Every summer our first year teachers begin training in early August to prepare for the start of school. One full day of their training is devoted to technology, and this year we also invited the experienced teachers who are new to our district. Team Innovation worked hard to put together fun and meaningful sessions for this awesome group of newbies!Inspired by Dave Burgess' Teach Like a Pirate, Team Innovation created a poster to put on the front door and started the morning with PlayDough! We asked teachers to use the PlayDough to show where they are on the technology spectrum and post a photo of their creation to Padlet. Not only was this a fun way to tap into their creativity, but we were also able to show how to post a photo to Padlet and to collect some information about the new teachers' comfort with incorporating technology into the classroom.
Following the opening session, we had five breakout sessions for our newbies, who were split into groups based on grade-level. To inform everyone of where to go and other important information, we gave each teacher a personalized agenda.
The sessions were: Google Basics with Tamara Cox, First Days of School with Kristen Gunter, Core Apps with Kristen Hearne, App Gallery with our iTeachers, and 1:1 Classroom Management with me. Instead of just talking TO teachers about strategies for classroom management, it was my goal to facilitate a discussion WITH the teachers based on their own experiences.
Management Tips for iPads in the Classroom - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
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