SUMMER is almost here!! Time to expand on your professional development opportunities and register for eNetColorado’s  blended-learning facilitated online course offerings.  We offer 30 continuing education units as well as optional graduate credit from Adams State College.  Our summer course offerings include:

  • Assessment in the 21st Century ClassroomClass begins on June 6th. The online course demonstrates how assessment can benefit teaching practices and students’ learning. You will learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment. This course offers opportunities to apply the assessment concepts with action planning exercises
  • Collaboration in the Digital Classroom – Class begins on June 6th. This course is an interactive e-learning experience that offers an in-depth look at collaboration with a focus on online collaborative tools, incorporating state standards and developing an in-depth action plan to be used within your classroom.
  • Using Cell Phones as Learning Tools in the Classroom – Class begins on June 6th    This blended-course will highlight meaningful ways that cell phones can be used as learning tools in and out of the classroom, while also addressing the challenges that many educators face when trying to integrate cell phones into learning activities.  Participants will learn how even the most basic cell phones can be used as powerful tools for teaching and learning.
  • Thinkfinity Online for Colorado Teachers - Class begins on June 1st.     This course will present an overview of Verizon Thinkfinity’s resources and provide instruction on locating and integrating online educational resources effectively into instructional activities to support student learning.

Click here to register for our summer courses  For more information email carolyngardner@enetcolorado.org or janebrown@enetcolorado.org.

Don’t delay in getting registered for these superior professional development opportunities!!

 

We invite you to join us for the first annual Google Apps for Education Rocky Mountain Summitto, which will be held at the Boulder Marriott on August 2 & 3, 2012. This high intensity two day event focuses on deploying, integrating and using Google Apps for Education to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. The program features Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, practicing administrators, solution providers, Google engineers, and representatives from the Google Apps for Education team.

Register now to send teachers, administrators, tech directors, library media specialists, tech support staff, CTOs, and anyone who is interested in finding out more about leveraging Google Apps for Education to support student learning.

The 2012 CDE Summer Symposia, a two-day learning opportunity facilitated by CDE, will assist schools and districts in unifying their work around Colorado’s reform agenda.

Participants will:
. Gain knowledge related to the reform initiatives, including requirements, timelines, and resources;
. Increase understanding of the interdependent nature of the reform initiatives; and
. Expand capacity to plan and accomplish an integrated and effective approach to implementation of the reform initiatives.

Target Group: District leadership teams, comprised of district, school, classroom representatives, and grant project managers who are responsible for implementation. The intent is to enhance the capacity of all schools and districts to implement these important initiatives.

Dates and Locations:
-Monday and Tuesday, June 4 & 5 in La Junta
-Monday and Tuesday, June 11 & June 12 in Grand Junction
-Tuesday and Wednesday, June 19 & 20 in Denver

Registration for all locations and dates is currently open, https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012CDESummerSymposia

For additional information regarding the CDE Summer Symposia please go to the link below.
http://www.cde.state.co.us/summersymposium/