Welcome to Adapting and Expanding Project TIPS: Teaching Interdisciplinary Problem Solving through Educational Technology
Dec 27, 2015
Welcome to Adapting and Expanding Project TIPS:
Teaching Interdisciplinary Problem Solving through Educational Technology
Over 600 Bronx Secondary
Teachers Implemented TIPS with
thousands of students (2000—
2005) under a $7M+ Grant
During the 2010—2011 school year,
Jim Carroll & Chris Nelson, wrote a
successful NYSED Enhancing
Education Through Technology
(EETT)
EETT Staff:
Program Director: Chris Nelson, Director of Technology at NSCSD
Co-Directors: Jim Carroll and Joe Montecalvo
Staff Developers: Bob Bone, Jane Keyes and Linda Kurdziel
Evaluator: Phil Doughty, Ph.D., Syracuse University
TIPS is the Internet version of Project LEGAL
which has adoption schools in over 1500 school districts since
1983
Facing our deck chairs toward the rear of the
ship…
Facing our deck chairs forward:
Transforming Teaching and Learning at
North Syracuse Junior High, Smith Road School
Our Vision for Transforming
Teaching and Learning
Students learn by constructing their own knowledge through The Public Policy Analyst (PPA)
Our Vision for Transforming Teaching and Learning
Teachers serve as co-learners, mentors, coaches and resources to engage students to use technologies to solve problems, think critically and answer their own questions.
Our Vision for Transforming
Teaching and Learning Curriculum is restructured to engage students in solving real-world problems embedded in your curricula that relate to state standards. In-depth knowledge, analysis and application of major concepts are emphasized.
Examples of Social Problems:
ScienceGlobal Warming Natural Disasters
Diseases Acid Rain Pollution
Birth Defects Obesity Malnutrition
Energy Shortage Waste Management
Examples of Social Problems:
Social Studies Poverty Racism Depression
Immigration Terrorism Wars
Shortage of Resources Civil Rights Quality Education
Examples of Social Problems:
ACADEMICS
Students in this courses are performing poorly
Students are doing incomplete or unsatisfactory homework
Examples of Social Problems:
Discipline
Students are tardy in arriving for class
Students are disrespectful toward other students
Our Vision for Transforming
Teaching and Learning
Classrooms have Internet connectivity and can collaborate on common problems.
Our Vision for Transforming Teaching and Learning
Performance-based assessment of student products published on the world wide web; also, self-assessments and monitoring of progress toward improvement on state content standards.
After today’s workshop…
There will be more workshops during the school year (afterschool
and/or Saturday)Workshops will be on the Project TIPS methods
Apple applicationsIntel Teach program
After today’s workshop…
You will be expected to develop 2 WebQuests and 1 PowerPoint
http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/eett/index.htm
Some student and teacher testing for our evaluation
Ongoing help from staff developers in developing your WebQuest by e-mail, listserv & phone (toll free 888-443-
4720)