Creating E-learning for Teachers – Part 2. The need for targeted e-learning courses for teachers was emphasized for me recently when speaking to a special education teacher.
The district implemented a new online system for creating IEP’s and offered little to no training. This would be a perfect opportunity to create an e-learning course available for veteran teachers starting with the new software as well as new teachers hired in future years. This could easily be accomplished with the tools described in Creating E-learning for Teachers – Part 1. Similar to the scenario described above, look at this situation. You implement new grade reporting software for your district. Does this situation sound familiar? Articulate is an excellent e-learning development product that works hand-in-hand with Microsoft PowerPoint.
The downside of Articulate is the lack of screen-capture ability. Lectora is a powerful e-learning authoring tool that runs independent of PowerPoint. The downside to Captivate is the learning curve. About Mark. Educating Educators Part 2. The school year is almost here and you most likely have technology training on the horizon.
If you are leading technology training, make sure you read Educating Educators, Part 1 first. If you haven’t done it by now, you need to hype new technology initiatives just like you are an advertising agency. Teachers need to be aware of the changes coming and how their teaching and lives will be better. Now…let’s look at the actual training sessions. If you are leading instructor led training before school starts, you need all the help you can get. Pass out chocolate as teachers enter the room. Good luck with your technology training…don’t forget the chocolate! About Mark Mark Brumley is an educational technology leader, presenter and professional development facilitator who has lived and worked around the globe in his commitment to provide authentic learning experiences to enhance the education of 21st Century learners.
4Teachers : Main Page. Are You Ready to Flip? " . . .not all material is suitable to be taught through a video lesson.
"Are You Ready to Flip? Part 2 of 3 of "The Flipped Class" by Dan Spencer, Deb Wolf and Aaron Sams Recently there has been increased interest in "best practices" of the flipped classroom in education. During the recent Flipped Class Conference at Woodland Park High School in Woodland Park Colorado, a team of experienced "flipped teachers" collaborated to create a three-part series for The Daily Riff concerning the nature of the Flipped Class. Begin with the end in mind. After determining what you want your students to master and how that should look, begin creating (or collecting) quality learning resources. In this process, consider the idea of student choice when creating and collecting these learning resources. If content is delivered outside of class time, it is up to the teacher to provide the students with opportunities in class to place the content they learned into context.
Creating E-learning for Teachers – Part 1. If you are a technology leader who teaches technology to teachers, consider moving more towards e-learning.
I touched upon this in my post, Your School Needs and LMS. Let’s look at some ways to create e-learning lessons for your faculty. We’ll get to some of my favorite tools shortly. However, we need to briefly discuss instructional design. Best Practices for PD for teachers. Teacher Professional Development. To maintain their standards of excellence, teachers need to be continually and actively engaged in their own learning throughout their career.
The government is committed to supporting teachers in this pursuit. The Teacher Learning and Leadership Program Are you a teacher looking to expand your knowledge and skills while sharing promising practices with others? The Teacher Learning and Leadership Program (TLLP) is a new project-based professional learning opportunity for experienced classroom teachers. (PDF, 224 KB) Working Table on Teacher Development In June 2004, a mini-discussion paper, Teacher Excellence: Unlocking Student Potential through Continuing Professional Development, was presented to the Minister's Education Partnership Table. The Working Table on Teacher Development has made a number of recommendations which have impacted significantly on teacher growth and student learning: Educating Educators, Part 1. Technology training sessions are surely in your near future.
August is when teachers return and school implement new technology tools and procedures. How do your successfully educate your educators? If you read my post, End Technology Training! , you know I question traditional "sit and get" models of technology instruction. But, you have new technology to implement…what do you do? Generate Excitement Before any training begins, you must hype the new technology. In a classroom, a good teacher begins a unit with an anticipatory set. You have to have some sort of PR campaign to tout the benefits of the new technology. Tip: You know the cheesy commercial s showing cheap kitchen appliances? Time is ticking! About Mark Mark Brumley is an educational technology leader, presenter and professional development facilitator who has lived and worked around the globe in his commitment to provide authentic learning experiences to enhance the education of 21st Century learners.