Agenda

=Workshop Design: Population, Outcomes, Gap, Agenda=

**Population:**

This workshop is designed for educators of Middle School Learners in general, and International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Years in specific.

**Outcomes:**

The learning outcomes is to: 1. Identify learning styles of the digital natives and the web tools available to enhance learning outcomes. 2. Focus on one web tool for curriculum usage: Wiki 2. Illustrate the benefits of wikis for classroom collaboration, the benefits of tool inclusion in IB instruction. 3. Experience wiki (Create a product) 4. Evaluate the the wiki product creation (Rubric)

**Gap: What is the Gap?** Middle school educators have very little knowledge of the tools available on the web that would enhance teaching and learning outcomes. The tools have the ability to increase motivation, engagement, and knowledge understanding and retention. Therefore, exposing educators to these technological tools will expand the library of assets to create meaningful learning experiences.

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**Pre-Training - One hour presentation** This activity will introduce of the learning styles of the current generation. This generation has been immersed in technology since birth. It is critical to re-think how we approach teaching and learning if the goal is to equip our students to become effective members of society in the 21st Century. We must re-think the way we instruct, our own pre-conceived notions of teaching and learning, and incorporate those tools that will enhance academic achievement outcomes, student engagement, and motivation. The pre-training activity will include a video of the differences in the learning styles of those students who are immersed in digital environment, allowing us to begin to design instruction to meet the learner needs of this population. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between the effectiveness of Web 2.0 tools and the aims of the development of the IB Learner.

**Presentation 1: Wiki Creation - One hour presentation** This activity will provide a basic overview of wikis, what a wiki is, and its capacity to increase learning outcomes through usage of this collaborative tool. The introduction will provide basic instructions in creation of a wiki in preparation and the multimedia that can be added to enhance instruction. In addition, the students will view a video reiterate wiki creation process. Students will form teams and create their own wiki.

This activity will provide a basic overview of how to add files and graphics to the created wiki.
 * Presentation 2: Wiki Graphics - One hour presentation**

This activity will provide a basic overview of how to add files and graphics to the created wiki.
 * Presentation 3: Wiki Video and Audio -One hour presentation**

This activity will provide a basic overview of how to add widgets and other presentation tools to enhance your wiki creation
 * Presentation 4: Widgets - One hour presentation**

This activity will provide ongoing skill development as each presentation has completed, the student will add presentation elements to create a final product.
 * Collaboration Assignment -One hour project based**

Rubrics will be provided for wiki creation and professional development evaluation
 * Rubrics**