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Abstract The Recruitment Cohort is working to encourage students with technology skills, at both High School and beginning College levels, to consider teaching as a career option. If your students are looking for a rewarding profession, one in which they can make a real difference, they need to see the new and innovative ways technology is being used to enhance quality teaching and learning. The Learning Generation: Recruitment Cohort Web Site provides you with both a PowerPoint presentation and additional resource materials to assist you in your student career advising. Purpose/Vision/Need The demand for teaching positions is increasing due to growing enrollments and increasing retirements. It is expected that 2.2 million new teachers will be needed over the next ten years in both rural and urban settings. Some current areas of high demand include Bilingual, Mathematics, Science, and Special Education. We are now seeing anticipated new financial support from the U.S. Department of Education with the allocation of $53.1 billion dollars to support education in our Schools. This funding includes an increase of $2.8 billion and is the largest domestic dollar increase to date. All of this is being provided in an effort to promote quality-teaching initiatives. Members PowerPoint Recruitment Slide Show by: Gagik Demirgian, Barbara Higgins-Dover, Janet Holland Interviews With Instructors by Ann Meckstroth: Flora Wyatt - Evaluating Classroom Software James Daugherty - Choral Music Online Nona Tollefson - Online Course Supports Shala London - Online Economics Lessons for High School Teachers Steve White - Engaging Students in Classroom Learning Using the Classroom Performance System Scope of Work This cohort had periodic communications to discuss the research, requirements and progress of the cohort. The first occurred near the beginning of the cohort’s formation to discuss ways to provide information to individuals with technology skills so they can consider teaching as a viable career option. The second was near the end of the cohort’s project and was an opportunity for the cohort to present its findings and share the materials it developed. In addition, one representative student worked directly with members of the Technology Implementation Group (TIG) on a weekly basis to develop quality materials. Deliverables This cohort produced the following resources:
Cohort Project Began February 5, 2003 Weekly Meeting February, 12, 2003 Weekly Meeting February, 19, 2003 Weekly Meeting February, 26, 2003 Weekly Meeting March, 5, 2003 Weekly Meeting March 12, 2003 Weekly Meeting March 26, 2003 Weekly Meeting April, 2, 2003 Weekly Meeting April, 9, 2003 Weekly Meeting April, 16, 2003 Weekly Meeting April, 23, 2003 Weekly Meeting April, 30, 2003 Weekly Meeting May, 7, 2003 Weekly Meeting May, 14, 2003 Weekly Meeting May, 21, 2003 Project Due May 23, 2003 Resources All materials are available from the Learning Generation Web Site for International Distribution. Institutionalization/Extension The cohort team produced materials for a model used online. The materials created are useful to Recruitment Departments in various areas such as, Universities, Colleges, Jr. Colleges, Technology Departments, Education Departments, High Schools Recruitment, Counselors and Instructors assisting students with career decisions, and individuals in the process of making career decisions. The materials developed can be adapted or modified by other recruiters involved in student advising and career placement. Evaluation The procedures created by this cohort were evaluated by the same criteria created to evaluate Learning Generation resources. The cohort documented its meetings and its work in a journal kept online in the cohort’s web space. This provides a means for the formative evaluation of the work completed by the cohort, especially relating to the process of the cohort. |
 Learning Generation, University of Kansas, 2005. |
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