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Incorporating Technology into
Professional Development for
Administrators and Educators
Educational Technology Outreach program within the College of Education at the University of Maryland offers technology related professional development opportunities to educators and administrators, collaborates with faculty initiatives, and supports student learning. The wide variety of courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, and materials target increasing teachers' and administrators' level of technology implementation at school. Educators learn how to meet content standards while integrating technology, make use of "Best Practices" and stay current with the latest research in the field of educational technology. Activities
and courses:
- Increase productivity
- Support professional growth
- Offer strategies to effectively integrate technology in the classroom
- Focus on student learning as the overall goal
- Use technology as a tool to accomplish daily administration and learning activities
- Are designed to aid in meeting certification and recertification requirements
- May qualify for local school district reimbursement
- Utilize Kirkpatrick's Model for Followup Assessment (Level III) utilizing ETO's professional development model
Specialized Program Offerings
ETO offers custom training sessions on topics of interest, or by selecting a series from the list of modules below. ETO is always interested in suggestions from professional educators in the field on technology drofessional development activities that need to be addressed. Contact us with suggestions or to reserve your professional development dates.
Advantages
- Customized curriculum integrates your school system curriculum needswith University standards. Professional Development activities can be designed to be delivered face-to-face, through a hybrid model, or web-based through WebCT.
- ETO PD Model/Assessment
- Speakers
- Rodney Petersen - Project NeThics
- Kathleen Fulton - WebCommission - US Department of Education
- Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education (MIMAUE) Colloquium Series
- Location: classes can be held at convenient locations.
- Graduate credit for Participants.
- successful completion of selected course offerings equates to one to three graduate credits.
- Technology Certificate
- Fast Track for New Programs and Grants.
- Access to University Research and Resources.
ETO offers a Technology Associate Certificate from the Institute for Technology and Teaching for successfully completing three courses in the Institute. We continue to enroll new districts, update content and material, and incorporate new and dynamic concepts for educators and schools that keep all the courses practical and exciting.
Sample of ETO Speakers
ETO has access to top people in the field of technology and education to enhance our course offerings. For example:- Rodney Petersen - Project NeThics
- Kathleen Fulton - WebCommission - US Department of Education
- Maryland Institute for Minority Achievement and Urban Education (MIMAUE) Colloquium Series
- Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) Distiguished Speaker Series
ETO Offerings:
 Problem Based Classrooms |
| Multimedia in the K-12 Classroom |
| Technology Basics for Teachers |
| Building an Electronic Community |
| Internet Content for the Classroom |
| Web-Based Instructional Tools |
| Assistive Technology for the Classroom Teacher |
| Technology Leadership Issues in Educational Technology |
| Desktop Publishing |
| Cyberethics for K-12 Instruction |
| Distance Learning for K-12 Instruction |
| Instructional Technology through Backward Design |
| WebQuests, Scavenger Hunts, and Treasure Hunts |
| Electronic Portfolios |
| Reflective Journaling |
| Troubleshooting |
| Technology Action Research |
| Computing in the School Setting |
Using Information Technology
In Schools (3 modules)
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Assessment for Reading Instruction - Elementary
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Processes and Acquistion of Reading - Elementary
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Materials for Reading - Elementary
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Effective Use of Technology for Data Based Decision Making
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Technology for the Diverse Classroom
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| Educational Technology Policy, Research, & Outreach http://www.edtechpolicy.org// dpruitt@umd.edu |
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