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Professional
Development Services
Services are customized to the needs of
the school district and teachers, working with the district's technology plan. All materials are written by LT Technologies,
Inc. to be applicable in the classroom. Additional workshops are
listed and supported in the Resource section of this web site. All our trainers have at
least five years classroom experience.
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Internet Integration
that Improves Reading
Current research has revealed that teachers value the Internet for
personal and professional uses, yet very few teachers actually weave
the Internet into classroom activities. This workshop will share
research-based
Reading
strategies and Internet resources based on the National Reading Panel
recommendations in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,
vocabulary, and comprehension. Participants will leave with materials
to help them develop the knowledge and skills they need to utilize the
Internet in ways that impact their students’ reading skills.
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Engaged Learning:
Bring Learners to the Center
of
Instruction
Engaged Learning is a framework for effective teaching and learning.
This structure provides students with the opportunity to become more
responsible, strategic, and energized by their own learning.
This workshop will acquaint participants with the concept of engaged
learning and how it relates to a technology-rich classroom.
Teachers will locate and evaluate engaged learning resources on the
Internet for immediate use in their own classroom.
Related workshops – WebQuests: Using the Internet for
Higher-Order Thinking, Web Hunts (esheets), Assessment through Rubrics
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Collaborative Projects
on the Internet: Connecting Classrooms
The Internet offers us an immediate way to collaborate with
educators and students around the world through online projects.
The power of these projects comes from connecting students with a real
audience. This workshop will explore various projects for
interpersonal exchange, data collection, and problem solving.
Participants will locate and evaluate projects which support their
grade level standards and curriculum.
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WebQuests: Using
the Internet for Higher-Order Thinking
Using Internet resources, WebQuests are designed to focus students'
attention on using information rather than searching for it, and to
support higher level thinking. This workshop will examine the
critical attributes of a WebQuest and what distinguishes it from other
Web-based activities. Through active participation, teachers
will analyze a WebQuest from multiple perspectives. They will
then locate and evaluate existing WebQuests which support their grade
level standards and curriculum.
Related Workshops – Engaged Learning: Bring Learners
to the Center
of
Instruction, Assessment through Rubrics
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Educators' Guide to
Blogs
Using the Internet is a natural part of life for today’s youth.
In a recent study, students reported that they view the Internet as
“as virtual locker, backpack, and notebook.”
Education, however, has not yet taken advantage of the new ways
students communicate and access information over the Internet.
One such way is through a Blog. This workshop explores the
concept of Blogs, their educational applications and guidelines for
their use. The following questions will be expored:
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What is a Blog?
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What kinds of Blogs
are there?
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What are the pros and
cons of using Blogs?
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How can I create my
own Blog?
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Weaving Technology into
Your Language Arts Curriculum
Technology is integrated within the curriculum
to achieve clear, measurable educational objectives. This
workshop will connect Language Arts standards to a variety of
technology-based resources and tools including: online resources and
projects, weblogs, theme units, concept mapping, online teacher tools,
and ebooks. Hundreds of Web sites have been organized into a
literacy web that is available to workshop participants and can be
shared with their colleagues back at school.
Related workshops – Weblogs, Inspiration and Kidspiration:
Visual Learning for all Students
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P.O.W.E.R
Writing through Technology
Technology can be an important aid for students during the writing
process. This workshop will explore how technology resources and
tools can be used during each of the P.O.W.E.R steps -- prewriting,
organizing, writing, editing, and revision and rewriting. Filled
with practical, real strategies to take back to the classroom,
participants will leave with ideas to empower their students in the
writing process.
Related workshops – Inspiration and Kidspiration: Visual Learning
for all Students, Weblogs, Assessment through Rubrics
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Inspiration and
Kidspiration: Visual Learning for all Students
Through visual learning techniques, students work with ideas and
present information graphically to clarify thinking, reinforce
understanding, integrate new knowledge, and identify misconceptions.
Three of the most popular visual learning methods: webbing, idea
mapping and concept mapping can be created with this software for any
content area. Participants will have an opportunity to explore
existing templates for the different curricular areas and to develop a
student activity template based on the curricular topic/content area
of their choice.
Related workshops – Weaving Technology into Your Language
Arts Curriculum, P.O.W.E.R Writing through Technology
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Microsoft Office Suite
and Other Educational Software
In addition, two-hour after
school sessions are available on any
other needed software.
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