highest percent of advanced diplomas in our District. GOAL 3: TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT All Alabama teachers and administrators benefit from high quality, based professional development and support necessary to achieve local, state, and national standards and courses of study. Where We Stand Data Sources Action Steps AETC is available every summer in Records technology -We will continue to offer new – the Birmingham area in June. coordinator- GHS and classes with new technological Many technology-related Technology Plan advances with professional development Records Etowah County -JSU free professional – opportunities, free, at convenient School System development classes – locations! Summer 2012, our Technology Dept. -Etowah County School school system offered many Teacher surveys Sys workshops workshops, 3 6 hours in length IMPACT surveys -(Summer 2012 we held – each, for iPads, SchoolWires web Administrator interview workshops included pages, computer maintenance and iPads, Google e-mail routine repairs, podcasts, videos, podcasts, SchoolWires photo software, APT Plus-360, website-building, website-building/maintenance, APT Plus-360, website- Geo-caching, Google docs and apps, Google e-mail, Skype, Skype, Promethean Bd, Promethean training, integrating integrating technology into technology into curriculum, etc., curriculum. two of which were held here (again) -GHS mini-workshops in our own building since we have a -UA-Gadsden wonderful setting. (The others classes were held at various nearby school -Teachers can register for our buildings in our district.) In addition, free summer workshops and our local university, JSU, offered JSU summer workshops easily free workshops. Also, we have online. free workshops right here in -With our new official status in “mini” our school building. In addition, we Career-Tech-Business, we have student to assist us. have funds and plans for “techies” Also, another local university, additional professional UA/Gadsden offers master-level development, including new classes, as well as online (to us) training in Birmingham. classes (for the normal fee).
highest percent of advanced diplomas in our District. GOAL 3: TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT All Alabama teachers and administrators benefit from high quality, professional development and support necessary to achieve local, state, and national standards and courses of study. Where We Stand Data Sources Action Steps AETC is available every summer in the Birmingham area in June. Many technology-related professional development opportunities, free, at convenient locations! Summer 2012, our school system offered many workshops, 3 – 6 hours in length each, for iPads, SchoolWires web pages, computer maintenance and routine repairs, podcasts, videos, photo software, APT Plus-360, website-building/maintenance, Geo-caching, Google docs and apps, Google e-mail, Skype, Promethean training, integrating technology into curriculum, etc., two of which were held here (again) in our own building since we have a wonderful setting. (The others were held at various nearby school buildings in our district.) In addition, our local university, JSU, offered free workshops. Also, we have free “mini” workshops right here in our school building. In addition, we have student “techies” to assist us. Also, another local university, UA/Gadsden offers master-level classes, as well as online classes (for the normal fee). Records – technology coordinator- GHS and Technology Plan Records – Etowah County School System – Technology Dept. Teacher surveys IMPACT surveys Administrator interview -We will continue to offer new classes with new technological advances with -JSU free professional development classes -Etowah County School Sys workshops -(Summer 2012 we held workshops included iPads, Google e-mail podcasts, SchoolWires website-building, APT Plus-360, website- Skype, Promethean Bd, integrating technology into curriculum. -GHS mini-workshops -UA-Gadsden classes -Teachers can register for our free summer workshops and JSU summer workshops easily online. -With our new official status in Career-Tech-Business, we have funds and plans for additional professional development, including new (to us) training in Birmingham. based
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