Video
Fellowship
What is a fellowship?
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 future implementation for all staff.
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.
What exactly is the video fellowship?
There are two primary goals for this fellowship program:
- Learn
to use the district video conferencing capabilities
and find the best strategies for integrating it into
your classroom curriculum.
- Learn
to use the districts video distribution system and
find the best strategies for integrating this technology
into your classroom curriculum.
How
many teachers will be selected for the web page fellowship?
In total, four classroom teachers will be selected.
One will be selected from each Intermediate School and
Junior High School. We will also be trying to select
2 teachers that will focus on the science curriculum
and 2 teachers who will focus on the social studies
curriculum.
Can
anyone apply?
Because the specific equipment needs, the curriculum
areas that we are focusing on, and access from 4-8 buildings
only, this program will be limited to teachers who meet
all three of the following requirements….
- Must
be a Pilot '96 or Pilot '97 teachers
- Must
be a science or social studies teacher
- Must
be located in an Intermediate or Junior High School
Will
I receive any equipment for my classroom?
There will be no computers given out for this program
that go directly to the classroom. However, your classroom
will have access to the video conferencing unit (known
as a VaN). Currently, our district only has four of these
VaN's and you'll be the first to experiment with them
in your classroom! Will
I receive any additional training?
Yes, there will be many opportunities for additional
training for the fellowship participants.
What
are the incentives for becoming a part of the fellowship
program?
A $2000 stipend will be paid to each participant.
Is
this paid in one lump sum? Spread over time?
It will be paid in four $500 installments: March 1,
1999; June 30, 1999; December 1, 1999; May 1, 2000.
How
do I apply?
Attend an optional informational meeting held at Washington
Intermediate School Auditorium on November 16 at 3:30
PM to receive full information and meet with a project
director. Send the on-line application by November 25.
When
does the program start?
Participants will be selected by December 18 and project
work will begin the second semester of the 1998-99 school
year.
How
long will it last?
The video fellowship will last from January, 1999 and
continue through the spring of 2000.
Can
I sign up for just one semester?
No, we are looking for teachers who will commit to an
effort of integrating the video products into their
curriculum through out the entire fellowship.
Are
there any specific dates for training?
At this time, there are no specific training dates set.
Since there will only be 4 fellowship participants working
on this topic, we will let those individuals get together
to set the dates for training.
Are
there any specific dates for the summer work?
The work that will need to be done during the summer
session is mostly individual work. Therefore, we will
let each individual create their own summer work schedule
that best meets their own schedule.
What specific objectives need to be completed?
The following tables outline the specific objectives
to be completed during each semester.
| Spring
1999 |
| The
focus for this semester is video conferencing
and will require the following objectives… |
| #1
Attend a half-day release training on operating
the Video Access Node (VaN) which is used for video
conferencing. |
| #2
Develop 2 activities that utilize the video conferencing
system into your classroom curriculum. |
| #3
Develop ‘cheat’ sheets to be used for training others
in operating the video conferencing system. |
| #4
Participate in 1 site visitor day. |
| #5
Develop a list of strategies for how video conferencing
can be used in the classroom. |
| Summer
1999 |
| During
the summer, attention will focus on collecting,
organizing, and recording video clips to the network. |
| #1
Attend a half-day release training on digitizing
video to the server. |
| #2
Preview, select, and record 50 hours of video on
to the network |
| Fall
1999 |
| This
semester you will continue to work with video conferencing
and will be adding video distribution. |
| #1
Attend 1 after-school training session related to
video distribution |
| #2
Participate in 2 site visitors days. Your responsibility
will include opening your classroom to visitors
for approximately 20 minutes while you have your
students engaged in an activity that involves either
video conferencing or video distribution. |
| #3
Develop 6 activities that integrate video conferencing
into your classroom curriculum. |
| #4
Develop 8 activities that integrate video distribution
into your classroom curriculum. |
| #5
Preview, select, and record 5 hours of video
onto the video distribution system from the classroom. |
| #6
Develop a list of strategies for how video distribution
can be used in the classroom. |
| #7
Develop ‘cheat’ sheets to be used for training
others in using the video distribution system in
the classroom. |
| Spring
2000 |
| During
this semester the focus will continue on conferencing
and distribution as well as training for other teachers. |
| #1
Participate in 2 site visitors days. Your responsibility
will include opening your classroom to visitors
for approximately 20 minutes while you have your
students engaged into an activity that involves
either video conferencing or video distribution. |
| #2
Train other pilot program teachers in using both
video conferencing and video distribution, utilizing
the "cheat sheets" developed in previous semesters. |
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