Dr. Alice Christie's Workshops for Educators

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Dr. Alice Christie's AETA 2007 Geocaching Workshop

Workshop Overview
Agenda
Handouts

Workshop Overview

This workshop will use a learn-by-doing, constructivist approach so that participants are actively engaged, challenged to learn and integrate new concepts, working collaboratively with other participants, learning from their mistakes, and applying their new understandings and skills to their own teaching/learning situations.

Dr. ALice Christie

Practicing teachers will learn to use two emerging technologies - GPS receivers and geocaching - by locating data-rich geocaches hidden near the AETA 2007 Conference. Through modeling and discussion provided by the workshop, they will be able to design and implement effective learning environments that increase students' communication and problem solving skills through the utilization to GPS receivers and geocaching.

Teachers will also learn about digital data and online resources that support the use of GPS receivers and geocaching in K-12 classrooms.

Agenda: Monday or Tuesday - Break Out Sessions I and II

Morning Workshop	Agenda Items
9:45 AM	Workshop Overview, Goals, and Standards
9:50 AM	GPS/Geocaching Podcast
10:00 AM	Forming Teams and Explaining Roles
10:10 AM	Exploring GPS Units: Magellan \| Garmin
10:20 AM	Geocaching (Locating caches near Perdido Beach Resort)
10:45 AM	Break/Waypoints: Refreshment Area and Vendor Area with Geocaching Group
11:00 AM	Discussing/Webbing the Geocache Contents
11:15 AM	Discussing/Webbing the GPS Exploration and Geocaching Experience
11:30 AM	Reviewing Online Resources
	GPS and Geocaching Podcast Steps in Creating a GPS/Geocaching Lesson Curricular Example 1: National Parks Lesson Curricular Example 2: Categorizing and Graphing Lesson Using GPS and Geocaching Engages, Empowers and Enlightens K-12 Teachers and Students
11:45 AM	Applying New Skills to Individual Professional Responsibilities
11:55 AM	Conclusions and Invitation for Sharing
12 Noon	Workshop Concludes

Handout 1: Roles and Responsibilities

Team Member	Role	Responsibility
A	Recorder	Records search process and discussion
B	Reporter	Reports on search process and discussion
C	Monitor	Monitors times and turns with GPS Units
D	Facilitator/Photographer	Guides group as needed Takes pictures of group geocaching & discussing

Handout 2: Worksheet for Recording and Discussing Geocache Contents

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