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- 1. Construct a list of eight to ten courses or programs Education & Teaching QuestionContent InstructionsBased on the role you have selected to take (either a district educator or a representative of the community center), you will create two components for this assignment: a professional presentation that will be recorded and a two-to- three page handout of the specific ideas for your community event that will be submitted to Waypoint for evaluation. Your community event will consist of several different stations for attendees to visit and gather information from and/or interact with. Your presentation will describe what will be included at each station. Remember that the goal of the event is to inform and excite local residents about how technology is currently being implemented in either the schools or community center and how technology use and thus, instruction and learning would improve if the bond is passed.Part One: Presentation Content Expectations: Create a professional presentation to be shared using any of the digital presentation tools listed in Week 1. You will talk through your presentation, creating a video and/or audio recording with the link provided in part two of the assignment. More specific instructions can be located in the Week 6 Instructor Guidance. In your presentation, describe what will be included at the following stations at the Community Event;Station 1: Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Three to four slides. Information shared on the slide(s) and viewed by the audience should be succinct and void of excessive detail. Specific details and descriptions should be included in part two; the written synopsis.Audience (0.5 point): Discuss how you will get the audiences’ attention to visit this station. What might the station look like or include to draw people to it?Information (1 points): Describe the most essential information attendees should know about UDL and how it specifically pertains to the population of Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade students in the school district or the adult learners at the community center. Include references for at least two sources to support this information.Demonstrate (1 point): Discuss how would you demonstrate UDL in action. For example, would you include a video of it being modeled, a sample instructional plan, or an example of a resource or source of technology that supports UDL such as what was reviewed during Week 4?Differentiation (2 points): Discuss the impact UDL has on teaching and learning for the specific population of PK through 12th grade students at the school district or adult learners at the community center. In your discussion, include how incorporating UDL principles enhances learning by providing differentiated learning opportunities. Also include a reference for at least one source to support this information.Interaction (1 point): Describe how attendees could interact in this station. How might this increase their interest and appreciation for educational use of
- 2. technology?Station 2: Technology and UDL for All Learners: Two to three slides. Utilize information gleaned from your state’s Department of Education website, your local school district’s website, and/or the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE)website to support your ideas for this station. Information shared on the slide(s) and viewed by the audience should be succinct and void of excessive detail. Specific details and descriptions should be included in part two; the written synopsis.Mission, Belief, and Goals (3 points): Craft an original mission and belief statement for your school district or community center as it pertains to technology integration and career and technical education (CTE). Construct two to three specific goals for the educational programs or courses offered to the respective population served that align with the mission and beliefs.Course and/or Program Offerings (1 point): Construct a list of eight to ten courses or programs including CTE courses offered in either the school district or the community center to serve as examples to attendees of this station. The school district’s courses should include courses or programs that impact all three levels of learners and school environments including elementary, middle/junior high school, and high school students.Station 3: 21st Century Skills Acquisition and Employability: Two to three slides. Information shared on the slides and viewed by the audience should be succinct and void of excessive detail. Specific details and descriptions should be included in part two; the written synopsis.Technology and 21st-Century Skills (5 points):Showcase one specific course from the courses offered list that integrates technology. Be sure to list the course on your slide.Describe at least one 21st-century skill from each of the four 21st-century outcomes (Key Subjects and 21st Century Themes, Learning and Innovation Skills, Information, Media and Technology Skills, Life and Career Skills) represented in the Partnership for 21st- Century Skills Definitions framework that students should gain as a result of participating in the course.Go to the Information, Media, and Technology Skills Outcome heading, then under Media Literacy, locate Applying Technology Effectively. Describe how your selected course addresses one, two or all three bullets under the Applying Technology Effectively heading. How will these skills support future employability for students?