Summer+pd+Offerings

Hello Everyone! As discussed in June, I have created some summer professional development courses that pertain to the curriculum groups found on the PEARLS ning. This will give you the opportunity to create and better understand how these tools can be implemented into classroom instruction. In addition, I know that the open conversations within the curriculum groups along with some hands-on experience will have an impact on how to start shifting your schools towards the 21st century. The experts in the designated rooms are a tremendously powerful source and can help to guide all of us through the journey so please feel free to ask or discuss any issues that you might have. These courses have been scheduled in [|protraxx]  and all participants, both public and nonpublic, must register to attend. I will gladly help walk you through the registration. When you do sign in, do a quick search for the courses under Title-OITR and Department-instructional technology and you will see a list of courses. Please disregard the mention of paying for courses, they are all at **no cost**. and p lease make sure they say for PEARLS members since there are other pd courses scheduled for the other grants.  ** Podcasting Institute (#1) - July 29-30 Petrides Staten Island ISC, room 118 **  Day 1 will feature David Nash who will guide you through how to create a podcast. Day 2 will focus on completing a project template to help formulate project ideas and target standards that your project will meet. This day helps participants walk through the planning of a project. ** If possible, please bring your own laptop and ipod if possible. **  ** Podcasting Institute (#2) - August 13-14 ** **415 89th street, 4th floor conference room** Day 1 will feature David Nash who will guide you through how to create a podcast. Day 2 will focus on completing a project template to help formulate project ideas and target standards that your project will meet. This day helps participants walk through the planning of a project.  ** If possible, please bring your own laptop and ipod if possible. ** **  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> iGoogle and RSS Feeds - July 28 Petrides Staten Island ISC, room 118 ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This course is designed to create an igoogle page and learn how information from the outside can be brought directly to you (RSS). ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If possible, please bring your own laptop. ** ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">- August 7-8 Petrides Staten Island ISC, room 118 ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This training is designed to create student-centered learning environments with blogs. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Day 1 will focus on the creating and designing of a school or class blog. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Day 2 will focus on completing a project template to help formulate project ideas and target standards that your project will meet. This day helps participants walk through the planning of a project. ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It would be most beneficial if participants brought their own laptop and a thumb drive of pictures that you would like to post. ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email. I am always available. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks, Allison <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">