Multimedia+Workshop

Differentiating instruction, and promoting collaboration in the classroom.
 * Multimedia Workshop: **

**Pre-training:** Tutorials will be prepared for the use of all the technology that the teachers participating in the workshop may need in the classroom. The tools that will be used will be blogs, wikis, prezi, glog, microsoft powerpoint and windows moviemaker. For all of these tools screencast tutorials will be prepared.

**Key concepts:**
 * Multiple forms of content presentation
 * Differentiate ways that students may demonstrate their knowledge
 * Stimulate student interest and motivation

**Content:** Differenting instruction to meet all student's learning requirements.

**Skills:**
 * Learn how to differentiate instruction
 * Learn how to use the various tools that can support student learning

**Graphic Organizer:** Table Concept Map

**Authentic Assessment activity for participants:** Projects Group discussions Rubrics

Learning is an active process of filtering, selecting, organizing and integrating information into a task based on knowledge that was previously acquired.
 * ** Participantes will create products which will demonstrate their learning using multimedia technology applying ** ** Mayer’s principle of active processing **

The teachers will create surveys, lesson plans and presentation which they will post on the wiki so that they may all be able to view and provide feedback on each others work. The participants will also all have the opportunity to evaluate the work through the use of a survey on surveymonkey.com

I will use a PowerPoint with words and images and I will speak on the presentation I will use screencast tutorials
 * ** The multimedia used in the workshop will be a video, PowerPoint, podcast, screencast and tutorial. all of the media used respects Mayers principle of dual coding. **

I will use only the essential information visually and verbally so that the information is captured by the short term memory and then apply the theory through experimentation in order to have the information transferred to the long term memory.

Concept map Table
 * ** The graphic organizers are in the form of a concept map and a table **



The use of the technology will need pre-training therefore there will be screencast tutorials for the students to learn to work with the technology with the continued support of the instructor before the workshop.
 * ** The tools for the presentations will require pre-training. **

The multimedia will be used as tutorials by the teachers in order to support the creation of presentations by them for their workshop.

Projector, laptops for each pair of participants, internet connections.
 * ** The equipment used for the workshop are as follows: **

glogster prezi powerpoint moviemaker Teachers may also use the internet to do some research although the material in the wiki is suficiente to do the workshop.
 * ** The online applications which will be used are: **

They will be working together to produce group material. Research can also be done individually, coming back to the group.
 * ** Collaboration **

Creation of Learning Style, multiple intelligences and learning interests survey in working groups (2 to 3) Creation of lesson plans according to content, to prossess and to product in working groups (2 to 3) Group discussion (Whole class)
 * ** Authentic Assessment **


 * Rubrics: **
 * ** Workshop Rubric ( 180 points) ** ||
 * || ** Points Earned **  ||  ** Comments **  ||
 * ** 1.Preparing the student survey (30) ** ||
 * Determine student Interest ||  ||   ||
 * Determine student Learning Style ||  ||   ||
 * Determine Multiple Intelligences ||  ||   ||
 * ** 2. Preparing Differentiated Instruction lesson plan (60) ** ||
 * Appropriate content according to student readiness. ||  ||   ||
 * Appropriate process according to student learning profile ||  ||   ||
 * Appropriate product according to student interest ||  ||   ||
 * ** 3. Preparing presentations using presentation tools (40) ** ||
 * Presentation 1. Demonstrates adequate use in terms of technology. ||  ||   ||
 * Presentation 2. Demonstrates adequate use in terms of technology. ||  ||   ||
 * ** 4. Post the surveys, lesson plans and presentations on the wiki (10) ** ||
 * Both presentations. ||  ||   ||
 * ** 5. Collaborative Group work (20) ** ||
 * Worked collaboratively with the group members. ||  ||   ||
 * ** 6. Group Discussion (20) ** ||
 * Participated actively in group discussion providing positive ideas and suggestions. ||  ||   ||

Teachers will be grouped into groups of two or three members, preferably according to disciplinary areas. They will collaborate using the wikis and prepare their final presentations together. The evaluation of the work will be done using a rubric.


 * ** Workshop Activity Plan ** || Time ||
 * ** 1 ** |||| **PowerPoint Presentation: ** ||
 * || Introduction to Differentiated Instruction || 30min ||
 * ** 2 ** |||| **Differentiate: ** ||
 * || **A. Meet your Group Members: **

Groups will be divided according to subject and/or grade level they teach. || 10min ||
 * || **A. Prepare a Survey: **

You can prepare one survey which assesses your student's learning interests, learning styles and levels of readiness or you can prepare different surveys. || 45min ||
 * || **B. Plan a Lesson: **

Plan the content according to level of readiness where you can differentiate basic, grade level and higher level objectives;

Plan a lesson according to student learning profile where you can differentiate the tools used during instruction and in the presentation of projects;

Plan a lesson according to student interest where you use materials that will appeal to visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners. || 50min ||
 * **3 ** |||| **Prepare Presentation: ** ||
 * || **1st Tool: **

Prepare a small presentation on your content matter using one of the presentation tools || 30min ||
 * || **2nd Tool: **

Prepare a small presentation on your content matter using another method or another of the presentation tools || 30min ||
 * **4 ** |||| **Upload Survey, Lesson Plan and Presentations: ** ||
 * || Post url or upload the survey prepared, the lesson plan and the presentations to the course wiki. || 15min ||
 * **5 ** |||| **View Presentations: ** ||
 * || View the Presentations uploaded by your peers || 30min ||
 * **6 ** |||| **Group Discussion: ** ||
 * || Group Discussion on effectiveness of the use of these tools to promote Differentiated Instruction and on the effectiveness of differentiated instruction as a method for providing quality education for all students || 45min ||
 * **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7 ** |||| ** Survey: ** ||
 * || Take a moment to respond to the survey on your thoughts about the course || 10min ||
 * **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">8 ** |||| **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Wrapping Up: ** ||
 * || View a small video posted on Youtube by Teachers Network || 5min ||
 * || **<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Total Time: ** || 5 hours ||