Planning

=**__ Devising a Plan __**= > ===**Authentic Assessment Activity:**=== > > ===**2. Pre-Training:** I will have participants complete a portion of thier graphic organizer and view the provided tutorial video links to facilitate their establishment of multimedia accounts that will enhance classroom organization, teaching and learning. Participants will receive a blank copy of the graphic organizer prior to the workshop. They will be advised to fill in the //Getting to Know Your Classroom// and //Essentials// sections prior to attending the workshop. The concept of the pre-training will be to get participants in the habit of breaking down classroom organization into the various categories that contribute to its' effectiveness. Organization, it itself, a very abstract concept. Having the participants take concrete steps towards classroom organization will heighten their success in this regard. In addition, participants will visit the two video links to view two examples of classroom organization. The participants will then participate in a Google Doc to contribute to the comparison chart of the two videos. In the //comments// section of the Google Doc, the participants may make personal connection between their classrooms and those portrayed in the video links. This will serve as a precursor to the Google Doc that the participants will later create to contrast and compare the dynamics of their own classroom organization to each other. In addition, participants will need to establish a Gmail account and Edmodo account.=== > > ===**3. Presentation:** I will need a laptop, a wireless microphone, projector/screen, wifi ready laptops for each pair of participants and wifi connection to facilitate my workshop. I recommend that participants bring thumbdrives, laptops, instructional unit plans, a list of the available manipulatives (for learning centers) and the completed graphic organizer that was received via email prior to the workshop. Microsoft Power Point is the multimedia tool that will be utilized to facilitate the workshope since it involves text, graphics, tables/charts and videos. According to Mayer's principles of dual coding, learning is more likely to occur when the presentation involves words and visuals (2009). Other online applications that will be used through the duration of workshop are Youtube, Google Docs and Edmodo.=== > > ===Throughout my workshop, learners will read articles and view video clips in relation to various tenets of clasroom organization. Participants will be grouped by grade level and subject area. With the common core standards in place, teachers in the same grade level/subject area may have many overlapping tenets of classroom organization in terms of resources they will make accessible to themselves and students and learning center ideas. === > > === This workshop is structured in a way that fosters active processing on behalf of each participant. Participants will track their learning by contibuting to a KWL chart. In additiion, participants will engage in intellecual discoursetaht, jigsaw articles,analyze and evaluate classroom organization of others, match appropriate seating chart configurations to instructional methods. By the end of the workshop, participants will have created a working document that serves as a personalized guide to classroom organization. ===
 * ===Complete the Getting to Know Your Classroom exercise in which teachers will indicate the number of closets, shelves, book cases, file cabinets, bulletin boards and wall space in thier classrooms===
 * ===Complete the Essentials exercise in which teachers list everything they are //required// to have in their classroom - - find a place for these things===
 * ===Complete the Bulletin Board exercise in which teachers decide the purpose of each bulletin board (e.g., data, general infor/announcements, student work, birthdays, etc.) and generate a list of presentation ideas and materials needed for each one===
 * ===Complete the Logs Exercise in which teachers generate list of each type of log they will need (e.g., student information, parent contact, attendance, grades), the type of information that will be included in each log and where the logs will be stored===
 * ===Complete the Learning Centers exercise in which teachers select 2 or more learning center topics from each of their units and decide the purpose of and materials needed for the centers; also, how and where will the learning centers materials be stored when not in use===
 * === Teacher Resources - Easy access versus stored in classroom===
 * === Student Resources - Easy access supplies or stored in classroo - - consider whether a sign-out sheet is necessary===
 * === Enrichment - What will be available to students who finish early or master a concept===
 * ===Establish classroom procedures (e.g., emergencies, unexpected substitutes, passes, pencil sharpener, using classroom supplies,getting out of seat, submitting work, retrieving graded papers, viewing missing assignments)===
 * ===Designing seating charts with a purpose===
 * === Collaboration with families and colleagues - Google Docs, Diigo, email and other online applications that facilitate communication and idea sharing will be used.===
 * === By the end of the workshop, participants will have created a personalized guide on classroom organization using multi-media resources and digital templates provided. ===

> > ===**4. Graphic Organizer:**=== > ===A horizontal bullet list that can be filled in is most suitable for this workshop. There are so many interconnected facets of classroom organization, and teachers need to be able to see the separate entities that contribute to the final product. The manner in which the various categories (as depicted in the graphic organizer) is contingent on the teacher's style, preference and vision. This graphic organizer is structured, but also provides room for teacher flexibility.=== > > NOTE: Participants will need to bring the completed sections of their graphic organizer. All other workshop materials will be provided. > >