Intel® Teach-Project-Based Approaches

eNetColorado Certified Facilitators Provided for Each Course

DATES, TIMES, NUMBER OF SESSIONS:

*March 14th – April 26th       *September – October

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Using specific classroom scenarios, teachers explore characteristics and benefits of Project-Based Learning (PBL). Throughout the course, teachers consider their own teaching practice as they follow a teacher new to project-based learning who discusses strategies with a mentor teacher. Planning and project design modules guide teachers through organizing the curriculum, the classroom, and students for successful 21st century projects. The assessment module demonstrates strategies for assessing students’ 21st century skills throughout an open-ended project. The course offers opportunities to apply the PBL concepts with action planning exercises.

Intel® Teach-Assessments in the 21st Century Classroom

eNetColorado Certified Facilitators Provided for Each Course

DATES, TIMES, NUMBER OF SESSIONS:

*January 11th – February 23rd       *June  6th – July 25th

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Assessment in 21st Century Classrooms is an interactive e-learning experience that offers an in-depth look at assessment that meets the needs of 21st century teaching and learning. In this course, teachers see how assessment strategies can benefit their teaching practices and their students’ learning. They learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment. They follow three teachers who are implementing embedded and ongoing assessment methods in their classrooms. The course offers opportunities to apply the assessment concepts with action planning exercises.

Intel® Teach-Thinking Critically with Data

eNetColorado Certified Facilitators Provided for Each Course

DATES, TIMES, NUMBER OF SESSIONS:

*March 14th – April 26th       *September – October

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Thinking Critically with Data is an interactive e-learning course that examines critical thinking with a focus on data analysis in our information-rich world. In this course, teachers explore practical skills and strategies to draw on when teaching students to think critically about the information around them. Teachers will understand how to design student projects and assessments that address critical thinking skills when collecting and analyzing data. Additionally, they will see how technology can support students collection, organization, and presentation of data. The course also offers practical tips for implementing projects that ask students to think critically with data.

 Intel® Teach-Collaboration in the Digital Classroom

eNetColorado Certified Facilitators Provided for Each Course

DATES, TIMES, NUMBER OF SESSIONS:

*January 11th – February 23rd       *June  6th – July 25th

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Collaboration in the Digital Classroom is an interactive e-learning experience that offers an in-depth look at collaboration with a focus on online collaborative tools. In this course, teachers see how collaboration helps students develop 21st century thinking skills, deepen content understanding, and prepare them for the global world. Teachers learn how to plan and manage collaboration activities that integrate online collaborative tools increasingly part of our globally connected workplaces. They follow two teachers as they implement collaborative experiences in their classrooms. The course offers opportunities to apply the collaboration concepts with action planning exercises.

 Intel® Teach-Leadership in the 21st Century

eNetColorado Certified Facilitators Provided for Each Course

DATES, TIMES, NUMBER OF SESSIONS:

Special Scheduling-  Scheduling Locally

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Educational Leadership in the 21^st Century provides an interactive e-learning experience to support the face-to-face Leadership Forum. In this course, participants explore and discuss school leadership in our students’ technological 21^st century world. School leaders explore examples of best practices, examine leadership behaviors, and develop strategies to better support their teachers. They follow two administrators who work together to better use technology to support teachers and improve student achievement. Participants discuss ideas and strategies with other leaders in the course and apply them to their own practice. Extension activities provide opportunities to explore more in depth topics of interest.

Using Cell Phones as Learning Tools in the Classroom

eNetColorado Certified Facilitators Provided for Each Course

DATES, TIMES, NUMBER OF SESSIONS:

January 11^th – February 29^nd 2011

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  In this blended –learning course, participants will learn how even the most basic cell phones can be used as powerful tools for teaching and learning.  When integrated with free, web-based tools and resources, cell phones offer students and teacher, the ability to share ideas through activities such as blogging, podcasting, and data gathering. While there are many legitimate concerns about using cell phones in schools, it is important that schools prepare students for success in a world overflowing with information. It is also important for students to learn how to use technology ethically and responsibly. This 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 and resistance that many educators face when trying to integrate cell phones into learning activities.