2. Garden Grove Adult Education and ROP Website Advisory Committee (WAC) Melanie Wade Website Manager Greg Sheppard Website Advisory Committee Facilitator Building a Community of Life Long Learners

3. Our Mission Use the Internet to increase student interest, knowledge, and understanding of course content in ROP and Adult Education classes

4. Who we are Melanie Wade –Administrator, Adult Education Website manager –Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) founding cadre member and regional trainerTechnology Information Center for Administrative Leadership –Instructor and Facilitator, Using Internet Resources in the Classroom UC Irvine Summer Science Institute 1998-2003 Using Internet Resources in the Classroom –Student, Doctor of Education program, UC Irvine/Los Angeles

5. Who we are Greg Sheppard –Website Development Project Facilitator –Discovery Lab Director, Hare HS Digital HS Coordinator Sheppard’s Useful Links –Instructor and Facilitator Using Internet Resources in the Classroom UC Irvine Summer Science Institute, 1997-2003 Using Internet Resources in the Classroom –Student, Educational Leadership Academy Pepperdine University

6. Tasks Make modifications to the existing web site to increase its use and functionality Build collegiality among ROP and Adult Education teachers for sharing their knowledge and their experience. Most instructors work in isolation. The website presents opportunities to collaborate to solve problems and share ideas Examine the elements of a webpage that will increase student interest and understanding of course content

7. Tasks Identify strategies to encourage other teachers to create and publish their web pages on the ggadulteducation.org siteggadulteducation.org Identify and implement a plan that will increase the use and sustainability of the website as an evolving resource Garden Grove Adult Education & ROP website FOR MORE INFO...

8. Challenges How can we measure progress towards meeting these goals? How can we involve the community using the web site?

9. Next Steps Survey students Continue to meet monthly Solicit input from community Develop and implement plan to increase capacity of instructors to use website to support student learning