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=INTEL TWT FULL DAY=

We're nearly there. We're breaking in half for the full day, with the first half of the group getting together on Friday 7th September and the second half on Wednesday 24th October. We'll use the wiki to share ideas as well as upload the completed unit plans. Links: [|Intel Australia Tools and Resources] (including Thinking Tools & Assessing Projects). Intel PT files here http://www.tmd.com.au/education/thinking/ptfiles/ VELS here http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/[|]

The PowerPoint we'll work from is attached here. This may help keep on track, as well as enable easier access to some of the web sites we'll look at. David's finished unit plan can be found here.

=INTEL TWT=

What a challenging session Tuesday night was. I think writing essential questions that relate to the "big idea" rather than the topic or content of your unit can really help to find the links to the real world that should engage our students. This really putting our "subject" into a context for the studetn rather than just an end in itself. It should help address the age old question - "Why do we need to know this Miss?" It will also help provide links between curriculum areas that may not have been immediatly obvious to us and our students.

That said - I haven't posted the homework requirements because I haven't had a chance to catch up with David yet & I can't remember what he said. We will do this today (Sunday) or tomorrow (Monday) so keep an eye out!

I'd like to really urge you to use this wiki to give us feedback and share your thoughts and ideas. You can even give each other feedback if you wish. One of the areas of PoLT that this course address is using ICt in ways that reflect community standards. VELS asks us to use ICT for communicating Our studetns use myspace (which is a similar format) on a ngihtly basis) and this is a chance for us to "catch up" or even set the lead. The added bonus is that David and I can adress any concerns and adjust our presentation to meet your needs - so get to it!!!!! Wiki away!!!

Many thanks Heather & David