There are a number of exciting opportunities for technology professional development that are happening this summer. We would really like to support technology professional development for teachers, so if any of these workshops sound interesting to you, we encourage you to attend! Please contact me if you have any questions.
1) Harker Teacher Institute
Registration is now open for Harker’s Annual Teacher Institute!
The Harker School (in San Jose) has again partnered with SVCUE (Silicon Valley Computer Using Educators) to host our annual Teacher Institute on Saturday, June 9th at Harker’s Upper School campus from 9:00 AM to 2:45 PM. The $20 registration fee includes three sessions, lunch and a 2G flash drive! Click here for a list of workshop topics.
Go to the following web page to register securely:
http://tinyurl.com/HarkerInstitute
2) Back for an amazing THIRD year: The CUE (Computer Using Educators) Rock Star Teacher Camps!!
Small class sizes: 6+ Lead Learners and a cap of 60 attendees! • Amazing Lead Learners, almost all of them are Apple Distinguished Educators, Google Certified Teachers or BOTH • THREE FULL DAYS of hands on sessions • Price includes light breakfast, lunch, beverages and ice cream • Only $159 for all three days* • Morning "Shred Sessions" where you get a LIVE DEMO by each presenter! Join and change the way you teach!
Who Should Attend?The CUE Rock Star camps are focused on developing teachers who want to join a larger group of Ed Tech oriented educators that want to "step up", either designing and executing better styles of teaching and learning, or who desire to become presenters and advocates for the use of Educational Technology.Rock Star Teacher Summer Tech Camp - Central Coast: July 11-13, Santa Ynez School, Santa Ynez, CARock Star Teacher Summer Tech Camp - Minarets High School: August 7-9, Minarets High School, O'Neals, CA
3) Head-Royce: Institute for 21st Century EducatorsClick Here to Register Twitter hashtag: #cuerockstar
This camp has sold out both years - sign up NOW - RockStarTeacher.US
Questions? Email Jon Corippo - jcorippo@gmail.com
http://www.headroyce.org/page.cfm?p=2224
Session I: June 12-15
Session II: June 25-29
One- and two-day workshops in a variety of topics, held at Head-Royce School in Oakland.
4) Nueva School: Design Thinking Institute
June 18-21, 2012Learn design thinking skills and check out Nueva's super cool Innovation Lab. Nueva is located in Hillsborough (about a 20-minute drive from San Francisco).
5) The Urban School: Center for Innovative Teaching
June 18-22 (San Francisco) and August 13-17 (New York)The Center for Innovative Teaching 2012 at the Urban School of San Francisco offers educators its seventh annual program with workshops in key academic, leadership and co-curricular areas. CIT workshops are hands-on and designed to share classroom-tested activities and approaches that will enhance the educational program at any middle or high school.
This summer, CIT workshops are available for a range of disciplines including Math, Science, Language,Leadership/Co-Curricular, Technology & Pedagogy, and Service Learning and will take place in San Francisco and New York.
6) Google Apps for Education California Summit
If you're interested in Google Apps for Education, this is the first annual Google Apps for Education California Summit to be held at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara on July 12 & 13, 2012. This high intensity two day event focuses on deploying, integrating and using Google Apps for Education to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. The program features Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, practicing administrators, solution providers, Google engineers, and representatives from the Google Apps for Education team.For more info or to register, go to http://ca.gafesummit.com/
