New Awards Totaling $200 - JTILT Technology-Rich Lesson Plan Competition
The Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Technology is excited and proud to present a new competition with two $100 awards.
Purpose
This award recognizes educators for original, technology-rich, lesson plan development situated in PK-12 (or equivalent) educational settings.
Competition Details
Submissions must include an original, technology-rich lesson plan or activity that focuses on stated goals/objectives. Technology must be integral to the lesson/activity and help to improve identified student learning outcomes. The following sections must be included in the submission:
· A concise title that accurately describes the lesson/activity.
· An overview paragraph that indicates the subject, topic and learning objective(s), grade-level (or equivalent), and duration. The paragraph also describes what learners will do, what technology-rich experience(s) will take place, and what assessments will occur.
· A context and setting section (limited to the remainder of the first page of the submission) that describes the intended setting (e.g., urban, rural, public, private), classroom characteristics, learner characteristics--including prior content and technical knowledge, instructor characteristics, fit within the larger curriculum, and so forth (please refer to the first page of lesson plans published by the Journal of Technology Integrated Lessons and Teaching).
· A materials and setup section that identifies all materials needed for implementation and describe how to setup the experience.
· The lesson/activity and instructional strategies described in sufficient detail so that others can implement it as-is or adapt it to meet individual needs.
Submission Requirements
· Complete submissions must not exceed four pages.
· Submitters need not be current members of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) nor the Teacher Education Division (TED); however, they must attend the AECT Fall Conference.
· Lesson/activity plans must be original, solely created by the submitter(s), and not published elsewhere (beyond personal websites, blogs, and/or equivalent personal publication locations).
· Resources used in the plan must be created by the submitter(s), open-access, or used with permission of Copyright owners.
Award
· Submitters of the two winning lesson plans will each receive $100.
· The winning lesson plans will be published in the online and open-access Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching (JTILT). Authors may post the lesson plan as-is or write additional sections and go through the peer-review process to obtain a peer-reviewed publication.
Timing/Location
· Submissions are due by October 1 of each year.
· The winner will be announced in the Teacher Education Division membership meeting at the AECT Annual Convention (held in October or November).
· Individuals need not be present to win but must attend the conference either virtually or in-person.
Submissions should be submitted via email to JTILT Co-Editor in Chief, Dr. Cecil R. Short at cecil.r.short@gmail.com. Submissions are due prior to October 1.
New Awards Valued Over $800 - PK-12 Lesson Design Competition, Featuring the Cricut Maker 3
The Teacher Education Division is excited to announce a new competition at AECT this year featuring a makerspace essential cutting machine - the Cricut Maker 3!
Purpose
This competition recognizes educators who design original, hands-on, curricular materials with the identified tool(s) to amplify or transform student learning in a PK-12 (or equivalent) educational setting.
Competition Details
Submissions must include the following information:
· A concise title that accurately describes the lesson/activity.
· A completed Entry Form that indicates:
o the subject,
o topic and learning objective,
o grade-level (or equivalent),
o duration of the lesson/activity (limited to no more than 5 hours of in-class time),
o what learners will do (200-word limit),
o how the technology tool will be used to amplify or transform student learning (200-word limit),
o a list of materials that identifies ALL materials needed for implementation,
o enough details that others can generally implement the activity.
· Photos/images of the original design prototype made with the specified tool (in this case, a Cricut Maker 3).
o Note: This does not need to be a final prototype. If resources available during the convention do not allow you to make a final prototype, specify what you would do or add to complete your prototype.
· Guidance/instruction about how the prototype will be used during the lesson/activity.
o Participants may optionally submit a short (up to 1-minute long) video url showcasing the use of the prototype.
Submission Requirements
· Submissions must include a completed entry form.(https://bit.ly/aectcricut)
· Submitters must attend the annual Fall convention live.
· Submitters do not need to be current members of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) or of the Teacher Education Division (TED).
· Prototypes must be original, solely created by the submitter(s), and not published elsewhere (beyond personal websites, blogs, and equivalent locations).
· Any submission materials that include links or materials that are not publicly available will be excluded from the competition.
Submitting materials give Cricut, the Teacher Education Division, and/or the Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching to share the submission with attribution.
Awards
· Submitters of the two winning lesson plans will each receive a Cricut Maker 3 to take home after the conference!
· The winning prototypes will be published in the online and open-access Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching (JTILT) with a Creative-Commons license.
Timing
· Submissions are due during the AECT Annual Convention each year - this year by the end of the day on Tuesday, October 17th.
· The winner will be announced in the Teacher Education Division Member Meeting at the AECT Annual Convention.
· Individuals need to be at the conference to win so they can receive their award.