Jeff+W+MarchApril


 * Technology Mentor Report

Jeff Whipple**

1. Months: March / April 2007

2. Goals for the month
 * Maintain continued PD with individuals and small groups of teachers on web 2.0 tools and collabortive projects
 * Support teachers in class through model lessons and lesson support
 * Continue to promote and develop collaborative projects at Nasis Middle
 * Support D18 and DOE staff for L&L21C conference in Fredericton

3. What did **I** do to bring about success in achieving your monthly goals
 * Actively solicited / offered support to 1:1 teachers at both NMS and LHHS, visible presence and email
 * Shared collaborative project ideas with whole staff to solicit participation
 * Assisted with final arrangements and delivery of DOE Literacy and Learning conference

4. Accomplishments/Successes
 * Continued success with collaborative projects; NMS is now involved with collaboratve projects with over 10 other schools from Malaysia, Serbia and Korea and Louisiana and Maryland in the USA and around the province. Successful completion of 2 KON projects with D14 schools.
 * DOE Literacy and Learning Conference was a HUGE success. The buzz on the street was amazing, and the interest and understanding of the role technology plays in creating dynamic and student-centered learning environments continues to grow amongst teachers.
 * Worked individually or in pairs with over 50 teachers for short pullout sessions (1-2 hours each)
 * Delivered several short after school PD sessions
 * The use of wikis and other web based tools continues to grow - every teacher at Nasis is using some sort of web 2.0 tool and most are using it for student produced work.
 * Another successful webcast; "Explore my Future" Career Fair with Mike Holmes (of HGTV's "Holmes on Homes") was broadcast to many schools in D18 and around province
 * For some teachers - just seeing is believeing (and understanding!)...modelling lessons (particularly in Math) has shown teachers the benefits of how technology can change their learning environments

5. Challenges:


 * Uncertainty - many teachers are nervous about the future of technology and concerned that the huge investments in time and introducing technology will be wasted if 1:1 program does not move forward