The Teaching Professor Conference brings together the best minds from the best schools. Shine and interact with teaching and learning experts with national reputations. Get energized.
It's an event where teachers learn–about the pedagogical practices that work, about relevant research, and about how students learn.
It's a way to reward a special effort, like curriculum development, preparation for accreditation, a new program for first year students.
This seminar will present the Virtual Enterprise pedagogy and demonstrate how it can be integrated into classrooms of any discipline.
The ideal participants are college faculty members and workforce grant writers seeking a method of infusing business-readiness and entrepreneurship skills into program proposals. Seasoned implementers of Virtual Enterprise are invited to give short talks.
In June 2012, Seattle will host the area's first science festival. As the city prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, Seattle schools, universities, cultural institutions, research centers and businesses will use this important milestone as an opportunity to come together to celebrate the importance of science and technology. Join members of the region's community of innovators for fun, interactive programs that showcase our stories and share our passion for science and technology with people of all ages. The Seattle Science Festival will be a unique collaboration among organizations of varying sizes and missions, fueled by the best scientific and educational resources this region has to offer.
At the Bio-Link National Summer Fellows Forum, participants will learn new skills and techniques, examine and test exemplary curriculum models and course material, engage in dialogue about ethical, legal, and social issues in biotechnology and learn how to disseminate this information within their own regions.
Sketching in a sketchbook will focus on brainstorming, developing ideas and the organization process to formulate solutions to design problems using the Wacom Inkling. In this workshop, you will learn how to brainstorm, how and where to collect ideas for visual problem solving.
VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 for Teachers June 4 – 8, 2012 This course will provide an in-depth look at the knowledgebase needed for teaching VMware Certified Professional (VCP) courseware in an academic environment. This course will focus on vSphere 5. We will discuss the VMware IT Academy program from VMware and how you can become a member. Then we will move to a boot camp-style training that covers the material you will need in order to prepare for passing the VCP exam, which is necessary to teach VMware courses at your school.
This course affords the network security or IT specialist the opportunity to study the 10 domains of the CISSP exam. Students will receive instruction and also utilize labs developed that align with the 4011 and 4013 CCNS objectives.
This course introduces developing applications for Android devices. All the required software is free, including the Android emulator. It is not necessary to own an Android device, though the applications developed in the course can be deployed to one. We will take up Android layout and input widgets, both in XML and programmatically; menus and dialogs; gesture detection; graphics and the Android drawing API; database access with SQLite and file IO; location-based services (geo-location); and device dependency issues.
Increase the number of women in your Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math classes with the strategies you’ll learn from the Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS). The workshop training curriculum includes the “best-of-the-best” of IWITTS strategies, culled from their four National Science Foundation projects and over 17 years of success in assisting educational institutions in recruiting and retaining female students in programs around the country.
The workshop provides small-group presentations and discussion with researchers and other experts in the field; hands-on, inquiry-based lab experiences; take-home equipment and training; site visits; and field work. The workshop participants produce instructional materials, identify teaching and learning strategies and materials, and will join the established SEET peer network to share learning with high school and two-year college educators in ATEEC's online energy resources clearinghouse.
Attend the five-day Is It For You: Starting Your Own Business? workshop on June 11-15, 2012 at a cost of $500, at RIT/NTID in Rochester, NY. The workshop will be held daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
This workshop provides participants with an introduction to starting, organizing and managing their own business. The primary focus of this workshop is to provide the necessary skills and tools to develop an effective business plan.
Attend the five-day Grammar Review for Workplace Correspondence workshop June 11-15, 2012 at a cost of $500, at RIT/NTID in Rochester, NY. The workshop will be held daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
The session prepares you to apply proper grammatical rules to produce better written communications - the kind of writing expected in the workplace.
Instructors: Pamela R. Conley and Patricia C. Kenney
The ACE Faculty Experiential Learning Institute is a five-day transformative learning experience designed for community college faculty and administrators. During this professional development workshop, participants experience effective communication and leadership curriculum, and often experience significant renewal and inspiration.
The FELI is an experiential workshop, meaning that each attendee participates as a learner, instead of as a faculty member learning to teach ACE curriculum. For both those who want to teach in the ACE program and those who want to learn and apply the concepts in classrooms outside of the ACE program, this workshop offers the opportunity to enrich one's self both personally and professionally, and is an excellent way to be introduced to ACE.
The GeoTech Center is offering a 4.5 day long Intrductory GIS workshop to two year college faculty across the disciplines on the campus of Coastline Community College in Orange County June 11-15, 2012. The week long program will introduce faculty to the use of open source GIS software they can use in their course to infuse geospatial critical thinking skills into their lessons.
This 4.5 day Summer 2012 Faculty Development Week, June 11 – 15, 2012 at the Coastline Community College Garden Grove Campus in Garden Grove, CA will provide:
This course will provide six “Train the trainer” tracks to prepare faculty to teach new or improve existing courses or programs:
1. World Organization of Webmasters: Aligning and Improving Web Curriculum
2. Introduction to Juniper Operating System (IJOS) and Juniper Routing Essentials (JRE)
3. VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
4. Information and Storage Management
5. Ethical Hacking and Network Defense
6. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Beginning Level
This course will also provide one pedagogical track to impart new teaching and learning skills:
7. Delivering High Impact, Synchronous Online/In-Person Course
This 5-day class will cover core competencies in the latest PC hardware and software technologies as well as safety and environmental issues and soft skills. There will be a special unit focusing on Cyber Security. The course will cover all topics required for CompTIA’s new A+ (2009) Certification and the new Cisco IT Essentials curriculum (version 4.1). This course’s focus is on the training needs of high school IT faculty although it will also be open to College IT faculty. Attendees will have opportunity to gain certification as Cisco Instructor for Cisco IT Essentials curriculum. This class is offered on two different weeks in two different locations.
Day one: We'll be walking you through the entire process of putting together a Girl Tech workshop of your own. We'll also discuss you how to tailor your workshop to your own location and share ideas on possible course topics. Included will be some hard-earned wisdom on what ideas don't work with middle-school girls.
Day two : You are invited to watch Girl Tech 2012 at UIS in action; you can observe (or participate) in our actual first day of the 2012 workshop.
Developing cirrcula via smart phones and other mobile devices. Our webinars are accessible online from virtually anywhere, and they are FREE to attend and/or replay.
*More information will be posted as it becomes available
Funded by CSSIA, this two-day camp will feature sessions taught by women from the UIS Computer Science department and Information Technology staff who will provide a hands-on introduction to drop-and-drag programming with Story Telling Alice, fundamentals of robotics using Lego robots, and a round of battle-bots. A scavenger hunt for access points will teach the girls about computer networking and steganography as the young ladies will access the server holding the treasure file. Using digital flip cameras and iMovie, the girls will film their own movies, edit them, add sound track and premier them at the closing session. The campers will also create magazine covers that star themselves using Photoshop and Web-cams, and will get acquainted with the hardware in the "What's in the Box?" session.
T3G is a professional development event for educators who help other educators learn why and how to use GIS. Through modeling, practice, and discussion, participants who are already versed in GIS, in teaching with computers, and in conducting professional development boost their combination of skills.
An attending Faculty Team should include one technology education/engineering teacher AND one science or math teacher. Each team member will need to register separately. Make sure to indicate your partners name in the application questions.
Stipend funding for selected applicants is $50 per day + Meal allowance
Lodging support is based on need.
An attending Faculty Team should include one technology education/engineering teacher AND one science or math teacher. Each team member will need to register separately. Make sure to indicate your partners name in the application questions.
Make sure you provide a contact number and email that you will be at after school is out of session, for updates.
Stipend funding for selected applicants is $50 per day + Meal allowance
Lodging support is based on need and limited to 4 participant teams selected.
40 Act 48 credits will be available for this workshop.
Attend the five-day Microsoft Access 2010: Create a Database workshop June 18-22, 2012 at a cost of $500, at RIT/NTID in Rochester, NY. The workshop will be held daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
Microsoft Access is a powerful computer application tool that helps you to reliably and securely organize and maintain your data at work or for personal use. This workshop will begin with the basics and gradually work up to a point where you will become a proficient user in Access 2010. Upon completion of this workshop, you will have sufficient knowledge to take the MCAS (Microsoft Certified Application Specialist) certification test.
This course focuses on human-centered strategies for leading effective teams in technical academic environments. Through a series of interactive role-playing activities, self-assessment instruments, and group discussions, you will develop a repertoire of techniques for addressing issues that commonly arise within engineering research groups and teaching staff. The workshop promotes awareness of the participants’ own styles of leadership and offers them new approaches to explore. Since leadership styles are highly individual and situational, the instructors do not judge styles as “good” or “bad,” but provide a nonjudgmental yet structured environment in which you can discover what works for you. Faculty must have at least one year teaching experience at the college level.Course requires laptop. Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 1.4
Genome Consortium for Active Teaching: Synthetic Biology Workshop
GCAT is pleased to announce a synthetic biology faculty workshop for the summer of 2012 (June 20-22) hosted by HHMI’s Science Education Alliance (SEA). The workshop is designed for two-person teams (one biologist, one non-biologist). Registration is FREE, and travel will be reimbursed upon completion of the workshop. Application deadline is January 10.
The goal of this workshop is to prepare 15 pairs of faculty to spend the 2012-13 academic year getting ready for undergraduate-lead research in synthetic biology during the summer of 2013. We will train participants how to do the wet lab methods and how to think differently to prepare for synthetic biology. By the end of the workshop, we want each team to have mapped out possible research projects and implementation plans. Workshops are also planned for 2013, 2014, and 2015.
This webinar will cover ways to effectively facilitate the reporting out process, give examples of reporting methods, and also help teachers consider ways to link the POGIL activity with additional learning tasks (e.g. - homework, next lesson, past lesson, etc.).
Reporting out, and other formative assessments, enable a teacher to take stock of student understanding, control the pace of group work, uncover student misconceptions, and make needed adjustments within a lesson. This webinar will cover ways to effectively facilitate that process, give examples of reporting methods, and also help teachers consider ways to link the POGIL activity with additional learning tasks.
Reporting out, and other formative assessments, enable a teacher to take stock of student understanding, control the pace of group work, uncover student misconceptions, and make needed adjustments within a lesson. This webinar will cover ways to effectively facilitate that process, give examples of reporting methods, and also help teachers consider ways to link the POGIL activity with additional learning tasks (i.e. - homework, next lesson, past lesson, etc.).
Reporting out, and other formative assessments, enable a teacher to take stock of student understanding, control the pace of group work, uncover student misconceptions, and make needed adjustments within a lesson. This webinar will cover ways to effectively facilitate that process, give examples of reporting methods, and also help teachers consider ways to link the POGIL activity with additional learning tasks (i.e. - homework, next lesson, past lesson, etc.).
This course provides students with in-depth network security education and a comprehensive understanding of network security concepts. The course provides students with hands-on knowledge and skills, emphasizing practical experience needed for entry-level job roles in network security. This curriculum reflects the latest network security technologies. The hands-on exercises teach installation, troubleshooting and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality and availability of data and devices.
Tech Savvy is a one-week program for middle school girls that focuses on Computing, Engineering and Technology. Sponsored by the Boston Area Girls STEM Collaborative, the program allows students to visit a different college campus each day for hands on activities
An attending Faculty Team should include one technology education/engineering teacher AND one science or math teacher. Each team member will need to register separately. Make sure to indicate your partners name in the application questions.
Stipend funding for selected applicants is $50 per day + Meal allowance
Lodging support is based on need.
RapidTech 2012 workshop on additive manufacturing technologies is sponsored by RapidTech, the
National Science Foundation and our industry partners. The workshop is structured for hands-on labs
and presentations each day. This will be an opportunity for institutions that utilize or anticipate adopting
these technologies to hear from industry and experts about the latest and greatest developments.
Attendance of this workshop will give you and your institution a competitive edge in the emerging field of
additive manufacturing.
The Center for STEM Education and Outreach will be hosting the 4th National Summit on GIS in K-14 Education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg on the 30th of June and the 1st of July, 2012. Co-sponsored by the Virginia Geographic Alliance (VGA), this gathering will provide a great opportunity for:
. teachers and developers to share instructional strategies and lessons.
. school districts to learn about the possibilities for GIS in the classroom and how GIS can be utilized for administrative uses across their division.
. researchers to connect to practitioners.
. educators to learn how GIS is implemented in a variety of fields
. the GIS in Education community to get together, collaborate and plan for the future.
