Overview of the Day

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Overview of the Day

• Gallery of Student Work
• Concurrent Sessions
• Lunch
• Follow-up Table Talks with Presenters
• Whats New in the Collaboratory
• Concurrent Sessions
• Project of the Year
• Closing Session

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The Gallery of Student Work

• Overview of how students teachers are using
  Collaboratory Resources and Services
• Introduction to Breakout Sessions
• Find a Table Talk for lunch

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Concurrent Sessions

• I. The Collaboratory in My Classroom
• Louis Room
• II. Collaboratory Sponsored Partnered Projects
• Northwestern Room
• III. The Collaboratory Professional Development
• Michigan Room
• IV. The Collaboratory in My School
• The Illinois Room

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I. The Collaboratory in My Classroom

• Collaboratory participants discuss integrating
  the Collaboratory into their classroom
  curriculum.
• They reflect on the impact of using the
  Collaboratory in their classrooms.

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• Ia. MS Social Studies Civil War Metro History
  Fair
• Andre LeMoine, Jose Clemente Orozco Community
  Academy of Fine Arts and Sciences, Chicago, IL
• Ib. ES Language Arts Extended Responses
• Eileen Justus, Ridge Family Center for Learning,
  Elk Grove Village, IL

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• Ic. 3-5 Language Arts Social Studies The
  Illinois Virtual School
• Sandi Atols, CPS eLearning Connie Amon, Rita
  Avila, Students Rosalia Atilano, Edgar George,
  Brandon Medina Yuriana Nunez, Jose ClOrozco
  Community Academy of Fine Arts Sciences
  Mitchell Lazarus, Patrice Lucas Sue
  Sherman-Martinez, F.W. Reilly School Gail Smith,
  Edison Regional Gifted Center, Chicago, IL
• Id. MS Language Arts Creative Thinking Poetry
• Gayle Greenwald, School District 128, Palos
  Heights, IL

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Emmett Till, Civil War Metro History Fair
Andre LeMoineOrozco Community Academy of Fine
Arts and Sciences, Chicago, IL

• Use the Collaboratory to organize and maintain
  data to support historical research
• Integrate technology easily into the social
  studies curriculum
• Encourage students to take responsibility for
  their learning in a safe and productive
  environment

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• Civil War Songs
• Compare and contrast opposing view points
• Get students focused on a topic with minimum
  fuss.
• Eliminate lost assignments
• Be able to check student progress any time

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• Metro History Fair
• Students help create lists of sources to share
  with peers.
• Students can work on their slide shows anywhere
  they have internet access.
• No need to hear excuses about printer ink and
  incompatible platforms

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Extended Responses Eileen Justus Ridge Family
Center for Learning, Elk Grove Village, IL

• Students use the ePortfolio to work on their
  extended responses.
• Students use peer review and online teacher
  feedback to improve writing skills for the ISAT.
• Students become more familiar with the extended
  response rubric as they assess each others
  writing.

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Extended response prompts are posted by project
leaders
Students answer a question designed to elicit an
extended response from the Harcourt reading series
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Comments rubric-based discussions
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The Illinois Virtual School Sandi AtolsCPS OTS
eLearning, Chicago, IL

• The Virtual School project is supported by US
  Department of Education Funds for the Improvement
  of Education grant through the Illinois State
  Board of Education
• 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Language Arts and Social
  Studies teachers practice using online tools and
  adapting projects in the Collaboratory to use
  with their students

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Students created book reviews for the books that
were read to them in class.
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Students discussed the books they read by
responding to teachers questions (extended
response).
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Creative Thinking Poetry Gayle Greenwald School
District 128, Palos Heights, IL

• Students demonstrate an understanding material
  beyond basic knowledge comprehension
• Students learn basic forms of poetry while
  learning about creative thinking
• By reviewing each other's work, students learn
  how to ask constructive questions to help peers
  develop creative writing skills

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Students write poetry about school and
assignments in a Nexus Community. Poetry is
shared in a public Nexus Gallery.
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A student elaborates on Taking a Test Details
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II. Collaboratory Sponsored Partner
Projects

• Sponsored Projects are created and managed by the
  Collaboratory to provide opportunities for
  collaboration and to introduce the Collaboratory
  to newcomers.
• Partner Projects are multi-year partnerships with
  cultural and educational organizations

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• IIa. K-12 Multi-Subject Students Using the
  Collaboratory for Observation and Documentation
• Melanie West, TizMedia Foundation, Evanston, IL
• IIb. K-12 Multi-Subject Sponsored Projects in My
  Classroom
• Roxana Hadad, Collaboratory Project, Northwestern
  University Gary Gallant, Nashwaaksis Middle
  School, Fredericton, NB, Canada with Gayle
  Greenwald, School District 128, Palos Heights, IL
  Andre Lemoine, Orozco Community Academy of Fine
  Arts and Sciences, Chicago, IL

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• IIc. 4-8 Language Arts Rebecca Caudill Internet
  Book Club
• Lori Abrahams Sherrie Sekyra, Frederick
  School, Grayslake, IL
• IId. HS Science The START Astronomy Research
  Collaboratory
• Gary Greenberg, Director, The Collaboratory
  Project, Northwestern University

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Students Using the Collaboratory for Observation
DocumentationMelanie WestTizMedia Foundation,
Evanston, Il

• NSF Building Demand for Math Literacy
• Multimedia module for the Young Peoples Project
• Observation, Reflection, and Documentation

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Video Observation Factor Tile Arrangements
Students spent time observing their interactions
while teaching math to their outreach group
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Survey of Ideas Students collect
information to write the story, raps and game
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Sponsored Projectsin my ClassroomRoxana Hadad
The Collaboratory Project, Northwestern U.

• National projects open to all grade levels,
  subject areas and communities
• Students and teachers are introduced to
  Collaboratory communication services and
  collaboration tools
• Projects encourage collaborative peer review and
  data collection

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• Students from Illinois shared and discussed
  their personal stories in the Nexus Community in
  What am I most Thankful for?

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• Students from Canada, Florida and Illinois shared
  images, sounds and text about their communities

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Rebecca Caudill Internet Book ClubLori Abrahams
Sherrie SekyraFrederick School, Grayslake,
Illinois

• Students used the Internet Book Club to share
  book reviews for the Rebecca Caudill book
  nominees
• Students discussed the Rebecca Caudill books in
  the Internet Book Club.
• Students voted for their favorite Rebecca Caudill
  book

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Students shared reviews and discussed the
nominated books they read in the Internet Book
Club
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Students used the Survey Studio to vote for their
favorite Rebecca Caudill book nominee
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The START Astronomy Research Collaboratory Gary
Greenberg, DirectorThe Collaboratory Project,
Northwestern U

• 3-year NSF-Funded Project
• Northwestern U, Johns Hopkins U, UC Berkeley
• Broadening Participation in Astronomy Research
• Authentic data, tools, resources
• Collaboratory Integration
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
• Web Visualization Tool (NU)
• Next Generation Telescope Network (HOU)
• CI-TEAM Demonstration Project w/ Adler

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Collaboratory interfaces to SkyServer tools and
Sloan Digital Sky Survey data.
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A new Research Template to create online
collaborative research journals that use Web
services to display objects, data and tables
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III. The Collaboratory and Professional
Development

• Using the Collaboratory to support online,
  ongoing professional development
• Standards-based professional development
• Discipline-based professional development

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• llla. 4-8 Math Science Promoting Student
  Excellence in Mathematics and Science (Area VI
  MSP)
• Ed Suddarth, Hamilton-Jefferson ROE 25, Mt.
  Vernon, IL Dirk Wongsopawiro, Southern Illinois
  University, Carbondale, IL Debra Blakey, Belle
  Rive Attendance Center, Opdyke-Belle Rive CCSD
  No. 5, Opdyke, IL Robin Flagg, Farrington
  Grade School, Farrington CCSD 99, Bluford, IL
• IIIb. 5-8/12 History Teaching American history
• Marjorie Siuta, CUSD 200, Woodstock, IL, Marilyn
  Winton Tom Krieger, Greenwood Elementary
  School, Wonder Lake, IL

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• IIIc. MS Art Language Arts Arts Integration
  Mentorship (Project AIM)
• Mary Ann Brandt, Thurgood Marshall Middle School
  Lisa Hutler, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
• IIId. MS HS Arts-based School Reform Artful
  Learning
• David Brothman, North Chicago School District
  187 Jeffrey Hollenstein, David Zablocki,
  Kelli Hohman, Neal Math and Science Academy
  Deborah Schultz, South Elementary School, North
  Chicago, IL

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Promoting Student Excellence in Mathematics and
ScienceEd SuddarthHamilton-Jefferson ROE 25,
Mt. Vernon, IL

• An MSP professional development program in the
  Collaboratory for 35 MS/HS math and science
  teachers
• Participants develop and share Action Research
  plans that include teacher self-assessment,
  reflections and student documents
• SIU professors mentor teachers online in the Nexus

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An action research document on bringing new
technologies into the classroom to improve
student learning
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Detailed documents, organizers, and examples of
student work are embedded in documents
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Teaching American History George Oslovich
Marilyn WintonWoodstock CUSD 200, Woodstock, IL

• The Challenge of Freedom Module I The
  Freedom Experiment Colonization through the
  Civil War.
• Using the Collaboratory and books to better
  instruct US History
• Creating lesson plans based on primary and
  secondary source materials

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• Teacher participants use the ePortfolio to share
  historical information such as book reviews and
  web-based primary sources

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• Documents are used for group work to respond to
  study questions

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Arts Integration Mentorship (Project AIM) Lisa
Hutler Columbia College, Chicago, IL

• AIM is using the Collaboratory to collect and
  share artifacts and data for their project grant.
• AIM is demonstrating how the Arts can be used to
  support student learning and aid in higher
  achievement
• Research is being posted online so work and
  results can be viewed by a larger audience

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First drafts of student work are posted as PDFs
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Completed stories are shared in the Collaboratory
where final AIM products can be viewed.
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Arts-based School Reform Artful LearningDavid
BrothmanNorth Chicago School District 187,
North Chicago, IL

• Professional development initiative based on
  Leonard Bernsteins Artful Learning
• Engage student in meaningful lessons that
  integrate the Arts
• Students will explore, inquire, create and
  reflect on their work in the Collaboratory

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Student work in the Exploration Sequence of
Artful Learning
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• Teacher comment on the Inquiry Sequence of
  Artful Learning

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IV. The Collaboratory in My School

• Strategies for Curriculum Planning
• Student Perspectives (IMSA)
• The Collaboratory and Special Students

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• IVa. K-8 Standards-based Curriculum Planning
• Mary Ann Brandt, Caroline Ansani, Thurgood
  Marshall Middle School Andrew Friesema Rudolph
  Coutain, Lawndale Academy, Chicago, IL
• IVb. ES Project Strategies for Social Studies
  Science
• Darlene Andre, Northbrook School District 28 Meg
  Crockford, Westmoor School Ellen Kollmann,
  Greenbriar School Rich Viviano, Meadowbrook
  School, Northbrook, IL

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• IVc. HS Student Perspectives on Science
  History
• James Gerry, CIO, John Thompson, Brittany Oleson,
  student, Lauren Bogdan, student, Illinois Math
  Science Academy (IMSA), Aurora, IL
• IVd. MS Language Arts Learning Perspectives for
  Special Students
• Gail Smith, Edison Regional Gifted Center,
  Chicago, IL Susie Werner, Unity Junior High
  School, Cicero, IL

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Standards-based Curriculum PlanningMary Ann
Brandt Rudolph Coutain, Chicago Public Schools,
Chicago, IL

• Custom document templates in the Nexus from CPS
  Standards Based Curriculum Initiative
• Grade level teams work together to create and
  share standards aligned lessons and assessments
• Allows for better coordination and continuity
  across teams and grade levels

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Teachers use the CPS SBCI template to align their
Lesson Plans to the Illinois Learning
StandardsExample from Thurgood Marshall School
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Teachers share examples of student work in the
CPS SBCI Daily Lesson Plan template
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Project Strategies for Social Studies
ScienceDarlene AndreNorthbrook School District
28, Northbrook, IL

• Students work in groups, do research in the
  Cybrary and share their findings in MediaSpace
• Students share movies in MediaSpace
• Projects shared with teachers for classroom use

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Creating projects that teachers can copy and edit
to use in their classrooms
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Projects designed meet needs of student research
that is being completed in the classroom
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Student Perspectives on Science
HistoryBrittany Oleson Lauren Bogdan Illinois
Math Science Academy, Aurora, IL

• Interactions and sharing in the Collaboratory
  support student learning
• Students create a rich archive of knowledge for
  current and future users
• Students use the Collaboratory to survey online
  experiences

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Learning about the history of the Lincoln Park
Zoo South Pond to plan for the ponds renovation
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Sharing data collected at the South Pond
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Learning Perspectives for Special Students Gail
SmithEdison Regional Gifted Center, Chicago, IL
Susie WernerUnity Junior High School, Cicero, IL

• Encourage students to use words to convey their
  exact meanings
• Using the Collaboratory to share information
  motivates students to write more
• Writing online enhances focus

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• Edison gifted students create share documents
  in the Nexus.
• Teachers comment on the documents.

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• Unity Jr. High LD students create share essays
  in the ePortfolio

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Lunch Table Talks

• The Collaboratory in My Classroom
• 1. MS Social Studies Civil War Metro History
  Fair
• Andre LeMoine, Orozco Community Academy of Fine
  Arts and Sciences, Chicago, IL
• 2. ES Language Arts Extended Responses
• Eileen Justus, Ridge Family Center for Learning,
  Elk Grove Village, IL
• 3. ES LA Social Studies The Illinois Virtual
  School
• Sandi Atols, CPS Office of OTS eLearning,
  Chicago, IL
• MS Language Arts Creative Thinking Poetry
• Gayle Greenwald, School District 128, Palos
  Heights, IL

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• Collaboratory Sponsored Partner Projects
• 5. K-12 Multi-Subject Students Using the
  Collaboratory for Observation and Documentation
• Melanie West, TizMedia Foundation, Evanston, IL
• 6. K-12 Multi-Subject Sponsored Projects in My
  Classroom
• Roxana Hadad, The Collaboratory Project, NU
• 7. 4-8 Language Arts Rebecca Caudill Internet
  Book Club
• Lori Abrahams Sherri Sekyra, Frederick School,
  Grayslake, IL

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• The Collaboratory and Professional Development
• 8. 4-12 Math Science Promoting Student
  Excellence in Math Science
• Ed Suddarth, Hamilton Jefferson ROE 25, Mt.
  Vernon, IL
• 9. 5-8/12 History Teaching American History
• George Oslovich, CUSD 200, Woodstock, IL
• 10. MS Art Language Arts Arts Integration
  Mentorship
• (Project AIM)
• Lisa Hutler, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
• 11. MS HS Arts-based School Reform Artful
  Learning
• David Brothman, North Chicago School District
  187, North
• Chicago, IL

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• The Collaboratory in My School
• 12. K-8 Standards-based Curriculum Planning
• Mary Ann Brandt, Thurgood Marshall MS
• Rudolph Coutain, Lawndale Academy, Chicago, IL
• 13. ES Project Strategies for Social Studies
  Science
• Darlene Andre, School District 28, Northbrook,
  IL
• 14. HS Student Perspectives on Science
  History
• James Gerry, Illinois Math Science Academy
  (IMSA), Aurora, IL
• 15. MS Language Arts Learning Perspectives for
  Special Students
• Gail Smith, Edison Regional Gifted Center,
  Chicago
• Susie Werner, Unity Junior High School, Cicero,
  IL

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• History in the Collaboratory
• Adventures of the American Mind (AAM) Library of
• Congress (LOC)
• Margo Tomaras, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
• Collecting Data in the Collaboratory
• 17. Assessment and Measurement Math Science
  Partnership
• Dirk Wongsopawiro, SIU, Carbondale, IL
• 18. Mapping Data (GoogleMap)
• Rich Barone, The Collaboratory Project,
  Northwestern University
• Writing in the Collaboratory
• Discussion Forums, Nexus Community
• Sue Sherman-Martinez, W.F. Reilly School,
  Chicago, IL

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Whats New in the Collaboratory?

• Gary Greenberg

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Mapping Survey Results with GoogleMapRich
Barone, The Collaboratory Project
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The Research TemplatePaul Hertz, The
Collaboratory Project
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Concurrent Sessions

• History in the Collaboratory
• Louis Room
• Collecting Data in the Collaboratory
• Northwestern Room
• Writing in the Collaboratory
• Michigan Room

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Project of the Year Award

• Each year we recognize an educator for work
  integrating the Collaboratory into the classroom
  and providing models for using Collaboratory
  resources and services.

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Closing Comments Gary Greenberg, Director
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Thank you!

• The Collaboratory Staff