Technology Seminars
Professionalism: Punctuality, participation in discussions, completion of assignments, and demonstration of professional courtesy to others are required. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of the workshop. Passing requires attendance at the full workshop.
TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION
Effective Technical Writing
Technical writing is unique because of its specialized content. It must convey objectivity and reach both technical and nontechnical audiences with exactness and clarity. Along with writing emails, letters and reports, the technical writer must be able to prepare definitions, physical descriptions, product specifications, procedures, test and laboratory results, and many other kinds of documents.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Technical Professionals
Whether you’re an IT professional, engineer, scientist, or researcher, communicating with others—both technical and nontechnical professionals—is an essential part of the job. This seminar will give you the interpersonal and communication tools you need to ensure mutual clarity and understanding when dealing with others, so you can maximize all your business interactions and achieve your critical goals.
Leadership Skills and Team Development for Technical Professionals
Leaders of technical professionals face a substantial challenge: to achieve successful task completion through positive work relationships. Leadership team development is your ticket to getting things done. In this highly interactive seminar, you will learn how to build and lead a team…evaluate your team’s performance…and develop an action plan for continued leadership success.
Explore Software Development
Thinking about a new career in software development? Start here! In this workshop, you’ll get a taste of a day in the life of a software developer and learn what it looks like to be a software developer through an immersive course for beginners that focuses on front-end web development technologies. Outcomes—At the end of this workshop, you will: Understand the basics of what it means to be a professional software developer. Understand how HTML and CSS work together to create the modern web. Create a complete website. Know how to deploy your website and be able to share your accomplishments with friends and family. Be able to identify whether a career in coding and the Code Fellows program is right for you. You are required to supply your own laptop, Chromebook, or iPad with a keyboard.
Technology has the power to fundamentally change and even reinvent how instruction is delivered, as well as how we provide appropriate instruction for students with a wide variety of needs. However, technology, like any other tool, requires knowing how and when to use it in order to maximize its efficacy and provide opportunities for true inquiry. In this seminar, we will explore K-12 appropriate model demonstrating when and how to strategically use technology in any scenario (e.g. classroom, hybrid, distance learning, etc.), as well as standards-based best practices for fundamentally redesigning instruction using technology across the curriculum.
K-12: Appropriate/Wise Use of Technology
Building Dynamic Classroom Communities
Whether it is the first day of school or the 100th Day celebration, instructional technology can be a vital tool in fostering dynamic classroom communities. This virtual workshop will help educators find opportunities for students to build community and engage with content through the thoughtful incorporation of instructional technology platforms that promote collaboration. Using the ISTE Standards as a framework, this workshop will explore how teachers can create a
Digital Learning Resources in K-12 Classrooms
This virtual seminar provides practical tips and tricks to help you make better use of tech tools, many of which you may already have access to. Better utilization of digital learning resources means you will work in a more effective and efficient manner saving your most precious resource—time—while also thoroughly engaging and empowering your students.
Purposeful Use of Instructional Technology
The power of instructional technology resides not in any particular application, website, or device, but in how teachers employ these tools to advance student learning. In this seminar, you will explore K-12 appropriate models demonstrating when and how to strategically plan for the use of technology in any scenario, as well as standards-based best practices for using technology to fundamentally redesign instruction across the curriculum.