Curriculum Unit Revision Infusing Technology (CURIT) ‐‐ Testimonials J. Esteves, Teacher – Portland Public Schools – Portland, CT “This professional development was very helpful in organizing a social studies unit within a template and incorporating technology. The process was easy to use and Tosha (Ratosha Terry) was extremely helpful, sharing her knowledge of technology and suggesting ways to use it effectively in the classroom.” A. Raines, Teacher – Portland Public Schools, Portland, CT “I think the hardest part when you are a teacher is finding the time to collaborate with your co‐workers to create cohesive, rich units. This process has given us time to pull together technology resources, among other resources, for reading, writing, math, and science units.” S. Surrana, Teacher – Berlin Public Schools, Berlin, CT “Ratosha Terry was very professional and extremely knowledgeable in her subject area. She demonstrated patience and an understanding that folks in the class had different ranges of comfort level working with the computer & software. This workshop was by far the BEST one I have ever attended. I felt this was the best use of resources and had a tremendous sense of accomplishment leaving the workshop.” E. Clapp, Teacher – Berlin Public Schools, Berlin, CT “I have already used the template to assist in developing a unit of Literacy for the upcoming school year.” “Wonderful way for teachers to create a curriculum unit, across schools, using technology that we already have.” D. Matrullo, Teacher – Berlin Public Schools, Berlin, CT “Ratosha Terry was amazing! There was nothing she did not know about technology! It was the most efficient and useful professional development workshop I've been to thus far. I love the CURIT template and how easy it is to use and embed files!” “We actually already used it this summer to do curriculum writing in third, fourth and fifth grade. We creating the first literacy unit the district will be using and on Nov. 3rd we will be using CURIT again to develop more units. We have received so much feedback from people who love the CURIT template and how easy it is to go in and modify documents that have been embedded!” “Again, there was no computer question we had that she did not have the answer to right away. She was helping us find SmartBoard lessons that would fit the science units we were developing and we were able to get so much done in those 2 days thanks to her hard work and help!” “It was so easy to navigate and create units using the CURIT template. Having every file that corresponds to a unit along with websites, standards and lessons all in one place makes so much more sense. I am no longer searching for files and activity sheets in my documents that I had created that go along with my unit. It prints out nicely as well for those people who like to have a hard copy of their units. Even individuals who were not comfortable with technology were able to understand the CURIT process and navigated it with ease by the end of the 2 day training. It was finally an online tool that was easy to use and made sense. It has helped to foster collaboration within our district.”