Dates:
July 25 & 26 and Saturday September 22, 2012
8:30 - 3:30pm

Location: Stowe High School, Stowe VT

Cost:
$255 for LAPDA members $306 for non-members.
* Additional $95 for
1 graduate creits from
St. Michaels College
Please see below Right for Required Reading and Resources.

Registration: http://www.lapdavt.org

Call (802) 224-9110 for more information

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Participnt MUST provide their own iPad

Workshop Description:

This workshop combines theory and hands-on practice with iPads to prepare administrators  (superintendents, principals, curriculum specialists, and teacher leaders) for their roles in the 21st century learning.  We will look at a variety of iPad apps including several ones (FaceTime, Camera, Photo Booth, and iBooks), several great free apps (eCove, Evernote, Dropbox, Common Core, Flipboard),  and a few inexpensive ones.  A list to download prior to class will be emailed to participants. The focus will be personal productivity, communication, and collaboration as we explore implications of 21st century learning initiatives on teaching and learning.  Administrative/Leadership teams are strongly encouraged to attend.

 

Note:  Administrators with their own iPads will need to have permission levels to download apps on their devices.  Participants MUST have their own iPad.

IPAD Information:
iPads are required for the workshop.   If you currently do not own an iPad and intend to purchase one,  the recommended model is the 32 GB WiFi only.

In addition to the iPad you will need a pair of earbuds, and pre-purchase a few inexpensive apps (a list will be provided by email prior to our workshop).

 

 

Workshop Objectives:

● Improve personal productivity
● Become familiar with a variety of educational iPad apps
● Examine what it means to be a 21st century school  
● Address national and state standards and competencies for administrators, teachers, and students

Standards and Competencies:

National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS-A 2009) http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-administrators.aspx 

1.    Visionary Leadership

2.    Digital Age Learning Culture

3.    Excellence in Professional Practice

4.    Systemic Improvement

5.    Digital Citizenship

Vermont State Criteria for Administrator Endorsement:

General Competencies for School District Administrators

Leadership Categories

1) Visionary Planning

2) Interpersonal Skills

3) Collaborative Skills

4) Partnerships

6) Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

9) Safe and Effective Learning Environments

About the Instructors:

Jeff Maher - Following undergraduate work at Boston College in history, and graduate programs in history teaching, curriculum & instruction, and educational leadership at Bridgewater State College (a Horace Mann ‘Normal’ school) and St. Michael’s College, I have spent the last 28 years working in three high schools and one technical center in two states. I have worked in large schools with diverse socio-economic demography, and I currently work in a small, high-performing/high expectations high school.
I have served as a teacher, teacher-leader, enrichment coordinator, director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and building principal. In addition, I have had the privilege to serve numerous professional committees, boards, and organizations at various organizational levels. I have conducted trainings and workshops in critical thinking, evaluation, and systemic school reform. Travels to India, South Korea and a dozen European countries on educational missions have provided me with perspective. I look forward to our work together.

Linda McSweeney  is a digital immigrant who took her first computer course at Rutgers University in the 1980s where she went to graduate school.  She has been an academic and school librarian for over 20 years and has taught technology courses for educators at UVM and for LAPDA.  She is currently the librarian at Stowe High School.