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 Presentations/Workshops
Current
List for Presentations/Workshops
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School/Business
Partnerships*
School/business are an important tool for
administrators to build extended learning
opportunities for students and grow community
support for schools. Partners need practical guides
for building bridges between schools, businesses,
and community. It's about building relationships
with stakeholders through partnerships in urban and
rural settings.
Technology
Standards*
Technology is a vital part of today's learning
environments in schools. Based on the past 10 years
of helping create Alaska technology standards and
writing a national-level book, this course will
present concrete strategies for school
administrators to integrate technology within all
curriculum areas in their school. This course also
works on the use of technology by administrators to
model effective use, help raise standards of
integration, and the use of technology as a
management tool by leaders.
Global
Project-based Learning*
Diversity in language and culture among students
and staff can be either a challenge or opportunity.
Global project-based learning is a model for
working with diverse students to utilize the
differences into distinct learning advantages.
Whether the projects include local populations or
working to include students from other countries,
global project-based learning provides concrete
techniques for valuing diversity, integrating
technology in project-based learning, and growing
community support at schools.
Teaching
Powerful Storytelling
Storytelling is at the heart of good learning
and relationships. This course prepares learners to
incorporate technology and story telling into
academic, professional, community, and staff
development activities. Using the process of
storyboarding, digital movie creation, web-based
streaming of video, and community marketing,
educators and administrators can learn to
incorporate the power and spectrum of video
technology into the education system.
The
Art of Digital Presentations
Educators, administrators, and students need
the ability to communicate effectively to diverse
audiences using technology. Too often the
technology becomes the presentation and the
speakers voice, message, and ideas are secondary.
This course based upon research in literature and
experiences teaches the essentials to being
effective as a presenter using technology. It
includes examinations of the technology, art
factors, the audience, and the physical
environments of digital presentations. The goal of
this course is to empower educators and school
leaders to be great models for student presenters
and more effective in their work.
Handheld
Leader
Is it possible that administrators can be the
most informed and connected person in their school
or district? The instant access to information
through hand held devices gives school leaders
"just in time" student data, ability to perform
teacher evaluations, and manage time and
appointments to name but a few ways to stretch the
minutes of their day. The extra time gained can be
spent on increasing effectiveness through building
relationships. Working with this goal in mind, the
Alaska Staff Development Network, Palm Computing,
Inc. and the Gates Foundation have teamed up to
provide hand held devices to every principal and
superintendent in the state of Alaska over the next
three years. This session will provide strategies
and resources for helping school leaders to stretch
minutes and build relationships through handheld
technology.
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books co-authored by Mark Standley
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