Winter Spring 2018 Brochure

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

For Information/Registration: jlerch@ercsd.org. or vliner@ercsd.org

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The East Ramapo Teachers’ Center and the ERTA Professional Development Institute are pleased to present its Winter/Spring 2018 programs.

    • Participate for IN-SERVICE CREDIT or AUDIT COURSES AT A REDUCED FEE

    • PLEASE NOTICE NEW RATES ($100 PER CREDIT & $75 TO AUDIT A 3 CREDIT COURSE OR $25 TO AUDIT A 1 CREDIT COURSE)

    • REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for both credit and auditing courses.

Submit course approval form to East Ramapo Personnel PRIOR to registering.

DEADLINE to register for all courses and workshops is Wednesday, January 24th.

****IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR YOUR COURSES, ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE A FOLLOW-UP SURVEY INDICATING HOW THEY ARE USING THE MATERIAL IN THEIR CLASSROOMS****

*Qualities of a Successful Web Course (Hybrid Course) Student: Successful Web course students are committed to their studies. While Web courses offer more flexibility and convenience, they can be more demanding of time and energy than regular courses or workshops. NOTE: Web course students need to know how to use technology. If your computer skills and experience are below the expected entry level described above, you may need to spend additional time beyond the average.

NEW HYBRID CLASS -

JUST ADDED NOT IN WINTER SPRING BROCHURE-

THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION –

A HYBRID COURSE

CREDITS: Three (3) Inservice

LEVEL: K – 12

INSTRUCTOR: Andrew Chalfin, NYS Certified Educational Technology Specialist ERCSD elementary special education teacher

DATES/TIME: Tuesdays 5/8, 5/15, and 5/22 from 4 to 8 p.m.

(3 face-to-face; NO absences allowed) + online learning / assignments

PLACE: TBD

FEE: Inservice - $300; Audit - $75

WINTER/SPRING 2018 In-Service Courses . . .

FLIPPING YOUR CLASSROOM - RECORDING YOUR LESSON – A *HYBRID COURSE*

CREDITS: Three (3) inservice credits

LEVEL: K – 12 ERCSD teachers

INSTRUCTOR: Andrew Chalfin

DATES/TIME: Wednesdays: April 11th, April 18th and April 25th Snow Date: May 2nd

4:00 pm – 8 pm

3 face-to-face meetings (NO absences allowed) + online learning/assignments

PLACE: TBD

FEE: Inservice - $300; Audit - $75

East Ramapo Teachers’ Center Workshops

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THESE NON-CREDIT WORKSHOPS.

“AY CARAMBA” – IT’S TIME FOR PARENT CONFERENCES!

Instructor: Ellen Rifkin

Date: Tuesday, March 13th Snow Date: Tuesday, March 20th

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location: Teachers’ Center at Pomona Middle School – Room 162

PINTEREST: DIY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Instructor: Janelle A. Simpson-Luna

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 3:30-5:30 Snow Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018

3:30 PM-5:30 pm

Location: Fleetwood Library/Computer Lab

GOOGLE DOCS: THE GOOGLE DRIVE SEQUEL

Instructor: Janelle A. Simpson-Luna

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 3:30-5:30 Snow Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2018

3:30 PM-5:30 pm

Location: Fleetwood Library/Computer Lab

This course is a follow-up for participants who have taken the Google Docs workshop with the instructor before, or who have been using Google Drive and need some refreshers. (This is not for beginners or participants that have not used Google Drive before.)

OVERVIEW TO FLIPPING YOUR CLASSROOM

Instructor: Jennifer Martin

Date: Wednesday, January 31st Snow Date: Wednesday, February 7th

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location: Ramapo HS – Room 248

Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a type of blended learning that reverses the traditional learning environment by delivering instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom. It moves activities, including those that may have traditionally been considered homework, into the classroom.

GOOGLE SHEETS & FORMS

This is a repeat of the workshop held on November 14th.

Instructor: Ryan Kearns

Date: Tuesday, April 10th Snow Date: Tuesday, April 17th

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Location: Pomona Middle School – Room 118

HOW TO USE THE NEW INTERACTIVE SMART BOARD

This is a repeat of the workshops held on Oct. 30th and January 8th.

Instructor: Andrew Costa

Date: Monday, March 19, 2018 Snow Date: Monday, April 23, 2018

TIME: 4 - 6 PM

PLACE: Pomona Middle School

This workshop focuses on aspects that are most suitable for classroom teachers, but specialists are welcome to register.

This workshop will teach you the fundamentals of how to use a SMART Board, the SMART Notebook software, and other great features!

HOW TO USE A SMART BOARD [the older version of the SMARTBoard]

This is a repeat of the workshops held on Dec. 6th

Instructor: Elaine Damiano

Date: Monday, March 12, 2018 Snow Date: Monday, April 30, 2018)

Time: 4:00-6:00 pm

Location: Fleetwood

We will keep updating and adding to our workshops as the semester goes on. Please watch your email for new workshops.