iMET 9

283 Staff Development and Presentation Applications

The course explores the necessary elements that bring integrated technology to staff members. Students will use a variety of delivery methods for staff development that could include multimedia, the web, and hands-on integrated curricular activities teachers or other educators can use immediately with available technology. The course also includes scaffolding for completion of culminating experience Action Research projects.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing - 3 units.

Schedule

Final Project

Grading Policy

Assessment
Students will:
(1) analyze and evaluate real-world or web-based presentations;
(2) develop research-based staff development plans for large groups incorporating effective presentation practices to accompany the major assignment for EDTE 282, and
(3) conduct a staff development training in a trial setting for iMET peer evaluation.

Required Materials

http://www.nsdc.org/connect/projects/e-learning.pdf

Designing Powerful Professional Development for Teachers and Principals
http://www.nsdc.org/library/leaders/sparksbook.cfm

Professional Development: Learning from the Best .pdf
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2/content_storage_01/0000000b/80/10/b6/6e.pdf

Course Resources
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd

National Staff Development Council
http://www.nsdc.org/

NW Regional Educational Laboratory
http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/toolkit98.php

Instructor

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