Teaching the Elementary Grades with Technology, July 16-18 & August 2-3, 2012
In this session, we will explore online tools and activities that nurture essential K-4 developmental skills and highlight innovative educational uses of the Read-Write Web. We'll show how primary school teachers are using blogs, wikis, podcasts, tablets, interactive whiteboards, and other tools to create meaningful and engaging activities. In addition, we will examine the best K-4 web sites, work with innovative tools to help improve student reading, writing, and mathematics, and learn different strategies to build creative, collaborative, and community minded classrooms.
Participants in this session will explore several examples of successful projects, including identity narratives, artistic creations, simulation histories, language activities, math challenges, presentations of factual content, and more.
Schedule
The building opens at 8:30 am, and we strongly recommend arriving fifteen minutes early the first day. Coffee and snacks will be available each morning. Though lunch is not provided, there are a variety of food options available within walking distance.
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Class
- 12:00 pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Class
Instructors
Suzy Brooks has been a teacher in Falmouth, Massachusetts since receiving her graduate degree from Lesley University in 1999. Her uniqueness as a 3rd grade teacher lies in that which inspires her: computers, connections, and community service. A licensed Instructional Technology Specialist and a Girl Scout for 35 years, Suzy strives to make strong, positive connections with her students, their families, and her colleagues. It is through these relationships that she has found the encouragement to share her knowledge and enthusiasm for all things technical. Over the past few years, Suzy has been invited to present at MASSCUE conferences and symposiums, EdTechTeacher's Summer Workshop Series, Cache the Wave Summer programming, and dozens of workshops within her district. Workshop participants leave her sessions with a sharp focus on students and an inspired attitude towards technology. Regionally recognized as a teacher leader, Suzy was honored with the 2011 MassCUE Pathfinder Award, is a FableVision Ambassador and Discovery Educator Network STAR. Additionally, she serves on the Massachusetts ASCD Board of Directors, and the Discovery Education Leadership Council. Visit her classroom blog at http://blogs.falmouth.k12.ma.us/simplysuzy.
Tom Daccord is an educational technology speaker, instructor, and writer who has
worked with schools, districts, colleges and educational organizations in the United
States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A
Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and The Best of History Web Sites, Tom has
presented on educational technology topics at national and international conferences,
including ISTE (U.S.), ELMLE (Europe), and ICTLT (Asia). He has produced a series of
online courses on Web 2.0 and iPad integration, as well as 21st century school leadership
and classroom assessment. A former social studies teacher who instructed in a laptop
classroom for seven years, Tom has been featured in the Boston Globe for his
contributions to teaching with technology and invited to Singapore by the Ministry of
Education as an “Outstanding Educator in Residence.” In addition to leading
EdTechTeacher, Tom currently serves as President of the National Council of Social
Studies Technology Committee and was a featured speaker at the 2010 NCSS
Conference. Tom is also an advisor to Massachusetts Computer Users in Education
(MassCUE), and the Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development (MASCD), and serves as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math) project consultant. He is the creator of Best History Web Sites, an award-winning
portal, and The Center for Teaching History with Technology, dedicated to helping K-12
history and social studies teachers effectively incorporate technology into their courses.
Tom also created Teaching English with Technology, designed to guide K-12 English
and Language Arts teachers in their use of technology in the classroom. A graduate of
Princeton University and the University of Montreal, Tom has taught in Quebec, France,
Switzerland, and the United States.
Beth Holland joined the EdTechTeacher team in July 2011 to expand the online course offerings, instruct at workshops, and bring expertise in elementary education as well as working with assistive technologies to the team. In addition to working with participants, Beth has also increased the amount of content in our Teaching with Technology section of the web site - including the new iPad section, and presented at the 2011 Global Education Conference as well as the EdTechTeacher Winter Conference. In the coming months, she will be presenting at the Massachusetts Assistive Technology Expo as well as the Massachusetts Teacher's Association Summer Conference. Bringing over 12 years of education experience, she most recently served as the Director of Academic Technology at St. Michael's Country Day School in Newport, Rhode Island. During her tenure at St. Michael's, she implemented professional development programs to encourage faculty members to integrate technology into their elementary and middle school curricula, designed interdisciplinary, technology-rich projects, taught students in grades 2-8 during technology classes, coordinated with the Student Services Director to facilitate the integration of assistive technologies to support students, and helped to design their iPad pilot program. Before St. Michael's, Beth worked as a researcher at the Naval War College in the Innovation Lab where she designed knowledge management plans to support blended communication environments and researched the potential to create an online environment to streamline training and education which she presented at I/ITSEC. She has also taught 9th grade English at the Rocky HIll School in East Greenwich, RI, and led adventure learning programs for ActionQuest in the Caribbean and Polynesia. Beth holds an Ed.M. in Technology, Innovation, and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a B.S. in Communications from Northwestern University.
Registration
To register, please complete our Online Registration Form. Please note that your registration is not complete until we receive payment. If you have any questions, please email us or call (888) 377-9518.
Payment
The cost of the July 16-18 workshop is $695 for the three-day event. The cost of the August 2-3 event is $595 for the two-day workshop. There are two workshop payment options:
- If paying by check or requesting a Purchase Order please make Check or PO payable to EdTechTeacher, Inc. and mail to:
EdTechTeacher
Attention: Ileen Matthews
41 Kinsley Lane
Mendon, MA 01756 - If you plan to pay online by credit card you can pay securely via our PayPal account.
Please note: Space in our workshops is limited and they have sold-out in recent years. Spots are guaranteed on a first-paid, first-served basis, so please expedite payment as soon as possible.
Cancellation Policy
You can receive a full refund for your registration payment until June 1. After June 1, you will receive a full refund if we can replace you with a person from a waiting list. Otherwise you will receive a 50% refund for cancellation.
Waiting List Policy
If the workshop is full, we'll put you on the waiting list, and let you know what your position is on the list.
Computer Equipment
Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop computer with wireless capability. You are welcome to bring a tablet such as an iPad or Galaxy in addition to your laptop, though tablets are not compatible with all web tools. EdTechTeacher does not provide computers for participants.
Professional Development Credits
We have received approval from Framingham State University (Massachusetts) to award 1 (one) graduate credit to participants at a cost of $75. To receive graduate credit participants must be in attendance for all onsite instruction and complete all assigned work.
Once registered, participants will receive additional graduate credit details.
Registrant Survey
All participants are asked to complete a pre-workshop online survey. It will be e-mailed to those who have completed both registration and payment. The survey will help us identify participant needs and objectives and may influence the topics covered during the workshop.
Questions
If you have any questions, please email us or call (888) 377-9518.
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