WORKSHOP COMPONENTS:

Participant's Guide (What teachers attending the workshop take with them)

• Title and source of targeted animation/visualization, hardware required (computer lab, LCD panel, TV/VCR, etc.),, including copyright issues of targeted animation/visualization
• Summary description of animation/visualization
• Benefits (Pros) of the program
• Weaknesses (Cons) of the program
• Standards targeted (either TEKS or NSES content stds)
• Chemistry background for the novice teacher
• Information Technology Connections
• Introductory activity in which students learn the components of the visualization/program
• Ideas for use of the visualization or program with students. This use should be in an inquiry manner. This section of your participant's guide is simply 'ideas for use' and may not have ACTUAL student pages attached that can be copied and used.

Presenter's Outline (The documents that someone else could use to give your workshop)

• Anticipated audience,
• time required,
• type of presentation (type yours is best suited for conference workshop, afterschool workshop, etc.)
• Title and source of targeted animation/visualization, hardware required (computer lab, LCD panel, TV/VCR, etc.), including plans for showing this visualization during the presentation/workshop
• Outline of workshop activities
  • Description of each activity
  • Expected audience response to each activity
• Evaluation plan for workshop (success of workshop with audience)

SAMPLE DOCUMENT: (USE 12 font times for text and all formatting as below.)

PARTICIPANT'S GUIDE

TITLE OF VISUALIZATION:

SOURCE: (where to get it, download it, etc. AND copyright concerns)

HARDWARE REQUIRED: (What would be required for the teacher to use this with their class)

SUMMARY: (describe what students see & do with animation/visualization)

BENEFITS:

WEAKNESSES:

STANDARDS: (either TEKS or NSES content stds)

CHEMISTRY BACKGROUND:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIONS:

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY: (activity in which students learn the components of the program)

USE: (can simply be 'ideas for inquiry-based use' and may have ACTUAL student pages attached that can be copied and used by other teachers.)

SAMPLE DOCUMENT: (USE 12 font times for text and all formatting as below.)

PRESENTER'S OUTLINE:

AUDIENCE:

TIME REQUIRED: (To give the workshop; 30 minutes for 4 days, 1.5 hours on 1 day, etc.)

TYPE OF PRESENTATION:

TITLE OF VISUALIZATION:

SOURCE:

HARDWARE REQUIRED: (What would be required to give the workshop)

WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES:

1. (description of step one of workshop + audience response or required action, if any)

2. (description of step two of workshop + audience response or required action, if any)

EVALUATION: (How will the success of the workshop be measured?)