(5 Day Event) Nov 12, 2015 - Apr 19, 2016
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Districts make their own choices about what kinds of technology would best address their curriculum goals and provide students with support. But it is becoming increasingly important to equip staff and curriculum leaders with the ability to analyze and contribute to the plans for integrating technology at the classroom level.
Training for Teacher Leaders, Mentors and Integration Specialists:
Technology is constantly changing, and leaders need to learn to adapt quickly. Leaders need to be able to evaluate, select and implement tools, and those tools change rapidly. Our training is based on the concept that while students need access to a variety of tools, they will need to adapt what they learn to technologies which have not yet been invented.
You will also receive an iPad (or equivalent) with teaching and learning tools installed.
HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM?
Do you have leadership at each school that understands this? Developing leadership is critical to implementing, reforming, changing. The Ed Tech Training and Certification Program is designed to help a district’s technology leaders with tools, resources and support to innovate, explore and develop. A good plan for education technology begins with curriculum needs, not specific gadgetry.
A. LCAP Support and Technology Planning, Reporting and Monitoring
Districts must set goals and monitor them. Technology has become a large part of the process because of the need to collect, measure and communicate data in such a way that goals can be set with stakeholders. Topics covered include:
- Developing LCAP goals based on real data
- Data collection and interpretation
- Making data presentations so everyone can understand
- Assisting your administrators with data presentations to boards, teachers and parents - Helping teachers contribute helpful student data
- Presenting data in an infographic using free or low cost tools
- Finding actionable data about your district concerning Common Core and the 4 Cs and designing training and mentoring programs for teachers and staff
B. ONLINE DOCUMENT SHARING AND COLLABORATION TOOLS
In addition to online systems for collaborative work, there are many document/ resource sharing tools which can support curriculum goals. At various grade levels, teachers will need to facilitate shared tasks and be able to evaluate collaborative work created online. We must develop professional learning communities, understand a variety of sharing tools and resources and making comparisons / evaluations for our own districts.
C. GOOGLE APPS IN THE CLASSROOM
Many districts have elected to use Google Apps in curriculum because of easy access, no or low cost, collaborative features and use on all sorts of equipment. Participants will gain hands-on experience to maximize a wide variety of classroom support.
D. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: STAYING OUT OF LEGAL TROUBLE
Beyond teaching students the skills and ethics of the digital world, district staff must understand legal and ethical use of materials in the classroom, cybersafety and communicating both globally and within their communities.
E. DIGITAL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Create curriculum practices which support not only technology-rich standards, but give practice with online assessments. Discover tools for helping teachers integrate more tech-based assessments in their classroom practices.
F. PRESENTATION TOOLS AND SKILLS
1. Recording and broadcasting presentations online 2. Sharing what you know in ways they will accept 3. Cognitive Load and Presentation Skills
4. Staff buy-in of technology and change
5. Communicating with reluctant participants
6. Multimedia options in curriculum and for communication
G. PLANNING AND LEADING IN YOUR DISTRICT
In addition to LCAP, there are many formal and informal ways to contribute to planning in your district. We will explore these with you.
H. ACCESS, LEARNING MANAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION SYSTEMS
Use Evaluation and Collaboration systems and Learning Management systems to share resources with your staff and with each other. Learn how to use each of the systems below to meet writing, listening and speaking content standards.
Practice sharing your knowledge with your district staff and have access to the tools to provide effective professional development in Education Technology.
In order to provide the learning environment for online collaboration and other technology tasks mentioned in the Common Core State Standards, Most school districts adopt common collaboration tools. But there are many options.
I. SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING AND EVENTS
We hope to visit your classroom or school site and see you in action.
We also hope to create or recommend activities, conferences, workshops and best practice visits to help you with ideas and solutions.