Using a 21st Century Classroom Grant to Transform Language Arts Classrooms Alice A. Christie, Ph.D....
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Using a 21st Century Classroom Grant to Transform Language
Arts Classrooms
Alice A. Christie, Ph.D.Jan Wolfgramm, M.Ed.
District Demographics
• 24 schools serving grades K-8 • Tempe, Guadalupe, and parts of Phoenix• 71% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch• 50% of students are Hispanic• 22% of students are English Language Learners • Schools:
– 16 elementary schools (Kindergarten – 5th grade). – 4 middle schools (6th – 8th grade)– 2 traditional schools (Kindergarten – 8th grade) – 1 special education preschool– 1 alternative middle school
School Demographics
• 864 students• 208 ELL students• 76% receive free or reduced lunch• 67% receive free lunch• Ranks lowest in district of four middle schools
on numerous achievement measures
Purposes of Grant
• To revolutionize the ways middle school students engage with academics and their peers
• To motivate and challenge students• To prepare students for a knowledge economy
that values critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
Goals of the Grant
• To transform nine language arts classrooms into technology-rich learning environments that promote:– collaborative learning– problem solving– higher order thinking skills
• To use technology tools for language arts instruction to motivate students to engage with the curriculum and each other
Goals of the Grant
• To provide students with technology unavailable to them in their homes
• To improve student ownership in learning• To engage students in dynamic and authentic
learning • To close the achievement gap that exists
between GMS students and their peers• To provide ongoing PD for teachers
Classroom Technology
• Interactive white board (SMART Board)
• Document camera• Learner response devices• iMac All-in-One workstation • Total Cost per Classroom: $4,861
• Grant: 30-34 laptops per classroom
PD Personnel and Schedule
• Dr. Christie– One full day monthly– One-half day monthly with each grade level
• Ms. Wolfgramm– One full day monthly– One-half day monthly with each grade level– Daily support on individual and small-group basis
Survey Categories
• Attitudes Toward Technology• Teaching Style• Technology Skills• Classroom Technology Use• Level of Technology Use• Workshop Strategies• Effectiveness of Professional Development• Self Assessment
Top Three
• Student motivation increases when technology is integrated into the curriculum.
• I use technology in my classroom to help support the state language arts standards.
• A variety of technologies are important for student learning.
Technology Skills
Identify
effecti
ve te
chnology
-based le
arning a
ctiviti
es.
Integrat
e tech
nology.
Teach
my s
tudents
using t
echnology
.
Meet th
e indivi
dual nee
ds of m
y studen
ts.
Efficie
ntly dea
l with
unexpect
ed co
mputer diffi
culties.
Troubles
hoot tech
nology pro
blems m
y studen
ts migh
t hav
e in th
e clas
sroom.
2.70
2.80
2.90
3.00
3.10
3.20
3.30
3.40
3.50
3.60
4-point scale
Technology Skills: Software
iMovie
Glogster
Microso
ft Excel
Podcasting (
Garage
Band, iP
hoto, etc.
)
Google Docs
GoogleTre
ks
Visual
Thesa
urus
BrainPop
Pixie
Word
le
Inspira
tion
Google Se
arch
Teach
er W
eb Si
te
Microso
ft Powerpoint
Microso
ft Word
Online R
esearc
h0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5-point scale
Technology Skills: Hardware
Graphing Calcula-tors
Interactive Whiteboard (e.g.,
Promethean, Smartboard)
Digital Cameras Classroom Laptops Projection System Digital Media (e.g,. CD, DVD, VHS)
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
5-point scale
Levels of Technology Use
homework
that req
uires t
he use
of tech
nology?
studen
ts to w
ork in gr
oups on a
technology
-based ac
tivity?
use tec
hnology to
presen
t digi
tal co
ntent?
use yo
ur laptop at
home for p
rofes
sional
reaso
ns?
use yo
ur laptop at
home for p
ersonal
reaso
ns?
use tec
hnology to
model
a skil
l to la
rge gr
oup?
use tec
hnology to
do Inter
net res
earch
to prep
are fo
r clas
s?
use tec
hnology to
do Inter
net sea
rches
for pers
onal use?
assign
studen
ts to w
ork alo
ne on a
technology
-based ac
tivity?
use tec
hnology to
retri
eve a
nd use sch
ool data
?
use tec
hnology fo
r grad
ing, att
endan
ce, or m
ateria
l prep
aration?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1=Never 2=Monthly 3=Weekly 4=Twice Weekly 5=Daily
How Often Do You …
Daily Use of Hardware
Graphing C
alculat
ors
Digital
Camera
s
Computer La
b
Digital
Med
ia (e.
g,. CD, D
VD, VHS)
Interacti
ve W
hiteboard
(e.g.
, Pro
methea
n, Smart
board)
Projec
tion Syste
m
Classro
om Laptops
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
1=Less than 1 hour 2=1-2 hours 3=3-4 hours 4=5 hours 5=All day
Daily Use of Software by Teachers
1=Less than 15 min. 2=15-29 min. 3=30-45 min. 4=45-59 min. 5=1-2 hours 6=More than 2 hours
Glogster
Microso
ft Excel
Word
le
GoogleTre
ks
Podcasting (
Garage
Band, iP
hoto, etc.
)
Visual
Thesa
urus
BrainPop
iMovie
Microso
ft Powerpoint
Google Docs
Inspira
tionPixi
e
Teach
er W
eb Si
te
Google Se
arch
Online R
esearc
h
Microso
ft Word
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Use of Software by Students per Period
1=Never 2=Less than 5 min. 3=5-9 min. 4=10-14 min. 5=15-29 min. 6=30-44 min. 7=All Period
Word
le
GoogleTre
ks
iMovie
Microso
ft Excel
Glogster
Podcasting (
Garage
Band, iP
hoto, etc.
)
Teach
er W
eb Si
te
Visual
Thesa
urus
BrainPop
Google Se
arch
Online R
esearc
h
Inspira
tionPixi
e
Microso
ft Powerpoint
Google Docs
Microso
ft Word
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Use of Research Tools by Students
CD ROMs (digi
tal en
cycloped
ia)
GoogleTre
ks
Automated lib
rary s
ystem
s
Web
2.0 tools
Launch
pages
create
d by tea
chers
Web
-based data
bases
Teach
ers' w
eb sit
es
Internet
search
engin
es
Internet
web sit
es0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4-point scale
Effectiveness of Workshop Strategies
Exit ti
ckets
Lecture
Group in
vesti
gations
Indepen
dent s
tudies
One-on-one i
nstructi
on
Projec
t-base
d learn
ing
Individuali
zed m
ini-works
hops
Shari
ng of s
tudent w
ork
Collaborati
ve gr
oup work
Cooperative
learn
ing
Shari
ng of id
eas b
y parti
cipan
ts
Learn
ing-by-d
oing0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
4-point scale
Effectiveness of Instructional Elements
4-point scale
Quality
of Instr
uction
Releva
nce of M
ateria
l
Organiza
tion of Works
hops
Level
of Parti
cipati
on and Disc
ussion
Overal
l Eva
luation
Interest
of Mate
rial
3.20
3.25
3.30
3.35
3.40
3.45
3.50
3.55
3.60