Enhancing Pedagogy with Technology
LAPDA
LamoilleArea Professional DevelopmentAcademy
Visit our website for the latest course details and dates: http://www.lapdavt.org Appropriate for teachers of all Grades
Course Description:
Dates: June 24-28, 2013 9:00am - 3:30pm
Location: LAPDA Meeting Space, Montpelier, VT
Cost: $450 for members; $555 for nonmembers * An additional $230 for optional 2 graduate credits from St. Michael’s College
Registration: http://www.lapdavt.org Call (802) 224-9110 for more information
Global communication, collaboration, and creativity are integral components of the learning experiences for all students in the 21st Century. Course participants will gain a greater understanding of effective teaching practices using technology. We will reference The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, the Common Core, and the Vermont Technology Grade Expectations. The course will follow a hands-on, workshop format and require participants to explore new technology tools and share their observations with other course participants. Course participants will apply the pedagogy gained through the workshops to their content knowledge and past experiences to create or update and adapt a standards-based unit and lesson plans that exemplify best practice and attributes of 21st century classrooms; interdisciplinary, inquiry-based, and following the Understanding by Design format. The Essential Question of this course is, “How can I improve student learning by integrating technology in a unit using current best practices?” Participants will develop the basic essentials of their units, including identifying their Enduring Understanding, Essential Questions, content learning objectives and effective technology integration. Prior experience with technology integration is not required, but participants must be willing to explore new tools, to make mistakes and learn from them, to get frustrated and persevere and to be open-minded to new experiences and expectations for themselves and their students!
Important Information: *
You will need either a iPad or a Laptop for this course
About the Instructors Lauren Chabot is the Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist at Main Street Middle School in Montpelier, VT. She collaborates on a daily basis with the teachers and students to effectively integrate information literacy skills and technology into the core curriculum. In addition, Lauren has considerable experience as a presenter at various state conferences and has shared her expertise with other educators at Dynamic Landscapes, various Vermont library association conferences, and a LAPDA workshops. Jeffrey Jarrad has taught at the college, high school and elementary school levels. He carries Vermont teaching endorsements in Social Studies, Mathematics and Educational Technology. He is the Technology Teacher and Technology Integration Specialist at Union Elementary School in Montpelier, Vermont. He currently teaches classes in computing, assists teachers to integrate technology into their curricula, and provides workshops and mentoring for teachers to increase their knowledge of computer and Web 2.0 skills. 4