Lessons in Action: Training Teachers on Technology
Using educational technology to teach curriculum, enhance student engagement and academic achievement defines a 21st century educator. These are the goals for educational specialists at North Carolina State University who are working with three districts in North Carolina that received a community development grant from Golden Leaf for $1.1 million over the next two years.
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Selected classrooms in Roanoke Rapids, Weldon City and Halifax will receive interactive whiteboards, laptops and document cameras, along with professional development from the Friday Institute for Education Innovation (FI).
“The professional development we design and implement is fast-paced and exciting,” said, Dr. Lodge McCammon, specialist of curriculum and contemporary media. “We train teachers on how to enhance their standards-based curriculum by creating interactive lessons that use technology to publish engaging student and teacher work.”
The first teacher workshop launched this week with professional development at the FI yesterday. Forty teachers from the participating districts attended a full day of classes that included introductions to classroom publishing, advanced data collection and collaborative projects with the use of laptops, video cameras, document cameras and interactive whiteboards. The team at the FI uses standards-based lessons with hands-on, engaging activities.
“I loved the lesson demonstration and modeling. I am a visual learner and need to see lessons in action,” said Yolanda Wiggins, teacher at Enfield Middle School in Halifax County. “Today I learned how to use new teaching techniques and technology in my classes. And, I also loved the collaboration with other teachers.”
During the course of the project both the administrators and teachers will continue to receive training as they become accustom to using advanced technology in the classroom. Click Here for more information on this project.
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