This course is for Teachers in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: Technology, technology content, reading comprehension, and teaching skills.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

Does the thought of using a computer or other “techie tools” make your heart race and your palms sweat? Then this is the course for you. This course is designed for non- technical educators who are not comfortable with some of the technology available for use in the classroom.

Educators will learn how to use the computer to search the Internet for appropriate educational sites and materials via the PDE Ed Hub and netTrekker d.i, discuss the current brain research as it applies to selecting appropriate teaching strategies for today’s learners, and learn how to download and incorporate digital images and video clips (from unitedstreaming) into their lessons. They will also create a Microsoft Word document.

*Required out of class work Participants will develop an action plan on how they plan to incorporate the technologies and strategies presented in this course into their actual classrooms. The plan must include the creation of at least one differentiates PA State Standards based lesson plan using the curriculum framework found on the Learning Nexus of the PA ED Hub. This lesson plan must include 1 Microsoft Word document, 1 concept from an internet search, 1 still digital image, and 1 video clip and also integrate at least two content areas (for example social studies and mathematics).

This course is designed for experienced computer users. It is designed to provide participants with the advanced skills to design professional presentations and instructional resources using word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet applications. Participants will use the aforementioned software to make classroom information manageable and to create documents for their classrooms. Participants will include video, scanned and digitized graphics and graphics from the internet in their documents.

Participants will be required to create presentation slides and classroom documents applying the advanced skills learned in class. Participants should bring sample documents or document ideas to class. *Required out of class work will include visiting internet sites to gather resources, viewing presentations and information, brainstorming ideas for class presentations and documents, finding graphics, sound and video for presentation and documents, planning documents, and linking class projects to the PA Standards.

Participants should bring an IBM formatted disk to class.

This course is designed for middle and high school teachers of Technology Education or Computer programming and meets the following professional development criteria: Science, Mathematics, Technology Education, Computer and Information Technology, Reading Comprehension and Teaching Skills.

The course is designed to provide the participants with the understanding and skills to successfully implement the Agile Robotics Curriculum developed by Carnegie Mellon University and California University of PA in their classrooms. Participants will learn how to build, program and conduct a variety of experiments using the VEX Robots and programming software. The participants will also learn how to access curricular materials including lesson plans, PowerPoint demonstrations and student assessments. Participants will be required to complete the curriculum activities independently and record their progress in their reflection journals. The culminating activity will occur on the final day when participants will be required to complete the Apple Orchard robotics challenge incorporating skills and knowledge acquired through completion of the Agile Robotics lessons. Assessment for the course will be based on the following: attendance, pre and post test, completion of reflection journals and completion of the final project.

Participants should be proficient in Microsoft Word? and Microsoft PowerPoint

Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.

Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.

Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

This course is designed for educators in grades 6-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: teaching skills; analyze and use data; reading comprehension; analyze problems and synthesize results.

The purpose of the Alice 3d software system is to ease the burden on educators of motivating students to learn by developing story telling, activity based themes using embedded three dimensional human, animal and inanimate objects. Additionally, Alice reduces the frustration levels encountered by students exposed to math theories and their practical application. Finally, Alice, through the use of storyboarding, taps into the natural intuitiveness of the students by allowing their abstract thoughts come to life as concrete ideas. This promotes an incorporation of complex critical thinking skills within the innovative environment of animation.

Alice 3d is a menu based 3d software programming suite that middle and high school students will use to learn programming theory, interpret and apply math concepts and design programming code to animate 3d graphical objects. This project based learning environment develops programming skills by allowing students to select from a palette of easily readable action oriented icons that execute tasks the students will modify and employ to manipulate specific objects on a virtual 3d canvas.

There will be a total of 14 Hours of in class work presented on two successive Saturdays. The educators will have at least 16 Hours of programming projects and study works outside of class.

Students must purchase the book: Learning to Program with Alice; Authors Dann, Cooper, Pausch.
ISBN: 978013205168

If you have taken other Excel courses you may not take this one. In this course participants will learn how to use the various aspects of Microsoft Excel for use in their classrooms. It is designed for beginning spreadsheet users.

Participants should have some competency in keyboarding and basic knowledge of computers. Individuals will be shown through hands on activities how to create, edit, enter formulas, and enhance spreadsheets.

Participants will need to bring classroom related work to be used in their practice documents. Participants are to bring an IBM formatted disk and snacks to class.

Required out of class work will include brainstorming ideas for documents they would like to produce, developing and producing those documents with the culminating activity being the creation of a usable gradebook.

This course is only for Ft. Cherry Educators

This course is for teachers instructing grades 9-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: technology skills, content knowledge, teaching skills, reading comprehension, and teaching skills.

Participants will complete a computer generated project and an action plan for implementation.

Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. A final project utilizing skills outlined in this course is required.

This course is designed for Fort Cherry Classroom for the Future Teachers with 2 years of training completed. These teachers will learn how to effectively use the additional Promethean board and 21st Century resources, with the underlying goal of integrating these skills into current curriculum. The course will include advanced Promethean board applications. Then, an overview of established, web-based resources will be delivered and explained. The first part of the course will focus on identifying how to fully integrate resources into the curriculum. Throughout the course teachers will learn how to utilize the Promethean board and the additional tools as effective, regular, classroom tools. Prior knowledge learned in year 2 CFF training is needed. Teachers will be shown specific, web-based resources and software that coordinate with the board and will maintain the 21st Century classroom. Some of the applications include: Activstudio, Promethean Planet, ActivInspire, ActiVotes, ActivExpressions, advanced social bookmarking, and Microsoft OneNote 2007. In addition, time for technology integration into the content specific courses will be granted.

The professional education criteria are technology integration into instruction and improving facilitation skills.

The final product will be the creation of a unit(s) completely integrated and enhanced with the technology available. Out of class work will include preparation for the development of the unit(s). Curriculum materials are required for preparation of the 2008-2009 school year.

This course is only for Ft. Cherry Educators

This course is for teachers in grades 9-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: content knowledge, teaching skills, reading comprehension, and teaching skills.

Participants will complete a computer generated project and an action plan for implementation.

Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. A final project utilizing skills outlined in this course is required.

This course is designed for Fort Cherry Classroom for the Future Teachers. These teachers will learn how to effectively use the Promethean board and 21st Century resources, with the underlying goal of integrating these skills into current curriculum. The course will begin with Promethean board applications. Then, an overview of established, web-based resources will be delivered and explained. The first part of the course will focus on identifying how to fully integrate resources into the curriculum. Throughout the course teachers will learn how to utilize the Promethean board as an effective, regular, classroom tool. Prior knowledge learned in year 1 CFF training is needed. Teachers will be shown specific, web-based resources and software that coordinate with the board and will lead to 21st Century classroom transformation. Some of the applications include: Activstudio, Promethean Planet, Google docs, Adobe Design Premium, Audacity, Inspiration, online social bookmarking, blogs, wikis, and podcasting. In addition, time for technology integration into the content specific courses will be granted.

The professional education criteria are technology integration into instruction and improving facilitation skills.

The final product will be the creation of a unit(s) completely integrated and enhanced with the technology available. Out of class work will include preparation for the development of the unit(s).

This course is for Teachers and Administrators in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: Technology, technology content, reading comprehension, and teaching skills, is aligned with the PA Reading, Speech and Listening Standards and upon completion will enable educators to create, capture, manipulate and analyze relevant classroom data in an Access database enhancing the educator’s classroom assessment and management capabilities. Administrators and other instructional leaders can also use an Access database to create, capture, manipulate and analyze relevant data too and utilize the appropriate data to make more informed managerial decisions.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation. Course also uses a textbook with in-class tutorials to provide hands-on interaction with a Microsoft Access database. Textbook reading is assigned to emphasize effective planning of database tables and table relationships to eliminate data redundancy. Out-of-class textbook exercises reinforce the major components of an Access database. The final project involves creating a computerized database using real world data.
Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

This course is designed to provide participants with the skills necessary to generate and manipulate microcomputer relational databases. Participants need to be at least proficient in Excel or Word and familiar with PC computers.

Participants will use Microsoft Access to learn the purpose of a relational database, as well as, database theory and terminology.

Microsoft Access software will be covered in five separate parts.

1. This session will provide an overview of the course and will also cover creating and manipulating database tables.
2. Designing and creating forms to enter records into various database tables.
3. Explore designing and generating reports containing control breaks and calculated expressions.
4. Focus on manipulating database tables through sorting records and data extraction techniques including summary and parameter queries.
5. Advanced Access topics such as compacting and securing a database, one-to-many table relationships, and preserving referential integrity.

Participants will learn how to use a database by using their own computer and by following directions from the instructor.

Required out of class assignments include brainstorming ideas for planning and creating an Access database. Basic experience with the Windows Operating System is assumed.

This course is only for Ft. Cherry Educators

This course is for teachers in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: content knowledge, teaching skills, reading comprehension, and teaching skills.

Participants will complete a computer generated project and an action plan for implementation.

Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. A final project utilizing skills outlined in this course is required.

This course is designed for teachers who are advanced users of computers and the Internet. Participants will learn how to add advanced design for webpages utilized as instructional tools, as well as maintaining the sites and integrating them into daily instruction. These teachers will learn how to effectively use Camtasia Studio, Gabcast, Google RSS Reader, Viddler, and Twitter, with the underlying goal of integrating these skills into current curriculum. The course will begin with an introduction to the format and content of the course. Then, an overview of web-based resources will be delivered and explained. The first part of the course will focus on identifying how to fully integrate resources into the curriculum. Throughout the course teachers will learn how to utilize the online programs to develop an effective, integrated, classroom tool. Prior knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint is required. Prior knowledge of webpage design, wikis, and blogs is strongly recommended. Teachers will be shown specific, web-based resources and software that can be utilized to enhance webpages and will lead to 21st Century classroom transformation. In addition, time for technology integration into the content specific courses and the new Fort Cherry School District website interface will be granted.

The professional education criteria are technology integration into instruction and improving facilitation skills.

The final product will be the creation of a unit(s) completely integrated and enhanced with the technology available. Out of class work will include preparation for the development of the unit(s). Curriculum materials are required for preparation of the 2008-2009 school year.

This course is designed for grade 6 Technology Education teachers and meets the following professional development criteria: Science, Mathematics, Technology Education, Computer and Information Technology, Reading Comprehension and Teaching Skills. It has been approved by PDE as a state-wide endorsed curriculum for Technology Education.

This course is taught over two, seven-hour days in which participants will be exposed to and experience the Exploring Technology instructional units. These units are designed to integrate science, mathematics and language arts with the basic technology and engineering concepts. Participants will develop an understanding of the progression and scope of technology through exploratory experiences. In group and individual activities, they will experience ways in which technological knowledge and processes contribute to effective designs, abilities, and skills contribute to effective design and solutions to technological problems.

Teachers participate in design activities to understand how criteria, constraints, and processes affect designs. Brainstorming, visualizing, modeling, constructing, testing, and refining designs provide firsthand opportunities for their students to understand the uses and impacts of innovations. They will develop skills in communicating design information and reporting results. This course is a cornerstone for a middle school technology education program.

Participants will complete a variety of hands-on/minds-on activities and develop and present an action plan for implementation into their existing program.

Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.

Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.

This course is designed for grade 9 Technology Education teachers and meets the following professional development criteria: Science, Mathematics, Technology Education, Computer and Information Technology, Reading Comprehension and Teaching Skills. It has been approved by PDE as a state-wide endorsed curriculum for Technology Education, and is part of the Engineering by Design.

This course is taught over two, seven-hour days in which participants will be exposed to and experience the Exploring Technology instructional units. These units are designed to integrate science, mathematics and language arts with the basic technology and engineering concepts. This course will focus on the three dimensions of technological literacy: knowledge, ways of thinking and acting, and capabilities with the goal of students developing the characteristics of a technologically literate citizen. It will employ teaching/learning strategies that enable students to build their own understanding of new ideas. It is designed to engage students in exploring and deepening their understanding of “big ideas” regarding technology and makes use of a variety assessment instruments to reveal the extent of understanding.

Teachers will develop an understanding of the influence of technology on history by exploring how people of all times and places have increased their capability by using their unique skills to innovate, improvise and invent. They will gain an understanding of technology innovation, engineering design, manufacturing technologies, construction technologies, energy and power technologies, communications technologies and their role in maintaining competitive economic growth. The course will conclude with the synthesizing of major ideas through an understanding of the core concepts of technology with an emphasis on systems-thinking and related principles

Participants will complete a variety of hands-on/minds-on activities and develop and present an action plan for implementation into their existing program.

Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.

Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.

This course is for all Teachers in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: Technology, technology content, reading comprehension, and teaching skills.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

This course will be an introduction to one of the leading photographic image editing software programs Adobe Photoshop.

Participants in this course will capture images from a digital camera, scanner, Photo CD, and/or the Internet. Participants will learn how to correct photos and use numerous image-editing tools to refine and manipulate images. Participants will also learn how to save images in the appropriate file format for use in emails and PowerPoint presentations.

*Required out of class work: Participants are required to bring to class existing photographs for course studies. These photographs will be used for experimenting with the program. Participants will design a lesson plan to be used in their classrooms that is aligned to PA State Standards and reflects the application and use of techniques learned in this course.

This course will train educators as well as other professionals to use the "Inspiration TM" Software. Inspiration allows individuals to condense a large amount of information into attractive easy to read visuals.

This innovative program provides concise graphics, lay-outs, and outlines in creating motivating study guides and other instructional aids. This program may also enhance projected computer presentations. At http://www.inspiration.com/ you may download a trial sample.

The following outline details the 15 hours of this course: Overview of the Program (1 hour), Exploring the Templates (1 hour), Learning the diagramming Toolbar (3 hours), Exploring the Graphics (2 hours), Learning the Outlining Toolbar (1 hour), Importing Diagram into other Programs (1 hour), and Applying Program to Construction of an Instructional Aid or Presentation (6 hours).

In this course participants will be able to link ideas through diagramming commands, utilize outlining commands, import graphics into a document, design their own visual, and apply all aspects of "Inspiration" in constructing a visual for instructional or presentation purposes.

Participants should have basic computer skills. Please bring to class any teacher´s guides, manuals or any other materials from which you will create the Inspiration documents. Participants should bring an IBM formatted disk to class.

This course is designed for teachers in grades 4-6 of Science and Technology Education and meets the following professional development criteria: Science, Mathematics, Technology Education, Computer and Information Technology, Reading Comprehension and Teaching Skills. It has been approved by PDE as a state-wide endorsed curriculum for Technology Education.

This course is taught over two, seven-hour days in which participants will be exposed to and experience the Invention, Innovation, & Inquiry (I3) instructional units. These units are designed to integrate science, mathematics and language arts with the basic technology and engineering concepts. Ił is short for Invention, Innovation, and Inquiry: Units for Technological Literacy, Grades 5-6, an ITEA project funded by the National Science Foundation. This project is so named because invention and innovation are the hallmarks of technological thinking and action. Each unit has standards-based content, suggested teaching approaches, and detailed learning activities including brainstorming, visualizing, testing, refining, and assessing technological designs. Students learn how inventions, innovations, and systems are created and how technology becomes part of people´s lives. Participants will complete a variety of hands-on/minds-on activities and develop and present an action plan for implementation into their existing program. Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation. Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.

This course is for all Teachers in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: Technology, technology content, reading comprehension, and teaching skills.
Participants will complete a written project, performance assessment and an action plan for implementation.
Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. In addition a lesson plan or project with action plan is required.
Finally an implementation plan will be completed by participants indicating how new learning will be integrated into their assignments.

“Keyboarding” is a course designed for all levels of keyboard users. These users should have basic knowledge of computers.

Individuals will be shown through hands-on activities how to utilize proper hand position while typing. All students must bring in a 3.5” floppy disk to be used for saving their work. Students will complete several keyboarding lessons and utilize Mavis Beacon, which is a typing program.

Required out-of-class work: Participants will create a PA standard based lesson plan, integrating a keyboarding activity into their field of practice.

This course will provide educators with an opportunity to finally organize their credentials! Whether you plan to interview, change positions, or provide evidence in your performance evaluations, a portfolio is a valuable tool for demonstrating proof of your professional performance.

A system for constructing the portfolio and actual work time are provided. Entrees are based on the PDE Performance Indicators as well as other standardizing entities, such as the NBPTS (National Board of Professional Teacher Standards). Also, non-instructional positions, such as school nurse, counselor, or administrator will be provided with their own relevant resources. Additionally, the demonstration of technological tools is included.

These aids to portfolio construction would include Inspiration Software, Senteo Pupil Response System, and the SMART Board.

Upon the conclusion of the 15 hours participants, at a minimum, will have developed an actual rough draft of their portfolio contents along with the creation of several entries.

Participants should bring a flash (USB) memory device and any portfolio artifacts they may have.

This course is for all educators at all levels and will provide professional development training in computers and technology.

The SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard has proven to increase student motivation, achievement and attendance. This class will provide the fundamentals for creating your own learning activities by working with the SMART Level I Notebook features. A multitude of resources will provide many ideas for lesson integration. Participants will also have hands-on time for creating their own SMART Board student learning activity.

All levels of computer proficiencies are welcomed, even those who do not yet have access to a SMART Board or individuals who are not classroom teachers. The Notebook 10 Software may be downloaded free onto personal computers from www.smarttech.com. It is also recommended to bring a laptop if available.

Instructor is a full time teacher and SMART Certified Trainer.

This course is for all educators at all levels and will provide professional development training in computers and technology.

This class provides familiarity with the Level II features as determined by SMART Technologies. These newer or advanced features will be demonstrated through lesson application and integration. A multitude of ideas will be presented through various resources as well as the sharing of collegial and instructor expertise. Participants will also have time to create their own student learning activity using the SMART Board and may want to bring a laptop. Level I class or some experience using the whiteboard will be helpful but not mandatory.

Instructor is a full time teacher and SMART Certified Trainer.

Are you looking for an effective way to integrate art and cultural learning opportunities into your classroom across the content areas? Then this is the course for you. This course is designed for K-12 educators of all content areas who are looking for new and inventive ways to bring art and cultural learning opportunities into their classroom through multiple content areas.

Educators will learn how to use the computer to search the online educational resources created by the Smithsonian Institution and National Gallery of Art, discuss current trends and research on field trips as experiential learning opportunities, and create and translate curriculum guides directly related to the State and National Standards for Education.

This course addresses professional development criteria, teaching skills and reading.

*Required out of class work
Participants will develop curriculum materials from National Gallery of Art resource packs. The curriculum must include 4 lesson plans and integrate at least two content areas (for example social studies and mathematics). There are also two journal articles which are required reading for successful completion of the course. The participants will be assessed using a pre and post test and by the completion of the required assignments.

This course highlights how to use Microsoft Publisher in the classroom setting. Publisher Software will be utilized and different aspects of the program will be emphasized.

The course will show a participant how to make classroom projects such as: newsletters, certificates, signs, banners, posters, cards and web sites. Participants will learn how to integrate Publisher into the curriculum. When the course is completed participants will have several documents and ideas that they can use on a daily basis.

Required out of class work includes creating three documents that can be used in a classroom setting and aligned with the Pennsylvania State Standards.

"Using Microsoft Word™ In the Classroom" is a course designed for beginning word processing users. These users should have some proficiency in keyboarding and basic knowledge of computers. Individuals will be shown through hands-on activities how to create, edit, and enhance documents. Working with graphics, creating water marks, and making mailing labels will also be covered. Students will need to bring in classroom-related work to be used as their practice documents. Students will engage in discussions regarding the use of Microsoft Word™ and asked for any suggestions as to things they would like to learn not already included in the course. *Required out of class work will include brainstorming ideas for documents, developing and producing documents that will be used in the classroom, and creating documents that use graphics. Participants are to bring an IBM formatted disk and snacks to class. Participants are to bring an IBM formatted disk and snacks to class.

This course is designed for beginners or intermediate users of PowerPoint. These users should have some proficiency in keyboarding and basic knowledge of computers. The course is designed to provide the participants with an understanding and skills to design professional presentations for instruction. Participants will be shown how to create and implement a presentation in their classrooms. During the course we will focus on the basics of PowerPoint and how it relates to an elementary classroom. Participants will need to bring in classroom related materials to make a presentation. Required out of class work will include creating a PowerPoint presentation that aligns to the chosen PA State Standard.

This course is only for Ft. Cherry Educators

This course is for teachers in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: content knowledge, teaching skills, reading comprehension, and teaching skills. Participants will complete a computer generated project and an action plan for implementation. Participants will be assessed using a multiple choice pre and post assessment. Scores on the post assessment must be at least 80%. A final project utilizing skills outlined in this course is required.

This course is designed for teachers who are advanced users of computers and the Internet. Participants will learn how to and better understand Web 2.0 tools as well as using social networking and integrating them into daily instruction. These teachers will learn how to effectively use Widgets, Face Book, School Wires, and Twitter, with the underlying goal of integrating these skills into current curriculum. The course will begin with an introduction to the format and content of the course. Then, an overview of web-based resources will be delivered and explained. The first part of the course will focus on identifying how to fully integrate resources into the curriculum. Throughout the course teachers will learn how to utilize the online programs to develop an effective, integrated, classroom tool. Prior knowledge of the Internet and WIKI´s is required. Prior knowledge of webpage design, and blogs is strongly recommended. Teachers will be shown specific, web-based resources and software that can be utilized to enhance blogs and WIKI´s and their School Wires Site and will lead to 21st Century classroom transformation. In addition, time for technology integration into the content specific courses and the new Fort Cherry School District website interface will be granted.

The professional education criteria are technology integration into instruction and improving facilitation skills. The final product will be the creation of a unit(s) completely integrated and enhanced with the technology available.

Out of class work will include preparation for the development of the unit(s). Curriculum materials are required for preparation of the 2009- 2010 school year.