Syllabus

**Description: **
Prerequisite: MISD Basic SMART Board (or prior approval from the head of the instructional technology department). This course is designed to build on the knowledge you gained in the basic SMART board class and on your experience using your interactive whiteboard in your classroom. You will learn advanced tools and techniques, best practices of interactive whiteboard use, and the best pedagogic methods of instruction based on current research.

**Goals and Objectives: **
After successfully completing this workshop teachers will:
 * 1) ====Recognize and Explain the difference between teacher-centered and student-centered uses of the interactive whiteboard. ====
 * 2) Design interactive lesson plans using an interactive whiteboard.
 * 3) Implement best practices of interactive whiteboard use based on current research.

**Project Descriptions: **
====As with all experienced and expert level workshops, this workshop includes a group project that is used to demonstrate mastery of course goals and objectives. This project must be completed within two months of the end of the workshop. If you have any issues completing the group project please contact the instructional technology department as soon as possible at (254) 288-4765 or edtech@midway.org. ====

====You will be placed into groups of 2 to 3. Your group will be responsible for choosing a best practice of IWB use that was discussed in the workshop and designing a lesson plan that incorporates that practice. You will have approximately 3 hours to work together during the workshop (day 5). Group members will then take turns presenting the lesson to their class as one (or more) group members observes. You will meet in your groups to discuss observations and improvements. Finally, groups will post your lessons learned and final lesson plan to the workshop support wiki. ====

Day 1: Overview of training:

 * ====Review of research/support ====
 * Discuss 7 best practices of IWB use
 * Overview on Lesson Planning

Day 2: Creating engaging lessons

 * ====SMART Exchange ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Encouraging discussion and engagement ====

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Day 3: Interactivity-the hallmark of the IWB

 * ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The magic tunnel effect ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The magnifying glass ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The checker tool ====

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Day 4: Assessments

 * ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Interactive assessments ====

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Day 5+: Group Project

 * ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Best practices in action ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Groups of 2-3 ====

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Evaluation: **
====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Your mastery of workshop goals will be evaluated through an in-class observation. You will be responsible for demonstrating your understanding and mastery of the three course goals: ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Recognize and Explain the difference between teacher-centered and student-centered uses of the interactive whiteboard. ====
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Design interactive lesson plans using an interactive whiteboard.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Implement best practices of interactive whiteboard use based on current research.