Category Archives: Tech PD
Thursday, June 6, 2013 Get SMART this Summer
Today SMART Certified Trainer Martha Bogart is teaching SMARTBoard Level 2 in the tele at Cooperating School Districts. This week’s workshop filled so quickly, another session of Level 2 was added on the schedule for Tuesday, June 11. Note- today’s workshop and Tuesday’s are not a workshops for beginners.
Tags: Cooperating School Districts, csd, ed tech, SMART Certified Trainer
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- Posted under Learning Division programs, SMART Board, Tech PD
Monday, June 3, 2013 May 2013 Top Reads
Here are the top five blog posts for the past month on The Connected Classroom — have you read them?
(1) GMLP Media Literacy Mini Conference: Pedagogy & Production
(2) Web 2.0 for the Common Core
(3) Teaching + Learning Today with Technology
(4) A Conversation with Sir Ken Robinson on Digital Learning & Creativity
(5) Apply for the Google Teacher Academy in Chicago
Tags: Gateway Media Literacy Partners, Google Teacher Academy, Pedagogy & Production, Sir Ken Robinson
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- Posted under Common Core, Digital Media, Google, Media Literacy, Tech PD, Web 2.0
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 SMART and Promethean Summer Workshops Start this Week
Interactive whiteboard workshops start this week at Cooperating School Districts. If you haven’t enrolled yet, do so today- some have started to fill! To see a complete list of IWB workshops- on SMART and Promethean- visit our calendar of events. SMART workshops begin Thursday with Level 1 – for beginners with no prior knowledge; Promethean kicks off next week.
Tags: Activboard, Cooperating School Districts, interactive whiteboard, promethean, smartboard
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Apply for the Google Teacher Academy in Chicago
Apply by June 10 for the Google Teacher Academy in Chicago, which takes place over two days on July 24-25, 2013. Educators who attend the Academy become Google Certified Teachers. GCTs are:
- Outstanding educators with a passion for using innovative technologies and approaches to improve teaching and learning.
- Creative leaders who understand opportunities and challenges, and have a desire to help empower others in their local community and beyond.
- Ambassadors for change who model high expectations, life-long learning, collaboration, equity, and innovation.
Approximately 50 innovative educators from around the world are selected to attend each GTA based on the merits of their online application. Applicants include classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, technology specialists, librarians, administrators, professional trainers, and other education professionals who actively serve the world’s primary and secondary teachers and students. Learn all the details here.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Learning & Collaborating with Google Drive
Learning & Collaborating with Google Drive (formerly Docs) is a full-day of educational technology professional development offered by the Learning Division of Cooperating School Districts this summer.
Come create using these free Google Tools, and open up your classroom for your staff and your students.
Did you know that you could use the basic abilities of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in an online collaborative environment by logging onto Google- anywhere? Are you interested in creating a variety of online forms for assessment through surveys, quizzes, and questionnaires? Would you like to create classroom drawings or charts to access anytime or anywhere?
Come learn about the six tools in Google Drive from Google Certified Teacher Bill Bass and discover how these online collaborative environments can expand your classroom and save you time. You’ll learn how Google Drive and other Google Apps can support learning 24/7. PRE-REQUISITE: You must have a Google Account and/or Gmail. Learning & Collaborating with Google Drive is scheduled for Friday, June 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost is $145 for a CSD member; $185 for a non-member. For those interested, one graduate credit is available after completing additional coursework. Register online.
Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Google Certified Teacher, Google Drive, Learning Division
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- Posted under Classroom Technology, Collaborations, Google, Learning Division programs, Tech PD
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Teaching + Learning Today with Technology
The Learning Division of Cooperating School Districts is excited to invite you to participate in a week long edtech bootcamp! You should register for this summer professional development experience with Meg Ormiston if you want to create a classroom where students are engaged in creating projects aligned to the Common Core State Standards using digital tools. Meg feels teaching and learning today cannot be done without integrating technology and redesigning projects for students. This training is open for any interested K-12 educator.
During the course of the 5-day session, each participant will build, create, and publish project examples that they will have students complete back in the classroom. Participants are encouraged to bring materials they would like to redesign into technology rich projects. They will also learn new Web 2.0 tools to use while designing lessons aligned to the Common Core State Standards. All tech camp participants will have access to an online professional development library with 70 titles created by Meg. These 70 items are grouped into the four domains similar to the evaluation frameworks. In addition to walking away with a wealth of resources and ideas, those interested can earn three graduate credits for their participation.
Participants will:
• Design lessons that align to the Common Core State Standards identified at their grade level.
• Analyze, select, and organize appropriate on-line resources.
• Synthesize the various assessment options and apply authentic assessment strategies to technology rich projects.
• Analyze and reflect on best practice as it applies to literacy and math across the curriculum.
• Become involved in active, professional research exploring new ways to expand their personal learning network.
• Prepare students and teachers for the Next Generation Assessments.
Bring your own device! The July sessions are hands-on, fast paced, and relevant to teachers today. Each session is focused on the skills a teacher needs today to actively engage students in a 21st Century classroom.
To enlist in this boot camp, visit CSD’s registration site.
Tags: 21st Century Classroom, BYOD, Common Core State Standards, Cooperating School Districts, edtech, Meg Ormiston, Next Generation Assessments
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 April 2013 Top Reads
Here are the top five blog posts for the past month on The Connected Classroom — have you read them? They date from March and April of 2013:
1) Guest Blog Post on the Upcoming 19th Annual CHARACTERplus National Character Education Conference
2) Midwest Spotlight Educators needed for METC 2014
3) This Summer, Attend a Tech Boot Camp!
4) GMLP Media Literacy Mini Conference: Pedagogy & Production
5) UbD & CCSS Summer Institute
Tags: CHARACTERplus, Common Core State Standards, Gateway Media Literacy Partners, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Midwest Spotlight Educator, Understanding by Design®
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 What is the difference between social bookmarking + digital curation?
Explore the options for curating and evaluating the flood of information that pours over your media streams in this one-day workshop offered by Cooperating School Districts on July 8. Track your personal learning network by implementing a curation blueprint that suits your style & time.
Geared for anyone who needs help with the overload of digital information, this workshop from Linda Dougherty will familiarize you with online storage sites such as LiveBinders, Symbaloo, Evernote, and Pinterest. In addition, ways to share resources among staff and students will be explained. Walk away with your digital information organized and ready to be shared with anyone! Register online for Digital Curation: How to Collect and Save Resources; the course is $145 for a CSD member; $185 for a non-member and runs 8:30-3:30.
Tags: social media, social bookmarking, Pinterest, LiveBinders, Evernote, Symbaloo, Digital Curation, digital information
Monday, April 29, 2013 Workshop: Choosing Education-Friendly Moblie Apps
Do you have a mobile device and want to learn how to find education-friendly apps? In this hands-on session at Cooperating School Districts, we will explore a multitude of education friendly, content- based resources for your mobile device for multiple grade levels and subject areas.
Learn how to find apps for any content area
and get a chance to learn how to use them
in this June 19th BYOD session.
During this full-day session lead by Greg Lawrence, other websites and online resources will also be shown, like app finders, utility apps, and apps your students can use in 1:1 environments. You must bring your own mobile device– Android or Apple. This workshop is $145 for a CSD member and $185 for a non-member. Space is limited, register today!
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Using Cell Phones as Tools in the Classroom
Come to CSD the morning of June 26 and learn several ways to use cell phones in the classroom as collaborative tools to engage and motivate your students. From polling, micro-blogging, exam review and flashcard creation – enlist the cell phone as your ally and not your enemy. The Pew Research Center has determined that 100% of teens text. Kids get their first phone on average at age 12; three out of four students think they have at least one friend who is addicted to their phone. Cell phones are ubiquitous – why not use them to facilitate learning?
Date: June 26, 2013 | Time: 8:30-11:30 am
Cost: $85 CSD member; $125 non-member
Register Online
Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Creative Commons, Flickr, Pew Research Center
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- Posted under Android, Apple, Classroom Technology, Collaborations, Digital Media, Learning Division programs, Links, Tech PD
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