Professional Development for Technology, p.90

Resources:

Here are listed a sample of valuable professional development opportunities for Indiana library media specialists and technology specialists.

Office of Learning Resources (OLR), Indiana Department of Education, provides professional development opportunities throughout the year. Regional Contact Meetings, for both library media and technology specialists, are held in the fall, winter, and spring - in eight sections of the state. These meetings provide opportunities for media and technology coordinators to share ideas and learn from colleagues. Each spring free regional workshops for classroom teachers, library media and technology specialists are presented across the state. At: http://www.doe.state.in.us/olr/techmeetings/welcome.html.

Association for Media Educators (AIME) holds an annual conference in the fall; which includes pre-conferences and concurrent on a variety of instruction media and technology topics including integration of technology with academic standards at, http://www.ilfonline.org/conferences.htm

The Buddy2 Teaching and Learning Center provides professional development opportunities for Indiana educators to share best teaching and learning practices that combine technology with curriculum to increase student academic achievement. There is currently no or a small charge for participation. Topics include: Making Friends with Data, Technology Integration: What to Do, Writing with Technology Tools at, http://www.btlc.org

Education Service Centers offer professional development opportunities around the state. Check the web site of the Service Center in your region for specific activities at, http://www.doe.state.in.us/htmls/esc.html

Eight Steps to Highly Effective ‘Next Generation’ Professional Development for Learning and Technology WebQuest available at, http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/olr/eightsteps/ help educators design professional development programs to meet the requirements of P.L. 221.

IHETS, the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System, created by the General Assembly to permit sharing of educational resources via technology, posts Web Based Education Guides at www.ihets.org/consortium/k12/guides.html. Guides provide guidelines and tools for creating web pages, WebQuests, and acceptable use policies.

Indiana Web Academy’s mission is to empower the students, parents, and educators in the State of Indiana to integrate technology and the Internet with education. Offers one-hour seminars on Microsoft Word, Internet Fundamentals, creating and maintaining web pages and weeklong summer courses for graduate credit at http://indianawebacademy.org/training.asp

NCRTEC develops professional development materials including Blueprints, a practical toolkit to help schools, districts, and other providers design and facilitate effective professional development. They also provide Captured Wisdom™: examples of real educators and learners using successful practices of technology at, www.ncrtec.org/pd/index.html