Workshop+Agenda

=Bee-Bot Workshop= =August 4, 2007=


 * Tentative Agenda**

10:00 - 10:15 Introductions

10:15 - 10:30 Overview of project
 * Why we think this is important
 * Goals for the project:
 * Collaborative writing, planning, and testing between teachers
 * Communication and collaboration among students
 * Communication and collaboration with distance classrooms – both teachers and students (tentative)
 * Grant commitments and expectations:
 * Complete weekly journal entries
 * Meet grant timeline activity deadlines
 * Collaborate closely with partner teacher and other grant participants
 * Finalize a minimum of two classroom tested, publishable activities
 * WSU graduate credit

10:30 - 11:15 11:15 - 11:45 Introduce wiki
 * Meet Bee-Bot
 * Distribute and unpack Bee-Bot kits
 * 5 Bee-Bots
 * Bee-Bot shells
 * Transparent grid
 * Track construction set
 * Command card set
 * Bee-Bot activities and manipulatives:
 * Number line
 * Alphabet line
 * Colors and shapes
 * CVC
 * Bee-Bot command cards
 * Estimation (circle activity)
 * Introductions
 * Navigating the wiki and submitting/sharing projects

11:45 - 12:30 Lunch and discussion

12:30 - 1:00 Brainstorm
 * Ideas for classroom activities, including concepts addressed
 * Match partners

1:00 - 1:45 Create activities:
 * Work with partner
 * Create, play, and share

1:45 - 2:15 Share Activities:
 * Share with the group
 * Add two preliminary activities/topics/lessons to wiki

2:15 - 2:30 Review timeline for grant activities:
 * Tuesday, Sept. 4 - Post Journal Entry - Share details of how you introduced Bee-Bot or plan to introduce Bee-Bot to your students. Include any classroom management, care and feeding, rules. etc.
 * Monday, September 17 - first drafts of (minimum) two lessons plan posted
 * Monday, October 15 - partner classroom testing and feedback completed
 * Monday, November 12 - large group feedback and testing completed
 * Monday, December 10 - lesson plans (minimum two) finalized for publication

2:30 - 3:00 Time permitting:
 * Bee-Bot software
 * Roamer
 * Powerpoint cards
 * Kidspiration activities
 * Skype


 * NOTE**: WSU graduate credit opportunities:
 * Fall 2007 - participation in Bee-Bot Grant and fulfillment of all commitments


 * Spring 2008:
 * Additional testing of Bee-Bot activities in the classroom
 * Development of assessment rubrics for Bee-Bot activities
 * A position paper about the advantages of using Bee-Bot in the classroom