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Futurekids offers a variety of
comprehensive technology professional development courses designed to train educators in the basic
fundamentals of computer literacy, the application of technology
in the workplace, curriculum integration, and classroom
management with technology. Our technology professional development courses address core technology
areas, from operating systems, Internet, multimedia and
graphics, to word processing, spreadsheets, desktop publishing,
database, and applied technology.
Futurekids
currently offers the following Professional Development
Programs:
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Open Box
Training is designed to train teachers and students in the fundamentals and
benefits of utilizing the wireless laptop at home and at school.
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Learn IT Teach it is a self-paced professional
development course and valuable
educator's resource that helps each teacher expand his/her technology skills,
develop an engaging curriculum, and create a compelling learning experience.
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The Mac 2
PC Transition Course is designed to train professional educators in the
fundamentals of moving to the Microsoft Windows environment.
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Technology Literacy for Administrators will help
education leaders obtain practical guidance for assessment, and technology professional
development to envision how they
can prepare schools for the future.
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Customized training professional development courses are each designed based on
school needs to provide educators with the resources and practical tools to
integrate education technology.
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Each Professional
Development Course
includes:
The right standards and strategies
The content of
our program is based on the National Educational Technology
Standards from ISTE* . The methods include a combination of
site-based, project-based and thematic pedagogical strategies to
meet the different skill levels of each participant. In
addition, we address not only the cognitive domain, but also the
social and emotional needs of adult learners. This includes
personal attitudes and responses to change and learning new
technology skills. Our programs are stimulating and engaging.
Facilitated by an experienced educator, each professional
development course is intimate,
activity- oriented, and lots of fun.
All about integration
Our program
doesn‘t just teach teachers about technology. We show them how
to
integrate it into key subjects -- like math, science, social
studies and language arts. Using their existing lesson plans and
projects, teachers learn and practice a
proven process for
infusing technology into instructional units and resources.
Through the development of these relevant integrated projects,
teachers learn how to use technology to enhance and complement
their curriculum, and they create professional portfolios of
their work.
We cover both
classroom teaching and professional tasks-- such as keeping
grade books, creating lesson plans and communicating with
educational groups.
A schedule that works for you
To meet your
requirements, the timing and scheduling of our courses is
flexible. For example, training can be implemented in 3- hour
blocks once or twice a week after school, or in 4 1/2 - hour
blocks every day during vacation or off - track time. Of course,
we always bring our professional development training to you at your school or other
convenient site.
Proven and tested
Throughout the
world, colleges, universities, and boards of education have
experienced the positive effects of our Professional Development
Program. Participants who have successfully completed the course
requirements have been awarded under-graduate and graduate
school credits, continuing education units and salary point
certificates.
A recent study
conducted in the Los Angeles Unified School District showed that
teachers participating in the Futurekids Professional
Development Program improved their computer literacy by an
impressive 69% over the control group.
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