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The ADP Center hosted two days of workshops on Sept. 18 & 19 for NJ school administrators and teachers interested in learning about how video conferencing can enhance, transform and connect learning environments in unique and compelling ways. Participants engaged in video conferences with the Newark Museum and the American Labor Museum as sample activities that could be accessed by students.
The Montclair State University Teacher Education Policy Committee held its first meeting of the new academic year in the ADP Center Classroom of the Future. Attendees were provided with a tour of the ADP Center and new Curriculum Resource Collection while discussing how the center can play an important role in the teacher education process.
Media Mondays, a new professional development program hosted by the ADP Center offers teacher education faculty, teacher education students and practicing educators from the MSUNER network schools workshop opportunities in the area of curriculum and technology integration. Workshops are held two Mondays per month throughout the semester and include topics such as The Pedagogy of Podcasting, Building Communities for Learning through WIKI's and Evaluating Online Educational Resources. The workshop schedule can viewed by clicking on the left hand navigational bar of this webpage.
On August 23, forty school leaders from the Montclair Public Schools visited the ADP Center to participate in a three day leadership retreat. School Leaders participated in a hands-on orientation to the ADP Center with special discussion around the design and development of the Classrooms of the Future. The School Leaders also participated in a podcasting workshop resulting in each participant publishing an audio-based podcast to their respective school websites.
ADP Center staff worked with thirty six high school students from Newark Public Schools participating in the Summer Bridge/Gear Up University Program providing them with digital learning experience that resulted in the students producing and presenting digital biographies.
The ADP Center collaborated with the Passaic County River Institute throughout the months of July & August to provide more than thirty Newark Public School students in grades 3 through 8 participating in a grant funded summer camp with access to and training in the use of the many digital media teaching and learning tools available in the Classrooms of the Future.
The ADP Center & The New Jersey Educational Computing Consortium, the largest organization of educators interested in how technology improves teaching and learning, collaborated to host more than 130 teachers attending the 2006 Digital Media Institute on June 27-29 in the Classrooms of the Future and Instructional Technology Labs. Workshops included topics such as Claymation, Digital Video Tools for Teachers, Podcasting, Wiki's and more.
The ADP Center and the MSU OIT Training Group cohosted this years Summer Tech Camp which provided a buffet of instructional technology workshops focused on teaching in a connected world. Open to MSU faculty and the MSUNER members from P-12 schools, this years camp attracted more than 100 educators and provided more than 12 unique workshops over four days on June 5-8.
The Montclair Public Schools Technology Coordinators annual end of the year meeting was held at the ADP Center on June 1. The coordinators utilized the time to preview emerging technologies currently in place in the classrooms of the future while discussing plans for upgrades to their own school facilities.
The ADP Center hosted two days of workshops on May 22nd & 23rd for NJ school administrators and teachers interested in learning about how video conferencing can enhance, transform and connect learning environments in unique and compelling ways. Participants engaged in video conferences with the Newark Museum and the American Labor Museum as sample activities that could be accessed by students.
The annual Early Childhood Conference is sponsored by the Early Childhood and Elementary and Literacy Education Department and the MSUNER . Over two hundred students, faculty, and guests attended and took part in a variety of workshops and presentations on April 1, 2006.
On March 27, 2006 the ADP Center for Teacher Preparation and Learning Technologies was officially opened along with University Hall. The opening ceremony included speeches from many diginitaries including Governor Corzine, Senator Lautenberg and ADP Chairman Art Weinbach .
The ADP Center facilitated a digital media workshop on March 23 for 20 high school juniors and senior members of the Future Educators of America Club from Central High School in Newark, NJ. During this full day workshop each student created a digital story that profiled their inspiration for becoming a teacher.
The ADP Center hosted the 20th Annual New Jersey Educational Computing Conference on March 14, 15 & 16. The conference theme promoted technology as a tool to provide differentiated instruction to students in all grade levels. The keynote address was provided by Don Johnston, nationally recognized assistive technology guru. More than 60 workshops, presentations and seminars were held throughout the instructional spaces in the ADP Center and University Hall over three days. Approximately 400 P-12 educators from throughout the state attended this annual conference.
The ADP Center student staff launched a special technology workshop series for their fellow MSU teacher education students. The workshops include topics such as Developing Electronic Portfolios Using Blackboard and Creating Interactive PowerPoint Presentations. Workshops are held on Wednesday's from 3:30 - 5:00 in the Instructional Technology Design Laboratory.
On February 23, the ADP Center hosted twenty Montclair Public School Technology Coordinators and K-12 teachers in the Instructional Technology Design Laboratory for a full day hands-on intensive workshop on the Art of Digital Storytelling: Connections to the NJCCCS Language Arts standards. Each workshop participant created and published their own Digital Story on a topic of their choice and presented it to the group at the end of the day.
The ADP Center for Teacher Preparation & Learning Technologies launched a new on-going after-school professional development workshop series for MSUNER educators and teacher education faculty on February 22, 2006. This year's topics include The Pedagogy of Podcasting, The Classroom Beyond and more. Workshops are facilitated by the Director of the ADP Center and located in various spaces including the Classrooms of the Future and Computer Teaching Laboratory.
The ADP Center hosted the Emerging Technologies Emerging Learning Theories Conference on February 9, 2006 in the Instructional Technology Design Laboratory. This one day conference attended by more than 40 K-12 educators discussed many topics including the use of new media tools for teaching and learning.
The ADP Center for Teacher Preparation & Learning Technologies opened it's doors for the first time to students, faculty and and practicing P-12 educators in the MSUNER on January 17, 2006. The ADP Center houses the Curriculum Resource Collection, an Instructional Technology Design Laboratory, three Classrooms of the Future and a Computer Teaching Laboratory.
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During the Summer of 2005, the CRC collaborated with OIT to host three Summer Tech Camps for CEHS & MSU Faculty. The topic of the 2005 camps focused on the use of digital video and audio editing and production technology as a tool to improve pedagogy throughout MSU courses. Participating faculty worked hard over three days during three individual sessions to produce digital stories that wove recorded narration, still and moving images, music and special effects.
On May 20, 2005, the CRC offered the MSU Child Care Center and Demonstration Project a professional development workshop on the role of technology in the Reggio- Emilo Early Childhood Curriculum. More than 14 staff members practiced technology skills as they worked through an inquiry based project that required them to access and evaluate online resources appropriate for younger children.
In the Spring 2005 semester, students from Cumberland County, NJ participated in CEHS’ second class offered entirely via videoconferencing. Prof. Peggy Friedson broadcast her Language Development class live from the Curriculum Resource Center each Monday evening from 5:30 – 8:00. Students from Cumberland County interacted with Prof. Friedson through wireless microphones as they viewed video, PowerPoint presentations and web tours among many other interesting learning activities offered as a part of this unique learning experience. Gregg Festa, Director of the Curriculum Resource Center, facilitated the connection and camera throughout the semester.
The CRC, in its effort to become a the pioneer of educational technology at MSU, has purchased a mobile Palm Pilot cart consisting of 30 wirelessly connected Palm Pilots. In addition, the CRC has also purchased a mini lab of 5 iPods. The
acquisition of this equipment enables the newly created Masters Program in Educational Technology the opportunity to experiment with emerging educational technologies in their course work. The CRC will be offering several workshops for CEHS faculty beginning in the Fall of 2005 in the proper use and integration of these new technologies.
The CRC recently concluded it's year long monthly professional development from for CEHS faculty entitled COnversations about Pedagogy and Technology. The CRC hosted this 1.5 hour program three times per month where faculty came to explore and discuss pedagogical impact of various common and emerging technologies. More than 40 faculty participated throughout the year and many continued their collaboration with the CRC through a support model that encourages faculty to experiment with the integration of explored technologies in their courses. A new version of this program will be offered to faculty during 2005-06.
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On July 26, 2004 the CRC launched its newest resource for K-12 educators. Called the Best of Web, the annotated directory of online resources is broken down by pedagogy instead of subject area. This time saving guide offers educators a quick way to integrate the most meaningful and appropriate online resources throughout their curriculum. See:
www.montclair.edu/crc/k12web.html
From June 7 through June 23, 2004, the Curriculum Resource Center hosted a Summer Technology Camp for CEHS Faculty interested in learning more about current and emerging instructional technology and how it could enhance or transform teaching and learning in their own classrooms. Twelve faculty members worked in small groups with assigned student technology assistants in technology rich simulation that required them to produce multimedia projects that they presented to each other at the conclusion of the camp experience. Faculty receive intensive instruction in the use of digital camera’s, computer based video editing, advanced applications in Microsoft Word, Inspiration and Blackboard online learning platform. The teams of faculty and student assistants worked both face-to-face and online to complete their projects. Participating faculty have already begun the process of integrating what they learned throughout their classes and are eager to work as technology mentors to their respective colleagues over the next academic year.
On May 27 & 28th, the CRC/NJNER hosted twelve MSU faculty members, students and NJNER clinical faculty who participated in a workshop with Dr. Helen Barrett, a nationally recognized pioneer in the integration of digital media throughout instruction. Participants worked to write, direct, edit, produce and sometimes star in their own digital stories. The results were amazing with all participants completing a five-minute story relevant to their own personal or professional lives. The stories integrated photos, video clips, music and narration. Participants also worked to create plans on how they will utilize this form of media in their own instruction. Special thanks Dr. Dina Rosen for making the training arrangements.
Gregg Festa, Director of the Curriculum Resource Center in the Center of Pedagogy collaborated with Patty Kahn, Training & Blackboard Manager in the MSU Office of Information Technology to convert and publish the CRC’s top ten most frequently viewed educational videos on the new MSU Web Streaming Server. As of July 1, 2004 MSU students and faculty can download and view the video’s free of charge from any Internet connected computer in the world. The CRC and OIT plan to continue building this online video library to include the more than 400 educational videos currently housed in the CRC.
From May 11 through May 14th, 2004, the Curriculum Resource Center hosted a free professional development program for MSU faculty entitled Intel Teach to the Future. More than 14 faculty members from across campus were engaged in several technology integrated project based learning activities that could be turn keyed in their own classrooms as they learned how to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access. As result of hosting the training, the CRC received a free SmartBoard valued at approximately $2000.00. Participants received several curriculum integration guides and tutorials as well as t-shirts and CD holders. Special thanks to Dr. Vanessa Domine for applying for the grant and making the training arrangements.
On May 6, 2004, five seniors from Passaic Valley High School visited the multipoint videoconference center in the Curriculum Resource Center to participate in a live videoconference with students from more than 300 schools from around the world. The students presented an annual videoconference project that they facilitate in their own school entitled “Around the World in 24 Hours”. The purpose of their presentation was to enlist additional schools to engage in more educational video conferencing activities throughout the year. Gregg Festa, Director of the Curriculum Resource Center facilitated the videoconference connection in collaboration with Matthew Conforth, Director of Technology for Passaic Valley High School. The Bergen Record Newspaper covered the event.
In the Spring 2004 semester, students from Cumberland County, NJ participated in CEHS’ first class offered entirely via videoconferencing. Prof. Jacqueline Mosellson broadcast her Methods of Research class live from the Curriculum Resource Center each Monday evening from 5:30 – 8:00. Students from Cumberland County interacted with Prof. Mosellson through wireless microphones as they viewed video, PowerPoint presentations and web tours among many other interesting learning activities offered as a part of this unique learning experience. Gregg Festa, Director of the Curriculum Resource Center, facilitated the connection and camera throughout the semester.
Throughout both the Fall 03 and Spring 04 semesters, the CRC provided Dr. Dina Rosen's Early Childhood Education students with the technology and guidance necessary to complete the demanding assignment of creating multimedia rich electronic portfolios. The CRC also hosted Dr. Rosen's classes for a final presentation of work in the Digital Classroom. This innovative collaboration was highlighted for its use of Best Practices at the NJEDge.Net Faculty Showcase in April 2004.
In Fall 2003 semester, Prof. Schwager worked with Gregg Festa to publish web-based video's of her students observation lessons so that they could engage in peer review and reflective activities throughout the semester.
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Note: If you or your organization is interested in collaborating with the
The ADP Center on a special project please contact Gregg Festa at 973-655-7764 or
festag@mail.montclair.edu
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