 Compendium21
Leaping into the 21st century
Are you obtaining desired results?
School systems spend millions of dollars on technology every year. Yet, most of this technology is not being used effectively. While many teachers possess basic computer skills such as checking email and surfing the web, they have received little or no training on how to use technology to deliver the curriculum they are required to teach. This can result in boring lectures, tuned-out students, higher dropout rates and no connection between spending and student achievement.
Take the Leap
TechKNOW’s experienced professional development consultants mentor your teachers in the classroom, using project-based learning (PBL) that correlates directly to their planned curriculum and NCLB, state, and local standards. We provide your teachers with hands-on training and encouragement, helping them plan, implement, and effectively present each module to their students.
We offer train-the-trainer sessions for districts that want to enable their own staff development specialists. By using our proven methods, you will take the leap to improved student skills and achievement.
TechKNOW Associates has carefully crafted PBL training modules that are customized to address the needs of individual schools and teachers.
Teachers learn the skills they need in real-time in the context of content they already are teaching while addressing the various learning styles of their students.
Students develop strong research skills while using the Internet, print materials, and computer software and demonstrate understanding using, real world relevant tools such as movies, podcasts, wikis, and multimedia presentations.
TechKNOW Training Modules set high academic goals and offer the means to achieve them.
A distinct component of each module is its adaptability. Teachers can adjust any or all of the following structures to meet their students’ needs more adequately:
- Group Size
- Time On Task
- Level of Support
- Task Difficulty
Train-the-Trainer
Approach Methodology
Research-based project based learning Best Practices for in-class mentoring, using free learning projects, all product based, resulting in an Informal Documented Study and Presentation Day for peers, administration and parents.
Professional Development Program
TechKNOW Associates has packaged our innovative and highly successful training, incorporating project based learning and technology into Compendium21. Let us bring a fully customized training curriculum and technology integration plan through a 10-day pilot program to your school district.
Starting with one school and a few classrooms is an inexpensive, yet useful way to determine how compatible our program is with your existing professional development and curriculum enrichment programs. The pilot can include an informal documented study to assist you with future grant funding applications.
Compendium21 Pilot Program Details
Duration: Ten days scheduled to meet school needs.
Deliverables:
- Access to a TechKNOW project manager for any pre-pilot, onsite planning with district leadership
- One-day planning with school administration, teachers, school and district specialists to meet district and school goals, select and implement appropriate learning project(s)
- Eight days of in-class mentoring and instruction
- Customization of PBL project(s) to curriculum content teacher will be teaching
- Post project debriefing and evaluation by TechKNOW project manager in collaboration with school district.
Target Pilot Areas: Grades K-12
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Science
- Math
- Interdisciplinary ESL
- Bilingual
- Special Needs
- Differentiated Instructionematics
Compedium21 Components:
- Initial Meetings with Schools (or District)
- Orientation and Initial Planning
- Customization
- Creation of an Essential Question
- In-Class Modeling and Mentoring
- Online support
- Step by step creation of Final Projects
- Post-Pilot Analysis and Documentation
Services:
Goals
- Integration of technology into existing curriculum via inquiry-based, product based thematic, multi-disciplinary projects
- Grouping and cooperative learning
- Use of an essential question
- Differentiated learning
- Refinement of presentation preparation and skills
Results
- Improved student motivation
- Greater parental involvement
- Reduced discipline referrals
- Increased attendance
- Greater time-on-task
No purchase of software or curriculum is required with a pilot program. Free grant writing is available to help sustain the initiative. Call or email for one of our expert project managers to visit you for a FREE consultation, assessment, evaluation and customization for your school system or school.
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