Audience: JCHS teachers Content Topic: Moodles, a Web 2.

o tool

Teacher(s): Patrice O. Toulson

Summary of Staff Development: This staff development will consist of one lesson. The teachers will be introduced to Moodle and will learn how to use it in their classrooms. Moodle is a free open source course management system known as Learning Management System (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a tool for creating great websites for students. Moodle can be used no matter how small or large your school is. Some teachers use it to build richly collaborative communities of learning around their subject matter. Others use it to deliver content to students and assess learning using assignments or quizzes. You can use Moodle for differentiation among your students. It is also a great tool that will get the students familiar with long distance learning such as what we have used with Georgia On My Line. Moodle is a very easy instructional tool to learn to use. Learner Analysis: These lessons will be taught to a few teachers at Jefferson County High School. I wanted to determine how many of the teachers are aware of Moodle or if anyone of them had used it in any capacity. I sent each teacher a survey to determine this information. Three teachers completed the survey. One teacher had never heard of Moodle. The other two had heard of it and used it basically for class resources in order to post readings on websites for students. They expressed that they would like to learn more about Moodle.

UbD Stage 1 Established Goals

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Curriculu Web 2.o tool m Area

Stage 1 Identify Desired Results

International Society for Technology in Education / National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers Content Standards: 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETSS. Teachers: a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources

d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching

Understandings
Students will understand that. Moodle will improve the classroom experience and make learning more enjoyable for the students. with Moodle, they can differentiate for their students better. Moodle will help the students get use to online experience and prepare them for college. Related Misconceptions: 1) Moodle is too difficult to learn how to use for the teacher and students. 2) Moodle is too time consuming. 3) Moodle is only an online tool; not used in a traditional classroom.

Essential Questions
Overarching Questions:
1) How can Moodle help each

Topical Questions: 1) What is Moodle?

2) How can Moodle be used for classroom instruction? 3) How can a teacher use assessments in Moodle? 4) How can Moodle help with differentiation in the classroom?

student participate more and become active learners in the classroom? 2) How can Moodle motivate students to do better in the classroom? 3) How do Moodle prepare the students for their secondary education experience?

Knowledge and Skills Knowledge

Students will know:

Skills
Students will be able to:

There are numerous activities in Moodle that you can use in the classroom with your students. That Moodle will be more entertaining for their students than traditional ways of teaching. That Moodle is a great tool for differentiating among their students. That their students can use Moodle in the classroom and at home.

Create groups for different assignments for differentiation. Add a resource for students to use Submit multiple activities for students to choose for their assessment. Create an online text and forum.

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence Performance Task(s)

Goal: The goal is to utilize Moodle in your classroom. Role: You are the teacher.

Audience: The target audiences are high school students in your academic class. Situation: You will need to create resources and activities for your students to do in Moodle. Product Performance and Purpose: You will assist your classmates in learning how to use moodle in a way that will benefit their classroom experience. Standards and Criteria for Success: Students will create resources and activities for their students to use in their classrooms. Other Evidence: Trainer will observe the students as they work in Moodle and will listen for any confusion that the students may have.

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences

Lesson 1) I will introduce Moodle to the group of teachers and discuss different ways it can enhance student learning(H) 2) What is Moodle? You will learn how to use Moodle and will begin using Moodle in your classroom to enhance student learning in the classroom. (W) 3) I will discuss the findings of the survey that all of the participants completed on how familiar they are with Moodle. (R) 4) Teacher will show participants how to use Moodle by going onto the Moodle website at http://moodlelms.k12.ga.us/. We will look and learn how to add a resource: File, Folders, Labels, Pages, and URLs We will look at adding Activities: Assignments, Chats, Choice, Forum, Glossary and Wiki After looking at each individual item listed above, the participants will practice using the items. I will answer any questions the class may have on Moodle. (E,T) The students will then answer an evaluation based on how they feel about Moodle and how they will

use it in their classroom. Lesson Extension: http://www.screencast.com/t/jBp1qLWZv Other Resources: http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Secondary_education http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Teaching_with_Moodle

http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/42-interesting-ways-to-use-moodle-in-the-classroom-started-by-tombarre http://moodle.org/

Staff Development Student Evaluation: Student Evaluation Please answer the following questions. Thank you for your time today! 1. What do you think you would like the most about using Moodle?

2. What did you think you would like the least about Moodle?

3. After this training, how comfortable would you feel about using Moodle in your classroom? Explain

4. After this training, do you think you will use Moodle in your classroom? Why or why not?