If you’re looking for some professional development options during the summer that don’t even require leaving the house, take a look at the online professional development offerings from state edtech partners, PBS and eTech Ohio. These courses cover a wide variety of subject disciplines and both course providers offer graduate credit options through multiple universities. [...]
Several educators from Tri-County Area schools and agencies are presenting to conference attendees at next week’s annual educational technology conference in Columbus. On tap at the conference is (and let me know if I’ve missed anyone): Krista Fitch, Technology Coordinator, Hillsdale Local Schools Technology on a Shoestring Interactive whiteboards, interactive video distance learning (IVDL), and [...]
Elementary teachers are invited to take part in a four-session course on technology integration. The class will focus on a few emerging practices and critical issues for the classroom. Sessions begin in late January. Focal topics include age-appropriate search strategies and resource validation, communications and publication tools, and classroom resources. The target group is approximately [...]
Deadlines for the winter sessions of two online professional development partners are approaching. Basic computer skills and internet access are really all that are necessary for taking part in an online course. One of my favorite features of online course is the ability to work at the time of day that best meets my family’s [...]
Registration is open for the winter session of online courses offered through eTech Ohio. Options are available in number of subject areas. A broad range of technology any non-technology class options are included. I’ve heard generally good things from folks who’ve taken the courses, particularly the Autism Spectrum Disorders topic. Courses run 4 – 10 [...]
By way of eTech Ohio: “eTech Ohio is seeking applications for competitive professional development grants in the amount of $20,000 each to teachers in grades 9-12. These grants will support the creation and use of electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) in Open Source Portfolio (OSP). As part of this two-year grant, school building(s) within a district may [...]
Tri-County ESC is offering a technology integration class series targeted toward middle and high school grades teachers. During the 4 face-to-face sessions participants will explore topics such as: information literacy presentation skills online publication media online learning environments and best practice (e.g. Moodle) Complementing the face-to-face sessions, is an online component to the course designed [...]
The Ohio Treasure Chest, a website created by the tech staff at North Canton City Schools, contains a wealth of standards-organized resources as well as curriculum connections, lesson plans, and assessments. Thousands of resources have been identified by other educators as being useful tools for teaching many of the indicators in each grade level. I’ve [...]
The registration deadline for the Fall session of eTech Ohio’s online Professional Development courses is tomorrow, Tuesday, August 21. Courses start September 23. A broad range of tech and non-tech courses are available with a cost of around $50. Graduate credit is available through several state universities for an additional fee. For full details, see [...]
About this resource Intended first and foremost for educators in the Tri-County ESC Service Area, the Instructional Technology Network blog is a resource for information, news, events, highlighted articles and emerging practices in instructional technology delivered to you in a tech-friendly, teach-friendly format. About the author Chad Lemon is an Instructional Technology Consultant with Tri-County [...]
