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July 14, 2003
Boise State Grad Student Received Fellowship To Develop Lesson Plans
Taya Sundell, a master�s student in educational technology at Boise State University, is the recipient of a $1,500 Innovative Teachers fellowship to develop Web-based lesson plans for middle school social studies classes. The fellowship is co-sponsored by The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and Microsoft.
Sundell is gathering information and developing lesson plans that incorporate the Internet and a variety of other technology resources. The lesson plans are then posted on an interactive Web site at http://inteachers.corp.bcentral.com/Middlesocialstudies/. Teachers who log on to the site can access the lesson plans and support material and also post their comments on an online discussion board.
For example, a lesson plan titled �Oil, Used Today for Tomorrow� includes links to virtual tours of several international oil companies and information on such topics as off-shore oil rigs, arctic technology and changes in the price of oil and gas. As part of this unit, students create Excel spread sheet and charts incorporating the data they have researched and that has been provided. The lesson plan also provides teachers with detailed information on how the project meets state and national achievement standards, along with many ideas on how to modify the plans for individual classrooms.
�If you�re going to integrate technology in the classroom, you need a variety of ways to do it,� said Sundell. �The site and its lesson plans provide a benchmark for teachers to jump off and create their own plans.�
The Innovative Teachers program aims to build an online community of educators who work collaboratively to enhance teacher education and student learning through the use of technology. In partnership with their local schools and school districts, grantees develop technology rich professional development programs for administrators, faculty members, prospective teachers and practicing teachers.
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Taya Sundell
Educational Technology
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