WEBQUEST ELEMENTARY STAFF TRAINING

Project #3-ELA Performance Task WebQuest Training Storyboards Courtney Smith EDU 623 Designing Learning Environments Dr. Steven Moskowitz

DAY 1 OF TRAINING
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The training will begin with teachers learning about the purpose of a WebQuest and the inquiry-based learning theory that WebQuests are based on.
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Retrieved from: https://wiredwaihi.wikispaces.com/Inquiry+Learning

The trainer will begin with a welcome and the course and day 1 objectives. Next, the trainer will begin with an explanation of a WebQuest and its origin. The inquiry-based learning theory will be discussed and how its relates to WebQuests in the classroom.
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Teachers will view important information from the Smart Board, as well as from a handout of the same slides to follow along. Trainers will incite discussion through oral questioning. Continue to the next slide.

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Slide # 2

The training will continue with a more detailed explanation of how WebQuests affect student performance and its incorporation in the ELA curriculum.
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The trainer will continue the discussion by making a connection between WebQuests and the current ELA curriculum and state standards. Oral questions will be provided to make teachers aware of the growing demands of new online testing methods and Common Core Standards.
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Teachers will view important information from the Smart Board, as well as from a handout of the same slides to follow along. Trainers will incite discussion through oral questioning. Continue to the next slide.

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Slide # 3

The training will continue with trainers providing teachers with information on upcoming activities, arrangement of activities, and assessment of the course.
Retrieved from: https://www.internet4classrooms.com/buildingblocks.htm

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The trainer will continue by explaining the WebQuest Effectiveness Survey Activity. Teachers will be told to arrange themselves in pairs on a computer or on a laptop. Trainers will explain how the survey will help with their design of their own grade leveled WebQuest which is the trainings major assessment.
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Teachers will view important information from the Smart Board, as well as from a handout of the same slides to follow along. Trainers will provide teachers with the Effectiveness Survey in order to complete with a partner.

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Slide # 4

Teachers will work on the WebQuest Effectiveness Survey with a grade level partner.
Retrieved from: https://www.internet4classrooms.com/buildingblocks.htm

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Teachers will work in pairs or small groups to complete the WebQuest Effectiveness Survey. They will answer the survey together to assess how well WebQuests are built online for the use in the classroom. Teachers will then be expected to share results. The trainer will record quick notes for the group to see.
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Trainers will facilitate and monitor teachers while working in pairs. Trainers will then promote a discussion of survey results to draw conclusions for future designs.

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Slide # 5

The training for day 1 will conclude with a brief discussion of what was learned and a day 1 evaluation.
Retrieved from: http://blog.123inkcartridges.ca/2013/01/top-10-q-we-got-answers/

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The trainer will conclude with a brief discussion with the teachers of how WebQuests and helpful to higher leveled learning and how its design can improve or detract from learning based on the survey results. The day 1 evaluation will be filled out by the teachers. The Day 2 agenda will be reviewed on the Smart Board.
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Teachers will view important information from the Smart Board, as well as from a handout of the same slides to follow along. Trainer will promote discussion through oral questioning. The Day 1 evaluation will be completed and the Day 2 agenda will be viewed.

Continue to the next slide.

DAY 2 OF TRAINING
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Slide # 6

The training for day 2 will begin with a review of course and day 2 objectives with a brief review of day 1 outcomes.
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The trainer will begin day 2 by giving an overview of course and day 2 objectives. Day 1 outcomes will be discussed to refresh the new learning that was made and the experience of the WebQuest Effectiveness Survey.
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Teachers will view important information from the Smart Board, as well as from a handout of the same slides to follow along. Trainer will promote discussion through oral questioning. A brief oral quiz for the group will be given to review Day 1 activities.

Continue to the next slide.

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Slide # 7

Trainers will continue Day 2 training by explaining WebQuest building arrangements, resources, available technology, and WebQuest website building.
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Retrieved from: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/02/15/the-best-sources-forinternet-scavenger-hunts-webquests/

The trainer will give teachers preliminary information about the final WebQuest building task such as grade leveled groups, where they will be working, what technology will be used, and how to arrange the WebQuest building site (Weebly) into a WebQuest. Trainers will provide teachers with important information about the WebQuest building activity. This will be done by viewing slides on the presentation on the Smart Board. Teacher will be walked through the Weebly website. A WebQuest building checklist will be given to keep teachers on track.
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Slide # 8

Teachers will begin and complete their grade leveled ELA WebQuest with the facilitation of the trainer.
Retrieved from: http://www.vcsd.k12.ny.us/Page/10400

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Teachers will put what theyve learned to the test by creating a grade leveled ELA WebQuest with their grade leveled partners. They will complete them as a group with the incorporation of their current ELA curriculum. This portion of the training will be the longest and will allow for collaboration.
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Trainers will observe teamwork and incorporation of survey results from the previous day of training. Teachers will use the slide handout, survey results, and WebQuest building checklist for support.

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Slide # 9

Trainers will begin concluding the training by allowing teachers to showcase their WebQuests to the group and evaluating Day 2 and the course.
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Trainers will complete the course by allowing teachers to show off their WebQuests and explain their creations to the entire group. Teachers will discuss their choice of design, activities, and relation to the current ELA curriculum. The training will end with an evaluation of Day 2 and the course itself.
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Trainers will allow teachers to use the Smart Board to reveal their finished grade level WebQuest. Teachers will view others WebQuests on the Smart Board. Trainers will conclude with how to continue to use WebQuests in the future. Evaluation forms will be passed out and collected.

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PROPOSED MATERIALS

Slide # 10

Trainers will use a WebQuest Effectiveness Survey for teachers to use when examining effective and noneffective WebQuests.
Retrieved from: Microsoft Word Shapes
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Teachers will use this survey that includes yes or no questions, short written responses, and scaled 1-5 answers to gauge how effective completed WebQuests are online. The survey will be 15-20 questions and will be completed with a grade level partner.
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Trainer and teachers will discuss the results to draw conclusions on how important the elements of the WebQuest are to student engagement and learning. The results will be discussed orally and recorded on chart paper for all in the group to see. The results will encourage design choices that are effective for certain grade levels and content.

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PROPOSED MATERIALS

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Trainers will use a WebQuest Building Checklist for teachers to use when building their WebQuests with their grade level team.
Retrieved from: Microsoft Word Shapes
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Teachers will use this WebQuest building checklist to ensure they stay on track during the building portion of the training. The checklist will ensure they are staying on task by building the site correctly and incorporating the WebQuest components needed.
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Trainers will provide teacher with this checklist before the building process begins. The checklist will be discussed as a group before groups are formed.