THANK YOU for sharing this announcement with media specialists and teachers
in your district who are interested in earning credits online. Feel free to
forward this email, print and post on faculty bulletin boards.
UNI ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 EDUCATORS
Department of
Teaching
University of Northern Iowa
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/
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In this issue:
--- Dates for
Summer 2003
--- What's New?
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DATES FOR SUMMER
2003
University of Northern Iowa online professional development sessions
begin on June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30 and July 10.
Earn professional development graduate credits via your home or school
computer and meet goals for licensure renewal, advanced certification,
advancement on the salary schedule, or portfolio documentation of professional
growth.
All classes are TOTALLY ONLINE. During the past seven years thousands of
educators from around the world have participated in UNI online professional
development.
CATALOG SCHEDULE:
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/describe.html
REGISTRATION
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/register/
Registration is limited on a first come, first serve basis. No payment is
due at the time of registration.
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WHAT'S NEW
Check each
website to review dates, syllabus and required software.
* NEW! Creating your e-Portfolio
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/eportfolio/
Designed
for K-12 classroom teachers and administrators who want to document teaching or
administrative expertise and create an electronic professional portfolio to meet
more rigorous evaluation criteria, assist in the job search process, and
document professional growth for licensure or advanced certification.
* NEW! PowerPoint: Beyond the Basics
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/advppt/
Enhance
presentations with pictures, sound, movies and animation and create quizzes,
games and classroom activities that stimulate learning. Designed for K-12
classroom teachers, media specialists and administrators to integrate multimedia
content with student projects, staff development and school board
presentations
* NEW! Handheld Computers (PDAs)
Resources and Activities for
Teachers and Administrators
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/handhelds/
Investigate
the advantages and uses of handheld computers with classroom and administrative
tasks for data collection and analysis, curriculum applications, and
productivity tools.
* Web Design for Media Specialists
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/mediaweb/
Examine
the principles of good Web page design and discuss what a media center website
should offer to its patrons. Activities will guide you through the creation of
templates that can be used as you build your own media center or school
website.
* Staff Development for Technology Integration
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/staffplan/
Explore
how to design online modules, facilitate activities that promote interactivity
and assess effectiveness of professional development. Designed for technology
committee members, media specialists, curriculum coordinators and administrators
* 21st Century Media Specialist: Survival Strategies
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/survival/
Discuss
the critical issues facing the school library media profession and develop
practical strategies for coping with change and technology integration as you
develop outreach programs for your media center.
* Effective Classroom Management Strategies
***Sections for
elementary, middle school and high school
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/management/
Discover best practices to organize your time, physical space, curriculum,
instruction, and assessment to minimize and prevent classroom management
problems.
* Problem Based Learning with WebQuests
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/infolit/
Discover
how the use of authentic problem-based learning activities can motivate your
students. Explore how to replace "copy and paste" thinking with an inquiry-based
approach that focuses on critical thinking, problem solving and development of
students' questioning skills.
* WebTools - Creating Rubrics, Quizzes, Surveys, Homework Bulletin
Boards
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/webtools/
Learn how to use free web-based tools to reduce your paperwork, create
rubrics online, class e-newsletters, self-correcting quizzes and surveys, and
WWW bulletin boards for homework announcements. Great online 'make it and take
it' workshop
* Digital Photography Basics for the Classroom Teacher
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/photo/
Learn
techniques and composition tips for taking a good picture, how to create jpegs,
gifs, and animated gifs, the basics of photo manipulation such as image
rotation, cropping, resizing, filters and thumbnails and how to design lesson
plans incorporating digital photos in classroom activities
* Creating Computer Videos in the Classroom
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/video/
Learn how to plan and shoot educational video productions. Practice mixing
in sound, graphics and animation and learn how to select the right file
compression, burn videos to a CD, send videos via e-mail, post videos on a
website or convert to a VCR tape. Discussions include classroom video projects
that teach students how media can manipulate reality - and viewers. Great
workshop for teachers who teach media production or gifted and talented
* Inspiration Kidspiration: Tools for Active
Learning
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/conceptmap/
Explore
over a hundred new ways to use Inspiration and Kidspiration software and access
many fine examples showing how this flexible, invaluable tool enhances learning
in every curricular area. This is a hands-on workshop where you will immediately
apply what you are learning to boost students' skills in note taking, outlining,
organization and reading comprehension. Informative workshop, a must for all
educators
* Excel: Spreadsheets are for Everyone
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/excel/
Develop
spreadsheets for curriculum projects and when collecting, reporting and
monitoring student achievement as part of data-driven decision making. Designed
for K-12 teachers, administrators and office personnel
* Using PowerPoint with Your Classroom Curriculum (for
beginners)
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/powerpoint/
Learn
the techniques to design practical visual presentations and strategies for
coaching students during the creation projects and oral reports. Includes how to
use PowerPoint to stimulate classroom discussion, administer quiz questions,
display students' work, and showcase curriculum during open houses.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Email: vanderveldej@uni.edu
Joan
Vandervelde
Director, Online Professional Development
University of
Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0613
Phone: (319) 273-2202
Fax:
(319) 273-7298
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/
Gallery of
Projects: http://www.uni.edu/profdev/gallery/
Frequently
Asked Questions:
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/faq.html
Catalog
Schedule: http://www.uni.edu/profdev/catalog.html
What's
New? http://www.uni.edu/profdev/news.html
Register:
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/register/
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Josephine Dervan, Library Media Specialist
Strathmore Elementary School
Aberdeen, NJ
rderva@infionline.net
school-jdervan@marsd.k12.nj.us
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