Intel Teach Program

Essentials Course

Copyright
2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the Intel Teach Program are
trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

Version 10.1
Welcome to the Intel Teach Program
Essentials Course.

Thanks to teachers like you, over 5 million educators worldwide have

made technology learning more compelling and more relevant.

Dedicated teachers nurture the innovative potential in young people,

preparing them to step into a world where an understanding of
technology can help shape their success. Like you, Intel is passionate
about education, because we know it is the foundation for innovation
and opportunity. So, on behalf of Intel, I want to thank you for your
participation in this course.

Since 1999, the Intel Teach Program has helped educators in more than
45 countries. Our programs are built by educators, for educators, and
they combine best practices with the power of technology. Young people
today are entering a global economy where they'll be challenged to
analyze information, collaborate, and communicate their ideas using an
ever-changing array of technology. As part of our network of teachers,
you can help prepare your students to succeed in this competitive
environment.

Innovation involves taking calculated risks but yields big rewards. Your
participation in the Intel Teach Program brings that same spirit to the
classroom, where we know your students will be the true winners.

Best regards,

Paul Otellini
Chief Executive Officer
Intel Corporation

An equal opportunity employer.

 Overview

Curriculum Introduction
The goal of the Intel Teach Essentials Course is to help classroom teachers develop
student-centered learning through technology integration and project-based approaches.
The training consists of 32 hours of hands-on instruction to be delivered via eight
curricular modules.

The themes of the Intel Teach Essentials Course include:

Using technology effectively in the classroom to promote 21st century skills

Identifying ways students and teachers can use technology to enhance learning
through research, communication, collaboration, and productivity strategies and
tools
Providing hands-on learning and the creation of curricular units and assessments,
which address state and national academic and technology standards
Facilitating student-centered classrooms that encourage student self-direction
and higher-order thinking
Collaborating with colleagues to improve instruction by problem solving and
participating in peer reviews of units

For additional information about the Intel Teach Essentials Course, visit our Web site at
www.intel.com/education/teach/us or send an e-mail message to
[email protected].

Copyright 2008 Intel Corporation.
All rights reserved.
Intel Teach Program
Version 10.1 Essentials Course
i
 Overview

Table of Contents
Module 1: Teaching with Projects
Activity 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.01
Activity 2: Examining Good Instructional Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12
Activity 3: Looking at Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.19
Activity 4: Planning a Publication to Explain Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.22
Activity 5: Creating My Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25
Activity 6: Reflecting on My Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.27
Planning Ahead: Beginning the Planning Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.29
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.32
Module Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.33

Module 2: Planning My Unit

Activity 1: Addressing Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.01
Activity 2: Developing Curriculum-Framing Questions to Engage Students. . . . . . . . . . . 2.05
Activity 3: Considering Multiple Methods of Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10
Activity 4: Creating an Assessment to Gauge Student Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Activity 5: Creating a Presentation about My Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
Activity 6: Reflecting on My Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
Planning Ahead: Broadening My Understanding of Essential Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.26
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30
Module Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.31

Module 3: Making Connections

Pair and Share: Presenting My Unit Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.01
Pedagogical Practices: Meeting Standards in a Student-Centered Classroom . . . . . . . . 3.03
Activity 1: Targeting 21st Century Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.04
Activity 2: Modeling and Teaching Legal and Ethical
Practice Related to Technology Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.05
Activity 3: Using the Internet for Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.07
Activity 4: Communicating with the World through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.10
Activity 5: Considering Web-based Collaborative Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
Activity 6: Reflecting on My Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.18
Planning Ahead: Incorporating the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.19
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.19
Module Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20

Copyright 2008 Intel Corporation.
All rights reserved.
Intel Teach Program
Version 10.1 Essentials Course
iii
Overview

Module 4: Creating Samples of Learning

Pair and Share: Incorporating the Internet into Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.01
Pedagogical Practices: Helping Students Adapt to a Project-Based,
Student-Centered Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.02
Activity 1: Examining Student Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.03
Activity 2: Planning My Student Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.05
Activity 3: Looking at Learning from a Student Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11
Activity 4: Revisiting My Unit Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.14
Activity 5: Reflecting on My Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
Planning Ahead: Reflecting on My Student Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.16
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.17
Module Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18

Module 5: Assessing Student Projects

Pair and Share: Using Feedback to Improve My Student Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.01
Pedagogical Practices: Involving Students in the Assessment Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.03
Activity 1: Examining Assessment Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.05
Activity 2: Creating Student Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.08
Activity 3: Revisiting My Student Sample and Unit Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15
Activity 4: Reflecting on My Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17
Planning Ahead: Reviewing My Student Sample and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.19
Module Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.20

Module 6: Planning for Student Success

Pair and Share: Sharing Student Samples and Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.01
Activity 1: Creating Accommodations for All Learners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.02
Activity 2: Supporting Student Self-Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.05
Pedagogical Practices: Supporting the Diverse Needs of Learners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.08
Activity 3: Creating Support Materials to Facilitate Student Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.10
Activity 4: Revisiting My Unit Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14
Activity 5: Reflecting on My Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15
Planning Ahead: Pre-Planning Facilitation Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.16
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.21
Module Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.22

iv Intel Teach Program

Essentials Course Version 10.1
Copyright
2008 Intel Corporation.
All rights reserved.
 Overview

Module 7: Facilitating with Technology

Pedagogical Practices: Using Questioning to Promote Higher-Order
Thinking and Engage Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.01
Activity 1: Designing Facilitation Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.04
Activity 2: Implementing a Successful Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.07
Activity 3: Reflecting on My Unit as a Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10
Planning Ahead Activity 1: Revising My Unit Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.11
Planning Ahead Activity 2: Reflecting on Professional Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.12
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.13
Module Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.14

Module 8: Showcasing Unit Portfolios

Activity 1: Completing Your Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.01
Activity 2: Planning a Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.02
Activity 3: Showcasing My Unit Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.05
Activity 4: Evaluating the Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.07
Activity 5: Concluding the Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.08
Module Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10

Appendix
Course Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix A
Assessment Plan Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.01
Curriculum-Framing Questions Rubric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.02
Gauging Student Needs Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.03
Portfolio Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.04
Portfolio Rubric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.05
Project Characteristics Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.07
Standards and Objectives Rubric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.08
Unit Plan Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.09
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix B

Copyright 2008 Intel Corporation.
All rights reserved.
Intel Teach Program
Version 10.1 Essentials Course
v
Overview

Use of this Curriculum and Companion CD

In the Intel Teach Essentials Course curriculum manual, icons help to guide you throughout
the activities. A glossary of educational and technical terms is also available on the
Curriculum Resource CD.

Save your work

View the Intel Education Help Guide for technical instructions

View resources on the Curriculum Resource CD

View resources on the Web

Note helpful hint, idea, classroom tip, or warning

Discuss or share with your colleagues

The Curriculum Resource CD is an integral part of the curriculum and is used throughout
the unit creation process. Files can be accessed through the CD Index or directly through
its folder structure. Directions for use are available in the Intel Education Help Guide.

All material, unless otherwise stated, are the property of the Intel Corporation and are
subject to copyright. Unless explicitly authorized, reproduction is not permitted except
for use with one's own K12 students. Unauthorized modification, copying, transmission,
and broadcasting is prohibited. This curriculum and its companion CD may not be sold or
otherwise distributed for profit.

vi Intel Teach Program

Essentials Course Version 10.1
Copyright
2008 Intel Corporation.
All rights reserved.
 Overview

Login Information
You may want to use this page to write down the login information you will be using
during this course. This may make it easier for you to reference this information as you
proceed through the course modules and use the Web resources with your students.

Tagging/Bookmarking Site
URL:
Log in:
Password:

Blogging Site
My blog URL:
Log in:
Password:
Student sample URL (if needed):
Log in:
Password:

Wiki Site
Course wiki URL:
Log in:
Password:
Student sample or facilitation wiki URL (if needed):
Log in:
Password:

Online Collaborative Web Site

URL:
Log in:
Password:

Intel Education Teacher Workspace (for Assessing Projects)

URL: www.intel.com/education/AssessingProjects
(Click Enter and navigate to the teacher workspace login.)
Teacher ID:
Password:
Note: This page is available in the About This Course folder on the Curriculum Resource
CD so that your login information can be saved electronically in your Portfolio folder.

Copyright 2008 Intel Corporation.
All rights reserved.
Intel Teach Program
Version 10.1 Essentials Course
vii
Overview

Notes:

Copyright 2008 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and the
Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation

viii Intel Teach Program

Essentials Course Version 10.1
in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and
brands may be claimed as the property of others.