Professional+Development+TPCK

Professional Development developed with TPCK framework.

**Post the lesson by November 2nd to allow for discussion.**
hmm, when I originally posted this assignment I was thinking you would be developing a Professional Development lesson for teachers you work with. Looks like you are developing professional skills students need in the workplace. Not to worry, this is good and we will go with it.

Wow I guess we got it wrong. I never thought of profession development in terms of a lesson for teachers. All I can say is next time I will ask for clarification. --Michael

Skip Davis Ernie Geddes Michael Campbell --- Looks good! Skip and Michael, any thoughts on the target audience and learning objective(s) for the lesson? I was thinking adult learners for the audience and either interviewing or professional social networking (such as LinkedIn), but I'm absolutely open to other ideas. Thoughts? EMG091209

I would like to go with adult learners as well, lets do interviewing skills. This is something we all can relate to.

I like the idea of interviewing skills I will support whatever works for you guys. Michael-

Okay, interviewing skills it is. So how about this - what if we made this a project based lesson and asked the students to create a presentation on effective interviewing skills utilizing credible internet resources and citing appropriately in their presentation? EMG100409

Ernie- Good idea, lets have the students create a power point presentation as their lesson to be presented the rest of their class. As you pointed out they will use the internet for resources and cite appropriately. I am comfortable with this. Tonight we can figure out who is going to do what. Skip 10/7/09

Ernie - I sent you an email through your thomas account. 10/8/2009

Ernie / Mike,

Here is a description and some objctives.

Lesson Title – Interviewing Skills Lesson Description / Overview – The point of this lesson is to refine the students interviewing skills. This lesson will be accomplished through the assignment of a group research project. Students will be required to develop and deliver a presentation that explains “How to Have a Successful Interview”. Lesson Objectives – · Use the internet to research “ How to have a successful interview” · Use credible resources to develop an answer to the research question · Site sources of research correctly · Using presentation software such as power point develop a presentation and deliver it to the class Skip 10/14/09 --- Sounds like a good foundation. How about I put a base outline together based on the core concept and post it by Saturday? We can then begin "building the house" so to speak? EMG101509 --- I was thinking that we could include a Wiki or forum that contains typical interview questions. The teacher could post a question and then students would have to provide an answer but also a constructive comment to another's post. This would basically be exactly how the questions are posted in this class. This would be an example http://profdevct552.wikispaces.com/ --- Okay, sounds like we have just a bit of work to do before we draft the lesson plan. How about if we create something that could work in either a physical or virtual classroom? What if we merge both of the ideas each of you proposed above into the core concept? Example: Thoughts/comments/feedback? EMG10172009 Ernie / Mike,
 * 1) Divide students into groups. Each group will access a wikispace that has already been prepared for the lesson and will select one of the four components of the interview cycle as their assignment (see below). Each component will have its own page on the wiki:
 * 2) Search and Select. Core concepts to be covered:
 * 3) "Where do I find it?" -or- How to locate job openings
 * 4) "What do I apply for? -or- How to select the right job/position
 * 5) Research and Prepare. Core concepts to be covered:
 * 6) "Do you know what we do?" -or- How to know the company/organization before you walk in the door
 * 7) "Practice makes permanent!" -or- How to use mock interviews to prepare for the big day
 * 8) Execute. Core concepts to be covered:
 * 9) "Know before you go!" -or- How to ensure you are on time and present yourself as a good fit
 * 10) "Get up, dress up, show up!" -or- - The basic do's and don'ts to ensure good image presentation
 * 11) Follow-up and Response. Core concepts to be covered:
 * 12) "Don't disappear!" -or- How to make yourself memorable
 * 13) "Don't answer yet!" -or- How to properly respond to job offers and rejection
 * 14) Groups will have an initial meeting either in person or using chat to review their component and draft an action plan. Each individual member of the group will use the internet to locate credible sources and build a framework for a presentation that will cover the core concepts for the component assignment. Upon completion of the meeting the group members can work on the project at any time (either collectively or individually) and will use the wiki to collaborate on the resources they are going to use and how they are going to create their presentation.
 * 15) Groups will have a creation meeting to review their materials and create a 3-5 minute presentation to cover their assignment component and core concepts. Groups can use Jing, Screencast-o-matic or PowerPoint to create their presentation. The presentation should not only cover the concepts but showcase the core internet resources used by the group.
 * 16) Each group will be required to view and comment via wikispaces on the presentations of their fellow groups.
 * 17) Groups will have a final recap meeting to review the feedback from their peer groups and create a final summary on wikispaces stating what they learned from the overall project (not only their group assignment but through the viewing and commenting of/on the peer group presentations).

I like the whole thing. Especailly the wiki questions, answers and responces. So how do we procede from here? I like to divide things so we are not working on the same thing. I am willing to write what ever is required to accomplish the assignment. How about I write a description and work on objectives? - If this is not what you had in mind, let me know and I will change directions. I will start when I hear back from you and mike. 10/18/2009 Skip

I am going to write a description and organize objectives. Should have something in a day or so. 10/19/2009 Skip --- Skip, sounds good. Once you have them posted we can all review and provide feedback. We're getting there! EMG10192009

Gentlemen Here is an overview with objectives. Lets go with this for now until we get the entire thing pulled together, and then we will add polish. I think it could use some help but lets get the document done first and then tune it up once we see the entire thing as a whole. Lesson Title Interview Skills Lesson Description / Overview – Student groups will be assigned a specific interview question which they must research using the internet. Each individual will be responsible for posting a solution to their group research question on a collaborative group wiki. Once all of the data has been compiled the group will then make a power point presentation to the rest of the class revealing answers to the research question. Objectives – · Students will demonstrate and understanding of how to use the internet to conduct basic research · Students will exhibit an understanding of group work · Students will develop an understanding of good interviewing skills · Students will employ a wiki as a means of communication · Students will understand how to site internet sources correctly · Students will assemble a power point presentation and deliver it to the class skip 10/20/09 --- Great Skip! Okay, it looks like we have the overview, objectives, description and details. Mike, would you be able to put what we have into a draft of the lesson plan template and then we can all review and provide feedback? EMG102109

I lost touch working on the software paper. I will try to pull what I have together and post this week. --Michael

I decided to post some of the content so far. It is not complete but will give you an idea as to the direction. Please let me know what you think of the formatting and presentation. There are some blank pages at the bottom ignore them for now. --Michael

Mike I like it, the only thing that you might change is layout of the procedure, it is a little close and a little hard to follow. Other than that I like it. Skip 10/28/2009 Here is the updated lesson. The rubric is a little fuzzy I generated it from a rubric site. Let me know what you think. -- Michael

Mike it looks good - Skip 10-30-09

--- Mike this looks great - you really went above and beyond - excellent work! It appears we're ready to post. I'll check the wiki for approvals from both of you. As soon as I see them and/or it is 11/2 (which ever is first) I'll post in the forums.

Great work team! EMG103109

I am all set if it is okay with the group. --Michael --- Okay, looks like we're all set - fantastic job everyone! Posting to the forum on Moodle. EMG110109