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PDK Training Module
Training Agenda
Introduction - 9:00-9:30
- Outline of day's activities
- Setting goals for the day
- Introduction to PDK
- Background - who created PDK and for what purposes
- Structure/Content - what it includes (CD-ROM and website; topics)
Getting Started - 9:30-10:00
- PDK Tour from CD-ROM, projected on screen
- Registration and logging in
- Online Basic Tutorial - this outlines site features and navigation
- Review of PDK organization and navigation
Case Study Exploration - 10:00-11:00
- View an assigned video case study and consider the questions provided by the facilitator
- Explore the Class Products and Related Resources for the case study
- In small groups, discuss answers to the questions and observations of the case study
Break - 11:00-11:15
Investigating Your Practice - 11:15-12:00
- Discussion of investigative practice
- Outline of the PDK teacher research process and how it will be implemented in this group
- Demonstration of project folder creation
- Participants create personal project folders and begin brainstorming questions to investigate in their own classrooms
Lunch - 12:00-1:00
Topic Area Exploration - 1:00-2:00
- View one set of topic area videos in a small group
- Participants discuss their observations of the teachers' approaches to the topic, any other issues they noted in the videos, and their own strategies surrounding the topic
- Navigate to the Knowledge Databases and locate articles that deal with the topic discussed
- Small groups present a summary of their discussion to the whole group
PDK Community - 2:00-2:30
- Introduction to the collaborative features of PDK
- Formation of a discussion group
Evaluation and Wrap Up - 2:30-3:00
- Complete the evaluation form
- Group discussion of the training session and progress on the goals identified at the beginning of the day
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