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108 OFFERS FELLOWSHIPS
The District offered fellowships to
certified staff beginning the second semester of the
1998-99 school year. A fellowship is an extended
curricular opportunity for teachers to explore new instructional
practices, methodologies and or technologies to enhance
teaching and learning. The purpose of the fellowship
is to select instructional pioneers whose research and
development work will pave the way for easy implementation
in the future for full teacher implementation.
The fellowship will provide a stipend for project time
outside the regular school day and during the summer.
Each of the fellowships is part of a research and development
effort to explore concepts in the strategic plan.
Fellowship projects began in January, 1999 through
June, 2000. The following fellowships were offered:
- Web Page/
Learning Village Fellowship- Project Director
Brian Abeling
- Video
Distribution/ Conferencing Fellowship- Project
Director Sheila Watson
- School
Improvement Data Fellowship- Project Director
Chuck Bowen
- CongressLink/
GovLink Fellowship- Project Director Frank Mackaman
Informational
meetings were held regarding the fellowships in the district
conference room at 3:30pm on November 16. Applications
are due on November 25 prior to Thanksgiving vacation.
Participants were selected by December 18. Projects
began at the start of the second semester. Application
were completed using the on-line
application form.
WEB PAGE/ LEARNING
VILLAGE FELLOWSHIP:
Three classroom teachers were selected to participate
in the Web page/ Learning Village Fellowship.
Applicants must be either a Pilot ’96, Pilot ’97 or
Pilot ’98 participant due to the skills, equipment and
access needs of the project. Each participant
received a Sony Mavica digital camera for their classroom
in addition to equipment already issued through the
technology pilot training. The goals for this
fellowship include:
1. Learn
how to jazz up your classroom web site by adding multimedia,
sounds, interactive forms, PowerPoint presentations,
and picture pages.
2. Compare the traditional web development tools with
those in the Learning Village product.
3. Evaluate the Learning Village Team Projects and its
capabilities.
4. Develop a brochure on ways to effectively use Home
Page Designer for the classroom.
VIDEO
DISTRIBUTION FELLOWSHIP:
Four classroom teachers, one from each intermediate
and each junior high will be selected to participate
in the Video Distribution Fellowship. Applicants
must be either a Pilot ’96 or a Pilot ’97. Intermediate
teachers must teach science or social studies as part
of their teaching assignment. Junior High teachers
must teach science or social studies as part of their
team assignment. Each participant will have access
to the video conferencing unit known as the VaN.
The district currently has four VaNs, one for each intermediate
and junior high school. The goals for this fellowship
include:
1. Learn
to use the district video conferencing capabilities
and find the best strategies for integrating it into
classroom curriculum.
2. Learn to use the district video distribution system
and find the best strategies for integrating this technology
into classroom curriculum.
SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENT DATA FELLOWSHIP:
Six classroom teachers, two primary, two intermediate
and two junior high will be selected to participate
in the School Improvement Data Fellowship. Applicants
must be either a Pilot ’96, Pilot’97 or Pilot’98 participant
due to the skills, equipment and access needs of the
project. Each participant will have special training
in AS/400 assessment related software applications and
electronic portfolio software applications. The
goals for this fellowship include:
1. Evaluate
ways of gathering, analyzing and reporting school improvement
data.
2. Investigate ways for teachers to effeciently and
effectively use data.
CONGRESSLINK/GOVLINK
FELLOWSHIP:
Four classroom teachers will be selected to participate
in the CongressLink/ GovLink Fellowship. Applicants
must be either a Pilot ‘96 or a Pilot ’97 participant
due to the skills, equipment and access needs of the
project. The participant must also teach
social studies as part of their teaching assignment.
Each participant will have special training and received
related software applications necessary to complete
the project. The goals for the fellowship include:
1. Learn
how to plan, implement and evaluate the use of CongressLink
and GovLink as part of the social studies curriculum.
2. Learn how to use problem-based learning techniques
and develop a vision for Pekin GovLink as an instructional
tool and a forum for community awareness and involvement
in civic and local government issues.
The Fellowship
program is an exciting way for staff members to experiment
and assist the district with implementation of its goals.
Participants will provide assistance in helping the
district with dissemination of each project in the future
to all teachers. We look forward to sharing our
results! |
