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MORNINGSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR FINE ARTS A Center for Commerce, Culture, and Communication

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MORNINGSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR FINE ARTS

A Center for Commerce, Culture, and

Communication

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STaR Chart

Teaching and Learning

Patterns of Classroom Use

Frequency /Design of Instructional Setting

Content Area Connections

Technology Applications TEKS Implementation

Student Mastery of Technology Applications

Online Learning

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Educator Preparation and Development

• Professional Development Experiences

• Models of Professional Development

• Capabilities of Educators

• Access to Professional Development

• Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use

• Professional Development for Online Learning

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Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support

Leadership and Vision

Planning

Instructional Support

Communication and Collaboration

Budget

Leadership and Support for Online Learning

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Infrastructure for Technology

•Students per computer•Internet Access Connectivity Speed•Other Classroom Technology•Technical Support•Local Area Network Wide Area Network•Distance Learning Capability

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Technology in Living Color

Travel to the International Heifer Ranch outside Little Rock, Arkansas

Experience simulations of the actual non-profit work this organization provides in third world countries, i.e., animals are purchased and given to poor families in order for them to become self-sustaining

Purchase an animal and decide to which country their purchase will be sent

Students research this online and decided as a 6th grade class they wanted to be a part of helping others.

Travel to the International Heifer Ranch outside Little Rock, Arkansas

Experience simulations of the actual non-profit work this organization provides in third world countries, i.e., animals are purchased and given to poor families in order for them to become self-sustaining

Purchase an animal and decide to which country their purchase will be sent

Students research this online and decided as a 6th grade class they wanted to be a part of helping others.

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Our students building a bridge into the future

Participating in and supporting the International Heifer Project

Exploring a presidential library

Learning through hands-on science activities and

experiments

Experiencing historic civil rights storytelling at Central High

School in Little Rock

Students experienced these activities on-line before going

there in person

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Visiting the places that we visited in virtual land

Washington D.C. /Williamsburg, VA/or New York City highlights program studies of culture, commerce and communication by involving students in:

Connecting the computer usage to real world application

Washington D.C. /Williamsburg, VA/or New York City highlights program studies of culture, commerce and communication by involving students in:

Connecting the computer usage to real world application

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PROGRAM CHALLENGES

• Funding

• Time

• Students access capabilities at home

• Need for prompt delivery of services once money expended for product.

• Resistance from those that are afraid of technology

• Programs that will limit access to sites that are not conducive to learning yet are not to restrictive

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RESULTS

2008 – 2009

Key area 1-11 pointsKey area 2 -12 pointsKey area 3-12 points

Key area 4 – 12•All of our areas are in the developing stage and we must move post haste into Advanced Technology and beyond in the next few years.

Recommendations

Begin an intense teacher

preparation program that

provides online learningopportunity.

Look for Corporatesponsors to underwrite laptops for each

student.

Increase the connectivity

and access beyond theclassroom.

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STaR Chart information may be accessed through the link

below

http://starchart.esc12.net/