ActivInspire- Effective Questioning with ActivExpressions and ActiVotes
Participants will explore using the Question Wizard and Express Poll in ActivInspire to utilize questioning strategies that promote higher-level thinking and create a lesson activity that uses effective questioning as an instructional strategy.
Prerequisite Skills: Participants must have a basic understanding of ActivInspire software and have some experience using it in instruction.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Glenmar
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Lizz Askine
easkine@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
May 29, 2013 |
4:30pm-6:30pm
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Annotating Text to Facilitate Close Reading
Participants will explore how students can use virtual notes, highlighting, and other annotation features within PDF documents in order to support students as they read closely and critically. Text annotation features are available in a variety of eReaders including Adobe Acrobat Reader on PCs. Participants are expected to prepare for the session by watching a tutorial video in advance of the session and then come prepared with a sample electronic text to be integrated into a lesson. During the session, participants will create a student examplar by annotating this sample electronic text.
Prerequisite Skills: Ability to learn new skills and ideas through video and text.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Vincent Farm Elementary (Library)
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Kathy Benson kbenson@bcps.org and Suzanne Speiss sspeis@bcps.org |
Tuesday |
August 13, 2013 |
9:30am-11:30am |
Diigo- Collaborative Research
Participants will be introduced to Diigo, a powerful online research tool and collaborative platform that integrates social bookmarking, web annotation, tagging, and discussion. Features of Diigo which support online knowledge management and participatory learning will be explored.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Dogwood ES
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Hilary Warner
hshort@bcps.org
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Wednesday
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July 10, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am
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Pinewood |
Hilary Warner
hshort@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
July 17, 2013
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1:00pm-3:00pm |
Edmodo- Creating a Collaborative Online Classroom Environment
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which Edmodo can support collaborative instructional activities, the implications of BCPS Rules and Policies in using online collaborative tools, and the Edmodo features to provide a safe, collaborative, online environment with students. Participants will create a safe, collaborative, online Edmodo environment for students.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Cockeysville Middle School
Lab 31
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Jen Stoe
jstoe@bcps.org
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Wednesday
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May 29, 2013
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4:00pm- 6:00pm
Secondary Focus
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Cockeysville Middle School
Lab 31
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Jen Stoe
jstoe@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
June 5, 2013 |
4:00pm-6:00pm
Secondary Focus
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Woodholme ES |
Lindsay O'Donnell
lodonnell3@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
June 19, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
Glenmar ES |
Lindsay O'Donnell
lodonnell3@bcps.org |
Wednesday |
June 26, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
Cockeysville Middle School
Lab 31
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Jen Stoe
jstoe@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
July 3, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
Cockeysville Middle School
Lab 31
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Jen Stoe
jstoe@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
July 10, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
Web 2.0 Tools to Enhanced Elementary Science Instruction
Web 2.0 tools are hosted on web sites that permit the user to not only consume (read about) information but also share (write about) their understanding. Participants will be exposed to a variety of web 2.0 tools that permit students to more deeply engage with scientific content. Sample tools include Wordle, VoiceThread, Corkboard.me, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Docs, and Google Forms.
Prerequisites: Participants should have familiarity with word processing, a drawing program (such as Pixie), and an audio recording program (such as Audacity). If you intend to implement this strategy using an iPad, then participation in the iPad for Teachers 101 workshop or equivalent experience is required.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Vincent Farm Elementary (Library) |
Kathy Benson kbenson@bcps.org with Eric Cromwell
ecromwell@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
July 31, 2013 |
1:30pm-3:30pm |
Evernote- Organizing Your Digital World
Participants will explore how this cross-platform tool can help teachers organize their digital information. Participants will learn how to use Evernote tools to take notes, share resources with others, capture and organize documents and images, and create image annotations.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Carney ES
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Jennifer Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org
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Monday |
June 17, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
Cromwell Valley |
Jennifer Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org
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Tuesday |
July 23, 2013 |
9:00am-11:00am |
Flip Video- Student Creativity and Innovation
Participants will explore the ways in which video (from Flip camera) and video editing support student creativity and innovation.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Pinewood ES
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Jennifer Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org
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Monday |
June 17, 2013
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1:00pm- 3:00pm |
Google Docs- Collaborative Reading and Writing
Participants will explore the ways in which Google Docs can support engaging and collaborative reading and writing activities. This workshop will focus on creating, sharing, and integrating collaborative Google documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and forms into instruction.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Dogwood ES
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Hilary Warner
hshort@bcps.org
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Wednesdays
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July 10, 2013
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1:00pm-3:00pm
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Pinewood ES
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Hilary Warner
hshort@bcps.org
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Wednesdays
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July 17, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am
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Google Map Tools- Critical Thinking
Participants will explore ways in which the tools and features of Google Maps, Google Earth, and Scribble Maps can support critical thinking practices within all content areas and grade levels.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Woodholme
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Jennifer Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org
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Tuesday |
June 18, 2013
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9:00am - 11:00am |
Cromwell Valley Regional |
Jennifer Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
July 24, 2013 |
9:00am - 11:00am |
Advanced Google Map Tools- Critical Thinking
Participants will use the custom map features in Google Maps and the advanced navigation and editing tools in Google Earth to create instructional activities that support critical thinking practices within all content areas and grade levels. Participants must have taken the workshop "Google Map Tools- Critical Thinking" or be proficient in using Google Maps and Google Earth.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Woodholme
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Jennifer Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org
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Tuesday |
June 18, 2013
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1:00pm-3:00pm |
Cromwell Valley Regional |
Jennifer Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org |
Thursday |
July 25, 2013 |
9:00am - 11:00am |
iPad for Teachers 101
Participants will examine how mobile devices can support 21st century teaching and learning and practice using the basic functions of an iPad 2.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Pikesville HS
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Joquetta Johnson
jjohnson@bcps.org
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Thursday
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May 2, 2013
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3:30pm-5:30pm
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Carver Center for the Arts |
Joquetta Johnson
jjohnson@bcps.org
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Thursday |
May 9, 2013 |
4:30pm-6:30pm |
Vincent Farm Elementary |
Kathy Benson
kbenson@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
May 29, 2013 |
4:30pm-6:30pm
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Vincent Farm Elementary |
Gina McDonald
rmcdonald@bcps.org
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Tuesday |
June 25, 2013 |
10:00am-12:00pm |
Pinewood ES |
Adam Carney
acarney@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
July 10, 2013 |
1:00pm - 3:00pm |
New Town HS |
Adam Carney
acarney@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
July 17, 2013 |
1:00pm-3:00pm |
Teaching in the Single iPad Classroom
Participants will explore ways to using a single iPad in a whole class setting, a small group setting, and/or as a center. Discussions will include management practices in these configurations as well as how to effectively design, monitor, and assess such activities. Prerequisite: iPad for Teachers 101.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Vincent Farm Elementary (Library) |
Kathy Benson kbenson@bcps.org with Alex Clough
aclough@bcps.org
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Tuesday |
August 6, 2013 |
9:30am-11:30am |
Kid Blog
This workshop is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog. Kidblog's simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Cromwell Valley
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Kelly Heil
kheil@bcps.org
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Thursday |
June 20, 2013 |
9:00am-11:00am
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Cromwell Valley |
Kelly Heil
kheil@bcps.org
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Thursday |
June 27, 2013 |
9:00am-11:00am |
Cromwell Valley |
Jen Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org
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Monday |
July 22, 2013 |
9:00am-11:00am |
Cromwell Valley |
Kelly Heil
kheil@bcps.org |
Tuesday |
July 9, 2013 |
1:30pm-3:30pm |
Loch Raven Academy |
Kelly Heil
kheil@bcps.org |
Thursday |
August 8, 2013 |
9:00am-11:00am |
Microsoft Office- Supporting Reading and Writing in the Elementary Classroom
Elementary school participants will explore the ways in which Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint along with fee-based databases like NBC Learn, Nettrekker, BrainPop, and TumbleBooks can support reading and writing in the elementary classroom. Participants will create a lesson activity and/or template to be used in classroom instruction.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Pleasant Plains
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Ashley Schoen
aschoen@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
June 26, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
PhotoStory 3- Student Creativity and Innovation
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which MS PhotoStory can support student creativity and innovation. Participants will create a student exemplar in Photostory to support a lesson objective.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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*Parkville Middle School
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Philip O'Brocki
pobrocki@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
June 19, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
MimioVote- Assessing Student Understanding
Educators will begin this session setting up classes and adding students in Mimio Gradebook. After reviewing the Mimio Vote hardware and how to connect to the computer, teachers will practice creating assessments in Mimio Studio and then review data collection in Mimio Gradebook. ** Please bring a class list and several multiple choice quizzes or tests you would like to develop for use with Mimio Vote.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Jacksonville ES |
Jennifer Weaver
jweaver@bcps.org |
Wednesday |
May 29, 2013 |
4:30pm-6:30pm |
Parkville Middle School;
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Philip O'Brocki
pobrocki@bcps.org
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Tuesday |
June 18, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
Pixie 3- Meeting K-5 Common Core Standards
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which Pixie 3 can be used to demonstrate mastery of Common Core Standards through a combination of text, original artwork, voice narration, and images. Participants will design an instructional activity featuring Pixie 3.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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West Towson Elementary |
Katie Cox
kcox@bcps.org
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Tuesday |
June 18, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
Vincent Farm Elementary |
Gina McDonald
rmcdonald@bcps.org |
Wednesday |
June 19, 2013 |
9:00am-11:00am |
West Towson Elementary |
Katie Cox
kcox@bcps.org
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Tuesday |
August 6, 2013
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9:00am-11:00am |
West Towson ES |
Katie Cox
kcox@bcps.org |
Thursday |
June 20, 2013 |
9:00am-11:00am |
Scratch
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Cromwell Valley Magnet School of Technology
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Maria Leis mleis@bcps.org
Sara Scott
sscott2@bcps.org
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Tuesday
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August 6, 2013
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9:30am-11:30am
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Screencasting to Demonstrate Understanding
Participants will explore how students can create a screencast (narration as they draw, click, and type on the screen) in order to demonstrate their understandinf of new content. Screencasting features are available in a variety of programs including Jing and ActivInspire on PCs, and in apps such as Show Me. Participants are expected to prepare for the session by watching a tutorial video in advance of the session and then come prepared with an outline of a sample instructional activity for which this technique would be appropriate. During the session, participants will create a student exemplar screencast and corresponding scoring tool.
Prerequisite Skills: Participants must have a basic word processing skills. If you intend to implement this strategy using an iPad, then participation in the
iPad for Teachers 101 workshop or equivalent experience is required.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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*Vincent Farm Elementary (Library)
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Kathy Benson kbenson@bcps.org |
Thursday |
August 15, 2013 |
9:30am - 11:30am
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Socrative- Effective Questioning Using Socrative Response
Participants will develop effective questions to engage and evaluate students, using the cloud-based Socrative Student Response Systems for formative and summative assessments, and manage activity creation and collected student data.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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*Loch Raven Academy
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Tricia Stokes
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Wednesday
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May 22, 2013
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4:30pm-6:30pm
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Symbaloo- Organizing and Sharing Web Resources
Participants will explore how Symbaloo can help teachers curate, organize, and share web resources. Participants will create a Symbaloo account and a webmix to share.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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Loch Raven Academy
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Alisha Maalouf
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Tuesday
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June 18, 2013
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Vincent Farm Elementary |
Gina McDonald
rmcdonald@bcps.org
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Wednesday |
June 19, 2013 |
1:00pm-3:00pm |
Virtual Manipulatives for Elementary Math
Participants will explore the virtual manipulatives within ActivInspire or Mimio Studio, Kidspiration, Pixie and web sites in order to create a lesson activity to support an elementary school math lesson objective under the Numbers and Operations standard. Participants will create a lesson activity and/or template to be used in classroom instruction.
Prerequisite Skills: Participants must have a basic understanding of the software mentioned above and have some experience using it in instruction.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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*Carney ES
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Lizz Askine
easkine@bcpsorg
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Wednesday |
June 19, 2013
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10:00am-12:00pm |
VoiceThread- Student Collaboration and Communication
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which VoiceThread can support collaborative instructional activities, the implications of BCPS Rules and Policies in using online collaborative tools, and the ed.Voicethread features to provide a safe, collaborative, online environment with students.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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*Carney ES
|
Lizz Askine |
Wednesday |
June 19, 2013
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1:00pm-3:00pm |
Vincent Farm Elementary |
Gina McDonald
rmcdonald@bcps.org |
Thursday
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June 20, 2013
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10:00-12:00pm |
Windows Live Movie Maker- Student Creativity and Innovation
Participants will learn how Windows Live Movie Maker can be used to make educational videos for instructional use. Participants will create a student exemplar in Windows Movie Maker Live to support a lesson objective.
Location
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Instructor
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Day
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Dates
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Time
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*Dogwood ES
|
Lizz Askine |
Thursday |
June 20, 2013
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10:00am-12:00pm |
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