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For Administrators
Early Bird Specials:
Early Bird Specials:
Administrators are busy and want their professional development to be convenient to access and speedy delivery!
Administrators are busy and want their professional development to be convenient to access and speedy delivery!
Early Bird Specials could be Twitter edchats, Online Live sessions, or Face-to-Face sessions on edtech topics of interest. For example:
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The SAMR Model: Moving Toward Redefinition (1 hour)
The SAMR Model: Moving Toward Redefinition (1 hour)
What is the SAMR Model? During this session, we will introduce the SAMR Model; examples of each stage of this model; and how to move lessons from one level to another within this framework.
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Student Data Privacy (1 hour)
Student Data Privacy (1 hour)
This is a presentation about student data privacy and how it affects the use of technology in classrooms. It's an important topic and one that districts often ignore at their own risk!
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Understanding by Design: Backward Design Process Overview (1 hour)
Understanding by Design: Backward Design Process Overview (1 hour)
Learn about the Backward Design Process and each phase of the process.
Any of the training listed below could be adapted for administrators, or I can design customized PD for you!
Any of the training listed below could be adapted for administrators, or I can design customized PD for you!
For Educators
For Educators
Assessment & EdTech
Assessment & EdTech
Fabulous Formative Assessment Tools (6 hours)
Fabulous Formative Assessment Tools (6 hours)
Learn about some great tools to use for formative assessments to make gathering student data a breeze! Participants will choose among Plickers, NearPod, Kahoot!, Formative, Socrative... After a discussion about student data privacy, participants will work in pairs to research 1 tool to present to the group. They will use resources gathered by the instructor to research and present their tool to the group sharing how to use it, what it is useful for, and if they would use it in their own classrooms. We will record their presentations and upload them to the class site for reference after the class.
Intro to Ed-Tech Strategies (4 hours)
Intro to Ed-Tech Strategies (4 hours)
In this 4 hour training, we will begin by defining, comparing and contrasting Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom, SAMR Model, and PBL in Expert and Jigsaw groups. Jigsaw group members will share what they learned in their expert groups. Then they will collaboratively create a visual or graphic organizer to help explain how these ed-tech strategies relate to each other.
Once we better understand these models and strategies, we will learn about some great tools, brainstorm some tasks we ask students to do in our classrooms (i.e., analyzing text, inference, research...), and match the tech to the tasks. We'll end the session with a Tool Duel where we'll share different technology tools, and how and when to use them.
*Add 2 hours if you would like to give teachers a chance to begin creating their own lesson using the strategies they learned with guidance from the instructor. (total training time = 6 hours)
Coding
Coding
Introducing Hour of Code (3 hours)
Introducing Hour of Code (3 hours)
Help students develop computational and critical thinking skills, while showing them how to create their own new technologies with Hour of Code's drag-and-drop programming and other supplemental activities. The skills learned in the Hour of Code tutorials will help students model and simulate real world problems. Students learn content-based skills in STEM and ELA, and how to persevere when working through challenging problems! During this session, participants will explore the Hour of Code lessons and accompanying plans with the help of the instructor.
Intro to Scratch Coding (3-6 hours)
Intro to Scratch Coding (3-6 hours)
Imagine, Program, Share. With Scratch, students can program their own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share their creations with others in the online community. Scratch helps students learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential future-ready skills. We will learn the basics for using Scratch and explore ways to use it in the classroom.
Digital Citizenship / Leadership Skills
Digital Citizenship / Leadership Skills
Diving into Digital Citizenship (6 hours)
Diving into Digital Citizenship (6 hours)
Want a quick overview of the elements of digital citizenship? This is it! It's a quick and engaging introduction of each digital citizenship element through the lens of digital leadership. This session offers participants guidance on teaching students to be digital leaders and help your students develop a positive digital identity. Teachers will explore questions and strategies they can embed in their teaching to model digital citizenship skills for students and encourage conversations around the elements. We will also gain a better understanding about student data privacy issues, to keep themselves and their students protected.
Digital Literacy: Is it fake or is it real? Future-ready info lit skills (1 hour)
Digital Literacy: Is it fake or is it real? Future-ready info lit skills (1 hour)
The information in this interactive presentation dives into information and media literacy skills required to navigate the web and strategies to incorporate into instruction to support the development of those skills. I have presented this information at NYSCATE and will present it at ISTE in June 2019. Always well-received!
Digital Literacy: Search Strategies for Students (3 hours)
Digital Literacy: Search Strategies for Students (3 hours)
Just because they are fast doesn't mean they know how to search effectively. Preparing students for the challenges of locating, synthesizing, and making meaning of information requires a shift in instruction. Help students learn where to find the most reliable information; how to do an effective keyword search; and how to judge the credibility of information they find on the web.
Digital Identity: Communication & Etiquette (2 hours)
Digital Identity: Communication & Etiquette (2 hours)
Communication and Etiquette are two elements of digital citizenship that are important to practice in and out of the classroom. There are many ways to help students develop skills needed to communicate respectfully and responsibly online while they learn skills and content in your classroom. During this online discussion, we will explore ways to address these elements and help kids "think before clicking SHARE!"
Digital Law and Etiquette: Conversation about Copyright (1.5 hours)
Digital Law and Etiquette: Conversation about Copyright (1.5 hours)
Nobody likes to talk about it, but we really should have a basic knowledge of copyright law and fair use guidelines in order to teach our students how to use information and media they find online responsibly. As part of our conversation, we will explore CreativeCommons.org to help students learn about copyright by making copyright restrictions for media they create. Join us to learn more!
Google
Google
Google Drive for Educators (3 hours)
Google Drive for Educators (3 hours)
Google Drive is a free Google Tool that allows you to Store files online and access them from anywhere on any device. With Google Drive, you can share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, and edit them simultaneously with others. These online tools would be very useful for teachers who need to meet asynchronously because they can't find common planning time.
Google Forms & Spreadsheets for Educators (3 hours)
Google Forms & Spreadsheets for Educators (3 hours)
Google Forms and Spreadsheets can be accessed from anywhere and shared in real time, offering a wide variety of ways to use them with students. Participants in this class will learn to create and share forms to conduct surveys, collect data, and more. We’ll also explore Google Spreadsheets as a tool for taking collaborative notes or gathering data collaboratively. We will learn how to share spreadsheets and forms, and discuss strategies for using them across the curriculum.
Google Sites: Create Project-Based Websites (3 hours)
Google Sites: Create Project-Based Websites (3 hours)
Learn to create a website to organize materials for a project or lesson using Google Sites. You can collaborate with others to get it done. You won't believe how quickly you'll be able to put together a great website! Participants will have time to begin their own site and practice using Google Drive to store, share and embed resources into their site.
iPads in Education
iPads in Education
(**Participants would need an iPad for these sessions**)
(**Participants would need an iPad for these sessions**)
iPad iNtro (1 hour)
iPad iNtro (1 hour)
Learn how to use the iPad basic features:
- How to close apps to preserve battery life
- Multi-touch gestures
- Keyboard features and functions
- Guided Access to lock students into an app
- Camera app uses
- Safari browser
Book Creator for Paperless Class Books (2 hours)
Book Creator for Paperless Class Books (2 hours)
How many times have you made classroom books and put them in your class library? I did that quite often with my students years ago and they loved to read and reread them! Imagine making paperless class books your students can access from your class website anytime they want to read them. Book Creator is an excellent tool to use to create multimedia stories across the curriculum, including narration! The books can be saved as videos or PDF's and posted in a shared location where students and their families can access them to read again and again. (Please make sure Book Creator is installed on your iPad for this session. Cost: $4.99!)
iMovie & the Camera App for Awesome Video Projects (2 hours)
iMovie & the Camera App for Awesome Video Projects (2 hours)
iMovie helps you create videos and movie trailers with its user-friendly interface. You'll love it! We will dive into the Camera and iMovie apps and learn more about how they work together and create our own videos. Then we'll brainstorm ways we can use these tools for standards-based projects with students! (Please make sure iMovie is installed on your iPad. It is free for iPads under 5 years old, but might not automatically be installed).
Microsoft Office & Office 365
Microsoft Office & Office 365
Microsoft Office Tools
Microsoft Office Tools
Hello, Excel 2016! (3 hours)
Hello, Excel 2016! (3 hours)
Microsoft Excel can look overwhelming to people who are not familiar with it, but there are so many uses for it in the classroom for teachers and students that you will be happy you chose to learn about it! We will work on basic vocabulary associated with Excel, learn about the Excel window, basic formulas and functions, and graphing skills. It might sound strange, but it is fun!
MS Excel 2: The Sequel (3 hours)
MS Excel 2: The Sequel (3 hours)
During this session, we will review and build on basic Excel I skills. Topics will include: intermediate formulas and functions, conditional formatting, and other useful skills to know, such as absolute and relative cell references, autofill tool, conditional formatting, cell and worksheet protection, more graphing skills...
(Pre-requisite: Hello, Excel 2016!)
(Pre-requisite: Hello, Excel 2016!)
Hello, PowerPoint 2016! (3 hours)
Hello, PowerPoint 2016! (3 hours)
PowerPoint gets a bad reputation because it is so abused by... well, everyone! Reintroduce yourself to the awesomeness that is PowerPoint. Learn how to create presentations, embed narration, animate objects on slides without going overboard, add effective transitions, format fonts and images with updated formatting tools, create your own clipart to avoid copyright mistakes, and save your work as individual images (memes, clipart, infographics, etc.) or as a video (podcast, story, how-to...)! During this introduction, participants will learn the basics for making a presentation, how to save it in a variety of formats, and strategies for using it with students. We'll also take a look at Creative Commons for making our own copyright notices for our creations.
Learn by Creating with MS Publisher (3 hours)
Learn by Creating with MS Publisher (3 hours)
What are you (and your students) going to create? Do your students make books, infographics, brochures, newsletters, cards, or posters for assignments and projects? Microsoft Publisher is a great tool to use for so many types of projects. It can be saved in a variety of formats and posted online, giving students a wider audience for their work. We will learn how to use Publisher and explore ways to use the program in the classroom to address CC standards.
Hello, Microsoft Word 2016! (3 hours)
Hello, Microsoft Word 2016! (3 hours)
We will explore the basic tools in MS Word and dive into some of the tools you might be missing, such as, New templates (calendars, certificates, etc.), Add-ins (Word Cloud generator, free clipart), Reference tools (create a bibliography), Review tools (comments, track changes, inking for touch displays), table settings (you want easier ways to get borders even, right?), the new formatting tools for text and images, Options for making Word do what you want it to do (because sometimes it does its own thing!)...
MS Word Tools for Educators (3 hours)
MS Word Tools for Educators (3 hours)
Did you know there are useful templates available in Microsoft Word that help you quickly create editable lesson plans, calendars, award certificates, resumes & cover letters, event flyers, greeting cards and so much more? And did you know that you can make a bibliography and citations in MLA or APA format, add feedback for students using the Comment tool? Do you play with the borders on your tables to get them just right? Did you know there are tools to make that easier? The add-ins tool has a Word Cloud generator and free clipart. Did you know that? There are many useful features in Word that we will explore and discuss ways to use for classroom management, student projects, etc.
MS OneNote Overview (1.5 hours)
MS OneNote Overview (1.5 hours)
Microsoft OneNote is a powerful organizational tool that comes with Microsoft Office and integrates with Microsoft products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Office 365. In OneNote you create "notebooks" where you can organize all of your resources (notes, information, websites, images), making lesson plan development an easier process. There are many uses for OneNote in the classroom where students can create and share notebooks individually or collaboratively, such as electronic portfolios, research projects, note taking, interactive textbooks, and much more.
Office 365
Office 365
Welcome to Office 365 (2 hours)
Welcome to Office 365 (2 hours)
This course is for participants who want to learn the basics of Microsoft Office 365. Participants will learn the basics of how to use Outlook including the Outlook Calendar, as well as how to create, store, share and retrieve files in the cloud using OneDrive.
Office 365: Sway for Research & Presentations (2 hours)
Office 365: Sway for Research & Presentations (2 hours)
Looking for a new way to present information or have your students present reports? Perhaps you want an alternative to PowerPoint or Prezi? Sway is an app in Office 365 that allows you to build a digital Storyline and then automatically creates an engaging presentation. With Sway you and your students can focus on the content and not get lost in trying to figure out transitions and animations.
Office 365: Collaborate, Curate, & Create (2 hours)
Office 365: Collaborate, Curate, & Create (2 hours)
Students need to understand how to collaboratively gather resources to use when creating their projects. It is a useful life skill! During this session, we will discover ways to use Office 365 tools to curate resources and collaborate to facilitate project creation. We will explore Word Online, PowerPoint Online, Excel Online, OneNote, and Sway as potential tools to use for curation, collaboration, and creation. We'll also discuss ways to get students started with Office 365; and help students learn the digital leadership skills necessary for using Office 365 safely and effectively.
Strategies
Strategies
Creating Effective Presentations (6 hours)
Creating Effective Presentations (6 hours)
Tired of the same boring presentations with too many words, animations, sound effects...? Teaching students best practices for developing a presentation is a life-long skill that is embedded in the standards.
During this session participants will evaluate sample presentations and explore online resources to determine a checklist of best practices for developing a presentation with guidance from the instructor. We will also learn how to create engaging presentations; and enhance them with resources from around the web. Participants will develop a presentation project for their own classroom to share with the group.
Embed Ed-tech: Project Planning (3 hours or 6 hours)
Embed Ed-tech: Project Planning (3 hours or 6 hours)
For educators who want to work on a project or lesson and receive on-time ed-tech support as they plan. During this session, participants spend time planning, brainstorming, locating resources, and developing their projects with my support and potentially, the help of the participants in the session in our own Professional Learning Community!
Infographics: Display Information in Exciting New Ways (6 hours)
Infographics: Display Information in Exciting New Ways (6 hours)
Infographics are an interesting way to visually display information, data or knowledge clearly. Infographics are a visual representation of data. When students create infographics, they are using information, visual, and technology literacies. Teachers can develop formative or summative assessments that have students creating infographics to showcase their mastery of knowledge. In this session, participants will learn how to create infographics using a variety of technologies and explore how to use this strategy to enhance teaching and learning. We will also look at an infographic rubric to discuss quality. Each participant will develop his or her own infographic activity to share.
Mathematical Mindsets (by Jo Boaler) Book Study (12 hours)
Mathematical Mindsets (by Jo Boaler) Book Study (12 hours)
"Unleash students' POTENTIAL through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and INNOVATIVE TEACHING!" We will read the book Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler and discuss what we learn as we work through each chapter. Participants will meet to discuss what we learn from the reading; dive deeper into strategies and technologies shared in the book; and develop lessons and materials based on methods offered by the author.
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Media Literacy: Encouraging Critical Thinking (3 hours)
Media Literacy: Encouraging Critical Thinking (3 hours)
Teaching students Media Literacy Skills helps them develop critical thinking skills required to analyze text and images to make inferences, determine the credibility of online sources, and find evidence to support analysis, reflection and research. Participants in this class will learn Media Literacy questioning strategies and explore ways to apply Media Literacy across the curriculum.
QR Codes in the Classroom (2 Hours)
QR Codes in the Classroom (2 Hours)
Learn to create and use QR Codes to explore a variety of skills, such as vocabulary development, fluency, problem-solving and much more by making your own QR Code Scavenger Hunts and other innovative QR Codes activities. Educators can use QR Codes to help students check their own work. We will learn ways to create and store content online; share sample strategies for using them; and create QR Codes for that content. Participants will have time to develop and share their own QR Code activity.
Symbaloo EDU for Content Curation (2 hours)
Symbaloo EDU for Content Curation (2 hours)
Learn to use Symbaloo to gather, organize, and share resources with students. Symbaloo is an excellent way to share bookmarked sites with students of all ages! Each tile on your Symbaloo can be customized with pictures and text to help students quickly access information online. Participants will learn to create their own Symbaloo EDU!
Twitter for Professional Learning & Communication (3 hours)
Twitter for Professional Learning & Communication (3 hours)
Would you like a quick way to communicate with parents and students? How would you like to find out about the latest strategies and technologies to support teaching and learning? Welcome to Twitter! Twitter is like a faculty room on the web where all the cool teachers hang out and share ideas!
You'll learn Twitter basics, how to participate in edchats (educational chats with other professionals), what kinds of info to share, and ways to use it for personal professional development, and how to make sure your tweets are seen.
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