New Professional Development Provider Programs - Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration

Motivational Time out for Educators and Others

Thu, 28 May 2015 15:11:25 GMT

Motivational Time out for Educators and Others - by Brad Tassell 2009-10, 2011-12
Video -Conferencing equipment is not just for student learning! Sometimes teachers, staff, administrators, maintenance, or secretaries need a Motivational Time-out! Best Selling Author/comedian Brad Tassell brings a hilarious and motivating talk to whatever g...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Education: Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Business Manager, Professional Development Director, Technology Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Title One Coordinator, Principal, Teacher, Paraprofessional, Parent, College/University, Media Specialist/Librarian, Business/Community: Business Member, Community Member, Government Agency

Adapting Presentations for Videoconferencing

Thu, 28 May 2015 15:12:19 GMT

Adapting Presentations for Videoconferencing - by CILC Professional Development 2008-09 Honorable Mention, 2010-11 Honorable Mention
If you present over videoconferencing or are
thinking about presenting over videoconferencing, this workshop is for you! This interactive session uses activities based on adult learning theory to convey how easily face-to-face presentations can be adapted to ...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Education: Professionals who are presenting or training over videoconferencing, Public Library: Professionals who are presenting or training over videoconferencing, Business/Community: Professionals who are presenting or training over videoconferencing, Content Providers: Professionals who are presenting or training over videoconferencing

So, You Have Videoconferencing! Now what?

Thu, 28 May 2015 15:15:45 GMT

So, You Have Videoconferencing! Now what? - by CILC Professional Development 2008-09 Honorable Mention, 2010-11 Honorable Mention
Whether you are new to videoconferencing or experienced, CILC will work with you to determine how this dynamic and powerful technology can enable your organization to reach its goals and objectives inside and outside of the classroom, organization, district or...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Education: Parent, Educators, Principals, Technology Directors, Media Specialists, District Coordinators, Public Library: Librarians, Business/Community: Business Member, Community Member, Government Agency, Equipment Vendors, Content Providers, Content Providers: Educator, Consultant

Early Childhood Programming in the Museum

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:05:18 GMT

Early Childhood Programming in the Museum - by Creative Learning Factory 2013-14
Join the Creative Learning Factory and special guest Betsy Bowers, Director of the Center for Innovation in Early Learning at the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC), for Early Childhood Programming in the Museum. Gain valuable insight into the pioneeri...
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Audience: Education: Museum Professionals

Museum Educator Series: Can We All Be More Creative?

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:58:06 GMT

Museum Educator Series: Can We All Be More Creative? - by Creative Learning Factory 2013-14
Within museums are countless numbers of objects that demonstrate our creative potential. From artistic masterpieces to mended pots, they show our potential to think in new ways, to solve problems, and to connect with the wider world. In this workshop, Linda ...
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Audience: Education: Museum Professionals

Museum Educator Series: Can you Trust Teens with History

Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:52:09 GMT

Museum Educator Series: Can you Trust Teens with History - by Creative Learning Factory 2013-14
Teens can be a tricky audience for a history museum. How can you involve them in your institution? Our presenter will share lessons learned, challenges, and tips for you to better integrate the teen voice into your institution, focusing on the redevelopment ...
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Audience: Education: Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Teacher, Media Specialist/Librarian, Administrator, Public Library: Library Staff, Content Providers: Educator, Administrator, Curator

Museum Educator Series: In Touch with Art and Culture with Trish Maunder

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:55:28 GMT

Museum Educator Series: In Touch with Art and Culture with Trish Maunder - by Creative Learning Factory 2013-14
This Webinar Presentation will feature a short Power Point presentation and video (filmed and distributed internationally by the Associated Press) featuring the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology’s popular Touch Program: Insights ...
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Audience: Education: Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Technology Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Principal, Teacher, College/University, Media Specialist/Librarian, Administrator, Public Library: Library Staff, Content Providers: Educator, Administrator, Curator, Consultant

Museum Educator Series: Reimagining Your Education Department with Megan Wood

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:28:47 GMT

Museum Educator Series: Reimagining Your Education Department with Megan Wood - by Creative Learning Factory 2013-14
Is it time to freshen up your education experiences? The webinar will highlight setting your vision and creating learning statements, organizing (or reorganizing staff), and measuring your progress. We will be providing organizational charts from different i...
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Audience: Education: Curriculum Director, Business Manager, Technology Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Media Specialist/Librarian, Administrator, Public Library: Library Staff, Content Providers: Educator, Administrator, Technician, Curator

Who’s in Charge? Experimenting with “Shared Authority” in K-12 Teacher Programs

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 14:41:13 GMT

Who’s in Charge? Experimenting with “Shared Authority” in K-12 Teacher Programs - by Creative Learning Factory 2013-14
What does “shared authority,” “co-expertise,” and “peer-to-peer learning” actually look like? This webinar will feature an introduction to these concepts by Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello, guest editor of the July 2013 Journal of Museum Education issue, “Shared Auth...
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Audience: Education: Museum Professionals

Webinar: Making Chemistry Labs More Engaging: Student Research Proposals

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:53:46 GMT

Webinar: Making Chemistry Labs More Engaging: Student Research Proposals - by Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Learn a method to adapt your chemistry labs to a process that mimics the proposal process real scientists use to fund their research.
Availability: n/a
Audience: Education: Professional Development Director, Teacher, College/University, K-12 Educator, Adult Learners, Content Providers: Educator, Consultant

Webinar: Promoting Deeper Thinking in Science through Scaffolding

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:10:25 GMT

Webinar: Promoting Deeper Thinking in Science through Scaffolding - by Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Explore some practical ideas for implementing scaffolding strategies into your labs, discussions, and science reading exercises.
Availability: n/a
Audience: Education: Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Teacher, K-12 Educator, Content Providers: Educator, Consultant

Webinar: Silk Road

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:14:28 GMT

Webinar: Silk Road - by Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Take a trip along the Silk Road, a network of trade routes extending 5,700 miles from China to the Mediterranean. Who traveled the Silk Road? What is its significance? Discover answers with highlights from the Traveling the Silk Road exhibition from an archaeo...
Availability: n/a
Audience: Content Providers: Educator

10 Future Technologies That Will Shape Our Schools

Fri, 15 May 2015 21:24:05 GMT

10 Future Technologies That Will Shape Our Schools - by Digital Journey-Howie DiBlasi 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 Honorable Mention, 2012-13, 2013-14
Discover 10 changes and resources that will impact your classroom.

Learn how we will create an educational environment which encourages students to read more and learn from anywhere in the world.

Discover how our classrooms and the future will change th...
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Audience: Education: Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Technology Director, Video Conferencing Contact, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Principal, Teacher, Media Specialist/Librarian

ReMaking Education: Creating Makerspaces in School

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 01:01:40 GMT

ReMaking Education: Creating Makerspaces in School - by Digital Journey-Howie DiBlasi 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 Honorable Mention, 2012-13, 2013-14
Makerspaces give students a place to pursue their own interests in building things, using tools (physical or virtual) and connecting with one another. Learn how they work, how to use new tools or materials, explore and build 5 projects and discover how failure...
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Audience: Education: Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Teacher, Media Specialist/Librarian

DIFFERENTIATED MENTORING AND COACHING for Experienced Mentors and Coaches

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:17:31 GMT

DIFFERENTIATED MENTORING AND COACHING for Experienced Mentors and Coaches - by Hal Portner
Most school districts require mentors and coaches to undergo periodic additional training to maintain and enhance their skills and behaviors. This program will add a powerful set of skills and behaviors to the repertory of trained and/or experienced mentors an...
Availability: By Request ONLY
Audience: Education: Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Principal, Teacher, College/University, Administrator, Mentors and Coaches, Content Providers: Administrator, Consultant, Trainer of mentors and coaches

Give Them Reading that Gets Them Talking

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:36:19 GMT

Give Them Reading that Gets Them Talking - by INK Think Tank/Authors on Call 2013-14
View short video by clicking on title.
The Nonfiction Minute is a daily online posting of high-interest, well-crafted, short, self-contained texts by the more than two dozen top writers of iNK Think Tank. An audio file of each author reading the work makes this fascinating material accessible to l...
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Audience: Education: Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Principal, Teacher, Media Specialist/Librarian, Public Library: Library Staff

'Bad' Behavior in School:Effective Interventions for Children with Oppositional and Defiant Behavior

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 01:19:53 GMT

'Bad' Behavior in School:Effective Interventions for Children with Oppositional and Defiant Behavior - by James Levine & Associates
Teachers are increasingly confronted with challenging behaviors in their classrooms. Often, behavior plans are used with little to no effect. This workshop critiques the typical use of behavioral interventions, offers a school-friendly and developmentally-ori...
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Audience: Education: Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Principal, Teacher, Paraprofessional, Administrator, School counselors and psychologists

Interacting Effectively with Challenging Parents: Considerations and Strategies

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 01:02:22 GMT

Interacting Effectively with Challenging Parents: Considerations and Strategies - by James Levine & Associates
Teachers, counselors and school administrators are often involved in difficult, anxiety-provoking interactions with parents. As a practical matter, such exchanges are embedded within the broad challenges of our work. Yet, limited training has been geared to t...
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Audience: Education: Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Professional Development Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Principal, Teacher, Administrator, School Counselors

Create Engaging Infographics for your Class

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:52:43 GMT

Create Engaging Infographics for your Class - by SOITA Learning Technologies 2010-11 Honorable Mention, 2011-12 Honorable Mention, 2012-13, 2013-14 Honorable Mention
Infographics are visual representations of data. They are a blend of different materials such as text, graphs, pictures, symbols, flowcharts, and diagrams. There are now several web tools that allow you to easily create stunning infographics with ease. Learn h...
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Audience: Education: Curriculum Director, Business Manager, Professional Development Director, Technology Director, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, Title One Coordinator, Principal, Media Specialist/Librarian, Administrator, Public Library: Library Staff

Add Power with Google Form Add-ons

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:32:41 GMT

Add Power with Google Form Add-ons - by SOITA Learning Technologies 2010-11 Honorable Mention, 2011-12 Honorable Mention, 2012-13, 2013-14 Honorable Mention
Google has introduced Add-ons for Google Forms, extensions made by developer partners which increase the functionality of forms. Add-ons bring handy extras to your survey building experience like setting a survey end date, sending custom emails based on respon...
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Audience: Education: Superintendent, Curriculum Director, Business Manager, Professional Development Director, Technology Director, Principal, Teacher, Media Specialist/Librarian, Administrator, Public Library: Library Staff