2009 Creative Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards

2009 Creative Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards Workshop
Boston, Massachusetts (Note: Sold Out!)

Description

An Interactive Whiteboard is a 21st Century tool that allows a teacher to transform a classroom and draw on the skills of the 21st Century Learner through visual, interactive and formative assessment design techniques.

Transforming curriculum for the 21st century learner involves delving deeply into curriculum design - rethinking and reseeing ways that the student can learn and understand essential questions. This new classroom tool can help the teacher create curriculum that is visual, interactive, student-centered, and includes formative assessment so that the teacher understands in real-time what the student is learning. Digital lesson outcomes can be published with Web 2.0 tools allowing students and teachers to further analyze, collaborate and publish their work. All of these tools and features empower the student learner.

Through this two-day workshop, educational leaders will learn how Interactive White Boards can:

Increase student engagement
Provide real-time assessment for teachers
Increase ease of incorporating Internet resources into daily classroom teaching
Reach different student learning styles and strengths through access to visual and audio resources to supplement texts.
Create digital content that can be used with Web 2.0 collaborative tools
Gives ability to take full advantage of a school or district existing hardware and software investment.
Provides opportunity for meaningful Professional Development around building digital lessons.

Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop (or tablet) with wireless.

Each participant receives a copy of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology, A Practical Guide for Teachers, by Teachers co-authored by Tom Daccord and Justin Reich.

Date:

July 16-17, 2009

Times:

8:30 am - 12 noon - Class
12noon - 1pm - Lunch
1:00 - 3:30 pm - Class

Location:

Boston University School of Education, Two Sherborn Street or Two Silber Way (4th floor)
Boston, MA, 02215.

Map of BU (enter "School of Education")
Blanford Street Station - Green Line (B)
Hotels Near BU

Instructors

Darren Kuropatwa is Department Head of Mathematics at Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute (http://www.danielmac.net/) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and Convener of the K12Online Conference (http://www.k12onlineconference.org/). He is known internationally for his ability to weave online social tools meaningfully and concretely into his pedagogical practice. Darren has over 20 years experience in education and 13 years in leadership training. Darren's professional blog is called A Difference (http://adifference.blogspot.com).

Barbara Peskin is Instructional Technology Specialist and Computer Literacy Teacher at the Concord Middle School in Concord Massachusetts, and a certified Promethean Trainer and Curriculum Resource Developer. A pioneer in the area of interactive lesson design, Barabara has worked over 15 years at high, middle and elementary school levels helping teachers use technology to create student-centered lessons and curriculum. Her liberal arts background and certification in Social Studies, together with a Masters Degree in Educational Technology fuels her interest and expertise in helping teachers enhance curriculum through tools suited to the 21st Century Learner. She has presented individually and with teams at Prometheans ActivUser confernces in Houston, Sarasota and Boston; Alan November's BLC conferences, and MassCue's Annual and Leadership Symposiums.

Testimonials:

R ead what participants have to say about our workshops. Draw on the experience of hundreds of teachers, administrators, educational technology staff, library-media specialists, and others who have attended our workshops over the years.

Registration:

To register, please complete our Online Registration Form. Please note that your registration is not complete until we receive payment. If you have any questions please contact EdTechTeacher Co-Director Tom Daccord or call (617) 455-8716.

Payment:

The cost of the two-day workshop is $595. There are two workshop payment options:

If paying by check or requesting a Purchase Order please make Check or PO payable to "EdTechTeacher, Inc." and mail to:
EdTechTeacher
c/o Tom Daccord
806 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467

OR
If you plan to pay online by credit card you can do so securely. At the completion of the online registration you will be directed to a online summer workshop payment page where you can complete an online payment.

Please note: Space in our workshops is limited and they have sold-out in recent years. Spots are guaranteed on a first-paid, first-served basis so please expedite payment as soon as possible.

Cancellation Policy:

You can receive a full refund for your registration payment until June 1. After June 1, you will receive a full refund if we can replace you with a person from a waiting list. Otherwise you will receive a 50% refund for cancellation.

Waiting List Policy:

If the workshop is full, we'll put you on the waiting list, and let you know what your position is on the list.

Computer Equipment:

The workshop has a strong hands-on component, so you are encouraged to bring a laptop (or tablet) with wireless capability to the workshop.

Professional Development Credits:

Boston University is not able to provide graduate credit for our 2009 summer workshops. In past years we have provided PDPs from the state of Massachussets -- 1 PDP per instruction hour - and we have again applied for authorization to provide PDPs.

Hotel information:

There are plenty of hotels near Boston University. Please visit the Boston University Information Center for a list of nearby options.

Parking Information:

There is a $10/day cash parking lot a few hundred yards west of the School of Education on Commonwealth Avenue. The closest T Stop is the Blandford Street Station on the Green Line (B).

Food: Lunch is not provided, though coffee and bagels will be offered in the morning.

Registrant Survey:

All participants are asked to complete a pre-workshop online survey. It will be e-mailed to those who completed both registration and payment. The survey will help us identify participant needs and objectives and may influence the topics covered during the workshop.

Questions:

If you have any questions please contact EdTechTeacher Co-Director Tom Daccord or call (617) 455-8716.

Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology
Our book is full of practical tools, ideas, and strategies to help you incorporate technology effectively in your classroom.