MACUL: Detroit, MIMarch 2019
Instructors: Various After attending the ISTE Conference, I was interested in seeing the innovation happening in Michigan. This was a two-day conference exploring technology in education. This conference provided many sessions on how to effectively use the current and new tools available to enhance learning in the classroom. The material I learned during this conference was helpful in engaging my students in what I am teaching. It was not as informative as other conferences I attended, but it did provide some new strategies.
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Project Based Learning AcademyJuly 2018
Instructors: CBD Training This three-day training was about project based learning and how to implement it in the classroom. This training included the structure and elements of PBL, how to create and use a driving question and authentic audience. This class had the participants create a project based learning unit to use in the following school year. This was useful in creating the mini-mester projects for two year for our entire program. I have also use the information from this training to create lessons for both my virtual and teacher directed classes.
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ISTE Conference: Chicago, ILJune 2018
Instructors: Various This four-day conference included different sessions on using technology in education. It included presentations from leaders and teachers in all areas of educational technology. Overall, this event provided a foundation in Future Ready Schools, the ISTE Standards and strategies for using technology in the classroom. This conference was overwhelming but very informative. I was able to return to my school with information on how to create Future Ready Schools and skills for innovating my classroom using technology.
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Macomb 2020 Cohort 3September 2016 to June 2018
Instructors: Sue Hardin, Jan Harding and Dr. Jennifer Parker A two-year intensive program that focused on incorporating technology into education and blended learning. We also learned about Universal Design for Learning, SAMR Model and ISTE Standards. It required participants to complete an online course and attend day long trainings every other month including two capstone presentations on what was learned during the training. This training provided the foundations for everything I am doing with my classroom. It introduced concepts that I have expanded upon in my masters program. It also gave strategies to introduce technology into my classroom that help when we transitioned into one to one.
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CBD Transformation OrientationJune 2017
Instructors: CBD Training This two-day training introduced the concepts and elements selected by our district as we transitioned to the new computer initiative of one to one. It introduced the Learning Management System, Schoology and showed us how to use it. It also introduced the transformation matrix the district is using in the technology initiative. This was similar to the train I received during my Macomb 2020 cohort. Because I was already introduced to many of the concepts it was review.
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Schoology: Train the TrainerAugust 2017
Instructor: Jan Harding A training session in how to use the learning management system (LMS), Schoology. This training explored how to set up courses, create content and import resources into the system. It was designed so the participant would be a leader in the building with this LMS and leave with the ability to train others in the system. The training is still relevant to my teaching. Many of the strategies and information I was introduced to is being used daily. It also provided me the information that I have been providing to my coworkers on how to use the program.
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Chrome Lab Tech ConferenceJune 2016
Instructor: Various This two-day conference focused on using Chromebooks and Google Suite in education. The keynote speaker, Alice Keeler, is a leader in Google Classroom and Google Apps for Education (GAFE). This conference was informative in using a produce new to me before our school selected Schoology as an LMS. It gave insight into using add-ons with the Google suite and how to engage students in learning by using technology. This was a great introduction to using Google in the classroom. It showed me how to use add-ons in the Google suite that I am still using to enhance my teaching.
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Get Grants!Summer 2014
This six-week course was a step-by-step guide to successful grant writing. It covered how to complete the eight primary sections used in most grants with pointers on what to include to increase your chance of being awarded a grant from your proposal. I have used the material from this course to write two successful grants for flexible seating in my classroom and video production equipment for enhancing my English classes.
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Blogging and Podcasting for BeginnersSummer 2014
This was a six-week course that covered the basics of blogging and podcasting for educators. It introduced how to create a blogging website and produce content. It also discussed the best practices for having a successful blog. This was a great course to show how to use a blog and podcast with skills that could be transferred into my classroom to give a different approach to writing.
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