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=The Proposal=

** 21st Century Learners Project ** Talladega County Schools Proposal

Alabama Best Practices Center’s 21st Century Learners project has made a huge impact on two Talladega County schools, Winterboro and Fayetteville. This project is impacting these schools in the following ways: · Increase in student engagement · Increase of student mastery of 21st Century skills: collaboration, problem-based learning, technology skills, communication skills, etc. ·  Collaboration with and support from teachers from other schools to solve problems, to address student learning obstacles, to build professional learning communities · Shift in teacher attitudes and expectations of professional development opportunities · Recognition for professional development efforts in 21st Century learning serves as a motivation for continuing improvement We want this same experience for the students and teachers in our system. The following plan closely mirrors the training our two schools have received in this program.

Selection made by principal || Each of the seven high school principals will select three participants. These participants must be interested and eager to be a part of this initiative. The participants will receive some pre-training for the project in December through email, hand mail, etc. They will be expected to survey their own students concerning technology. They will be expected to make a commitment to attend each of the sessions, implement new strategies at a comfortable pace, and demonstrate how this learning has impacted their classrooms in May. 7 (high schools) 2-3 (days prof leave each) || Five schools (not FHS & CHS) during February || One car per school mileage to site (21 mileage reimbursements or less depending on site) || ** TOTAL (2 days PD) = $3,156.80 ** || ||
 * Project Timeline **
 * ** Date ** || ** Event ** || ** Objective ** ||
 * November/December || Promotion of Project, Application, Selection, Survey students || Explain and promote the program, Select eager participants, participants will survey their students (survey and analysis tool provided)
 * January (work day or mid month) || Launch 21st Century Learner Project || Introduce initiative, Introduce blogs, wikis, cool tools, Practice networking skills, Explore Web Wonders Wiki, Schedule February meetings ||
 * February (throughout) || Support Sessions || Facilitator will travel to each school in afternoons for support, to check progress, and to re-teach ||
 * March (after Grad Exam) || Web Wonders Session || Build a deeper skill base for 21st Century learning, Advanced sessions for blogs, wikis & cool tools- http://webwonders.wikispaces.com  ||
 * May || Showcase || Show what you have done, Teams from ABPC invited to present to our schools, Invite businesses/community to showcase ||
 * Cost Analysis - Real **
 * ** Substitutes ** || ** Mileage Facilitator ** || ** Mileage Team ** ||
 * 3 (teachers)
 * ** 63 days ($65) **
 * 42 days($65) ** || Approx 230 miles (.485) || Approx 650 miles (.485) ||
 * ** *TOTAL = $4,095.00 **
 * *TOTAL = $2,730.00 ** || ** TOTAL = $111.55 ** || ** TOTAL= $315.25 ** ||
 * ** TOTAL (3 days PD) =$4,521.80 **
 * Cost Analysis – In Kind or Support **
 * ** Facility Needs ** || ** Materials/Supplies ** || ** Technical/Other Support ** || ** Reception ** ||
 * Meeting Space with screen/projector, tables || Copying of handouts (TCBOE Teacher Center) || Computer support from TCBOE || Showcase reception for community/business ||
 * Computer Lab for each session || Prizes or Business donations for teachers at Showcase in May || ABPC will be invited to sessions ||^  ||
 * Showcase Facility – large space ||^  || Need publicity support from TCBOE || ||

· Promotional materials on TCBOE’s 21st Century Learners Project · Application to participate and selection criteria for principals · Surveys for participants to use with their students · Emails and letters welcoming them and outlining steps for preparing for the project · Prepare Power Point introduction to the project · Prepare handouts on all of the learning objectives and have copied · Set up facility site; handle details (lunch, reserve space, PD forms, etc.) · Stay in contact with each of the teams to plan the needs for each support session · Travel to each of the other schools after school for a support session, re-teaching, etc. ·  Follow-up each session with each team member · Prepare Power Point – deeper understanding of 21st Century skills and how to apply these methods while teaching the objectives of the AHSGE <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Prepare handouts on all of the learning objectives and have copied <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Set up facility site; handle details (lunch, reserve space, PD forms, etc.) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Invite schools from ABPC 21st Century Learners to showcase their work (I will try to find people that can attend that won’t need a substitute; we may need to pay mileage, if possible) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Prepare program for the Learning Showcase <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Create invitations for businesses and community (I will need a CO person to send them to a list of their choosing) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Help teams from each school prepare a display of their learning <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Set up facility site; handle details (lunch, reserve space, PD forms, programs, etc.)
 * __ Facilitator Responsibilities __**
 * Preliminary **
 * Launch Session **
 * Support Sessions **
 * Web Wonders Session **
 * May Showcase **