The Summercore 5-Day Agenda
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Please note that this is a sample agenda and may not reflect the actual schedule for the program

Monday

  • Registration/Intros
  • Web 2.0 and 21st Century Skills
  • Hands-on with Web 2.0 and subject-specific integration
  • 33 Questions about tech literacy
  • Creating a Personal Learning Network with Twitter
  • Digital Storytelling with Voicethread
  • Managing and using iPads
  • Impactful Blogging with your students
  • "Best of the best" web sites for teachers

Tuesday

  • 33 questions
  • Using Google Docs in the classroom
  • Spreadsheets and Google Forms
  • Creating Tours with Google Earth and Google Maps
  • Digital Storytelling and multimedia
  • Integrating Digital Citizenship into your Curriculum
  • iPad apps galore
  • Skype lectures with keynote Speakers

Wednesday

  • Teaching With Interactive White Boards
  • Google Apps and Curriculum
  • Podcasting: Audio & Video
  • iPads, iPads, iPads
  • Strategies for Implementing a 1:1 program
  • Top Ten Web 2.0 sites
  • Pull groups on RSS Feeds, Moodle 2.0, working with epubs, Photoshop, iMovie, and Social Bookmarking
  • Skype Lecture on Media Literacy

Thursday

  • Teaching in a 1:1 environment
  • Roundtable Discussion on Integrating Technology and Social Media
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about Google
  • Skype / guest speaker
  • Summercore Carnival Preparation Work
  • PCI: Proven Curriculum Ideas

Friday

  • Carnival 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM (outsiders, friends and families invited)
  • One last roundtable discussion
  • Evaluation
  • Closing
  • Graduation picture and present!
Target technologies and skills are purposely taught at two levels which we refer to as JV and Varsity so that we can deal with the levels of experience that participants begin Summercore with. Sometimes, we divide up into JV, Varsity and Thirds if appropriate. Each group works hard to make progress at each skill area. Frequently, each group will report at the end of each session on what their group accomplished. Participants can jump from JV to Varsity or visa versa on any topic even after the first 10 minutes. The Summercore carnival preparation on Thursday is a unique activity that allows small teams to collaborate on a specific lesson plan, curriculum project or specific piece of software. Most participants are almost always skeptical of the carnival concept as we begin Wednesday morning but by Friday noon, most groups are rock, rock, rockin' with Summercore fever! And yes, there are plenty of snacks and refreshments!