I.
Project Title: English in
Action
a.
Vision: The
English in Action project will serve as an instrument to create bilingual
individuals ability to face the challenges and opportunities of the new
millennium.
b.
Mission: Offer
the students of third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade the necessary technology
devices to develop the skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening and
viewing the English language.
c.
Project Conceptualization: Our school focuses in bilingual
education to prepare students for the demands and challenges of the new
millennium. To reach this objective
it is necessary to adopt new ways of integrating the English language into all
the study areas of the individuals. The
Department of Education has the goal of integrating the use of technology in the
teaching and learning process within the public schools of our country; for that
reason we request a $300,000.00 budget to develop the project named English in
Action in our school by August 2001.
This project had been designed for
the purpose of develop the skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening and
viewing the English language of and effective and pleasant manner.
The following English Program standards of the Department of Education of
Puerto Rico reinforce this project:
i.
Auditory Comprehension-Standard 6:
Student listens to and demonstrates comprehension of
messages, dialogues, stories, communications, advertisements and simple verbal
communication.
ii.
Oral comprehension-Standard 7: Student uses
the acquired language to engage in oral exchange of ideas. Student interacts
verbally in appropriate context using critical thinking skills such as relating,
classifying and sequencing.
iii.
Reading comprehension / Literacy appreciation-Standard 8:
Student reads to enjoy him / herself, obtain information, interact with concepts
and ideas, and enrich his / her vision of the history and culture of people
throughout the world.
iv.
Written communication-Standard 9: Student writes to
convey meaning, transmit messages and express thoughts and feelings.
Student writes creative stories, biographies, journal entries,
demonstrating written communicative competency.
The students will not only have the opportunity of immersing in the English language but they will also familiarize with the use and management of different technological tools.
The development of this project requires among other things the acquisition of hardware, software and other material, personnel training and to plan enrichment activities within the school and in the community.
Our school has 299 students, 18 teachers, a principal, a counselor and a secretary. In the first stage of the project only the students from third to sixth grade (174 students) will be the beneficiaries of the program and the two English teachers of the school will supervise the project. Is expected that all the school personnel, parents and other community members get involved in the project of one way or another and contribute to its success. Hopefully this project will open doors for other instructional innovations in the near future.
d.
Projections: (2
years)
i.
Understand and appreciate the importance of learning
a second language.
ii.
Improve the individual’s performance of the English language in a 100%.
iii.
Develop the ability of communicating with
confidence.
iv.
Adjust the project to benefit early elementary, later elementary, middle
school and high school students as well as parents and other members of the
community.
v.
Hire new and more prepared personnel to keep improving the quality of the
educational services.
a.
Work Plan:
|
Objectives |
Activities |
Resources |
Accomplishments
Indicator |
|
The
student will learn and develop Reading/Literature skills. |
-Use knowledge of less common vowel patterns. -Use
knowledge of homophones, synonyms and antonyms. -Use
word-reference materials including the glossary, dictionary, and
thesaurus. -Use
phonetic codes to decode meanings. -Expand
vocabulary through listening, reading and writing words that reflect both
general knowledge and specific subject-related vocabulary. -Demonstrate
independence in using phonetic, structural, and semantic strategies to
read more difficult text. |
-Teacher
on charge. -Computer
software. -English
and Spanish dictionaries. -Glossaries -Thesaurus |
-Student
progress in the subject. (Homework
and test grades) -Portfolio |
|
Develop
the skills of listening and understanding. |
-Listen
attentively by making eye contact, facing the speaker, asking questions,
and paraphrasing what is said. -Listen
for details, main idea, sequence, setting, and characters. -Respond
to questions from teachers and other group members. -Use
subject related information and vocabulary. -Listen
to and record information. -Follow
multi-step oral directions. -Organize
information gathered in-group activities. -Ask
questions to clarify viewpoints, to elicit additional information, and to
raise new perspectives. |
-Teacher
on charge. -Computer
Software. -English
and Spanish dictionaries. -Glossaries -Thesaurus |
-Student
progress in the subject. (Homework
and test grades) -Portfolio -Oral
presentations |
|
Develop
effective English communication skills. |
-Ask
questions of teachers and other group members. -Explain
what has been learned. -Contribute
to group discussions. -Speak
clearly using appropriate volume, tone and rate. -Express
ideas orally with fluency, elaboration, and confidence. -Use
gestures to support, accentuate, or dramatize verbal message. -Communicate
as leader and contributor. |
-Teacher
on charge. -English
and Spanish dictionaries. -Glossaries -Thesaurus |
-Student
progress in the subject. (Homework
and test grades) -Portfolio -Oral
presentations |
|
Develop
effective writing skills. |
-Develop
a plan for writing using a variety of strategies. -Edit
final copies for grammar, capitalization, punctuation, complete sentences,
and spelling. -Exhibit
a rich emergent vocabulary through varied writing experiences. -Organize
writing to convey a central idea. -Write
several related paragraphs on the same topic using and effective
introduction, body of the paper and conclusion. -Vary
sentence structure. -Use
language appropriate for purpose and audience. |
-Teacher
on charge. -Computer
Software. -English
and Spanish dictionaries. -Glossaries -Thesaurus |
-Student
progress in the subject. (Homework
and test grades) -Portfolio -Oral
presentations -Written
presentations |
|
Familiarize
with the use and importance of using different technological tools to
enhance education. |
-Use
computers to prepare stories, letters and other type of written material. -Learn
to use the computer tools to edit material. -Create
computerized art to communicate ideas and thoughts. -Use
of computerized instructional software to solve English grammar exercises.
-Learn
how to do research and obtain information thru the computer. -Look
for information, reports or news about technology. -Use
computers to communicate in English with students of other schools. |
-Teacher
on charge. -Computer
Software. -English
and Spanish dictionaries. |
-Student
progress in the subject. (Homework
and test grades) -Portfolio -Written
presentations |
b.
Schedule of personnel and students:
In the first phase of the project the
two English teachers of the school will supervise the program.
The two teachers as well as all the school personnel will receive
training on technology and instructional software before starting the program in
order to have a prepared team ready to contribute to the project success.
The personnel will learn how to use the English instructional software
and other useful programs such as Word, Excel, Access and Power Point.
They will also receive workshops about Internet, PC and hardware
maintenance, information security and how to use other technological equipment
such as scanners, zip drives, CD ROM’s, etc.
Students will be required to attend the English computer lab twice a week for an hour as a part of their English class requirements. The teachers will have six groups (first to sixth grade). The teachers will teach the students of first and second grade during the first two shifts of the morning. One of the English teachers will take his/ her groups (3-1, 4-1, 5-1 and 6-1) to the English laboratory on Mondays and Wednesdays and the other one on Tuesdays and Thursdays (3-2, 4-2, 5-2 and 6-2). On Friday all the classes will be given in the classroom.
c.
Calendar
|
Activity |
Date |
|
Project
divulgation within the school |
January
2001 |
|
Classroom
preparation |
February-March
2001 |
|
Equipment
acquisition |
April
2001 |
|
Equipment
installation |
April
2001 |
|
Employee
trainings / Instruction |
May
2001 |
|
Network
development |
June
2001 |
|
Software
installation |
June
2001 |
|
Classes
begin |
August
2001 |
|
Parent
and community members orientation |
August
2001 |
|
First
approach of the Students with the project |
August
2001 |
|
Equipment |
Quantity |
Price
per unit |
Total
Cost |
|
Dell Dimension XPS B933 Pentium
III Processor 933 MHz 128 MB 20.4 GB Ultra ATA Hard drive (722 RPM) 19”
Trinitron Monitor |
50 |
$1899.97 |
$94,998.50 |
|
DELL
LATITUDE C600 Pentium III Processor, 700 MHz, 64 MB SDRAM, 6 GB Hard
Drive, 9.5 MM |
3 |
$2,397.52 |
$7192.56 |
|
Server Power Edge 2400 Pentium
III, 733 MHz Processor, w/256 k, Full Speed CACHE 12MB SDRAM |
1 |
$2,854.02 |
$2,854.02 |
|
QMS Magi color 6100 GN, 192 MB,
Prnt 12 PPM, Color 24 PPM |
3 |
$3,725.20 |
$11,175.60 |
|
Biel’s Scanner |
2 |
$1,315.95 |
$2,631.90 |
|
Video CAM |
3 |
$173.96 |
$521.88 |
|
Personal Digital Camera |
1 |
$854.95 |
$854.95 |
|
Zip Drive 250 MB |
3 |
$190.00 |
$570.00 |
|
Data/Video Projector |
1 |
$6,852.13 |
$6,852.13 |
|
Apollo 35 mm Slide Projector |
1 |
$250.00 |
$250.00 |
|
Portable Projector |
1 |
$957.99 |
$957.99 |
|
VCR-Sony |
1 |
$171.88 |
$171.88 |
|
Toshiba 36” TV |
1 |
$994.05 |
$994.05 |
|
Binder System |
1 |
$1,967.89 |
$1,967.99 |
|
Swivel Task Chair |
50 |
$164.13 |
$8,206.50 |
|
Mobile Computer Workstation |
2 |
$242.25 |
$484.50 |
|
Adjustable height workstations |
50 |
$184.38 |
$9,219.00 |
|
Printer Stand |
3 |
$74.87 |
$224.61 |
|
Binder/ Office equipment cart |
2 |
$151.05 |
$302.10 |
|
Deep Full Suspension Files |
1 |
$226.98 |
$226,98 |
|
Lectern |
1 |
$168.93 |
$168.93 |
|
Assembled Storage Cabinet |
1 |
$391.11 |
$391.11 |
|
Shelving |
2 |
$224.20 |
$448.40 |
|
Ceiling Projection Screen |
1 |
$284.27 |
$284.27 |
|
TV Wall Mount |
1 |
$268.00 |
$268.00 |
|
VCR Bracket |
1 |
$78.63 |
$78.63 |
|
Board |
1 |
$174.00 |
$174.00 |
|
Keyboard Control Set |
3 |
$5.69 |
$17.07 |
|
Automatic Printer Switches |
13 |
$142.49 |
$1,852.37 |
|
Bi-directional cable |
3 |
$5.06 |
$15.18 |
|
Webster Dictionary |
50 |
$40.09 |
$2,004.50 |
|
Thesaurus |
50 |
$15.89 |
$794.50 |
|
English Instructional Software |
50 |
$475,00 |
$23,750.00 |
|
Windows NT |
50 |
$450.00 |
$22,500.00 |
|
Microsoft Office 2000 |
50 |
$450.00 |
$22.500.00 |
|
Diskette box |
30 |
$25.00 |
$750.00 |
|
Zip Disks 250 MB |
10 |
$115.00 |
$1,150.00 |
|
Black Ink Cartridge |
10 |
$35.00 |
$350.00 |
|
Color Ink Cartridge |
10 |
$40.00 |
$400.00 |
|
Headphones |
50 |
$15.00 |
$750.00 |
|
Eraser Cleaner |
3 |
$8.65 |
$25.95 |
|
Writing Markers |
5 packs |
$17.84 |
$89.20 |
|
Clips |
5 packs |
$1.29 |
$6.45 |
|
Transparency Jackets |
3 |
$22.16 |
$66.48 |
|
Binders |
2 |
$20.26 |
$40.52 |
|
Installation and Maintenance
expenses |
|
|
$34,035.59 |
|
Training |
|
|
$20,000 |
|
Miscellaneous Expenses |
|
|
$14,759.36 |
|
Total |
|
|
$300,000 |
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