AOB Courses for Re-Certification, Summer 2010
 Traditional Classes, Online Classes and Hybrid Classes

Each AOB course is approved by MSDE for 3 re-certification (CPD) Credits
Contact instructors via email if you have questions

Cost of each AOB courses is $135 per course  make check payable to the Archdiocese of Baltimore and bring your check with you on  the first day of class.
Please do not send checks to the central office.
Contact instructor for further details.
 There is no refund after the first class but there may be a receipt for taking the class at a future date.

Title:  Next Steps in Using Technology in Your Classroom: Web 2.0: Using Podcasts, Wikis and Blogs in Education
MSDE#  - 09-66-11
New Registration now open for Aug 16-20
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Dates:    Class 1: June 14 - June 18, 2010  OR  Class 2:  August 16 - August 20, 2010 - Check made out to the Archdiocese of Baltimore due the first day of class: Give check to the  instructor (not to be sent downtown)
Location:    Maryvale Preparatory School
Instructor: Lisa Cohen (cohenl@maryvale.com) EACH CLASS  AT MARYVALE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 15 STUDENTS.
Course Description:  You will be taking the next steps in using technology in your classroom with the most up-to-date Web 2.0 tools.  These tools include podcasts, wikis, blogs, voice thread, and RSS.  You will have an opportunity to create a wiki that your students will be able to use during the next school year.  You will also create a simple podcast using Audcacity and create a blog to facilitate discussions with your students.  Web 2.0 tools are fun and exciting tools to use for you and your students.

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Final Course Survey (Your user name is archteacher and your pswd is sharepoint)

 

Title:  Current Topics in Educational Technology  (Web 2.0) ONLINE
MSDE#  - 06-66-01
3 credits

Dates: July 12 – August 20, 2010
Location:    On-line:  Http://moodle.saintjohnsprep.org
Instructor: Judy Robison jrobison@saintjohnsprep.org
Check made out to the Archdiocese of Baltimore due the first day of class: Give check to the  instructor (not to be sent downtown)
Course Description: Using technology to communicate, collaborate, gather information and learn has become standard practice today. Technology is a new literacy skill that students and educators need to understand and practice. In this course participants develop literacy for the Read/Write Web (Web 2.0), and design a project based unit/lesson plan using these tools.  Emphasis will be on free or low cost resources that are classroom tested, easily available, engaging for students and appropriate for the K-12 world.
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Final course survey (Your user name is archteacher and your pswd is sharepoint)

 

 

Title: Creating and Effectively Using a Teaching Webpage/ Publishing to the Internet
MSDE # 06-66-16

Dates: July 19-23
 Location: Mount Saint Joseph High School, Room 116 in Saint Joseph’s Hall (basement)
Instructor: Paul Kellermann   pkeller@admin.msjnet.edu
Phone: 410-644-3300 x328
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the Windows Environment, Ability to use a web browser and email
Check made out to the Archdiocese of Baltimore due the first day of class: Give check to the  instructor (not to be sent downtown)
Course description: This course will expose students to a range of Web 2.0 applications including blogs, wikis, podcasts with the program Audacity, RSS feeds, social bookmarking, and image sharing.  Discussion and reflection on how to and ways to implement these technologies for K-12 student collaboration and creativity are important elements of the course.
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Final Course Survey (Your user name is archteacher and your pswd is sharepoint)

 


Dates:    July 26 - 30  (Check made  out to the Archdiocese of Baltimore due the first day of class: Give check to the  instructor (not to be sent downtown)
Location:    St. John School, Westminster, MD
Instructor:  Susan Lakomy  (slakomy@sjwest.org)
Check made out to the Archdiocese of Baltimore due the first day of class: Give check to the  instructor (not to be sent downtown)
Course Description:  Course will center on becoming competent in the most current versions of Kidspiration, Inspiration, and InspireData software as tools for  teaching.  Class members will review and evaluate best practices in using the computer to teach content, process, and assessment in reading and math from grades K - 8.  Participants will focus on using the above software as a tool to promote critical thinking skills.  Participants will explore online resources to supplement math and reading curriculum and create a portfolio of projects and hyperlinks for future use.    Student projects will include the creation of a variety of original math and reading templates for use in the classroom.
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Final Course Survey (Your user name is archteacher and your pswd is sharepoint)
 

Next Steps in Using Technology, Web 2.0
MSDE#  - 09-66-11
3 credits


Dates:   August 9-12 (M -Th) from 9 am until 1 pm. and then ONLINE.  (Check made  out to the Archdiocese of Baltimore due the first day of class: Give check to the  instructor (not to be sent downtown)
Location:   St John Regional Catholic School, Frederick
Instructor: Cathy Ellis cellis@sjrcs.org
Check made out to the Archdiocese of Baltimore due the first day of class: Give check to the  instructor (not to be sent downtown)
Course Description: Using Podcasts, Wikis and Blogs in Education.  Also work with  Glogster, Vokis, and Animoto as well as  other Web 2.0 tools.
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Final Course Survey (Your user name is archteacher and your pswd is sharepoint)

 

The Key School in Annapolis, Maryland, announces Engaging Minds, Inspiring Ideas, a series of professional development seminars for educators. Six contemporary topics include Bioethics, Outdoor Education, Global Studies, Mindfulness in Education, Media Literacy, and the U.S. Congress.

When: June 17 and 18, 2010
Information and online registration at http://www.keyschool.org/engaging_minds/ 
Each seminar will include an examination of educational theory and an exchange of practical ideas, strategies and learning activities. Collaboration and reflection on practice are vital components of this institute.
Contact: Marilyn Meyerson, Institute Director summerinstitute@keyschool.org 410.263-9321, ext. 1259