Lessons Learned

...On gaining new knowledge from the program

Content Provider: New York Hall of Science
Program Title: Sophisticated Shadows
"Our students had a better understanding of shadows after the program."
"The colors affecting the shadows was new for me. We talk about light but never in that aspect."
      -Kindergarten teacher

Content Provider: Cleveland Museum of Art
Program Title: Museum Careers
"Our students saw museums in a new light. The presenters were so enthusiastic and excited by their jobs, that the students became excited."
"The new technology being used by the museum really engaged the students’ interest."
"The interactive presentations of various art works, was a new experience for me. Cleveland Art Museum new technology projects are on the cutting edge."
      -High School Teacher

Professional Development and Training

...as a tool for teacher learning

Content Provider: Kimberly Tyson
Program Title: Linking Leads to Learning: Integrating Early Literacy Strategies into Classroom Instruction
"I felt that the presenter had good ideas that I can use in my classroom. I learned that children can learn reading strategies in an overt way and take initiative while reading to gain meaning from the text instead of just reading mechanically. I learned a lot."
      -Staff PK-2

Content Provider: CILC Professional Development
Program Title: Engaging the Student through Videoconferencing
"This event was presented as Staff Development for teachers and administrators. Mr. Meyer was able to show our teachers that the use of videoconferencing in instruction is not a technology driven activity, but rather a content and curriculum driven activity. He helped to remove the "hi-tech" stigma and bring this technology into the teachers’ realm, utilizing their language and addressing their interests and needs.

Mr. Meyer also included a second content provider which cemented the sense that teachers could videoconferencing as a tool to teach multiple content.

When we present locally at staff meetings, teachers still hear and see 'technology' NOT content and curriculum. Mr. Meyer easily navigated between the two coexisting realms and showed this to the teachers."