WestchesterTeacherCenter

TechnologyPDCourseCatalog
Summer2015

GoogleBootcampCourses:

#1:ChromeAppsandExtensions(3hourcourse)
LearnaboutthethebenefitsandusingChromeasyourdefaultwebbrowser.Teacherswill
beabletohaveaccesstoalloftheirbookmarks,appsandextensionswithChromeon
computers,tabletsandmobiledevices.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July29

9:00AM12:00PM

SeanPage

ArdsleyHSLab(Room244)

July27

9:00AM12:00PM

JeanOBrien

SHMSLab(Room304S)

August11

9:00AM12:00PM

AlexCarballo

ArdsleyHSLab
(Room244)

#2:GoogleDrive/Docs
(3hourcourse)
*Beginners
Drive
Docs
TeachersareusingGoogleDrive&Docstocreate,share,andcollaborateonclassroom
resources.ParticipantswilllearnhowtouseGoogle'scloudbasedsolutiontocreate,
collaborate,andsharedocsandorganizetheirGoogleDrive.
Date

Time

Instructors

Location

June29

9:00AM12:00PM

ChristopherKeogh

FarragutMiddleSchool,
HastingsonHudson

June29

9:00AM12:00PM

TeranceHuyter

DobbsFerryHighSchool

July2

9:30AM12:30PM

KristieMartinez

W.L.MorseComputerLab

July14

9AM12:00PM

AllyTempest&
DanielleAlmeida

IrvingtonHS

July22

9:00AM12:00PM

ChristopherKeogh

FarragutMiddleSchool,
HastingsonHudson

July28

9:00AM12:00PM

SeanPage

ArdsleyHSLab(Room244)

August12

10AM1:00PM

AlexCarballo

ArdsleyHSLab
(Room244)

#3:GoogleClassroom
(3hourcourse)

GoogleClassroomhelpsteacherscreate,assign,andcollectstudentclassworkand
homeworkpaperlessly.WithGoogleClassroom,teacherscanseamlesslyintegrateGoogle
Docs,GoogleDrive,andGmailtocreateassignments,providefeedbackforinprogressand
completedwork,andcommunicatewiththeirstudentsdirectlyandwithwholeclass
announcementsallwithoutusingasinglepieceofpaper.Studentscanworkon
assignmentsinGoogleDocsandturnitinwithafewclicks.Whenteacherscreate
assignments,foldersareautomaticallycreatedinGoogleDriveforeachstudent.Theycan
choosetoshareasingledocument(likeprojectinstructions),orautomaticallymakeacopy
foreachstudent(likeaprojecttemplate).Theycanseewhohascompletedtheworkata
glanceandassigngrades.Studentscaneasilyseeduedatesontheirassignmentspage,so
theycanstayorganizedandsubmitworkontime.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

June30

9:00AM12:00PM

JeanOBrien

SHMSLab
(Room304S)

June29

1:00PM4:00PM

ChristopherKeogh

FarragutMiddleSchool,
HastingsonHudson

July15

10:30AM1:30PM

SabrinaRich

ArdsleyHSLab
(Room244)

July22

1:00PM4:00PM

ChristopherKeogh

FarragutMiddleSchool,
HastingsonHudson

July28

1:00PM4:00PM

SeanPage

ArdsleyHSLab
(Room244)

August13

9:00AM12:00PM

AlexCarballo

ArdsleyHSLab
(Room244)

#4:GoogleDocsintheClassroom

(3hourcourse)
*Beginners

WithGoogleDocs,youcancreateandcollaborateondocumentsfromyourcomputer,tablet,
ormobiledevice.Docscanbeeasilysharedwithanyone,butwithpermissionsthatallow
youtocontrolwhocanview,comment,andeditcontent.Featureslikesimultaneousediting
byateamofcollaborators,nativeMicrosoftWordediting,andofflineaccessmakeDocsa
powerful,freetoolforteachingandlearning.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

August5

9:00AM12:00PM

AnastasiaClohessy

ArdsleyMiddleSchool

August20

9:30AM12:30PM

KristieMartinez

W.L.Morse
ComputerLab

#5:UsingChromebooksintheClassroom(3hourcourse)
*Beginners

ThiscoursewillcoverthevarietyofwaysGoogleChromebookscanbeusedinthe
classroom.TipsforincorporatingChromebooksintoinstructionwillbeshared.Teachers
willlearnthevariouswaysChromebookscanbeusedtoaccessinformationandcompose
Googledocumentsandspreadsheets.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July16

9:00AM12:00PM

AnastasiaClohessy

ArdsleyMiddleSchool

August4

9:00AM12:00PM

AnastasiaClohessy

ArdsleyMiddleSchool

#6:GoogleEverything
(3DayCourse,15hours=1credit)

This15hourcourseisintendedtobringtogethersourcestoprovideabasiceducationon
theGoogleapplicationsavailabletostudentsandteachers.
GettingStartedwithGoogleDocs
CreatingGoogleDocuments
Drawing
GooglePresentations
GoogleSpreadsheets
Forms
GoogleCalendar
GoogleSearchTips

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July7,8,9

10:30AM3:30PM

SabrinaRich

ArdsleyHSLab
(Room244)

July20,21,22

10:30AM3:30PM

EstherFeldbaum

ConcordRoadLab

AlexCarballo

ArdsleyHSLab
(Room244)

August17,18,19 10:30AM3:30PM

#7:AdvancedGoogleDrive(3hourcourse)
FamiliarwithDrive,nowtakeittothenextlevel:MakethemostofyourGoogleDrive
learnhowtocreatefolders,organizefiles,collaborateandsharedocswithyourstudents.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July29

1:00PM4:00PM

SeanPage

ArdsleyHSLab
(Room244)

July28

9:00AM12:00PM

TeranceHuyter

DobbsFerryMiddleSchool

August13

1:00PM4:00PM

AlexCarballo

AHSTechLab
(Room244)

#7aAdvancedGoogleApps(3hourcourse)
ThissessionwillcoversomeadvancedtechniquesforusingthevariousGoogleApps
programssuchasDocs,Sheets,Forms,andSlides.IntegrationofAddOnsandinstructional
useswillbecovered.Warning:Mindswillbeblown!

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July13

9:00AM12:00PM

JesseLubinsky

Irvington

#8:GoogleForms&Flubaroo(3hourcourse)
Forms
LearnmoreaboutthebenefitsanduseofFormsinclass
Assessstudentslearningandprogressbefore,duringandafteralesson.
Surveystaffandstudentsforfeedbackonschoolmatters.
Flubaroo
Teachers,doyou...
Nothaveenoughtimeforgrading?
Wantusefulmeasurementsonstudentperformance?
Needafreesolutiontohelp?
Ifso,thenFlubaroocanhelp!
Gradeonlineassignmentsinunderaminute!
Getreportingandanalysisonstudentperformance!
Emailstudentstheirscores.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July2

9:00AM12:00PM

ChristopherKeogh

FarragutMiddleSchool,
HastingsonHudson

July7

9:00AM12:00PM

JesseLubinsky

IrvingtonHighSchool

July14

10:30AM1:30PM

SabrinaRich

ArdsleyHSLab
Room244)

July23

9:00AM12:00PM

ChristopherKeogh

FarragutMiddleSchool,
HastingsonHudson

July29

9:00AM12:00PM

TeranceHuyter

DobbsFerryMiddleSchool


August12

1:00PM4:00PM

AlexCarballo

AHSTechLab244

ClassroomWebsiteCourses

#8a:GoogleSites(3hourcourse)
ThishandsonworkshopwillcoverhowtouseGoogleSitestocreateinterestingand
interactivewebsitesforyourclass.GoogleSitesistheglueoftheGoogleAppsfor
Educationproductsuiteasitaddswaystointegratealloftheothertoolstogether.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July7

9:00AM12:00PM

JasonWilliams

IrvingtonHighSchool

August25

9:00AM12:00PM

TeranceHuyter

DobbsFerryMiddleSchool

#9:CreatingaClassroomWebsiteand/orblog(3hourcourse)
Thishandsonworkshopwillcoverthewebsitecreationsystemusedatthedistrictthe
courseisbeingoffered.
SchoolwirestrainingwillbeofferedatHastingsonHudson.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

August11
(Edline)

9:00AM12:00PM

JeanOBrien

SHMSComputerLab

July27
(Schoolwires)

9:00AM12:00PM

BarbaraRichman

FarragutMiddle
School,
HastingsonHudson

AppleTechnologyCourses

#10:UsingiPadsintheClassroom(
3DayCourse,
15hours=1credit)
Inthis15hourworkshop,youwilllearnhowtouseipadsinallareasofyourcurriculum.
Youwillbeintroducedtoavarietyofappsthatwillenhancewhatyourstudentsare
alreadydoinginyourclassroom.SomeoftheappsincludeiMovie,Remind101,Plickers,
Aurasma,etc.Inaddition,wewillexploretheadvancedfeaturesoftheiPadtoenhance
teacherinstructionandstudentlearning
Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July29,30,31

8:00AM1:00PM

KatTovar

Woodlands

July7,8,9

9:30AM2:30PM

JillRogovic

ConcordRoadMainLab

#11:IntrototheMac&CreatinganiMovie(3DayCourse,15hours=1credit)

Day1:iPadbasics:Explore,learnandaskquestions
Day2:CreateaniMovietrailer,uploadtrailerstoYouTubeandshareusing
AppleTV
Day3:MachourhighlightwhattheMacbookhastoofferineachsubject.Share
bestpractices.
Date

Time

Instructors

Location

August3,4,5

8:00AM1:00PM

KatTovar

Woodlands

#12:UsingaMac&CreatingyourowninteractivebookusingiBooksAuthor

(3DayCourse,15hours=1credit)

Day1:IntrotoMacbookProlearneverythingyouneedtoknowandhowtouse
thistoolinyourclassroom
Day2:IntrotoiBooksAuthor
Day3:Createyourownibook
Date

Time

Instructors

Location

August18,19,20

8:30AM1:30PM

JeanOBrien

SHMSComputerLab

TechnologyCoursestoSupportAllLearners

#13:IncorporatingAssistiveTechnology(2DayCourse,6hours)
Inthis6hourworkshop,wewillexplorearangeofiPadfunctionsandsettingsaswellas
appsthatsupportstudentsinworkingaroundsocialandacademicchallengesandhelpsto
improvedeficitsintheirlearning.WewilldiscusswaystoutilizetheiPadtotailoryour
teachinghelpingthemtolearnlearnmoreeffectively.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July6&7

2:30PM5:30PM

Gabriela
Muzzio/Natasha
Nelson

ConcordRoadMain
Lab

InstructionalTechnologyCourses

#14:Usingtechnologytocreatedigitalstories(3hourcourse)

TeacherswilllearnhowtodesigndigitalstoriesusingsoftwaresuchasPowerPointand
PhotoStory.Participantswillexploreexamplesofdigitalstories,discoverhowtheyare
usedintheclassroom,andwillcreateadigitalstoryoftheirown.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July2

1:00PM4:00PM

Christopher
Keogh

FarragutMiddleSchool,
HastingsonHudson

July23

1:00PM4:00PM

Christopher
Keogh

FarragutMiddleSchool,
HastingsonHudson

#15:SMARTNotebook14
(3DayCourse,15hours=1credit)

TeacherswilllearnaboutthenewfeaturesofSMARTNotebook,havetimetoexplore
SMARTExchangeandcreatetheirowninteractivelessons.Teachersareencouragedto
bringanycoursematerialsthatwillhelpthembuildinteractivelessons.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July21,22,23

10:30AM3:30PM

SabrinaRich

AHSTechLab244

August4,5,6

10:30AM3:30PM

BarbaraRichman

FarragutMiddle
School,
HastingsonHudson

#16:Usingtechnologytoflipinstruction(3hourcourse)

Duringthissession,wewillreviewtheflippedclassroomconceptandwillcoverthe
variousinstructionalandtechnologicalaspectstothismodel.Wewillworkthroughthe
intricaciesofadaptingatraditionallessonintotheflippedframeworkincludeassistancein
workingwithvideotools.Teacherswillwalkawayfromthissessionwithaplanto
implementaflippedlesson.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July2

9:00AM12:00PM

BarbaraRichman

FarragutMiddle
School,
HastingsonHudson

July21

9:00AM12:00PM

DaveWhitehead&
JesseLubinsky

IrvingtonHigh
School

July22

9:00AM12:00PM

BarbaraRichman

FarragutMiddle
School,

HastingsonHudson
August11

1:00PM4:00PM

AlexCarballo

AHSTechLab244

#17:OrganizingyourTeacherlyLife
(3DayCourse,15hours=1credit)
ParticipantswilllearntouseGoogle,YouTube,iPadappsandothercloudbasedsupports
toorganizeplanbooks,lessons,studentworkandresources.Ashortactivitywill
becompletedtofulfillcourserequirements.Wewillbemeetinginthecomputer
lab,butBYOD(BringYourOwnDevice)isencouraged.WiFiis
available.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July6,7,8

10:30AM3:30PM

EstherFeldbaum

ConcordRoadLab

#18:UsingTechnologytoLaunchtheSchoolYear

(3DayCourse,15hours=1
credit)

Inthis15hourinservicecourse,teacherswillhaveanopportunitytoexplorenew
interactivetoolsandactivities.YouwillcreateaWelcomeBackiMovieandsetup
variousapps(suchasEvernoteandSocrative)toassistwithclassroom
management,electronicdisseminationofclassroominformationandformative
assessments.WewillalsorevampyourBacktoSchooldocumentsincluding
WelcomeLetter,Syllabus,StudentQuestionnaire,etc.Attheendofthiscourse,you
willhavethetoolsyouneedtosuccessfullylaunchthenewschoolyear.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July13,14,15

8:00AM1:00PM

KatTovar

Woodlands


#19:
CastleLearningOnline~Level1/RefresherWorkshop(3hourcourse)
IntendedAudience:
NewUsers
*
minimumof10teacherstorun

DiscoverwaystocreateCommonCorealignedassignments,issueassignmentstostudents,
andeliminatehoursofmanualgradingwithanintroductiontoourinstantreports.This
handsonworkshopisdesignedtohelpyouactivateyourCastleLearningaccount,
create/manageyourCastleclasses&learnallaboutwhatthiswebbasedassessmenttool
offersyouandyourK12students!

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July16

9:00AM12:00pm

SabrinaRich

ArdsleyHighSchool

August11

12:00PM3:00PM

JeanOBrien

SHMSComputerLab

#20:CastleLearning~Level2(3hourcourse)
IntendedAudience:
Intermediate/ExperiencedUsers
*minimumof10teacherstorun

Createyourownquestions,editexistingCastleQuestions&attachyourownmaterials(e.g.
rubrics,assignments,vocablists,images,PDFs,PPTs,MP3sandurls)toassignments.This
handsonworkshopwillhelpyoulearntoanalyzeassessmentreportstodetermineareas
ofstrength&improvementandlearnhowCastle'sinstantlygeneratedreportscanhelp
driveyourinstruction!Besuretobringyourflashdriveandhaveyourteachingmaterials
handy.Assignmentscanbeusedyearafteryear&sharedwithcolleaguesinyourschool
district!

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July16

12:30PM3:30PM

SabrinaRich

ArdsleyHighSchool

August25

9:00AM12:00PM

JeanOBrien

SHMSComputerlab

#21:UsingTechnologytoEnhanceRTIStrategies
(3DayCourse,15hours=1
credit)

Inthis15course,participantswillexploretools(interactiveappsandwebsites)that
supportalllevelsofRTIintheclassroom:

Day1:Tier1CoreProgram
Day2:Tier2SupplementalInterventions
Day3:Tier3IntensiveInterventions

Date

Time

August10,11,12 8:00AM1:00PM

Instructors

Location

KatTovar

Woodlands

#22:Schoology(3hourcourse)

Schoologytransformsyourschoolordistrictintoathrivingdigitalecosystem.Everything
students,faculty,andparentsneedisinoneeasytouseplatform.Teach,learn,
communicate,share,andcollaborateanytimeandonanydevice.

Learnhowtosetupanonlineclassroomforyourstudentsandparents.Inthisclassyouwilllearn
howtobettercommunicate,shareandintegratethistechnologyplatformintoyourclassroom
flow.Thisonlinesystemcanprovideyouwiththeabilitytodothefollowingandmore:

assignandcollectstudentassignments
communicatetoandfromyourclassesorindividualstudents
createanonlineclassroomcalendar
shareonlineresourceswithstudents
flipyourclassroom

Thissystemisfreetoteachersandoptionsexistformoreintegrationifyourschoolbuysin.Itcan
trulychangethewayyouteachandhowyourstudentslearn.

Date

Time

Instructors

Location

July7

11AM2PM

RichMacLeish

AlexanderHamiltonHS
(Elmsford)