start a Moodle class specifically for teachers and technology? I mean, you
could invite 20 of the folks on this list to be collaborators, and my bet is
over the course of a couple of years, you'd have an excellent curriculum for
teachers. Get a list of schools to buy in, and member schools could rotate
through hosting it, and any teacher from those schools could sign up for the
year or semester.
You could develop intro, intermediate and advanced classes, etc. (NO AP! ;
))
Just a thought. Call it a mid-summer's daydream.
In peace,
Norman Maynard
Principal, Thornton Friends Upper School
Silver Spring, Maryland
www.thorntonfriends.org
+
There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love
hamsters.
- Alice Thomas Ellis
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 7:33 AM, Emily S. Auerswald <
eauerswald@indiancreekschool.com> wrote:
> Your librarian may also being helpful in teaching web-specific info
> sessions on topics such as effective internet searching, online databases,
> and even about a few of the things that the kids are doing outside of the
> classroom that could be brought into your lesson plans.
>
> __________________________________________
> Emily S. Auerswald
> Indian Creek School
> 1130 Anne Chambers Way
> Crownsville, MD 21032
> eauerswald@indiancreekschool.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Dayton, Jeff
> Sent: Fri 8/1/2008 7:07 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Technology Professional Development
>
> We have been offering adult education classes in various formats for 3
> years now. Topics have included varying levels of Outlook, Excel, Word,
> and PowerPoint. We have also offered basic computer use classes as well
> as a class on how to maintain your home computer. In addition we also
> give a number of classes on operation specific software such as Senior
> Systems and Blackboard. I survey the community for feedback as to the
> topics they would like to have covered. These classes have been very
> successful and we have noticed a significant decrease in helpdesk calls.
> These classes are offered to faculty and staff. They are taught by
> members of the Department of Technology. We tend to front load the
> offerings at the beginning of the school year. Our goal is a couple of
> hours a week of instruction, but due to time restrictions it can be
> tough. For the first time we have a full time integration person, and
> it will be her responsibility to oversee and ramp up this program.
>
> This program has been excellent for getting the users who are a little
> behind up to speed.
>
>
> Jeff Dayton
> Director of Technology
> The Madeira School
> 703-556-8342
> jdayton@madeira.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Griscom
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 6:17 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Technology Professional Development
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I apologize if this is a repeat posting. I'm still scouring the ISED web
> archives.
>
> I'm wondering what everyone is doing with technical training, as well as
> technology integration work. We're interested in offering periodic
> training to our faculty and staff on technical skills, such as using
> Office, e-mail, web browsers, our SIS, etc.
>
> We'd also like to help teachers learn more about integrating technology
> into the classroom, with the assistance of our technology coordinators.
>
> I'd love to know if you're doing anything like this and if so, what
> topics/programs you're teaching, how often you're teaching them, how
> effective it's been, and just information on anything else you've
> encountered.
>
> I'll continue to scour. There is some good stuff on Ning too. :-)
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Griscom
>
> Director of Information Services
> Lancaster Country Day School
> 725 Hamilton Road
> Lancaster, PA 17603-2491
> 717.392.2916 x. 246
> griscomb@lancastercountryday.org
>
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