Delaware Technology Academy 2011

Title	Date	Time	Fee	Description	Location
SMART CERTIFIED TRAINER Training Session is Full	June 27- June 29	8:30 AM to 4:30 PM	$150 per person for DE Public or Charter School $600 per person for non-public schools	SMART Notebook certification: If you or your organization provides training on SMART products, then consider SMART Certification Training. SMART Certification Training goes beyond the basics with extensive hands-on training that enables you to train others effectively. The credential you will receive gives you the required skills to deliver high-quality training for SMART Board interactive whiteboards. NOTE: You must attend all three days in order to complete your certification.	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room C
Discovery Education - General Overview REGISTER FOR MORNING SESSION	June 30 Morning	9 AM to 11:45 AM	FREE	Topics to be discussed include: 21 Ways to Reach the 21st Century Learner with Discovery Education streaming Reaching All Learners: A Closer Look at Student Access Building a Media-infused Unit with Discovery Education streaming NOTE: You do not need to be a Discovery Education streaming customer to attend. Registrants are welcome to register for both sessions.	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room A/B
Discovery Education Interactive Learning with Discovery Education REGISTER FOR AFTERNOON SESSION	June 30 Afternoon	1:00 PM to 3:30 PM	FREE	Topics to be discussed include: Discovery Education and the 5E’s of Inquiry-based Instruction Students as Storytellers: Constructing Student Learning with Editable Content Developing Your Personal Learning Network: Becoming a STAR Discovery Educator Closing and Back to School 2011 Sneak Peek NOTE: You do not need to be a Discovery Education streaming customer to attend. Registrants are welcome to register for both sessions.The afternoon sessions will place an emphasis on STEM disciplines but the processes explored are applicable to all curriculum areas.	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room A/B
iPads for Administrators Session is Full	July 6	8:30 AM to 3:30 PM	FREE	Educators are more mobile than ever. Being able to have data, documents, and resources at your fingertips no matter where you are, is becoming the norm, yet it is still challenging to lug a full laptop around everywhere you go. iPads have emerged to be the perfect tool to serve as a fully-functioning computer, yet provide a form factor that is very portable and easy to handle on the go. This workshop will help users create a digital backpack with their iPads. We will go through the ins and outs of the device, get settings customized to participants' individual needs, and synchronize the iPad with multiple sources of data including calendars, email, documents, websites, etc. Each attendee will leave with their iPad chock full of useful apps, and structured as a powerhouse mobile office! NOTE: Session is designed for district and building administrators and INTEGRATE members. *Participants should come with an iPad that has already been synched with an established iTunes account. Several apps will be downloaded throughout the course of the day. Presenter: Chris O'Neal; Independent Consultant	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room A
Thinkfinity User Training REGISTER	July 6	8:30 AM to 3:00 PM	FREE	Enjoy a full day to explore all the standards-based resources that Thinkfinity and its Content Partners have to offer. Learn how to navigate the web sites, find lesson plans and interactives to add to your curriculum units, and select the perfect resources to engage students and integrate technology into your classroom activities.	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room B
Southern SMART Board Learner Conference This event has been postponed until Fall 2011.	July 12-13	July 12 Registration 8:30 AM Keynote 9:00 AM Ends at 4:30 PM July 13 Registration 8:30 AM Keynote 9:00 AM Ends at 4:00 PM	One day: $15.00 Both days: $25.00	Come explore the world of SMART Boards in the Classroom! Connect. Collaborate. Create. Attend our upcoming SMART Learner Conference in Delaware and discover new ways to engage your students using SMART products. This conference is an opportunity to collaborate with other teachers who share your interest in using technology products more effectively. See how easy it is to encourage student collaboration, enhance engagement and improve learning outcomes with SMART products. Refreshments and lunch are included. July 12 will have a special track for Administrators. July 13 will have a special track for Technicians. NOTE: Note registration options. You may attend either or both days.	Woodbridge Elementary School 400 Governors Avenue Greenwood, DE 19950
Optimizing the Use of Technology for Student Achievement REGISTER	July 18	8:30 AM to 3:30 PM	FREE	Spending dwindling dollars to fund digital tools and resources for Delaware classrooms has often fueled the question, "What impact does technology use have on student achievement?" Though most are familiar with conventional best practices and their association with improved academic progress, few are aware of an expanding body of research linking effective technology use with student performance on high stakes tests such as the DSTP. Digital Age Best Practices refer to an established set of instructional strategies that have demonstrated a statistically-significant impact on student achievement and are aligned with 21st Century Skills and Themes. The Digital Age Best Practices include: Promoting Shared Expertise with Networked Collaboration Bolstering Purposeful Inquiry through Student Questions Personalizing and Globalizing Content by Making Authentic Connections Accelerating Individual Growth through Vertical/Horizontal Differentiation Anchoring Student Learning with Digital Age Tools and Resources Clarifying Student Understanding with Formative Assessments This workshop focuses on how your district or school can leverage these digital age best practices on your campus to turn up the H.E.A.T. (Higher order thinking, Engaged learning, Authentic connections, Technology use) on student learning and academic progress. Participants will critique the use of the Digital Age Best Practices in different K-12 classroom settings, conduct classroom walkthroughs based on the tenets of H.E.A.T., and generate a set of S.M.A.R.T. Goals surrounding the use of best practices on their respective campuses. All participants will be given access to an online resource site in which to download sample Gold-Seal lesson plans, benchmark assessments and interventions, scoring guides, and walkthrough forms as well as a year's subscription to the Classroom Walkthroughs with H.E.A.T. web application for their iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to turn up the H.E.A.T. on their campus. Presenter: Dr. Chris Moersch	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room A
Sketch-Up User Training REGISTER	July 18	8:30 AM to 3:30 PM	FREE	Visualizing spaces in 3D is critical to the successful design of architectural spaces. With Sketch-Up, you can create and edit 3D models that let you quickly explore the interplay of light, color, space and form. At the completion of this course you’ll understand how to: use the various tools for creating and manipulating 3D forms create and apply surfaces to a model import components from Google Warehouse position and export Sketch-Up models to Google Earth manage 3D geometry by creating and manipulating groups and components import information into Sketch-Up from Google Earth use Photomatch to add photographs to you model create, edit, mix, and apply styles create a basic presentation NOTE: Free Google SketchUp Pro 8 license codes for use in all K-12 schools in Delaware will only be distributed to district technology coordinators. Contact your district Tech Coordinator or Wayne Hartschuh for additional licensing information. Laptops will be available for training. Private and Parochial personnel may attend, space permitting. Instructor: Kelly M. Vigneault Solutions Specialist, Architecture; Microdesk, Inc.	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room B
iPads for Administrators Session is Full	July 20	8:30 AM to 3:30 PM	FREE	Educators are more mobile than ever. Being able to have data, documents, and resources at your fingertips no matter where you are, is becoming the norm, yet it is still challenging to lug a full laptop around everywhere you go. iPads have emerged to be the perfect tool to serve as a fully-functioning computer, yet provide a form factor that is very portable and easy to handle on the go. This workshop will help users create a digital backpack with their iPads. We will go through the ins and outs of the device, get settings customized to participants' individual needs, and synchronize the iPad with multiple sources of data including calendars, email, documents, websites, etc. Each attendee will leave with their iPad chock full of useful apps, and structured as a powerhouse mobile office! NOTE: Session is designed for district and building administrators and INTEGRATE members. *Participants should come with an iPad that has already been synched with an established iTunes account. Several apps will be downloaded throughout the course of the day. Presenter: Chris O'Neal; Independent Consultant	Reilly Brown Elementary 360 Webbs Ln Dover, DE 19904 Caesar Rodney SD Training Room
SMART RESPONSE Certified Trainer Training REGISTER	July 20 and July 21	8:30 AM to 4:30 PM	$75 per person for DE Public or Charter School $333 per person for non-public schools	If you or your organization provides training on SMART products, then consider SMART Response Certification Training. SMART Response Certification Training goes beyond the basics with extensive hands-on training that enables you to train others effectively. The credential you will receive gives you the required skills to deliver high-quality training for SMART Response interactive response system. NOTE: You must be a SMART Certified Trainer to attend AND you must attend both days in order to complete your certification.	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room C
iPads for Administrators Session is Full	July 21	8:30 AM to 3:30 PM	FREE	Educators are more mobile than ever. Being able to have data, documents, and resources at your fingertips no matter where you are, is becoming the norm, yet it is still challenging to lug a full laptop around everywhere you go. iPads have emerged to be the perfect tool to serve as a fully-functioning computer, yet provide a form factor that is very portable and easy to handle on the go. This workshop will help users create a digital backpack with their iPads. We will go through the ins and outs of the device, get settings customized to participants' individual needs, and synchronize the iPad with multiple sources of data including calendars, email, documents, websites, etc. Each attendee will leave with their iPad chock full of useful apps, and structured as a powerhouse mobile office! NOTE: Session is designed for district and building administrators and INTEGRATE members. *Participants should come with an iPad that has already been synched with an established iTunes account. Several apps will be downloaded throughout the course of the day. Presenter: Chris O'Neal; Independent Consultant	John W. Collette Center, Dover Room A
SMART CERTIFIED TRAINER Training REGISTER	July 26 - July 28	8:30 AM to 4:30 PM	$150 per person for DE Public or Charter School $600 per person for non-public schools	SMART Notebook certification: If you or your organization provides training on SMART products, then consider SMART Certification Training. SMART Certification Training goes beyond the basics with extensive hands-on training that enables you to train others effectively. The credential you will receive gives you the required skills to deliver high-quality training for SMART Board interactive whiteboards. NOTE: You must attend all three days in order to complete your certification.	Cape Henlopen High School 12850 Kings Hwy Lewes, DE 19958 Library Computer Lab
Think SMART With Thinkfinity REGISTER	Aug 1	9 AM to Noon	FREE	Discover an online treasure of FREE lessons and interactive materials that will engage your students and increase your options for SMART Board activities. Learn how resources, primary sources, and interactives Thinkfinity can expand the standards-based options for your SMART Board. NOTE: This is a half day session only.	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room B
Thinkfinity Field Trainer Workshop REGISTER	Aug 2	8:30 AM to 3:00 PM	FREE	This one day workshop will qualify to you become your school’s point-of-contact for sharing great Thinkfinity resources and materials with your fellow teachers. Thinkfinity Field Trainers have access to ready-to-use documents, presentations, and training materials and flexible options for bringing Thinkfinity training to your site.	John W. Collette Center 35 Commerce Way Dover, DE 10094 Room B

SMART
CERTIFIED TRAINER
Training

Session is Full

June 27- June 29

8:30 AM to
4:30 PM

$150 per person for DE Public or Charter School

$600 per person for non-public schools

SMART Notebook certification: If you or your organization provides training on SMART products, then consider SMART Certification Training. SMART Certification Training goes beyond the basics with extensive hands-on training that enables you to train others effectively. The credential you will receive gives you the required skills to deliver high-quality training for SMART Board interactive whiteboards.

NOTE: You must attend all three days in order to complete your certification.

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room C

Discovery Education - General Overview

REGISTER FOR MORNING SESSION

June 30
Morning

9 AM
to
11:45 AM

FREE

Topics to be discussed include:

21 Ways to Reach the 21st Century Learner with Discovery Education streaming
Reaching All Learners: A Closer Look at Student Access
Building a Media-infused Unit with Discovery Education streaming

NOTE: You do not need to be a Discovery Education streaming customer to attend. Registrants are welcome to register for both sessions.

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room A/B

Discovery Education

Interactive
Learning with Discovery Education

REGISTER FOR AFTERNOON SESSION

June 30
Afternoon

1:00 PM
to
3:30 PM

FREE

Topics to be discussed include:

Discovery Education and the 5E’s of Inquiry-based Instruction
Students as Storytellers: Constructing Student Learning with Editable Content
Developing Your Personal Learning Network: Becoming a STAR Discovery Educator
Closing and Back to School 2011 Sneak Peek

NOTE: You do not need to be a Discovery Education streaming customer to attend. Registrants are welcome to register for both sessions.The afternoon sessions will place an emphasis on STEM disciplines but the processes explored are applicable to all curriculum areas.

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room A/B

iPads for Administrators

Session is Full

July 6

8:30 AM to
3:30 PM

FREE

Educators are more mobile than ever. Being able to have data, documents, and resources at your fingertips no matter where you are, is becoming the norm, yet it is still challenging to lug a full laptop around everywhere you go. iPads have emerged to be the perfect tool to serve as a fully-functioning computer, yet provide a form factor that is very portable and easy to handle on the go.
This workshop will help users create a digital backpack with their iPads. We will go through the ins and outs of the device, get settings customized to participants' individual needs, and synchronize the iPad with multiple sources of data including calendars, email, documents, websites, etc. Each attendee will leave with their iPad chock full of useful apps, and structured as a powerhouse mobile office!

NOTE: Session is designed for district and building administrators and INTEGRATE members. *Participants should come with an iPad that has already been synched with an established iTunes account. Several apps will be downloaded throughout the course of the day.

Presenter: Chris O'Neal; Independent Consultant

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room A

Thinkfinity User Training

REGISTER

July 6

8:30 AM to
3:00 PM

FREE

Enjoy a full day to explore all the standards-based resources that Thinkfinity and its Content Partners have to offer. Learn how to navigate the web sites, find lesson plans and interactives to add to your curriculum units, and select the perfect resources to engage students and integrate technology into your classroom activities.

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room B

Southern SMART Board Learner Conference

This event has been postponed until
Fall 2011.

July 12-13

July 12
Registration
8:30 AM

Keynote
9:00 AM

Ends at
4:30 PM

July 13
Registration
8:30 AM

Keynote
9:00 AM

Ends at
4:00 PM

One day: $15.00

Both days:
$25.00

Come explore the world of SMART Boards in the Classroom! Connect. Collaborate. Create.

Attend our upcoming SMART Learner Conference in Delaware and discover new ways to engage your students using SMART products. This conference is an opportunity to collaborate with other teachers who share your interest in using technology products more effectively. See how easy it is to encourage student collaboration, enhance engagement and improve learning outcomes with SMART products.
Refreshments and lunch are included.

July 12 will have a special track for Administrators.
July 13 will have a special track for Technicians.

NOTE: Note registration options. You may attend either or both days.

Woodbridge Elementary School

400 Governors Avenue
Greenwood, DE 19950

Optimizing the Use of Technology for Student Achievement

REGISTER

July 18

8:30 AM to
3:30 PM

FREE

Spending dwindling dollars to fund digital tools and resources for Delaware classrooms has often fueled the question, "What impact does technology use have on student achievement?" Though most are familiar with conventional best practices and their association with improved academic progress, few are aware of an expanding body of research linking effective technology use with student performance on high stakes tests such as the DSTP.

Digital Age Best Practices refer to an established set of instructional strategies that have demonstrated a statistically-significant impact on student achievement and are aligned with 21st Century Skills and Themes. The Digital Age Best Practices include:

Promoting Shared Expertise with Networked Collaboration
Bolstering Purposeful Inquiry through Student Questions
Personalizing and Globalizing Content by Making Authentic Connections
Accelerating Individual Growth through Vertical/Horizontal Differentiation
Anchoring Student Learning with Digital Age Tools and Resources
Clarifying Student Understanding with Formative Assessments

This workshop focuses on how your district or school can leverage these digital age best practices on your campus to turn up the H.E.A.T. (Higher order thinking, Engaged learning, Authentic connections, Technology use) on student learning and academic progress. Participants will critique the use of the Digital Age Best Practices in different K-12 classroom settings, conduct classroom walkthroughs based on the tenets of H.E.A.T., and generate a set of S.M.A.R.T. Goals surrounding the use of best practices on their respective campuses.

All participants will be given access to an online resource site in which to download sample Gold-Seal lesson plans, benchmark assessments and interventions, scoring guides, and walkthrough forms as well as a year's subscription to the Classroom Walkthroughs with H.E.A.T. web application for their iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch to turn up the H.E.A.T. on their campus.

Presenter: Dr. Chris Moersch

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room A

Sketch-Up User Training

REGISTER

July 18

8:30 AM to
3:30 PM

FREE

Visualizing spaces in 3D is critical to the successful design of architectural spaces. With Sketch-Up, you can create and edit 3D models that let you quickly explore the interplay of light, color, space and form. At the completion of this course you’ll understand how to:

use the various tools for creating and manipulating 3D forms
create and apply surfaces to a model
import components from Google Warehouse
position and export Sketch-Up models to Google Earth
manage 3D geometry by creating and manipulating groups and components
import information into Sketch-Up from Google Earth
use Photomatch to add photographs to you model
create, edit, mix, and apply styles
create a basic presentation

NOTE: Free Google SketchUp Pro 8 license codes for use in all K-12 schools in Delaware will only be distributed to district technology coordinators. Contact your district Tech Coordinator or Wayne Hartschuh for additional licensing information. Laptops will be available for training. Private and Parochial personnel may attend, space permitting.

Instructor: Kelly M. Vigneault
Solutions Specialist, Architecture; Microdesk, Inc.

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room B

iPads for Administrators

Session is Full

July 20

8:30 AM to
3:30 PM

FREE

Educators are more mobile than ever. Being able to have data, documents, and resources at your fingertips no matter where you are, is becoming the norm, yet it is still challenging to lug a full laptop around everywhere you go. iPads have emerged to be the perfect tool to serve as a fully-functioning computer, yet provide a form factor that is very portable and easy to handle on the go.
This workshop will help users create a digital backpack with their iPads. We will go through the ins and outs of the device, get settings customized to participants' individual needs, and synchronize the iPad with multiple sources of data including calendars, email, documents, websites, etc. Each attendee will leave with their iPad chock full of useful apps, and structured as a powerhouse mobile office!

NOTE: Session is designed for district and building administrators and INTEGRATE members. *Participants should come with an iPad that has already been synched with an established iTunes account. Several apps will be downloaded throughout the course of the day.

Presenter: Chris O'Neal; Independent Consultant

Reilly Brown Elementary
360 Webbs Ln
Dover, DE 19904
Caesar Rodney SD

Training Room

SMART
RESPONSE
Certified Trainer Training

REGISTER

July 20 and
July 21

8:30 AM to
4:30 PM

$75 per person for DE Public or Charter School

$333 per person for non-public schools

If you or your organization provides training on SMART products, then consider SMART Response Certification Training. SMART Response Certification Training goes beyond the basics with extensive hands-on training that enables you to train others effectively. The credential you will receive gives you the required skills to deliver high-quality training for SMART Response interactive response system.

NOTE: You must be a SMART Certified Trainer to attend AND you must attend both days in order to complete your certification.

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room C

iPads for Administrators

Session is Full

July 21

8:30 AM to
3:30 PM

FREE

Educators are more mobile than ever. Being able to have data, documents, and resources at your fingertips no matter where you are, is becoming the norm, yet it is still challenging to lug a full laptop around everywhere you go. iPads have emerged to be the perfect tool to serve as a fully-functioning computer, yet provide a form factor that is very portable and easy to handle on the go.
This workshop will help users create a digital backpack with their iPads. We will go through the ins and outs of the device, get settings customized to participants' individual needs, and synchronize the iPad with multiple sources of data including calendars, email, documents, websites, etc. Each attendee will leave with their iPad chock full of useful apps, and structured as a powerhouse mobile office!

NOTE: Session is designed for district and building administrators and INTEGRATE members. *Participants should come with an iPad that has already been synched with an established iTunes account. Several apps will be downloaded throughout the course of the day.

Presenter: Chris O'Neal; Independent Consultant

John W. Collette Center,
Dover

Room A

SMART
CERTIFIED TRAINER
Training

REGISTER

July 26 - July 28

8:30 AM to
4:30 PM

$150 per person for DE Public or Charter School

$600 per person for non-public schools

SMART Notebook certification: If you or your organization provides training on SMART products, then consider SMART Certification Training. SMART Certification Training goes beyond the basics with extensive hands-on training that enables you to train others effectively. The credential you will receive gives you the required skills to deliver high-quality training for SMART Board interactive whiteboards.

NOTE: You must attend all three days in order to complete your certification.

Cape Henlopen High School
12850 Kings Hwy
Lewes, DE 19958

Library Computer Lab

Think SMART
With Thinkfinity

REGISTER

Aug 1

9 AM
to
Noon

FREE

Discover an online treasure of FREE lessons and interactive materials that will engage your students and increase your options for SMART Board activities. Learn how resources, primary sources, and interactives Thinkfinity can expand the standards-based options for your SMART Board.

NOTE: This is a half day session only.

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room B

Thinkfinity Field Trainer Workshop

REGISTER

Aug 2

8:30 AM
to
3:00 PM

FREE

This one day workshop will qualify to you become your school’s point-of-contact for sharing great Thinkfinity resources and materials with your fellow teachers. Thinkfinity Field Trainers have access to ready-to-use documents, presentations, and training materials and flexible options for bringing Thinkfinity training to your site.

John W. Collette Center
35 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 10094

Room B