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course. North TIER accepts PayPal or credit cards only. stand the underlying brain research and practice applying these con‐
cepts in their classroom. Participants should have access to: a page
IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM YOUR INSTRUCTOR WITHIN 3 layout program of their choice (MS Publisher, InDesign, word proces‐
DAYS OF THE START DATE OF THE COURSE, please contact sor); a video camera (a flip‐type camera or in‐camera video will do—as
your North TIER representative. will a web cam); video editing software (Windows Movimaker, Apple
IMovie, Premiere Elements).
Graduate Credit:
Information about obtaining graduate credit from Colorado
State University will be sent to you in the orientation week of
the course.
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Courses run Registration is from September 13 –October 4, 2010
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Courses run from October 12-November 30, 2010
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cussion board.
♦ There is not a set time each week for logging in. Participants
Using Mobile Devices in the ClassroomNEW!
are also expected to go back to the discussion board a couple of
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
times during the week to respond to other people's posts.
This introductory workshop is for K‐12 teachers, technology and cur‐ ♦ Participants can expect to spend at least 4-6 hours each week
riculum specialists, and school administrators. The purpose is to ad‐ completing class activities. These courses are 30 hours of work
dress the vast possibilities for enhanced instruction through the use of and earn either 30 hours towards recertification or 1 Academy
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mobile devices in the classroom. It will allow 21st century learners to credit.
capitalize on what they already know and stay abreast of the current ♦ There is a $25, non-refundable course fee for each course. Par-
technological resources available. Participants are expected to have ticipants should not enroll in more than two courses.
♦ Registration is from September 30 –October 4, 2010.
access to computers, a basic cell phone ‐ iPods will be explored, but
♦ Courses run from October 12-November 30, 2010.
are optional. Participants without a texting plan will still be able to
complete the workshop activities, or alternative activities. Note: Participants in these courses are requested to consent to shar-
ing their knowledge and participate in surveys. All sessions will be
conducted online. All projects must be submitted on or before the
final date. For more information contact aron.sterling@fcps.edu.
Transition to the 21st Century Classroom NEW!
Assessing Technology Integration NEW! ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours This course is designed for educators looking to make that transition to
This six‐session workshop will provide technology leaders the 21st century technology teaching tools that are transforming our
(administrators, ITRTs, technology committee members, technology traditional classrooms into interactive environments. These instruc‐
coordinators, and inspiring administrators) with grounding in the key tional technologies include interactive white boards, wireless slates,
aspects of assessing the technology needs and the level of technology classroom amplification systems, student response systems, visual pre‐
integration in a classroom/building/district. As a culminating project, senters, and so much more. Educators will learn ways to transition from
participants will design a plan of action for their school/district that using traditional classroom tools and learn concepts so that they can
will focus on how they plan to observe and assess technology integra‐ begin incorporating these new technologies into their teaching and fur‐
tion to ensure that it positively impacts student learning. ther engage students in learning. Participates will also be introduced to
online communities of educators where they can become active partici‐
pants, share ideas, access lessons, and gain support in their use of the
interactive whiteboard and the supporting cast of 21st century class‐
room technology.
Blended for a Perfect Fit: Combining Face to Face with
Registration: September 13-October 4
Online Learning NEW!
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours Upgrade!: Integrating Technology into Models of Teaching
Does your district have a Course Management System, such as Black‐ NEW!
board? Have you been afraid to use it OR used it only to post docu‐ ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
ments? Blended learning is here to rescue you! Learn how to effec‐ This course is intended to provide participants with the skills necessary
tively integrate online learning in a Course Management System, such to upgrade traditional teaching methods by asking teachers to partici‐
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as Blackboard, with your current classroom practice. This course will pate in a reflective process and to explore ways in which technology can
cover the anatomy of the online learner, strategies, techniques and be effectively integrated into their traditional practice. Some of the tra‐
tools for mastering online learning as well as your district’s Course ditional models of teaching that will be explored include: using the Jig‐
Management System. saw Method, Direct Instruction, Inductive Model of Teaching, Question
and Answer Model and the Reciprocal Model of Teaching.
Technology in Support of the Struggling Elementary Math
Student Building a Better Classroom: Constructivism in a Web 2.0
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle School/30 recertification hours
World
This course is designed for elementary teachers, specialists and adminis‐
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
trators. It gives participants an opportunity to share concerns about stu‐
Today's classroom teachers face many instructional challenges trying to
dents and receive concrete suggestions and advice. In addition, partici‐
balance the demands of NCLB, curriculum‐pacing guides, technology and
pants will learn about web‐based resources that may be valuable for help‐
inquiry in a constructivist classroom. Participants in this six‐week course
ing students who are struggling. One resource in particular, the National
will examine and apply the principles of constructivist theory to identify
Library of Virtual Manipulatives, will be explored in great depth. Partici‐
changes that must take place to increase the level of technology integra‐
pants will also interact with the next generation of the NLVM, learning
tion in their classroom. Videos, online websites, and Web 2.0 tools will
how to use this as a resource with students in need. In addition to web‐
accompany readings in this fast‐paced and challenging course. Partici‐
based tools, participants will also explore how other technologies, such as
pants will build a dream classroom, create rubrics and learn to use a Web
video or digital cameras, can make an impact for students who struggle in
2.0 interface, which will become part of the final project.
math. This six‐week course culminates with participants exploring the
concept of Lesson Study and finally choosing between doing a case‐study
report or developing lessons to be used in the classroom.
Registration: September 13-October 4
Technology To Support Writing SOLs Secondary
♦ Appropriate for Middle, High School/30 recertification hours Creating Educational Podcasts
Teaching writing to students can often be overwhelming. Technology can ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
provide teachers an opportunity to help students organize their thoughts In this workshop, participants will explore the use of educational pod‐
easily, create quick outlines and easily edit and submit their work. Tech‐ casts in regular curricula activities. Participants will take a look at a vari‐
ety of podcasts and methods for incorporating podcasts into curricula
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nology can also facilitate more thorough peer editing and allow teachers
to provide detailed, meaningful feedback on student work. Finally, with projects, as well as the role of copyright, RSS feeds and Aggregators.
the advent of many Web 2.0 tools, the sharing and "publishing" of stu‐ Participants will create a simple podcast file using the free audio editor
dent work to an "audience" is more convenient and more accessible. This and recording software, Audacity. This workshop is geared toward the
course is meant for any secondary level teacher in any subject area who classroom teacher who has intermediate technology skills.
is interested in using common technology tools to help students improve
their writing skills.
Teacher Leaders: 21st Century Staff Developers
Communication and Collaboration ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
Web 2.0 Tools for AdministratorsNEW! The six week course is divided up into themes (or modules). Partici‐
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours pants will have an opportunity to reflect on their own work as a
This six‐session online course will acquaint school and central office teacher leader, and they will be provided the opportunity to expand
administrators with several web‐based applications, which can be their understanding and self‐awareness as a professional change
used to streamline communication and collaboration among staff, agent and teacher leader in their school or school division. In addi‐
teachers and community. Focusing on helping busy administrators tion, opportunities to examine school culture and develop an action
find practical ways to collaborate and communicate, this course will plan are included as required activities. Opportunities for profes‐
provide a hands‐on introduction to audio applications, survey and sional growth include an introduction to the National Staff Develop‐
data gathering applications, and visual organizers to communicate ment Council Standards, teacher leadership, and research best prac‐
and gather input, as well as review social media tools. In addition, this tices on cultivating a climate of "continuous improvement" among
course will identify critical issues for administrators to consider be‐ teachers and students in their own school. Participants will also be
fore implementing these technologies into school practices. Through‐ exposed to the change literature and updated readings on teacher
out this online course, participants will explore numerous examples of leadership. By the end of the course, each participant will produce a
Web 2.0 applications being used creatively and successfully by admin‐ leadership plan for personal and/or professional growth. These
istrators. By the end of the workshop, administrators will have gained products are designed to be a "working document" that participants
hands‐on experience with these applications and developed a per‐ will use in their daily practice.
Registration: September 13-October 4
sonal vision and action plan for integrating at least two Web 2.0 appli‐
cations into their current work location.
Teaching Students to Navigate the Digital World Safely
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♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, School/30 recertification hours
Designing Instructional Projects in Google Earth NEW!
Focusing on grades 3‐8, this course will explore different areas of Internet
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
safety that include current "hot topics," such as social networking and
Google Earth is about more than maps! Join us to learn how you can mix
cyberbullying. Participants will engage in dynamic activities and discus‐
geography with language arts, science, history, art and other topics into
sions that focus on keeping students safe when utilizing the World Wide
cross‐curricular, multimedia projects that allow students to show their Web in the school setting. A wide variety of web‐based resources will be
learning in new and dynamic ways. explored and developed into a useful guide to enhance classroom integra‐
tion of technology.
Reading and Writing in Your 21st Century Classroom
(Formerly titled: Reading, Writing and Really Using Technology for
Cycling Through Science 2.0
Learning) ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, School/30 recertification hours
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle School/30 recertification hours Science and technology go together in many ways! Through the use of
Close the digital divide and seamlessly integrate technology into videos, readings and web‐based tools, participants will explore the use of
your Language Arts curriculum. Educators must create an interac‐ real‐time data, look at a variety of web‐based tools, such as Google Earth,
tive environment utilizing the read/write web if they are going to and find out how the web can connect students to real science and scien‐
be successful in engaging students in learning. tists. Participants will understand how science and mathematics fit to‐
Participants will explore a variety of exciting online tools and re‐ gether and have the opportunities to work in a group to develop final pro‐
sources designed to provide teachers in the elementary classroom jects based on shared interest. This course is designed for elementary and
with 21st century ideas to enhance their Reading and Language middle school teachers, but is open to everyone!
Arts curriculum.
Differentiation: Using Technology to Plan, Organize,
Student Productivity and CommunicationNEW! Assess and Instruct Each StudentNEW!
Registration: September 13-October 4
♦ Appropriate for Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
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The purpose of this course is to identify, evaluate and improve student Every classroom is made up of individuals with diverse strengths, back‐
productivity and communication both in the classroom and while com‐ grounds, and approaches to learning. Understanding and responding to
pleting coursework outside of the classroom using a variety of techno‐ students' individual learning styles and needs can be challenging for
logical tools. The audience for this course is educators and administra‐ teachers. Participants in this workshop will be introduced to learning
tors at the secondary level. This includes but is not limited to teachers theory related to learning styles and multiple intelligences. They will ex‐
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and principals in middle and high schools, as well as central office ad‐ plore web‐based resources to assist teachers in identifying students'
ministrators. learning styles, intelligences as well as technologies that can address and
engage students in activities which best suit those styles and intelligen‐
ces. Participants will become familiar with instructional strategies and
technology tools targeted for each learning style, intelligence, and de‐
velop a preliminary lesson plan/unit using those strategies and tools.
Discovering Horizons: Decision Making Through Virtual Learning and Teaching with Web 2.0 Tools
MapsNEW! ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours The Internet as we know it has been constantly changing and im‐
This six‐week workshop will lead participants through explorations in proving over the past several years, and these changes have in‐
the use of spatial analysis and virtual maps for decision making. Par‐ spired people to refer to this "new" internet as Web 2.0, or the
ticipants will learn how to engage students in making decisions and Read/Write Web. There are now a multitude of web‐based tools
answering questions through the analysis of web‐based virtual maps available that can allow people to organize their favorite book‐
when solving real world problems. This concept can be applied to any marks, write online documents, and share information with others
grade 5 ‐ 12 content area, including Science, History, Geography, and through social software like blogs and wikis. These tools can posi‐
Math. As a culminating project, participants will design a problem‐ tively impact teaching and learning and the implications are signifi‐
based lesson plan using virtual maps centered on their curricula. cant. Teachers can empower students to see how their ideas can be
shared easily with the world and how students around the globe
can easily collaborate and communicate with each other to build
knowledge communities that are not dependent on time and
space. In this workshop, participants will be exposed to many of the
tools of the Read/Write Web and will get the chance to experiment
Formative Assessment: Low Tech to High Tech Tools for with new tools each week. Discussions will help participants focus
Registration: September 13-October 4
Data CollectionNEW! on how these tools can be integrated into the classroom to make
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours the most of their potential to enhance student learning. The final
This six‐session workshop will look at embedding simple tools, rang‐ session will focus on how educators can help students to use these
ing from low to high‐tech, in instruction that capture student knowl‐ new tools safely.
edge and understanding. Participants will create a unit of instruction
with strategic measures of student understanding using technology
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to capture and report the data. They will develop questioning tech‐
niques that elicit data about student progress/understanding during
instruction and explore technology tools that can facilitate this proc‐
ess. Participants will investigate strategies to implement if student
learning does not meet expectations and learn how to utilize data to
drive instruction. As a culminating project, participants will design a
unit lesson that incorporates questioning techniques and strategies
for implementation.
Introduction to Blogs
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours Get Engaged…Using Interactive Whiteboards in Your 21st
While blogs or weblogs have been around for a while, the idea seems Century Classroom
to have caught on in education over the past two years. This online ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
course will help participants explore questions such as: What is a blog? This course is designed to introduce new and beginner users of any in‐
Do blogs have any implications for the way instruction happens in the teractive white board to the many ways you can incorporate it into your
classroom? How can blogs make a difference for students? How can classroom and engage students in learning. Interactive whiteboard
someone start a blog? The course will allow participants to create technology is a powerful tool when embedded into classroom instruc‐
blogs, learn about the different tools and options available inside of tion. This course will provide users with an array of ideas ‐ from online
popular blog tools and understand the legal considerations surround‐ blogs and websites, to teacher created lessons. Participates will also be
ing this instructional tool. introduced to communities of educators where they can share ideas
and gain additional uses of the interactive whiteboard and other tech‐
nologies.
Let’s Collaborate!
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
Get ready for a fun, unique, and challenging course! This course will pre‐
Registration: September 13-October 4
Harnessing the Power of Digital Images in the Elementary
pare teachers to use productivity tools in a collaborative manner with
Classroom
students to enhance learning and creativity. Participants will practice
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what they are learning by working collaboratively right from the start! In this workshop participants will explore the concept of visual liter‐
Projects in the course provide participants with opportunities to create acy and digital images in instruction. Participants will look at a vari‐
meaningful learning experiences through peer review, collaborative ety of digital image galleries and a range of methods for incorporat‐
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presentations, and online groups and discussions. ing these digital images into curricula projects using software pro‐
This course is great for school teams, grade level teams, and Collabora‐ grams such as Inspiration, ImageBlender and the Microsoft Office
tive Learning Teams who want to experience and practice the tools in a Suite. Each participant will create a project‐based lesson, including
similar way to student use. You must also be willing to collaborate with digital images, which supports their curricular goals. This workshop
all members of the course in order to be successful in this course. is geared toward the elementary classroom teacher but with some
modification in the final project and related student activities, it
would also be suitable for middle school teachers.
Implementing Technology into your Social Studies Cur Integrating Technology with Marzano's Strategies
riculum or Inclusion StudentsNEW!
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
This course will take teachers on adventures geared toward enhanc‐ This course is designed to assist teachers who have special needs stu‐
ing social studies instruction by exploring the world of technology and dents in their classroom by incorporating technology tools with re‐
ways to integrate it into classroom instruction. Each week of this six search‐based instructional strategies to increase student achievement
week course will take participants on a new adventure in this wonder‐ for the resource student, as well as the regular education student. Par‐
ful and ever changing world of technology with the ultimate goal of ticipants will gain knowledge and skills to integrate various strategies
improving instruction to better educate all students. Participants will using technology within their everyday subjects or units of study. Par‐
look at kid‐safe strategies, primary sources and a variety of great tools ticipants will plan activities utilizing specific strategies integrating tech‐
to make movies, timelines and graphic organizers. When this course nology before, during and after this unit to improve student learning.
ends teachers will have created their own web based project and a They will have the opportunity to focus on their individual student
hotlist of valuable websites that they can use in their classrooms. needs when applying the strategies learned through the course. Strate‐
gies and activities can also be designed with regular education students
in mind.
Information Literacy and Technology
Registration: September 13-October 4
♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
Using the Big6(tm) Information Literacy model, this course will focus Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies in
on best practices in teaching information literacy skills. We will be Classroom Learning
using available hardware and software to integrate online research. ♦ Appropriate for Elem., Middle, High School/30 recertification hours
The focus will be on the skills needed to locate, analyze, interpret, The rise of interactive technology has created exciting new possibili‐
evaluate and record information and ideas using online resources. At ties for student learning and teaching, from online collaborative
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the completion of the course, participants will have gathered all of learning, interactive learning and communication spaces, to produc‐
the resources needed to teach their students information literacy tion of multimedia presentations. The purpose of this course is to
skills in their own classroom. This model is just one model for Infor‐ explore the opportunities for learning with Web 2.0 technologies to
mation Literacy. If your district has its own model you are required to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom. We will focus on
use, please use that one in your work. Web 2.0 applications that enhance the possibilities for student col‐
laboration, exchange of information and content creation. Tools ex‐
plored include collaborative applications such as wikis, Google Docs,
Wordl, Skype, Animoto, Glogster, and VoiceThread.