Academic Achievement and Testing in Math, Science, and Communication
Prop Up a Poster and Pass? Making Senior Projects Count
The evolution of senior projects as graduation requirements emphasizes project-based learning. Planning templates lead from research papers to projects, products, and presentations. Integrating academics and career-technical skills, senior projects also result in work-based learning experiences. When students, mentors, and teachers understand that a project is more than a poster, both quality and accountability increase. Presenter: Deborah Super, Randolph County Vocational-Technical Center, Elkins, W.Va.
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Contextual Science: Because Students Look Cool in Goggles
Experience ways to make your biology, physics, and Principles of Technology courses come to life! Presenter: Karen McDowell, CORD Communications Inc., Waco, Tex.
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Contributions of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) to Improved Student Achievement
Research on the use of contextualized teaching strategies and their effects on improved student achievement will be reviewed. The results of a five-year study on the preparation of preservice teachers to use CTL strategies and their subsequent effect with students in public schools will be presented. Facilitators to effective implementation of CTL strategies as well as barriers will be highlighted. Presenter: Richard Lynch, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
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MovieMaker
Making and sharing digital movies is fast becoming as common as sharing digital photos. Did you know that a movie-editing program is available free from Microsoft? In this fast-paced, hands-on introductory session in the computer lab, you will learn how to record, save, and playback a video clip using MovieMaker™. But why stop there? Your creative students will want to splice clips together, add music and sound effects, transition between clips, and more—and all this is possible with the free MovieMaker™! And you’ll get to do it in this session! (Attendees should be acquainted with MS Windows XP.) Presenter: James Rut, CORD, Waco, Tex.
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Legal Careers Academy—A Thriving Education and Business Partnership
This session will detail how secondary and postsecondary institutions and businesses partner to provide programs that expose students to careers in the legal career cluster. By incorporating 15 college credits, the College Tech Legal Careers Academy assists students in making smooth, seamless transitions from secondary to postsecondary education and beyond. Presenters: Debbie Dunlevy, Genesee Community College, Batavia, N.Y.; Karen Wicka, Genesee Valley Career and Technical Center, Batavia, N.Y.; Marilyn Gross, Genesee Valley BOCES, Mt. Morris, N.Y.; Tom Dixon, Attica Correctional Facility, Attica, N.Y.
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