"Technology is nothing without the proper professional development." ~Bret Gensburg
Eagle Technology Integrations, LLC. was founded for this purpose. Professional Development is almost a bad word. Educators are becoming increasingly upset with bad professional development. Our training events are designed with your educators in mind. Instead of, "This is how you use the line tool...", we say, "This is how you can use the line tool in your classroom!" Professional Development should be content-based. It should provide the teachers with more opportunity rather than simply the transfer of knowledge. It should also impart to them the confidence to expand past the outline of the workshop. Activities should be based on the educator's classroom needs, not just simple tasks never again used. We encourage educators to develop "product" that well be used in the classroom throughout the year of teaching.
Eagle Technology Integrations, LLC. can conduct a Professional Development event in the following contact areas:
Technology Integration Workshop Events with SMART Technologies.
Day 1 - Topics include: educational philosophies in technology integrations, basic hardware understanding, using SMART Notebook, enhancing SMART Notebook, and teaching with SMART technologies. - Letters A-E
Day 2 - Topics include: graphics, effective use of graphics, and uses of the internet. - Letters F-H
Day 3 - Topics include: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) in conjunction with SMART Notebook, packaging a lesson for the classroom and the internet, option of SMART Video player and SMART Recorder basics or educator continued product development. - Letters I-M
Day 4 - Topics include: advanced SMART Video player and SMART Recorder features, SMART IdeasTM (concept mapping software), BridgitTM (data conference software), and other educational software. - Letters N-R
Day 5 - Topics include: user group sessions meeting the needs of the participants to design Highly Quality Professional Development with the inclusion administrator.
It is recommended that an event be an minimum of 3 Days. It is also recommended that each event start with Day 1. Class size for any event is limited to 24 educators. After the first day of your event, new participants should not be added to the event. There also must be a teacher to board ratio of 3 to 1 with all the boards located on the same floor of your building (prefer a common room). Lunch should also be provided for all the event's participants establishing a working-lunch environment for the event.
Each event will end with ideas on where the technology can go in the classroom. If an event is three or more days, it is beneficial to have a computer lab accessible for the participants to develop "product" in the class with assistance from the instructor.
For more information about a Technology Integration Workshop Event integrating SMART Technologies please contact Bret Gensburg directly at bret@eagleti.com.
Microsoft Office Workshop Event
Day 1 - Topics include: Microsoft Word (desktop publishing, newsletters, and graphic design).
Day 2 - Topics include: Microsoft Excel and mail merge (tables, electronic grade book, graphs, contacting parents, and more).
These events are designed for all educators regardless of if they have a SMART BoardTM Interactive Whiteboard. They would be best conducted in a computer lab with each educator at their own computer. Class size for any event is limited to 15 educators. Each participant should have basic computing knowledge including how to save files, transfer files, and keyboarding skills.
For more information about a Microsoft Office Workshop Event please contact Bret Gensburg directly at bret@eagleti.com.
Audacity (Podcasting Software) Workshop Event
Day 1 - Topics include: how to use Audacity to Podcast a classroom, use Audacity to create mp3 files, digitally convert other audio file to mp3 format, and use these files to interact with other software like SMART Notebook.
This event is designed for all educators regardless of if they have a SMART BoardTM Interactive Whiteboard. They would be best conducted in a computer lab with each educator at their own computer. Likewise each educator should have their own headset microphone. Class size for any event is limited to 15 educators. Each participant should have basic computing knowledge including how to save files, transfer files, and keyboarding skills.
For more information about a Audacity Workshop Event, or about headset microphone recommendations, please contact Bret Gensburg directly at bret@eagleti.com.