘i

ED 694 - Voyaging Through the Earth and Space Sciences: An Expedition for 8th Grade Teachers

Lessons from FAST 3, Change Over Time, and Teaching Science as Inquiry: Astronomy as Inquiry

CRDG Resources:

Introductory overview of distance learning, DL-E

Distance LearningFor EveryStudent

Standard distance teaching of courses Limited to high bandwidth, high cost systems

Concerned with course administrative costs and credits

Normally involving large numbers of students

What it is not:

What it is: Focused on the local classroom Live synchronous and/or recorded asynchronous

virtual resources Provides enrichment experiences to existing

curriculum Relatively short-term experiences Addresses educational standards of technology,

communication, and subject being studied Something any teacher can use to enrich

course content, career/college awareness, current events, or social environmental concerns

Introductory Asynchronous Mode Nicenet Electronic

Bulletin Board

Synchronous Mode Audio / Video

Teleconferencing

Concluding Asynchronous Mode

STARnet Tools/TechnologiesSTARnet Tools/Technologies

• Asynchronous• Nicenet (www.nicenet.org)• NovaNET (CI: Curriculum Enrichment)

• Synchronous• iVisit Videoconferencing (www.ivisit.com)• Talking Communities (Voice Over IP)

Volunteer, non-profit organization

Free services to the Internet community

Supplement to allow greater communications between teachers and their students

Instructors as well Easy to use and adaptable No formal training needed

Nicenet Philosophy: (http://www.nicenet.org/philosophy.cfm)

• Conferencing• Link Sharing• Documents• Class Schedule• Class Members• Personal Messages: view/send• Classes: join/create/drop/delete• Class Administration• Edit User Profile

Combine video conferencing, voice calls, instant messaging, filesharing and web co-browsing for richer online meetings with family, colleagues or customers

Interact privately 1:1, in 8-way video conference rooms, 100 party channels or with iVisit Plus up to 15 others

Video conference, audio call, message and collaborate across Windows & Mac Operating Systems and hardware

Share pictures, videos, music or any file format during voice calls or video conferences

Transfer files and folders in the background; share your albums and movies with family and friends; bypass email and experience the benefits of iVisit security

Offer affordable video conferencing to your team, school, or community

Create an iVisit account for free and see how well it works for you

Business Meetings Employee Training and Support Family Get-togethers Educational Purposes Public and Private Interactive Events Live Broadcasts Web Presentations High Level Text Chat

MAKING YOUR GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION A REALITY!

Talking Communities offers a multimedia interactive synchronous web conferencing tool that provides numerous capabilities for both business and personal lives at a very affordable rate.Live Voice Over Internet Conference Rooms are suitable for

Talking Communities is much more than a cutting edge Internet communications organization. It is people. Ordinary people with an extraordinary vision. People who come from many walks of life, people who come from a wide geographic area. They are united by a common dream ... a dream to bring the world closer together ... a dream to allow businesses to grow and prosper ... a dream to provide education to the world ... a dream to draw scattered families together ... and a dream to facilitate the efforts of non-profit organizations in the fulfillment of their missions.

Comprehensive online curriculum to extend individualized learning beyond the classroom and help every student reach graduation

Individualized instruction for alternative education, distance learning, dropout retrieval, credit recovery, and more

Online user community to support and inform ongoing product evolution

More Resources

Hawaii Content & Performance Standards III

Standard 8: Physical, Earth and Space Sciences

Novanet Demo

Welcome Screen

Novanet Demo Curricula Listing

Novanet Demo

Lesson Description

Novanet Demo

Earth & Sun Lesson

Novanet Demo

Earth & Sun Lesson

Hawaii DOE Distance Learning Multimedia Carts

Hawaii DOE Distance Learning Multimedia Carts

Used STARnet prototype to created more flexible and versatile system for everyday classroom use. They can video-conference, surf the web, play DVDs and more wirelessly.

Incorporated new components that make the system easier to control from anywhere in the classroom like ergonomics adjustable LCD monitor, DLP projector and wireless keyboard and mouse.

Added new content components such as software and a digital microscope with slide and training kits for all appropriate science grades.

Hawaii DOE Distance Learning Multimedia Carts

Hawaii DOE Distance Learning Multimedia Carts

Units are being delivered to all 9 schools in the district. Each will get at least 2 and possibly up to 4 per school depending on their integration into lesson plans and usage by teachers.

A main goal of this project is to get teachers enthused about the world of information, resources, multimedia and other classes just like theirs happening out there and we want to bring that to some of the remotest classrooms in the country.

Another is to introduce our kids to the world in a live and interactive way not available to us at their age. The

age of Video Conferencing has begun and they

should be on the forefront of tomorrow’s business

by learning how to use this technology.

Hawaii DOE Distance LearningHow We Are Using Them

Hawaii DOE Distance LearningHow We Are Using Them

We plan on these carts being used in many ways. A few uses should have the most immediate and noticeable effects in the classroom and they involve online content supplementation and video conferencing collaboration.

With an online community bulletin board we are beginning to share links to video, animations and other resources that apply to lesson plan standards for each grade year. We hope to create an online resource of all kinds of multimedia enriching education that all the teachers in Hawaii would have access to. Thereby allowing you to integrate captivating multimedia into your lesson plan and better illustrate the semantics behind the

syntax.

Hawaii DOE Distance LearningThe Online Community

Hawaii DOE Distance LearningThe Online Community

With the development and popularity of websites like MySpace and other youth oriented online community sites children are embracing a digital identity while most people over 25 have no clue what’s going on there.

While the pitfalls of these kinds of online communities can be troublesome and inappropriate for school time they are generally blocked from school computers. So, these kids are creating these pages even if they don’t own a computer! They make it on their cellphones or any computer they can get their hands on. What does this say? They want to be part of online communities not

only for the sense of connection but also for the recognition and accomplishment of their webpage or its design.

Hawaii DOE Distance LearningOnline Resources

Hawaii DOE Distance LearningOnline Resources

There are many new online sites and search engines that can provide appropriate, high quality streaming video to you on demand which are easy to access and completely free.

They include:www.video.aol.com www.video.yahoo.com

www.video.google.com www.video.msn.com www.youtube.com www.rocketboom.com

These are just a few, there are literally millions of clips out there to choose from that can greatly increase the impact of a lesson.

Think about explaining Armstrong landing on the Moon to your class and then imagine showing those first steps and letting them hear those timeless words “ One small step for man…” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QX3mE6N-2c

Hawaii DOE Distance LearningBringing Everyone Together

Hawaii DOE Distance LearningBringing Everyone Together

As paths and resources to these online wellsprings are shared in the online community we will have an instantly available new catalog of information that can be integrated into the lesson plan.

As we forge these new connections a greater level of collaboration between the schools in our district will be possible and new connections with schools and places all over the world will begin to emerge.

As we develop these techniques and technologies into our classrooms we will surpass our expectations and set our goal beyond nation standards when it comes to distancelearning education. Logistically there is no place better to champion distance learning technology than here in Hawaii!

ED 694 - Voyaging Through the Earth and Space Sciences: An Expedition for 8th Grade Teachers

Field Trip Guide for 8th graders created using exhibits from ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center as an informal venue

The Assessment:

AHA!– guide became a student friendly assessment piece for pre-test engaging students in the assessment process

Use distance learning technology and enrichment to bring resources into classrooms and expand interactions between learners via use of STARnet computer carts

Future STARnet AssessmentFuture STARnet Assessment

Use Field Trip Guide for 8th graders as post-test to assess if course had an impact on increasing science proficiency in 8th graders

Monitor use of distance learning technology and enrichment to bring resources into classrooms and expand interactions between learners via use of STARnet computer carts

Continue to use Field Trip Guide for 8th graders in subsequent years

Encourage and monitor continued use of distance learning technology and enrichment via use of multimedia computer carts in other content areas

STARnet Future: Still STARboundSTARnet Future: Still STARbound

Use STARnet prototype to increase science proficiency at other grade levels

Encourage training of students and teachers in using the STARnet carts

Measure impact making it easier for teachers to use classroom technology integration applications as stepping stone to student use of technology

PHI DELTA KAPPA

PDK increasing web-based online tools.

70,000 Educators Globally

Universities and Colleges

Schools

http://www.pdkintl.org/

PDK-Wal*Mart2006 Teacher of the Year

PDK-Wal*Mart2006 Teacher of the YearPahoa High School Special Education

Teacher Cynthia McAnish

STARnet ProjectSTARnet Project

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