Professional Development Teaching with Technology
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                                       Change is energy.  It drives the future. 

               Change is connections.  The future is created, one connection at a time.

 

              The Lorenz butterfly represents the energy of change and connectedness.

Perhaps no human skill we possess has and is being changed by technology more than literacy. Today we read codes of light on a screen. 

What and how will we need to teach a child of the 21st Century so that child grows up to be fully literate ?  

Explore this essential question with us . . .
as we work to understand the old and new literacies and their implications for learning and teaching with technology across the curriculum.

 

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“Next best thing to observing in a classroom.... so many ways to address the 21st Century skills our students need to flourish in today's world.  This was some of the BEST professional development that I have ever had the opportunity to participate in." (About Reading and Writing with Technology Across the Curriculum - Elementary)

Kay Ball
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Yancey Co. Schools, NC



►BENEFITS

      With this series, educators...

  • VIEW video documentaries to see the “big picture” of teaching and learning 21st century skills
  • PERSONALIZE the professional learning experience by selecting relevant modules to meet specific goals (for use in a mentoring role)
  • ENGAGE in reflection as a lens for improving practice
  • EXPLORE integration of new technologies and media
  • USE video documentaries in learning communities to encourage collaboration and application of new learning
  • EARN CEU credit while preparing portfolios for National Board Certification

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►CONTENT
COURSE OPTIONS  
 Maximum Contact Hours
@ Level One
Elementary:
Reading and Writing with Technology 
30
(3 hours/module,
  10 modules available)  
Middle/Secondary:
Reading and Writing with Technology 
       30      
(3 hours/module,
10 modules available)
Digital Literacy for K-12 Teachers
  30
(3 hours/module,
  10 modules available)
Courses may be taken at three different levels .  A course taken through all three levels would serve well as a document of accomplishment for National Board Certification portfolios.   
   


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View a video podcast overview with Cris Crissman, Ph.D., program and course developer.


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►FORMAT
  • desktop video on demand
  • self-paced, anytime, anyplace
  • pre-post assessments, video documentaries of outstanding teachers in their classrooms, online resources, reflection activities
  • eCertificates for CEU credit 
  • requires supervisor serve as evaluator

►CEU: REQUIREMENTS, STATE REFERENCES, PRIOR APPROVAL FORM

 

►REGISTRATION FEES

  • Register as an Individual: $75/course (Reading, Writing with Technology - Elementary, Reading, Writing with Technology - Middle/High School, or Digital Literacy  - each course is 30 clock hours; fee is $25/10 clock hours)
  • Site License:(Unlimited participation Teaching with Technology for one-year license) $1,500/building  Customized options are available for district, regional, or state levels

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