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=//__NEW!__// Professional Development Ideas=

At the committee's last meeting, we began to brainstorm how to provide Instructional Technology Professional Development to teachers of the Brandywine School District.

Here is what we have so far... (Please feel free to add your thoughts on professional development)

Technology Day
What a grerat idea! Allocate one of the district professional development days to be dedicated entirely to technology. Offer workshops, training sessions in a "conference-like" atmosphere where teachers can decide where they would like to go based on their needs and interests. Recruit teachers to present their expertise or lesson ideas in different sessions.

More of the brainstorm: Blocks of time (1/2 day) to investigate Make and Takes, Sharing Ideas Skill Workshops - Beginning PowerPoint, etc.

Stations to discuss what technology is available in each school Tell us what have and how can we use it in our classrooms

__User Groups__
Provide a forum for teachers to share ideas, provide feedback, help each other. Sample Group to explore (pilot) initiative Various Levels Using Different Technologies User Groups to teach common lessons using technologies

__Super Users__
Identify "Super Users" in each school that can help support the rest of the teachers in the school. Support Super Users by giving them priority on new technology, support, etc. Bring in experts when necessary to teach the super users

Principals must drive it.

The medium?

Collegial Learning groups Email User Group for the district Weekly/Monthly e-Newsletter Blog type discussion board for different “groups” Require that ANYONE who goes to a conference must present what they have learned Effective use of Curriculum meetings