This intermediate iPad course is designed to help classroom teachers integrate multimedia productions in their classroom. With the underlying principles of Project Based Learning, teachers will be able to redefine their classroom projects immediately while “hacking” their assessments. Participants will learn how to teach students to author their very own multimedia presentations and broadcast them to parents, schools, and other outside communities. As part of this course, participants will receive an iPad Multimedia kit to build a small classroom studio to help start creating high-quality video and audio immediately. This kit will include a green screen, microphone(s), and an iPad tripod.

As a prerequisite to this course, participants should have an iPad (iPad Air 2, Mini 2,3, or 4, or iPad Pros) and have a basic understanding of iPad features, settings, and functions.

This blended course will take place in both an online setting with discussions on the book Hacking Project Based Learning by Ross Cooper through our LMS, Schoology, as well as six face to face sessions (four in the summer) with a hands-on interactive approach. There is 3 ½ hours of online work per week. Participants will be actively engaged in creating these useful presentations for their classroom during the face to face sessions.

This course is ideal for any K-12 application. Whether you’re interested in flipping your classroom or redefining some of your classroom projects, take this course to take your Project Based Learning to the next level.

This introductory course is designed for elementary and secondary teachers who are looking to infuse design principles into regular educational learning. Teachers will captivate student interest through basic 3D design and prototyping whereas these concepts can be applied to any subject area.

From initial set-up to classroom integration, Learners will learn how to integrate higher-order thinking skills, where prototyped designs connect to real-world learning. Learners will learn how to operate and troubleshoot a 3D printer and design engaging and practical hands-on projects that are suitable for use with elementary and secondary students in STEAM and PA Core-aligned curricula.

Learners will also learn how to find, download, remix, and print items ranging from simple products to mechanical gears. Learners will use free 3D modeling CAD software to create, share, publish and print their own custom designs. Join us to transform your lesson plans and projects by enabling students to design and produce decorative items as well as engineered solutions to real-world problems.

This course is perfect for any K-12 educator looking to spark creativity and increase student engagement in the classroom!

Register today and we’ll provide you with a 3D Printer to take back to your school!
 

Registrants will receive a brand new Logitech Crayon Digital Pencil.

This 3-credit intermediate iPad course is designed for classroom teachers to explore, practice and create content as it applies to the K-12 classroom. This course is designed for the beginner / intermediate iPad user who has some individual fluency with iPads but who strives to empower students to utilize iPads in highly creative and innovative ways. It promotes student-centered learning through a station rotation model and will challenge learners to engage with iPad apps such as Notes, Pages, Keynote, Clips, iMovie, as well as others. Course projects will challenge participants to rethink student learning and redesign student activities that promote student choice, creativity, collaboration, and communication all through the lens of SAMR, TPACK, and digital citizenship.

In this blended course, students will meet for six face-to-face modules, scheduling can vary, and experience what it's like to teach with iPads in instruction. Throughout these six face-to-face modules, students will engage in hands-on learning, group sharing of ideas, and small breakout sessions that offer differentiation of learning styles.

Students will also engage in 3.5 hours of online work per week which includes course readings, reflective responses and collaborative sharing of ideas through one of our course learning management systems, Schoology. Students will create one product for each learning module that has practical meaning to classroom instruction.

This course is perfect for any K-12 educator looking to spark student-centered learning and creativity in the classroom.  If you are an iPad teacher looking for IDEAS, this is a course is just for you!

This introductory iPad course is designed for classroom teachers to explore, practice and create content as it applies to the K-12 classroom. From basic management of the iPad to content creation, learners will develop an understanding how the iPad can transform teaching and learning and place students at the center of the process. Students will create movies, publish interactive books, create screencasts and presentations, and learn how to use the iPad to develop formative assessments. In doing so, Students will connect the content with pedagogical practices such as the SAMR model, where the iPad immerses students in the learning process.

These six learning modules will connect to the four domains of Danielson's Framework such as: planning and preparation, classroom environment, Instruction, and professional responsibilities.  Participants will document evidence of their work through online discussions, reflective journaling, and product creation.

This introductory blended course examines how to integrate Chromebooks in the 21st Century Classroom as digital tools to enhance collaboration, creativity, and student communication. This course will provide educators the opportunity to learn all of the Google Workspace tools including Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Sites, and Google Classroom.

Additionally, educators will learn to leverage apps and Chrome extensions to differentiate and personalize the learning experience. This course is designed for anyone who wants to utilize free, powerful, collaborative tools with their colleagues, students, and community. 

This course includes a NEW Chromebook with registration!

This Bloxels course is intended to inspire creativity in a way you have never experienced!  This course will help you engage your students in a learning atmosphere different from any other class.  This course is designed to inspire educators and students to create for authentic audiences. In this course, you will learn how to utilize video game design through Bloxels. From unboxing your kit and setting up your learning hub to designing games to challenge students’ problem-solving abilities, and finally creating projects for students to take control of their own learning.

Receive a Bloxels 5-Pack and Classroom Set of Student Licenses included with Registration

There are so many avenues of technology for teachers to integrate into learning.  Bloxels is an application that appears overwhelming, but the integration is seamless.  Yes, you and your students will be building video games, but it is so much more than that. When you remove the coding element of video games, you are left with storytelling.  Learn to leverage Bloxels to create authentic integration into all core content subjects.

Retell major historical events, place the character inside a cell for exploration, bring a creative narrative to life, solve complex math problems or just design for plain fun.  Regardless of your instructional goals, Bloxles provides the ability to enhance any unit and any project. In this course, you will learn how to create games, characters, backgrounds, and animations while being fully-immersed in standards-aligned activities and projects.

Maintaining strong instructional practices rooted in the fundamentals of education is essential to the success of students and teachers alike.  Technology is rapidly changing our world, and the students walking through the doors of schools. When technology is utilized effectively and with specific objectives, it can enhance learning in ways previously unimaginable.  Whether you consider yourself a “techxpert” or technology causes you anxiety, this course is intended for you. It’s structured in a way for a differentiated, self-directed learning experience.

This course will help teachers build technology integration strategies into everyday teaching.  These practices will also create a seamless transition to distance learning experiences.

This course will help develop instructional rich lessons with seamless technology integration.  Whether you are a new teacher, or in a new position looking to build from scratch or an experienced teacher trying to enhance your curriculum, this course will leave you spinning with materials, tools, and resources.  Let this be the course that thrusts you into a new age of teaching and learning. This course is a hands-on exploratory course to create the most effective activities for your students.

Maintaining strong instructional practices rooted in the fundamentals of education is essential to the success of students and teachers alike.  Technology is rapidly changing our world, and the students walking through the doors of schools. When technology is utilized effectively and with specific objectives, it can enhance learning in ways previously unimaginable.  Whether you consider yourself a “techxpert” or technology causes you anxiety, this course is intended for you. It’s structured in a way for a differentiated, self-directed learning experience.

This course will help teachers build technology integration strategies into everyday teaching.  These practices will also create a seamless transition to distance learning experiences.

This course will help develop instructional rich lessons with seamless technology integration.  Whether you are a new teacher, or in a new position looking to build from scratch or an experienced teacher trying to enhance your curriculum, this course will leave you spinning with materials, tools, and resources.  Let this be the course that thrusts you into a new age of teaching and learning. This course is a hands-on exploratory course to create the most effective activities for your students.

Perfect follow-up course on Google bascis! This course was designed for the beginner/intermediate technology user who has been introduced to the power of Google apps, but desires more guided practice with a goal of higher proficiency.  

This course promotes independence as it accelerates learners beyond the basics of Google apps such as Drive, Docs, Sheets, Sites, Slides, and Forms while enhancing creativity, collaboration, and communication through the SAMR model.  Participants will delve into personalized learning experiences to gain confidence as they integrate Google Workspace into the daily practices of their professional roles with colleagues, students, and school community.