July Design Institute
Building Learning with Technology (BLT) Project
July 8-12, 2002

University of Maryland, College Park

[July 8] [July 9] [July 10] [July 11] [July 12]

Monday, July 8  
8:30-9:00 a.m Registration/Continental Breakfast Tawes Atrium
9:00-9:15 a.m.

Welcome and Project Overview
Stan Bennett, Univ. of Maryland (UMCP)

Tawes, Ulrich Recital Hall (1st floor)
9:15-10:45 a.m. Visions of Educational Change Beyond the Incremental: Case studies from Maine
Seymour Papert, MIT 		Tawes, Ulrich Recital Hall (1st floor)
10:45-11:00 a.m. Break Tawes Atrium
11:00.-11:45 a.m. Discussion of the Papert keynote Tawes, Ulrich Recital Hall
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lunch (provided for all participants) Benjamin, Rm. 0202
 

BLT participants eat lunch with their design team
Visitors choose a design team to join

 See handout for room assignments
12:45-1:30 p.m. Group 1 Design Teams describe their units (see handout) Benjamin Bldg.
1:30-2:15 p.m. Group 2 Design Teams describe their units (see handout) Benjamin Bldg.
2:15-2:30 p.m. Break Benjamin, Rm. 0202
2:30-3:30 p.m. Design teams work on units and supporting materials Benjamin, Rms. 0114, 2119, 3236, 2012
Tuesday, July 9
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8:30-9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast Benjamin, Rm. 0202
9:00-10:30 a.m.

Making Culture Visible: Using Technology to Foster Culturally Responsive Instruction in Elementary Classrooms
Nichole Pinkard, University of Michigan

 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break Benjamin, Rm. 0202
10:45-12:00 noon Design teams work on units and supporting materials Benjamin, Rms. 0220,0114, 0206
12 noon-1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided to focus group participants)
Other BLT participants should bring lunch or visit the
UMCP Student Union (McDonald's, food co-op, etc.)
  
1:00-3:30 p.m.

Select from the following options:

  
 
  • Web Page Design with Netscape Composer
    Ed Dieterle, PGCC
 Benjamin, PC Lab
 
  • Enhancing Digital Images
    Carmella Doty, PGCPS
Benjamin, Rm. 0114
 
  • Using TeacherWeb to Enhance Learning
    Susan Creamer, PGCPS
 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
 
  • DreamWeaver for Beginners
    Philip Held, PGCPS
 Benjamin, Rm. 0306
 
  • Work with your design team
 Benjamin, Rms. 3236,
2102, 2119
 
  • Consult on unit design/software packages
    with BLT staff
Benjamin, Rm. 0202
Wednesday, July 10
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8:30-9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast Benjamin, Rm. 0202
9:00-10:00 a.m.

The Need for Learners
David Dwyer, Apple Computer

 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
10:00 -11:30 a.m. Design teams work on units and supporting materials Benjamin, Rms. 0220, 0114, 0206, 2119
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch (Focus group lunches provided) Other BLT participants should bring lunch or visit the UMCP Student Union (McDonald's, food co-op, etc.)
  
12:30-1:45 p.m. Project-Based Learning in the Digital Age
Eeva Reeder, Educational Consultant and Member
Speakers Bureau, George Lucas Educational
Foundation
 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
1:45-2:00 p.m. Break Benjamin, Rm. 0202
2:00-3:30 p.m. Select from the following options:  
 
  • Advanced Netscape Composer
    Ed Dieterle, PGCPS
Benjamin, Rm. 0306
 
  • Evaluating Educational software
    Gloria Keaton, PGCPS
Benjamin, Rm. 0114
 
  • Dynamic PowerPoint for the classroom
    Scott Sinex, PGCC
 Benjamin, PC Lab
 
  • iMovie for Beginners
    Joe Irizarry, PGCPS (NOTE: Maximum of 10 participants)
 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
 
  • Work with your design team
Benjamin, Rms. 3236, 2102, 2119
 
  • Consult on unit design/software packages with BLT staff
Benjamin, Rm. 0202
Thursday, July 11
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8:30-9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast Benjamin, Rm. 0202
9:00-10:00 a.m. Project-based learning with technology
(PGCPS/MCPS)
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10:00-10:15 a.m Break Benjamin, Rm. 0202
10:15-11:15 a.m. Ethical issues in Information Technology
Amy Ginther, Project NEThics (UMCP)
 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
11:15 a.m.-12 noon Design teams work on units and supporting materials Benjamin, Rms. 0220,
0114, 0206, 2119
12 noon-1:00 p.m. Lunch (Focus group lunches provided)
Other BLT participants should bring lunch or visit the
UMCP Student Union (McDonald's, food co-op, etc.)
NOTE: College of Education faculty/students will
meet with Mike Kelley (lunch provided)
 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
1:00-3:30 p.m. Select from the following options:  
 
  • Advanced Dreamweaver
    Philip Held, PGCPS
 Benjamin, Rm. 0306
 
  • Advanced iMovie
    Joe Irizarry, PGCPS
    (NOTE: Maximum of 10 participants)
 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
 
  • Using Acrobat Writer for creating electronic portfolios
    Hae Lee, UMCP
 Benjamin, PC Lab
 
  • The One-computer Classroom
    Ginny Andrews (PGCPS)
 Benjamin, Rm. 0114
 
  • Work with your design team
 Benjamin, Rms. 3236,
2102, 2119
 
  • Consult on unit design/software packages with BLT staff

 Benjamin, Rm. 0202
Friday, July 12
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8:30-9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast Benjamin, Rm. 0202
9:00-10:15 a.m. Reinventing Tomorrow's Learning
Kathleen Fulton, Reinventing 21st Century Schools
 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
10:15-10:45 a.m. BLT Project Outcomes
Bob Lissitz (UMCP)
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10:45-11:00 a.m. Break Benjamin, Rm. 0202
11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Design teams work on units and supporting materials and post these on the BLT Blackboard site
 Benjamin, Rms. 0220, 0114, 0206
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch (NOTE: Only focus groups receive lunch) Other BLT participants should bring lunch or visit the UMCP Student Union (McDonalds, food co-op, etc.)
  
1:15-2:00 p.m. BLT Content Area Groups share progress in developing units
 See handout for room assignments
2:00-2:30 p.m. The BLT Project: Looking Back, Looking Forward
 Benjamin, Rm. 0220
2:30-3:00 p.m. July 2002 Design Institute Evaluation Benjamin, Rm. 0220
3:00-3:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social Benjamin, Rm. 0202

The Building Learning with Technology Project is funded through a
U. S. Department of Education grant program entitled
"Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology" (PT3)


Grant Partners: University of Maryland--College Park, Prince George's Community College,
Prince George's County Public Schools, Apple Computer, Verizon/GTE

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