Academies & Institutes

Successful Solutions for Technology Professional Development

Presenter: Joan Gore and Janet Corder
Workshop Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration time: 8:30 am
Registration fee:
        One Day session:  $175 ($150 for Texas ASCD members)
        Two Day session:  $349 ($299 for Texas ASCD members)




Dates and Locations:
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Summary: Never before has there been a greater need for school districts to provide meaningful and relevant professional development in the area of technology.  Attendees will be active participants in the workshop which will enable them to model the activities when they return to their school districts. These strategies allow attendees to implement successful technology professional development, faculty meetings and "just in time" training sessions.

Areas of content that will be addressed include:
o    Various models of learning environments,
o    Training scenarios that include required training, optional training, follow-up training, on-going             training, and peer-to-peer training.
o    What are the responsibilities of administrators, trainers and teachers?

The workshop will be divided into modules, which will allow the presenters to transition from seat learning activities to participant involvement activities. Presenters will engage the participants in creative "hand-on" activities that will help educators improve teaching and learning. The participants will be learners of information as well as sharers of knowledge. The workshop will be demonstrated as a model of professional development with input opportunities, active participation and a light atmosphere.

Joan Gore and Janet Corder worked for school districts with very different demographics, which enables them to easily relate to an audience with a wide range of needs.  Both presenters were classroom teachers assigned to integrate technology at the campus level. After several years working directly with students and teachers on their respective campuses, they both moved into central administration, which allowed them to impact all of the teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals within their districts.

Both presenters are experienced in offering workshops throughout the United States, which has broadened their viewpoint of the needs of educators.  Their workshops have repeatedly been selected by NECC  (National Educational Computing Conference) for the prestigious designation of Best of the Best. Joan and Janet have presented at other large conventions including National Middle School Association, Texas Computer Education Association, New York State Association for Computers and Technology in Education, Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum (Oregon), Alabama Educational Technology Association. North Carolina Educational Technology Conference and North Carolina Association for Education Communications and Technology.

They have written two books, “Successful Solutions for Technology Professional Development” and “Successful Solutions for Technology Integration”.  Book number three in the Successful Solutions series is currently in the works.

Comments from previous attendees of their sessions:
“Fabulous workshop – I’ve come away with so many wonderful, new ideas!”
“You have given me some great ideas to add to my “bag of tricks”!  Thank you!
“I have a five hour training session to do in August even before the staff has to be back.  I cannot wait to use all of your amazing ideas during my training.  I would have paid hundreds of dollars for the info you have given me.  Thanks so much!”
“Your presentation has been very informative, helpful, useful and well-paced.””
“What an incredible number of ideas and suggestions from A to Z.  I’ve been doing staff development for many years and am appreciative of all the new ideas you introduced today.  Thanks!”
“Excellent resources!  Wonderful presenters!”

Who Should Attend: Administrators, Trainers, and Teachers

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