If you are in a school district in the North Tier of Virginia, make sure you look at registering for a summer class.
North Tier school districts are:
Alexandria City Public Schools
Arlington Public Schools
Clarke County Public Schools
Culpeper County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools
Falls Church City Public Schools
Fauquier County Public Schools
Frederick County Public Schools
Fredericksburg City Public Schools
Loudoun County Public Schools
Manassas City Public Schools
Manassas Park City Schools
Prince William County Public Schools
Spotsylvania Public Schools
Stafford County Public Schools
The courses sound really good this time as well.
Technology in Support of the Struggling Elementary Math Student
During the course participants will read and watch videos that spark thinking, engage in both
targeted discussions and open-end forums focusing upon individual concerns and needs, and
spend ample time visiting web-based and other technology resources in order to be able to use
them with struggling math students. At the end of the course, teachers will be asked to choose
between doing a lesson plan or writing a report on implementation of a strategy learned in class.
Using Digital Portfolios to Foster Student Learning
Participants will be introduced to a wide variety of tools that can be used to create and
assemble digital portfolios, and investigate criteria that may be used to select components
that would be included in the portfolio. Participants will leave the workshop with detailed
plans for implementing a digital portfolio project in their respective classrooms. This workshop
was influenced in part by a workshop designed by the Amherst Public Schools in
Amherst, Massachusetts.
Using Graphic Organizers to Promote Higher Order Thinking Skills
During this online course, participants will learn how graphic organizers can be utilized to
increase student learning and develop higher order thinking skills. Participants will develop
graphic organizers to use with their students and become familiar with the different options
available for integrating activities into the classroom. By the end of this course participants
will have developed graphic organizers that will help students determine relationships, cause
and effect, and the sequences of events, situations, and activities, make connections and
demonstrate the understanding of processes.
Teaching Writing in the Middle School Classroom
In this workshop, participants will examine two common essay types—informative and persuasive—
as they are approached in several non-traditional ways. To complement these alternative
ways of teaching these two essay types, this workshop will also re-examine the writing process,
writing motivation for teachers and students, and formative evaluation methods for writing progress.
The Changing Role of Technology Resource Teachers
The position of Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, or ITRT, is still new; so new that
the title ITRT is only one of many acronyms associated with the job. This course is intended
for new and experienced ITRT’s to assist them in: defining their roles, developing a vision for
the position, and identifying those who can assist them in navigating this unique position.
Transforming the Classroom with Project-Based Learning
This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the principles of Project-Based
Learning (PBL) and strategies for implementing PBL projects in their classrooms. Throughout
this six-week workshop, exemplary projects will be analyzed, critiqued, and evaluated
for applicability to participants’ classroom needs. Each participant will leave the online
workshop with a detailed plan for a PBL project
Introduction to Blogs
This online course will help participants explore questions such as what is a blog?
Do blogs have any implications for educators? How can blogs be used with students?
How can someone start a blog?
Learning and Teaching with Web 2.0 tools
In this workshop, participants will be exposed to many of the tools of the Read/Write
Web and will get the chance to experiment with new tools each week. The final session
will focus on how educators can help students to use these new tools safely.
Discussions will help participants focus on how these tools can be integrated into the
classroom to make the most of their potential to enhance student learning.
Information Literacy
Using the Big6(tm) Information Literacy model, this course will focus on best practices
in teaching information literacy skills. We will be using available hardware and software
to integrate online research. The focus will be on the skills needed to locate,
analyze, interpret, evaluate and record information and ideas using online resources.
Promoting Reading Comprehension Skills in the Elementary Classroom
In this workshop, participants will examine teaching practices that help students in grades
three through five develop concrete strategies for constructing meaning from both narrative
and expository text. The goal for strategy instruction is to prepare students to become
active and purposeful readers who think about their text before, during and after reading.
Reading, Writing and Really Using Technology for Learning
Close the digital divide and seamlessly integrate technology into your Language Arts
curriculum. Educators must understand the techniques of teaching reading and language
arts while incorporating the use of technology into their curriculum if they are
going to create an enthusiastic environment for learning and literacy with their students.
This course is designed to provide teachers in the K – 5 setting with a variety of ideas to
use with reading, writing, spelling, and grammar curriculum.
Special Students in Regular Classrooms; Technology, Teaching and Universal Design
The basic premise of UDL is that a curriculum should include alternatives to make it accessible
and applicable to students, teachers, and parents with different backgrounds, learning
styles, abilities, and disabilities in widely varied learning contexts.
This workshop is designed to acquaint participants with UDL principles, and provide practical,
hands-on experience using software tools and digital media for learning support. Participants
will explore how these tools can be incorporated into their classroom practice, and
begin preliminary steps to design a curriculum unit that utilizes these tools.
Creating Educational Podcasts
In this workshop, participants will explore the use of educational podcasts in regular
curricula activities.
Daily Digital Images
During this course teachers will learn not only how to find and create digital images but
also how to use them on a daily basis in their classroom to enhance higher level thinking
skills.
Cycling Through Science 2.0
This exciting workshop will overview of science standards and explore the use of online
data sources and Web 2.0 tools to enhance inquiry-based teaching and learning in the
science curriculum.
Finding the Best Web Based Resources
Participants in this workshop will explore the range of educational material available on
the Internet and learn time-saving skills to more effectively search the Web for useful
curricular resources.
Designing a Virtual Field Trip
This online course enables participants to use Internet resources to design a ―virtual field
trip,‖ as well as tips and tricks to ensure their success.
Best Practices for Vocabulary Instruction in the Elementary Classroom
In this workshop, participants will examine best practices for direct vocabulary instruction in
order to build the breadth and depth of students’ vocabulary for both comprehension and written
expression in grades three through five.
Classroom Assessment Enhanced by Technology
This workshop introduces participants to numerous ways that technology can support classroom
assessment. Classroom assessment at its best can be a powerful catalyst for informing
instruction and improving learning. Participants will explore a range of online tools and resources
for finding, designing, and incorporating effective classroom assessments into their
daily teaching practices.
Getting Ready for Algebra by Using Virtual Manipulatives
This course is structured around the 12 content and skills readiness indicators and will
introduce a collection of virtual manipulatives that will help curriculum planners and classroom
teachers meet the demand to prepare students for Algebra I.
You can find out more info here http://www.mhznetworks.org/northtier/courses/
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