Region+3+Academy+Overview

=﻿Academy Overview=

Region 3

 * Monday, August 1st **
 * Topic ** : Geoteaming
 * Presenters ** : Geoteaming
 * Summary ** : We will be learning how to use the GPS units for a variety of learning applications. This will be a hands-on, outdoor geocaching activity. Please wear comfortable, loose clothing, and comfortable walking shoes.


 * Tuesday, August 2nd **
 * Topic ** : GIS
 * Presenters ** : Washington College
 * Summary ** : Strategies and learning applications for Google Earth and ArcView will be presented. Small learning groups for application of new skills will allow for practice of GIS technologies.

Points of interest- problem sites Data collection (trash, etc.) Positive points of school yard Collection site uploads GPS hide & seek Geocaching Flora/Fauna inventories Geoteaming for content review Class intro- rules, lab safety Teaming for class unity- ice breakers Use data to improve existing projects Use Fieldscope for stream data comparisons along the Bay Underwater tour Scale/area Measurement Teambuilding Behavior incentives Promote sharing of GPS among content areas || School yard inventory/safety/enviro issues Plot corners of volleyball court motivational tool for behavior Triangulation imported data into Google Earth for investigation data Virtual field trips swam with aquatic life on Google Earth Flight Simulator Metric System conversions lab safety/collaboration geocache || Translations Introduce polygons Data collection waypoints- trash, temperature, creating tours Area- circle, radius Health-Fitness initiative- walking route on grounds- plot track, calculate distance, create tour, speed Geocache unit review Virtual fieldtrip Shark week:) || marking waypoints tracking shapes geography map skills math- area, perimeter, distances, ratios Motor Skills Listening/following directions measurement- ETA, time, speed Phyical Education- walking, hiking Scale Unit conversions Authentic learning Inventories Field trips micromapping Google Earth Visiting historical sites Tours || GPS to find area gather data determined distances geospatial technology set waypoints create data tables triangulation of data micromapping of temperatures geocaching radius, circumference map scale WeatherBug data Google Earth to plot data Virtual fitness course Virtual tours Wildlife tracking ||
 * ====Middle School Life Science==== ||
 * School yard maps
 * ====Middle School Science==== ||
 * Plot waypoints where they see enviro. problems, drainage issues
 * ====Middle School Math==== ||
 * Introduce vectors
 * ====Elementary==== ||
 * Geocaching/teambuilding/collaboration
 * ====Media/Technology==== ||
 * Support content areas


 * Wednesday, August 3rd **
 * Topic ** : PBL- Core Components
 * Presenters ** : Discovery Education
 * Summary ** : Enhance your understanding of how to plan and integrate pbl in your classroom. You will evaluate your own pbl unit and use the strategies provided by Discovery to improve your unit for implementation next year.


 * Driving Question Analysis Activity: Region 3
 * Sample Assignment: [|http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com]QE78E-44F4
 * Core components NOTES & RESOURCES


 * Thursday, August 4th **
 * Topic: ** Assessing PBL
 * Presenters: ** Discovery Education
 * Summary: ** A variety of assessment strategies will be presented and how to effectively assess student learning within a PBL lesson or unit. You will evaluate assessments used in your pbl unit and have the opportunity to revise and refine.


 * Monday, August 8th **
 * Topic ** : Day of Discovery
 * Presenters ** : Discovery Education
 * Summary ** : A menu of session choices will be offered throughout the day. Sessions include: Elem. Discovery Science Level 1, Elem Discovery Science Level 2, Middle School Discovery Science Level 1, Middle School Discovery Science Level 2, Digital Storytelling, Information Literacy, Critical Thinking and Storytelling, DE Streaming and STEM Connect and Web 2.0 Collaboration.


 * Tuesday, August 9th **
 * Topic ** : E-Portfolios and Sustainability
 * Presenters ** : Discovery Education
 * Summary ** : An overview of e-portfolios, the benefits and ways to implement will be presented. Sustainability plans will be developed in order to continue STEM best practices in the future. Your regional leads have been invited to attend the afternoon of this session, starting at 1 pm. Please feel free to invite your principal to join us for this session, which will begin after lunch.