Three Featured Speakers Announced for METC 2010 Monday, July 20, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Conferences, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0.Tags: 21st Century technology, Alan November Consulting Team, blog, constructivist student-centered, David Jakes, Howie DiBlasi, METC 2010, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Scott Meech, teacher-centered paradigm, wiki
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Three Midwest Education Technology Conference featured speakers have been announced: (from left to right) Howie DiBlasi, David Jakes, and Scott Meech.
DiBlasi is currently a member of the Alan November Consulting Team, and is a recognized leader in digital technology, multi-media, interactive videoconferencing and 21st Century learning. He has extensive hands on experience in training administrators and educators using 21st Century technology and applications. Join him for a preconference workshop on Monday, February 8 or attend one of his breakout sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 & 10.
Jakes has spent 25 years in education as a teacher, staff developer, and technology coordinator. His interests in educational technology include digital storytelling, the application of geography-based systems for learning, and developing online communities of learning through blogging, wiki and other connective technologies. Jakes presents breakout sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 & 10.
Meech is starting his 15th year in education. He currently works at The Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth, Illinois as the district Technology Facilitator. As an early technology adopter, he became the test pilot for any and all new tech initiatives. Meech’s teaching quickly transformed from a traditional teacher-centered paradigm to a constructivist student-centered approach. He presents breakout sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 & 10.
METC 2010 is February 8, 9, 10. Registration opens October 1, 2009. For more information on METC 2010, visit the conference’s Moodle.
lei it on them Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaborations, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: csd, tele, Web 2.0, wiki
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Karen Montgomery is teaching Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website today here at Cooperating School Districts (CSD). “Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian, and they truly are- a wiki is a free, Web 2.0 tool to create websites very fast. Participants are learning the benefits of using wikis and they will see several examples of how they are being used right now in K-12 education.
Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works Workshop Friday, June 12, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Blogs, Classroom Technology, Collaborations, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: blog, Cooperating School Districts, McREL, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, wiki
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Today is the second (and final) day of our new tele class on Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works.
Martha and Ruth are teaching the course, which covers research-based instructional strategies to improve student learning.
During this workshop, particpants learned about McRel’s nine research-based instructional strategies for enhancing student achievement, discussed ways in which to use technology with these strategies, and began planning technology-infused lessons or units that use effective instructional practices. This class is based on the material in Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. Participants used this book along with a customized wiki and blog to get real, hands-on experience with technology integration.
tele classes in July Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, instructional technology professional development, tele, Web 2.0, webquests, wiki
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There is still room available in our July tele
(instructional technology professional development) classes here at Cooperating School Districts, including:
- Teacher Timesavers: FREE Online Resources on July 7 & 9; $276 CSD member; $428 non-member
- Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website on July 8; $138 CSD member; $214 non-member
- NEW! Digital Learning Academy: The Read/Write Web for the Classroom on July 13, 14, 15; PRICE BREAK!! now $325 member; $450 non-member
- Promoting Student Inquiry Using WebQuests on July 17; $138 CSD member; $214 non-member
To see full descriptions, learn about graduate credit options, and/or register, click here.
VLC’s tele classes this summer Thursday, May 28, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Google, instructional technology, Moodle, webquests, wiki
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We are offering a large selection of instructional technology professional development this summer at Cooperating School Districts. The classes are housed in our newly updated tele (technology enhanced learning environment). Here’s a random sampling of what you and your colleagues can sign up for:
- Online “Street Smarts:” Being Legal, Literate, and Secure
- Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website
- Google Academy: Search, Learn, Share!
- Promoting Student Inquiry Using WebQuests
- Classroom Projects Using Digital Photography
- Beginning and Intermediate Moodle Training
wiki & blog to check out Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Blogs, Classroom Technology, Web 2.0.Tags: 21st Century Skills Frame, blog, Bloom's Taxonomic Hierarchy, Pedagogy, Twitter, wiki
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Thanks to my colleague Stacey Franks for sharing this wiki (“a Visual Representation of Bloom’s Taxonomic Hierarchy with a 21st Century Skills Frame“) with me: visualblooms.wikispaces.com.
Mike Fisher, a teacher in western New York, created the diagram at left and his blog, DigiGogy: A New Digital Pedagogy can be found at digigogy.blogspot.com/. Take a moment to check out both his wiki and blog!
Classroom Wiki PD Monday, March 30, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: csd, pbwiki, tele, Virtual Learning Center, wiki
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Want to create a class website where you can post daily assignments and pictures and upload documents for parents and students to download, but don’t have the time? Wikis were designed for you! Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website will be July 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Cooperating School Districts‘ tele. Come learn how to use this free, Web 2.0 tool to create quick websites that contain everything you are dreaming of. In no time at all, you will have a robust website that you will be proud of and others will be impressed with. Learn the uses and benefits of using wikis and see several examples of how they are being used in education. Participants will create their own wikis using pbwiki (a free Internet-based service) and learn wiki basics such as setting one up, adding pages, inserting links, uploading files, inserting images and adding tables. Walk away with your own website in less time than you ever thought. “Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian, and they truly are! ($138 CSD member; $214 non-member | One Graduate Credit Available)
NEW CLASS: Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works Thursday, March 26, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Blogs, Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: blog, Cooperating School Districts, Marzano, McREL, technology infused, tele, Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, Virtual Learning Center, wiki
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Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works will be June 11 & 12, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on both days. The fee for this two day course at Cooperating School Districts is $276 CSD members; $428 non-members. In addition, two graduate credits are available if you elect to participate.
About the tele class Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works:
Educators, are you looking for research-based instructional strategies to improve student learning? Would you like to learn how to use technology with these instructional strategies?
During this workshop, you will 1) learn about Marzano’s nine research-based instructional strategies for enhancing student achievement, 2) discuss ways in which to use technology with these strategies, and 3) begin planning technology-infused lessons or units that use effective instructional practices.
This class is based on the material in Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. Participants will use this book, along with a customized wiki and blog to get real, hands-on experience with technology integration.
Purchase of the book is recommended, but not required.
For information on the tele, visit: www.csd.org/vlc
2009 tele classes Monday, November 10, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Blogs, Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Collaborations, Conferences, Distance Learning, Internet safety, Links, Promethean Activboard, SMART Board, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0, podcast.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Internet safety, mac, Moodle, MS Office, Promethean Activboard, SMART Board, Tech PD, technology in education, tele, Virtual Learning Center, wiki
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Cooperating School Districts’ technology professional development classes for the winter/spring 2009:
Microsoft Office 2007 and Your Classroom
Using MS PowerPoint in the Classroom
Jan. 15 from 4-7 pm | $68 CSD member; $102 non-member
Using MS Word in the Classroom
Jan. 21 from 4-7 pm | $68 CSD member; $102 non-member
Transforming Learning with a SMART Board
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member
Day Classes (9am-4pm) Feb. 6 and March 27
Evening Classes (4-7 pm) March 2 & 3
Creating SMART Board Lessons to Engage and Motivate Students
March 23, (9am-3pm) | $125 CSD member; $195 non-member
Transforming Learning with a Promethean Activboard
Day Classes (9am-4pm) Feb. 17
Evening Classes (4-7 pm) April 7 & 9 and May 5 & 7
$125 CSD member; $195 non-member
Boundless Learning with Videoconferencing
Jan. 13 from 4-7pm | $68 CSD member; $102 non-member
Wiki Your Way to a Classroom Website
Jan. 13 9am-12pm | $68 CSD member; $102 non-member
Teaching Higher Order Thinking Skills in the Elementary Classroom with Spreadsheets (Featuring MS Excel 2007)
March 4 & 5 from 4-7pm | $125 CSD member; $195 non-member
Empowering Students with Podcasting
March 11 & 12 from 4-7pm | $125 CSD member; $195 non-member
Classroom Projects Using Digital Photography
April 14 & 16 from 4-7pm | $125 CSD member; $195 non-member
Online “Street Smarts:” Being Legal, Literate, and Secure
Feb. 24 & 25 from 4-7pm | $125 CSD member; $195 non-member
Creating Technology-Rich Lessons to Increase Student Achievement
Apr 1, 8, 15 & 22 from 4-7pm | $259 CSD member $389 non-member
Macintosh Classes!
Using iPhoto in the Classroom
Feb. 10 from 4-7pm | $68 CSD member; $102 non-member
Using iMovie ’08 in the Classroom
Feb. 12 from 4-7pm | $68 CSD member; $102 non-member
NEW! Beginning and Intermediate Moodle Training
(Choose one, or both! The morning workshop is for beginners, and the afternoon workshop is a continuation, or for people already familiar with Moodle who want to delve deeper).
Moodle Basics: Using a Course Management System to Increase Teacher/Student Connections
Feb. 27 from 9am-12pm | $68 CSD member; $102 non-member
Intermediate Moodle: Creating Your Own Course
Feb. 27 from 1-4pm | $68 CSD member; $102 non-member
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