Available Courses

• 21st CENTURY SKILLS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM USING BLOGS, WIKIS AND PODCASTS - SUMMER 2010

  • Teacher: Jennifer Parente
  • Teacher: Andrea Macario

  Participants will explore and gain a working knowledge of 21st Century Skills. They will discover how these skills can be integrated into all academic areas through the use of blogs, wikis and podcasts to enable students to advance their learning in all academic subjects. This course is appropriate for all grade levels and content areas. Participants should be familiar with using the internet.
• INTERNET SAFETY - SUMMER 2010

  • Teacher: Jennifer Levi

  Teach your students how to protect themselves while they are online. Learn about the potential dangers posed by chat rooms, instant messaging, the Internet and identity theft.
• THE DIFFERENTIATED CLASSROOM - SUMMER 2010

  • Teacher: Kristin Kassl

  This class will help teachers to be encouraged to think out of the box and be creative. With all the varying degree of ability and skill level in classes, this is becoming more important in our classrooms. Through instruction and assessment, let's see if we can reach more students.

• VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS I - SUMMER 2010

  • Teacher: Kathleen Ambrose

  Take your class to far-off destinations without leaving your school. Learn how to create dynamic lessons using virtual journeys on the Internet.

• TACKLING TOUGH TEXT - READING SKILLS FOR ALL SUBJECT AREAS - SUMMER 2010

  • Teacher: Cecile Doyen

  
  

  Students reading at their frustration level find it to be well, frustrating. Teachers in all subject areas discover that using the Comprehension Checklist helps students tackle tough text. Empowering students with this unique tool proves to alleviate frustration and increase achievement. This course is based on the proven research by Sue Klund, Reading Specialist and Quality Teaching Network expert.

• TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS - SUMMER 2010

  • Teacher: Diana Mulcahy

  An introduction with practical and proven techniques that any teacher can use in the classroom to reach and teach English language learners.
• VIDEO GAMES AS LEARNING TOOLS - SUMMER 2010

  This course requires access to a fast computer and is all about looking at play and gaming technologies. It is super fun as teachers are introduced to gaming as they explore multiple online technologies including Virtual Worlds, MMORPGs, and the idea of play in learning.