professionaldevelopment - QAP-Feb08

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=Introducing Kim Cofino=
**21st Century Literacy Specialist
International School Bangkok**
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**Resume:** [[file:kcofino_resume07-1.pdf]]
[[http://mscofino.edublogs.org/|Always Learning]], Kim's Blog

**Providing PD for Primary School and Library/Media teachers
February 13th & 14, 2008.**
Skype conversation with Kim, Sunday February 10 (recorded with Powergramo and uploaded to evoca.com)
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==Schedule==
|| **Time** || **Day 1**- **Wednesday Feb 13** || **Day 2 - Thursday Feb 14** ||
|| 7:00am |||| ||
|| 7:30 – 9:00 || Opening Session: Whole group with Kim Cofino in the **//Auditorium//** 
Developing the Global Student: Practical Ways to Infuse 21st Century literacy into your classroom. || Opening Session: Whole group with Kim Cofino in the **//Auditorium//** 
The 21st Century Educator: Embracing Web 2.0 in your professional practice. ||
|| 9:00-9:15 |||| Morning Break – Grade One Garden ||
|| 9:15 – 10:00 || Breakout Session : 
* Group A Avril's Room 
* Group B Mike's lab 
* Group C Robyn's lab 
* Group D Primary library if convenient
> || Breakout Session: 
* Group A Avril's Room
* Group B Mike's lab 
* Group C Robyn's lab 
* Group D Primary library if convenient ||
|| 10:00 - 10:45 || Breakout Session: 
* Group B Avril's Room
* Group C Mike's lab 
* Group D Robyn's lab 
* Group A Primary library if convenient || Breakout Session: 
* Group B Avril's Room
* Group C Mike's lab 
* Group D Robyn's lab 
* Group A Primary library if convenient ||
|| 10:45 – 11:30 || Victoria – Whole Group Internationalism AV Room 
Elearning team and librarians meet with Kim – Primary School Library || Breakout Session: 
* Group C Avril's Room
* Group D Mike's lab 
* Group A Robyn's lab 
* Group B Primary library if convenient ||
|| 11:30 – 12:30 |||| Lunch Break ||
|| 12:30 – 1:15 || Breakout Session: 
* Group C Avril's Room
* Group D Mike's lab 
* Group A BAE lab 
* Group B Primary library if convenient || Breakout Session: 
* Group D Avril's Room
* Group A Mike's lab 
* Group B BAE lab 
* Group C Primary library if convenient ||
|| 1:15 – 2:00 || Breakout Session 
* Group D Avril's Room
* Group A Mike's lab 
* Group B BAE lab 
* Group C Primary library if convenient || **1:20 – 2:30 ** 
Closing Session: Whole group wrap up with **Kim** Cofino in the **//Auditorium//** 
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|| 2:05 – 3:00 || Closing Session: Whole group with **Kim** Cofino in the **//Auditorium://** 
The 21st Century School: Making the Shift Happen. An overview of what current best practice in international schools looks like and direction of Qatar Academy. 
 
Includes panel session led by Julie Lindsay with general discussion about changing paradigms and changing expectations. 
Panel: 
* QA Primary Admin (Sandy & Kirsten) 
* QA Primary HOD IT - Mike 
* Head of Libraries - Beverley 
* Head of Information Technology/E-Learning - Julie 
* PYP Coordinator - Victoria || ||

|| **Day 1 – Breakout sessions **
1. Session 1 (Kim) – Global Collaborative projects Avril's Room
2. Session 2 (Mike) - Delicious bookmarking Mike's lab 
3. Session 3 (Julie) - PLNs Part 1 (Setting up using Web 2.0 tools: Twitter, iGoogle, Google Reader) BAE Room 
4. Session 4 – Team Planning Time. Nerine has offered the Primary Library as a venue for teams to meet. || **Day 2 – Breakout sessions **
1. Session 1 (Kim) – Curriculum Planning to Embed 21st Century pedagogy Avril's Room
2. Session 2 (Mike) – Wikis & QA Wikispace Mike's lab 
3. Session 3 (Julie) – PLNs Part 2 (Ning, blogging) BAE Room 
4. Session 4 – Team Planning Time. Nerine has offered the Primary Library as a venue for teams to meet. ||

|| **Group A**:
P3/P4 + Jake, Harish, Kristina, Bonnie & Allison + Arabic teachers || **Group B:**
G5/4 + Elle, Samar, AJ, Victoria, Jennifer P + Arabic teachers || **Group C:**
G3/2 + Hoda, Joyce, Candace, Nerine & Aysha + Arabic teachers || **Group D:**
G1/K + Robyn, Cushla, Sveta, Patrick, & Nupur + Arabic teachers ||

==Resources==
[[http://developingtheglobalstudent.wikispaces.com/|Developing the Global Student: Practical Ways to Infuse 21st Century Literacy Into the Classroom]], Presentation and Resources
[[http://21stcenturyeducator.wikispaces.com/|The 21st Century Educator: Embracing Web 2.0 in Your Professional Practice]], Presentation and Resources
[[http://the21stcenturyschool.wikispaces.com/|The 21st Century School: Making the Shift Happen]], Presentation and Resources

[[http://mscofino.edublogs.org|Always Learning]], Kim's Blog
[[http://connect2.edublogs.org|Connect 2.0]], ISB ES Community Blog

Please share your feedback about this training using this [[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=u2MkQ9PWL2Yc5Qgl_2b6qEuA_3d_3d|online survey]]. Thank you!

**Videos**: All the videos I showed in various sessions are now posted in the [[http://elearning4life.ning.com/video|Videos section]].
**Blog posts I referenced during our sessions**:
Detailed description of my lesson planning for introducing a blog in the elementary classroom: [[http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/01/27/learning-to-blog-the-elementary-way/|Learning to Blog the Elementary Way]]
Basic introduction to the BlogPals project: [[http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/01/27/blog-pals-adventures-in-blogging-with-third-grade/|Adventures in Blogging With Third Grade]]
Detailed description of how to create linked g-mail accounts: [[http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/10/18/sign-me-up-the-elementary-email-solution-linked-gmail-accounts/|Sign Me Up! The Elementary E-mail Solution: Linked Gmail Accounts]]
Detailed description of how to add students as contributing authors for a blog: [[http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/02/05/students-as-contributors-on-edublogs-the-quick-and-easy-way/|Students as Contributors on Edublogs: The Quick and Easy Way]].
[[http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2008/01/19/the-technology-toolbox-choosing-the-right-tool-for-the-task/|The Technology ToolBox: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job]]
All [[http://mscofino.edublogs.org/projects/|projects]] I've worked on in the last two years - short descriptions and links to the final product
[[http://connect2.edublogs.org|Connect 2.0]]: ISB's Elementary Learning Hub Blog - all ISB classroom and student blogs are linked here (the one I referenced the most was [[http://blogpals3.edublogs.org|grade 3 BlogPals]], but feel free to have a look at any and all of them!)
Great Kindergarten Class blog: [[http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=51141|Maria Knee]]
Great post by David Warlick: [[http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/archives/1355|A Path to Becoming a Literate Educator]]
**Nings**:
[[http://globaleducation.ning.com/|Global Education Collaborative]]
[[http://classroom20.ning.com/|Classroom 2.0]]
[[http://nextgen.ning.com/|NextGen Teachers]]
[[http://projectsbyjen.ning.com/|TechnoSpud Projects]]
[[http://edubloggerworld.ning.com/|EduBlogger World]]
[[http://education.ning.com/|Ning in Education]]