FINAL PROJECT FOR CI 3850
FALL 2005

The culminating activity for CI 3850 is a teaching presentation enhanced by media and technology that is appropriate for your content area and age level. The goals of this presentation are to utilize a suitable instructional strategy that directly relates to a NC SCOS Objective for your target age group/content area, collaborate with peers, effectively use technologies that are interesting to students, build understanding through a sequence of activities (presentation modes of overheads, PowerPoint, video, handouts, etc.) that require active learning and creative higher order thinking skills, and finally evaluate and reflect on the activity. Themes of literacy, technology and instruction from the course must be apparent in your project as you determine the topic of the presentation.

Project must include:

1. Utilize an instructional strategy that meets the needs of the students in the candidates particular grade/content area.
   
   D.2.1 Teachers seek and apply good matches among instructional goals, methods, and materials, and students' skills and abilities.
   T.2.5 Teachers plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.
   C.2.6 Teachers plan instruction that is appropriate for the students they teach
   
2. Incorporate media, diversity, and technology

   D.2.3 Teachers modify instruction and assessment to meet the needs of individual student.
   T.1.1 Teachers demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology (as described in the ISTE National Education Technology Standards for Students).
   T.1.2 Teachers demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies.
   C.2.5 Teacher have strong and current technology skills.

3. Incorporate content standards in your area (national, state)

   C.1.2 Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty.
   C.2.11 Teachers align their instruction with the required curriculum

4. Work in a group of up to 4 (no more) other students. However, the goals, objectives and purpose will be made with full collaboration of all members of the group and presented in a rough outline for approval to the professor.
   
   C.5.2 Teachers collaborate with their colleagues
   T.6.2 Teachers apply technology resources to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and abilities.
   
5. Presentation must be engaging to the audience and students.
   

   D.2.2 Teachers assist students in developing multiple learning strategies to address discipline specific content, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.
   T.2.1 Teachers design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.
   T.5.1 Teachers use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning
   

6. Fifteen minute presentation.

   C.5.2 Teachers collaborate with their colleagues
   C.2.3 Teachers are expert communicators

7. Evaluation/reflection of ideas for improvement.

T.5.2 Teachers continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of student learning.