pd21: October 9th
pd21
Overview
This workshop provides participants the opportunity to explore and review pd21. pd21 is a job-embedded, online professional development program. It supports educators in their journey to integrate technology and 21st-century learning skills into the classroom as part of the effort to increase student academic achievement.
Evidence of Learning
Reflect on pd21s applicability to the student centered 1:1 learning environment
Identify and define effective use of the materials available
Locate and customize a professional development activity
Create a student based learning experience (if time permits)
Participant Information
This workshop is very interactive so please bring your PC laptop to the workshop.
The workshop begins with a brief overview of the major components and then moves into a working session during which time the participants will explore the product and identify a professional development activity they will utilize. If time permits, the in2class activities will be explored more deeply as a means to extend the participant learning for use within the classroom with students.
Resources
http://www.edvation.com/ (parent company page)
www.pd21.com (teacher login page)
www.in2class.com (student access to activities)
http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS-T_Standards.sflb.ashx (ISTE standards for teachers)
This workshop provides participants the opportunity to explore and review pd21. pd21 is a job-embedded, online professional development program. It supports educators in their journey to integrate technology and 21st-century learning skills into the classroom as part of the effort to increase student academic achievement.
Evidence of Learning
Reflect on pd21s applicability to the student centered 1:1 learning environment
Identify and define effective use of the materials available
Locate and customize a professional development activity
Create a student based learning experience (if time permits)
Participant Information
This workshop is very interactive so please bring your PC laptop to the workshop.
The workshop begins with a brief overview of the major components and then moves into a working session during which time the participants will explore the product and identify a professional development activity they will utilize. If time permits, the in2class activities will be explored more deeply as a means to extend the participant learning for use within the classroom with students.
Resources
http://www.edvation.com/ (parent company page)
www.pd21.com (teacher login page)
www.in2class.com (student access to activities)
http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS-T_Standards.sflb.ashx (ISTE standards for teachers)
Technology is an effective tool in education when:
•It helps the teaching and learning process become more efficient or productive.
•It helps enrich or extend student learning in a way that would not have been possible without the technology.
•It helps students produce quality work using professional tools.
•It increases student motivation to accomplish learning objectives.
•It helps the teaching and learning process become more efficient or productive.
•It helps enrich or extend student learning in a way that would not have been possible without the technology.
•It helps students produce quality work using professional tools.
•It increases student motivation to accomplish learning objectives.