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Professional Development at James Duckworth

Maryland Teacher Technology Standards Addressed: 7. Manage a technology-enhanced environment to maximize student learning. B. Use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats. 1. Select appropriate technologies for a particular communication goal. 2. Use productivity tools to publish information. A. Use technology effectively and appropriately to interact electronically. 1. Use telecommunications to collaborate with peers, parents, colleagues, administrators and/or experts in the field.
 * V. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction**
 * II. Communication **

January 4, 2010 All Staff Meeting Integrating Technology into the classroom--Using the document Camera


 * STEP Team instructed on how to use a document camera to instruct students with multiple and severe disabilities.




 * This workshop was recieved highly by the staff members. The team felt that this workshop was beneficial to the staff because it is another way to present information for all students, including students with visual impairments.

May 18, 19, 20, 2010-- Wikispace Portfolio Showcase
 * STEP team gave small group professional developments on their projects by doing a wikispace gallery. Each member presented 2 or more projects from thier wikispaces. Each level (elementary, intermediate, and secondary) were given a professional development meeting by 1 or 2 members of the step team.


 * Staff members who attended the professional developments were interested in how they could use the technology that was presented to them (wikispaces, glogster, voicethread, photo stories, and document cameras) in their classrooms.