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Amy Carter EDET 650, Fall 2011 Internship Proposal August 23, 2011

Implementation of iPad2 Technology in Chapin High School's Academic Leadership Academy Chapin High School has initiated a program called the Academic Leadership Academy for fifty honors level freshman students. A guiding goal of this program is to create an educational environment goes beyond the four walls of our classrooms, a “school without walls.” To that end, each student and teacher in the academy has been given an iPad2 as an instructional tool. However, the program has started quickly and the iPad technology is so new that our program is quite exploratory.

My proposal for the internship is to assist our head media center specialist, Margaret Adams, as well as the Assistant Principal in charge of the program, Michael Ames, and our Principal, Akil Ross in steering the implementation of the iPad2, as well as other Web 2.0 resources as we create the Academic Leadership Academy. My internship would take place during my regular work day at Chapin High School, and Margaret Adams would be my mentor.

There are several possibilities for projects in this endeavor. From a leadership standpoint, I would be involved in researching and creating policies for the use of the iPad2, learning how to manage the hardware (downloading apps to student devices, etc.), as well as discussing and researching options for the procurement and replacement of future devices.

From an instructional standpoint, I would also research and pilot the use of an online learning platform (such as Edmodo), create training materials and/or best practice handouts for other teachers in the academy, and implement strategies for appropriate instructional use of the iPad. This would include researching useful apps, podcasts, and Web 2.0 tools to promote effective learning opportunities, meaningful interactions, and the principals of “intelligent use” of technology in the classroom.

Toward the end of my internship, I would like to compile the resources that I have used to create a resource page that features apps and tools that have been successful in the my classroom as part of the program. While this page may be limited to the English classroom, it would be something that may grow to feature each content area of the program. Mr. Ames, the assistant principal has expressed an interest in a page called “CHIP” – Chapin High Information Page.

Because both the program and the iPad technology is so new, this internship offers overwhelming possibilities for effective implementation. While I can propose the ideas above, I also would like a certain degree of freedom to modify the projects to suit the needs of what our school actually needs. As I mentioned before, the program is still in its infancy and is therefore quite exploratory in nature. My role would be to help steer the effective implementation of the iPad technology as a tool to aid student learning and teacher support.

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