BMS Teacher Staff Development
Using Technology for Instruction

2009-2010

Technology credit in Black, R=Reading credit in Red, Other

 Course Description for Teachers
 (facilitator)

CEU Credit Who: Date
Time
Location
Optional or Mandatory
Paideia Year 1
(Tilley)
1.2 R Once a month
All Certified Staff
Media Center
Mandatory
Gmail    
My EGrades    
Learning by Doing: Professional Learning Communities 1 R During Monthly Faculty Meetings

Mandatory

NCWISE Gradebook
Setting up and using NCWISE the Gradebook
(McLendon, Thompson)
.2 T All through the year
All Teachers classroom teachers
Mandatory
Paideia Year 3
(Tilley)
1.2 R Once a month
All Certified Staff
Media Center
Mandatory
ClassScape - ClassScape is an online formative assessment system that facilitates learning by focusing on curricular objectives. .1R September
3-4pm
Gagglenet
Setting up your students with class email accounts
(McLendon)
.1 T September and October
Model During Class
(Munden, Arrington, Barnhardt, Tilley)
Optional
SharePoint: Setting up your webpage for 09/10 school year(Check SCOS, how to add photos, clear out the old and set up for the new year)
(McLendon)
.1 T During Planning
3:10pm-4:10pm
General Computer Lab
Optional 
Editing your Photos using Microsoft Picture Manager
(McLendon)
.1 T TBA

Optional 
Video Editing (Movie Maker or Photo Story) .3 During class instruction Projects
Optional
Just in Time Technology: Any time a teacher needs to know how to use individual technology peripherals. example: webcams, upload digital movies, edit them, Google Earth, etc. that would not warrant a formal staff development.
(McLendon)
.05 T per visit During Planning
All Certified Staff
8:00am - 3:30pm
Optional 
Integrating Technology into Core Curriculum (Teachers go to the lab while ITF models how technology is integrated into their SCOS using the Balanced Curriculum lesson planned over the summer. Teachers learn the vocabulary, ethics lessons, and software used during the instruction time.  Half way through the project (if not sooner, teachers begin team teaching and helping students troubleshoot their products). .6T All during the year 

Internet Safety
(McLendon)

.1 T TBA during classes with SRO officer and McLendon during instructional classes
Mandatory