VTcite Announcement

The VTcite Project Team has been awarded a two year Title IID content-based technology integration through the Burlington School District.  This award supports a slate of professional development offerings that continue to continue the development of the VTcite portal as well as the Vermont Learning Village portal.  This grant is funded from a competitive Title IID grant that is administered by the Vermont Department of Education. This grant plays a significant role in the work the Department is currently undertaking in the Transformation of Education in Vermont.

This notice is a request for proposals for 12 teams of teachers (3 person teams in grades 4 through 12) to apply for participation in 21st Century Classrooms II: Connecting the Dots.

Team applications are due by December 12, 2009.  Here's the description:

21st Century Classrooms II - Applications Due December 12

We are looking for 12 teams of three teachers each in grades 4 thru 12 to take part in a challenging project to create 21st century curricular units using 21st century instructional practices. If your team is chosen to attend, you will be immersed in project/inquiry-based learning, curriculum development using Understanding by Design, true student-centered learning, differentiated instruction, effective use of technology,  21st century skills, and more.

Your team, from the same school or district/supervisory union, will consist of a literacy/language arts/English teacher, a social studies teacher and a person who has experience supporting technology integration.  It will be expected that each of these people are very skilled in their respective areas.

The Process

•    Submit an application by December 12
•    Receive acceptance notification by December 19
•    Attend a full day meeting on January 9
•    Participate in an on-line course – mid January – May, 2009
•    Attend a one week summer institute – June 22-26, 2009
•    Attend a follow up day  -- August - 14, 2009 

The Expectations

•    Take part in 4 on-line modules that will make up the first part of the graduate course. Complete all assignments. Each module is 3 weeks.
•    With your team, create a series of podcast on an assigned topic
•    With your team, create a ½ hour presentation on an assigned Web 2.0 tool/site and present it to the group
•    Maintain a blog throughout the project.
•     Each content teacher will develop a 21st century unit in the “Learning Village.”  Everything you do will lead up to this, and this will be the main part of your work during the summer institute. The technology integration specialist will create an assessment exemplar for each unit. These units will be shared with other Vermont educators through the Learning Village.

The Payoff

•     FREE graduate credits (3) from Saint Michael’s College
•     FREE iPod Touch.
•     FREE Flip Video Camera.
•     FREE books for the course.
•     FREE room and board at Champlain College for those who travel from a distance for the summer institute.
•     FREE meals for all participants.
•     A $500.00 stipend upon successful completion.
•    Satisfaction – priceless

Click here to download the program description.

Click here to download the team application form.

This project is facilitated by Ed Barry (Milton Town School District), Sandy Lathem (The University of Vermont), and Paul Irish (Burlington School District), with funding provided by the Vermont Department of Education Title IID Enhancing Education Through Technology competitive grant program.

Questions?

Contact Ed Barry, Project Director, at ebarry@mtsd-vt.org.