Dates: June 27 - 29, July 5 & 6, Nov 19, 2007

Location: Lamoille Union High, Hyde Park

Cost: $685 for members, $825 for nonmembers.

(inc 3 optional graduate credits from St. Mike’s)

$25 for materials

Registration: http://www.lapdavt.org

Course Description

This hands-on course provides an introduction to using technology in the classroom. The structure encourages participants to develop strategies for continuous learning. Workshops, presentations, discussions, and hands-on experiences will provide the framework within which participants consider philosophical issues regarding technology’s role in education while learning to use hardware and software. Using an individualized approach to learning, participants will be responsible for setting personal technology goals to direct their learning and assess their growth. Participants will be evaluated through portfolios, participation and quality of work. Ability to perform basic word processing operations and access to Windows computers (with Microsoft Offi ce software) outside of class time will be necessary to complete course requirements.

Course Objectives

• To explore ways in which information technology is best integrated into existing and developing curricula to improve student learning.
• To examine the impact of information technology in educational settings.
• To provide participants with the opportunity to develop his/her philosophy of implementing technology into their classroom.
  

About the Instructor

Karen Moylan, as a teacher, believes very strongly in the use of technology with her students. She received her Masters in Education with a concentration in Information Technology in 1998 and has been providing professional development opportunities in the area of technology in the Northeast Kingdom for the past 8 years. She has also taught this course for St. Michael’s College over that same period. Karen has also been a presenter at VermontFest, is a graduate of the VT Mathematics Initiative and also provides mathematics professional development.

Evaluations

Last summer, this course received an average course rating of 5.00 and an average instructor rating of 5.00!

5 = Excellent 4 = Very Good 3 = Good 2 = Fair 1 = Poor

“Karen allowed people to meet the course objectives while learning to use new technology in ways that were meaningful to them. We created lessons and projects that we could actually implement with our students.” - Joyce Cormier Hyde Park Elementary