For teachers, this resource challenges educators to incorporate one of the 5 C's each week into their instruction. Lots of great ideas, this is a way to make your instruction more innovative and engaging for students.
Material Type: Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy
Katie Fielding of Prince William created a Wakelet for teachers on using Google Earth for various types of educational projects.
Material Type: Reading, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Visual Media
Many helpful articles on the various aspects on online learning.
Material Type: Reading
This was a resource Henrico county teachers and students utilized during virtual learning. The site was accessible to all PreK - 12 learners in the county and consisted of choice boards, performance tasks, STEAM, and Book talks. This site was similar to Netflix where students had a choice and voice in the learning process. These resources focused on Henrico's Learning Profile which is a synthesis of the Profile of a VA Graduate and focuses on the 6 C's - Quality Character, Global Citizen, Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creative Thinking.
Material Type: Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy
2.5 minute video created by Radford ITRTs on using Voice to Text on Google Docs and Slides
Material Type: Visual Media
This is NOT an openly licensed resource but is very helpful for teachers who are moving to online or blended learning. Nadine Gilkison is a District Level Tech Integrator in Illinois and has put together a Google resource full of tips and links to tools for those trying to get a good handle on online/blended learning. It goes beyond just using the tools and considers pedagogical implications and challenges as well.
Material Type: Module
Cori Sowers of Danville collected all the recorded Presentations of the Summer 2020 Teaching with Tech Virtual Conference held in Danville.
Material Type: Visual Media
Patrick Hausammann of Clarke developed this chart to explain the work done by ITRTs and Tech Support personnel. It's a great starter for your own list to share with administrators, teachers, and others.
Material Type: Reading
An infographic that shows best practices for web meetings.
Material Type: Visual Media
Tech Tip Tuesdays is a clever way to deliver short snippets of technology-related information to teachers.
Material Type: Reading
Great list of ways that Teams and Teachers in your division can collaborate with their ITRTs. Patrick Hausammann of Clarke put this together and it is a great starting point for your own list!
Material Type: Reading
A Wakelet linking to various resources on using Podcasting in the classroom, and providing many ideas on how to integrate them into instruction.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Worksheet for the Computational Thinker team
Material Type: Activity/Lab
In this professional development presentation, educators learn about Collecting and Analyzing Data (2 of the 7 components of Computational Thinking, according the Ignite My Future platform). This presentation can be used by individuals to learn about them, or used to present to others. The video is a recording of one of the sessions provided to teachers through a 7 week series of "CT Parties".Within this resource, you will find the presentation slides, a recording, a K-2 and 3-5 lesson to build collecting and analyzing data skills, and activities to support parents understanding and home use of the strategy. This lesson is part of the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which is partly funded through a GO Virginia grant in partnership with Chesapeake Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and the Loudoun Education Foundation.
Material Type: Lesson
After the completion of this module students will understand that sound travels in compression waves and must have a medium to travel. Sound also travels in liquids and gases. Students will also understand that sound waves are created by vibrations and capable of transmitting energy.This module was developed by Sarah Donnelly as part of a Virginia Commonwealth University STEM initiative sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This is a unit plan to teach computational thinking in the primary grades.
Material Type: Lesson
The goal of this activity is to build critical thinking skills and excitement for Computer Science / Computational Thinking, while laying a foundation of fundamental programming concepts. By scaffolding basic concepts like sequencing and algorithms in an unplugged activity, students who are intimidated by computers can still build a foundation of understanding. In this lesson, students will learn how to develop an algorithm and encode it into a program.By "programming" one another to draw pictures, students experience some of the core concepts of programming in a fun and accessible way. The class will start by having students view a video of a simple program demonstrating how to develop instructions for building a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Students will start with simple shapes, and progress to the coding of a specific drawing that other students will then try to replicate (“running the program”). If there is a desire to have a more of a Math slant on the lesson, the drawing could take place on graph paper. Students would then use the coordinates to complete the drawing.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson, Lesson Plan, Visual Media
In this lesson students will be able to identify that computers, like the solar system, complete predictable actions based on a set of variables. Students will learn about the solar system via Scratch. They will explore block coding and computational thinking practices as they utilize Scratch as a tool for creativity, expression and learning about the Solar System.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture Notes, Lesson, Simulation
Worksheet for reviewing resources for the Creative Communicator group
Material Type: Activity/Lab
The students will utilize Tinkercad to create models about science concepts (e.g. SOL 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7)
Material Type: Lesson Plan
