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Future Ready Educators Innovative Learning Series Course INT 1102 The PWCS Instructional Technology Department presents our first annual series of summer courses promising to offer strategies that will allow you to prepare students for a successful future. The courses are listed by order of the date offered. Please search the catalog for course code INT 1102 to register and view details about each session. Making Mathematical Comparisons with Virtual Manipulatives
IH Training Trailer #45 June 20th SRN: 20161800110201 Teachers will use free software, websites, and iPad apps to help students in elementary school learn about place value, coin value, shape patterns, and more. The focus is on exploration and making connections, not drill and practice. This course addresses the ISTE Student Standard of being a Computational Thinker, representing data in various ways. Participants will explore ways to use digital tools for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. The visual and kinesthetic tools will make learning accessible to students with limited English ability.
Animating What We’ve Learned
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SRN: 20161800110202 Participants will learn how to use county software and free iPad apps for animation. Tools include Frames, PowerPoint, and Toontastic. We can animate concepts from math, science, social studies, language arts, and more. We can show phases of the moon, seasons of Ancient Egypt, conversion of numbers, and more. We will address the ISTE Student Standard of Creative Communication. Teachers will explore ideas for technology Substitution up to Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition. The visual nature of the creation tools and animation should meet the needs of students with limited English ability.
Measurement and Geometry in the Virtual World
IH Training Trailer #45 June 21st SRN: 20161800110203 Participants will use free, approved software Google Earth and Google Sketchup to make connections between measurement, geometry, past and present. We will look at monuments such as the Washington Monument on Google Earth, then try to re-
create them in Sketchup. We will zoom in and out of Google Earth and choose the best units of measurement for various distances. This course addresses the ISTE standard 3C Knowledge Constructor, using digital tools for creation and making connections. We will explore the highest level of the SAMR model, which is Redefinition. The visual nature of the tools allows ELs to learn content with limited English vocabulary.
A Teacher’s Day Made Easier with OneNote Notebook
Kilby ES
June 27th
SRN: 20161800110204
IH Training Trailer #45 Aug 8th SRN: 20171800110212 In education, it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! With OneNote it’s as easy as ONE. One place to create your lessons, one place to share with students and one place to create student portfolios, projects and collaborative class creations! Discover how to create, organize and share dynamic notebooks rich with interactive content. Bring the classroom to life with enticing audio and video features. Stay organized and on‐topic using tagging, tables and tabs for new content! Then, easily personalize the learning experience
Future Ready Educators Innovative Learning Series Course INT 1102 with Class Notebooks, which provides each student with their own private notebook viewable only by the teacher and individual. Use the Content library to digitize your existing lessons, and easily communicate with the entire group using the collaboration space. Keep tabs on your class and stay organized with OneNote!
Microsoft Office 365 Teacher Academy
Kilby ES June 28th SRN: 20161800110205 This 6-hour Teacher Academy allows participants to take a deep dive into cloudbased tools for the classroom, with a special focus on topics such as file storage, collaboration and communication using Office 365. It will also give educators the opportunity to apply their learning towards the end of each part of the session – reflecting on the topics covered, as well as strategizing on how they can be put to the best use in the classroom or with other educators.
Let’s ‘Point’ to the Future, as we ‘Sway’ ‘Drive’ and take ‘Notes’ along the way!
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learning using free iPad apps. Addresses the M/R of SAMR, as well as the collaboration standards of ISTE, as the results are easy to share across schools and platforms.
SRN: 20171800110206 Cooperative Learning using a variety of technologies with design process has been proven to be effective for all types of students, including academically gifted, mainstream students and English learners (ELs) because it promotes learning and fosters respect among diverse groups of students. This course, will focus on how to create effective cooperative learning activities that will promote creativity, communication (social interaction) and help them to become global collaborators. Also included will be the enhancement of EL language development by integrating the use of technology. Our tools will include OneNote, PowerPoint, Discovery Education, Sway and using your OneDrive.
Easy Apps to Enhance Classroom Instruction
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SRN: 20171800110207 The course will introduce and show life (free!) applications for enhancing student
Flipping Sub Plans
IH Training Trailer #45 July 25th SRN: 20171800110208 The learning doesn’t have to end when your students are with a substitute for the day. Instead of providing packets for them to work on, continue to give them instruction and feedback during a structured lesson. In this session, you will learn how to create a “flipped” sub plan that allows you to give direct instruction and provide formative and summative assessments. This session is appropriate for anyone who is interested in beginning a flipped classroom model and can be used by teachers in one-to-one classrooms or teachers who have only an LCD projector. Teachers will be able to create a "flipped" sub plan in the coming year that helps their students continue learning despite a teacher absence.
Future Ready Educators Innovative Learning Series Course INT 1102 Diving In: Exploring the Many Uses of O365 in the Classroom
Swans Creek ES
July 27th
SRN: 20171800110210 Participants will explore, discuss, brainstorm and record a variety of uses of the Class Notebook, Excel Surveys/Forms, and Power Point. Through example lessons, we'll identify how the tools can be used for creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking. We'll share ways Class Notebook can be used to differentiate content and processes for all learners. Finally, we'll evaluate the yearlong progression of learning found in student created Power Points (and how this correlates with the SAMR model).
Technology 101 for Substitute Teachers
Springwoods ES
July 27th
SRN: 20171800110209 The course will cover basics for subs: introduction to PWCS network, email, login, basic SmartBoard usage, and share some website resources to assist temporary teachers.
Blended Learning: Using Technology to Personalize learning for All
Online
Aug 1,2,7,8,9th
SRN: 20171800110211 This class will teach participants how to create a blended learning environment in their classroom. The class will meet via Skype for 5 one-hour sessions. Each class will focus on different instructional strategies and best practices for using technology: Topics include: The Models of Blended Learning, creating a flipped lesson for Independent Centers, Marzano High Yield Strategies, SAMR models and how to move lessons up the SAMR ladder, and Assessment and Digital Curriculum. Digital curriculum will consist of online resources like Discovery Ed, Library Databases, Benchmark Universe (books).
Connecting and Collaborating in the Microsoft Educator Community
IH Training Trailer #45 Aug 8th SRN:20171800110213 Welcome to the Microsoft Educator Community! Join us as we explore ways for you to connect and collaborate, find training and lessons, and earn badges and certificates on this personalized hub created
for educators like you. This is the first step on an exciting journey of joining a professional network of enthusiastic educators who come together to learn, share, and grow. Learn how you can earn points to become a Microsoft Innovative Educator!
Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Teacher Academy
IH Training Trailer #45 Aug 9th SRN: 20171800110214 K-12 Teachers- Join us for this 6-hour Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Teacher Academy to learn more about Microsoft’s hottest tools and resources to empower your students to achieve more! Bring your own Windows 10 device to this one-day professional learning experience to learn how to maximize your use of Windows and take an immersive deep dive into the new Microsoft Classroom in O365 for Education. You will get the opportunity to explore tools such as OneNote Class Notebooks, Microsoft Forms, Sway, and Office Mix, including how to provide your students with learning experiences beyond the 4 walls in your classroom using Skype in the Classroom and the online Microsoft Educator Community.
Future Ready Educators Innovative Learning Series Course INT 1102 Lesson Design with OneNote and Class Notebook
Using Tinkercad to Create 3D Designs
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Let’s get digital! See how you can use OneNote paired with the free tools provided within the Microsoft Community to digitize your lessons and artfully craft your way directly into 21st century learning. Learn how to create meaningful lesson springboards in the collaboration space of your OneNote Class Notebook, provide guided and leveled practice using the content library, and, link your students directly to the web, with screen clippings, hyperlinks, and more. Take advantage of the free resources available when you become part of the Microsoft Community and expand your capabilities and educational offerings to your students. Experience the many colors of OneNote with the Draw tab where digital inking brings new dimensions to once basic assignments. Get inspired to digitize your class with OneNote!
With 3D printing, the future is here! Learn how to use Tinkercad with your upper elementary students to create computerized 3D designs that can be printed the traditional way on paper, or on your school's 3D printer. By the end of this course, teachers will be able to create an assignment and rubric that requires students to design a 3D model and be able to create a sample student project using Tinkercad. They will also understand how to set up accounts for their students. This course will be helpful for schools participating in next year's 3D challenge (for 4th and 5th grade).
Designing Content-Rich lessons using the tools of Discovery Education
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Discovery Education is no longer just videos! They offer a broad range of FREE classroom resources that complement and extend learning beyond the bell. Come see how you can foster deeper, engaging, learning opportunities for your students
whether they are at home or at school. Students will be able to take charge of their own learning with high quality, relevant tools. This session will explore programs, interactive lesson plans, videos and more offered by DE, with time provided to create useful, interactive mini-lessons to use with students.
Using Sway to Transform Learning
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Want to help students develop their most creative and innovative abilities? Introduce them to digital storytelling, regardless of their digital device! Students can use digital tools to create and share their own stories or experiences, or reflect on what they've learned. Join us as we learn about how you can use Sway, a NEW innovative web-based learning tool that can be used on any device your students may have access to in the classroom.
