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TRIG Professional Development

TRIG Professional Development Opportunities:

Available absolutely FREE. (SCECH’s available for $10).

Two sessions of these popular VIRTUAL courses are being offered beginning on June 1, 2015. Both will be delivered by experienced educators and exceptional trainers as a result of the 2014 TRIG Bid. 

Participants will explore and apply aspects of technology integration, blended learning and data collection toward the creation of a classroom-ready assessment that is grade level and subject area appropriate. To register, click on the title of each course below:

  •  Refining Curriculum with Deeper Learning in Mind (XBL)
    • Driving Question: How can I effectively X-BL as model for unit design for deepening student learning?
      Outcomes:

      • Understand the structural elements of X-based Learning such as PBL
      • Analyze the relationship between an authentic audience and authentic products.
      • Craft effective driving questions and challenge statements
      • Explore the critical link with curriculum standards
      • Develop an idea for a X-BL unit proposal
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  •  Introduction to Applying Google Apps for Education  
    • Participants will install, explore and apply up to fifteen new Google Apps and / or Chrome extensions that enable them to leverage the integration of Chromebooks in their classrooms.