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Professional Learning

Looking for standards-based professional learning? ideastream offers a wealth of professional learning opportunities.

WVIZ/PBS’s Educational Services Department provides a wide array of Professional Learning opportunities to thousands of educators in over 200 school districts in an eleven county area in Northeast Ohio. WVIZ/PBS’s technology training services can be tailored to a district’s needs from novice to the scholar and can be provided in the teaching labs of WVIZ/PBS ideastream, in your school district, or via Distance Learning. WVIZ/PBS provides the availability of graduate credit for workshops that meet university requirements.

All sessions held at Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare unless otherwise noted below.

Watch a brief summary of ideastream’s Professional Learning services now.

Special offer for iPad and Appsfest workshop participants!

Apps for Educators

An Online Course from ideastream®

Apps – what are they and how can they be used in the classroom? As more people have access to smaller, mobile devices like iPads and Smartphones, Apps will become more & more popular both in the mainstream and in education. As educators, we need to instruct our students on how to use these mobile devices as learning tools. Join us as we explore Apps available for all curriculum areas and grade levels!

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Available Professional Learning Opportunities

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Light Up Your Classroom with the Kindle Fire!

Monday, June 11, 2012 at 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cost: $319
3 contact hours
Ohio Educational Standards Addressed: Early Childhood, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology

Imagine having a classroom with downloaded educational books, magazines, videos, and music at your fingertips.  How about being able to surf the web and watch Flash videos.  On top of that, open Word and PDF documents, send email, and install apps. Give us three hours and you will receive a Kindle Fire and training on how to do all of these tasks.  Create lessons on this device and much more! 

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Beginner iPad2:  Enhance Teaching and Learning

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $620
3 contact hours
Ohio Educational Standards Addressed: Early Childhood, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology

The iPad2 is a dynamic instructional tool that allows educators to enhance their teaching and learning. Discover how to download apps for all subject areas. Imagine implementing a math or language arts app into your instruction. The iPad 2 comes with a built-in video camera that allows you to create and edit digital media. Learn how to collaborate and communicate with another classroom anywhere in the world. Walk away with the new iPad 2 (included in cost of the training), ideas, and/or a lesson to use the very next day. Come explore this revolutionary tablet and work it into your curriculum today!

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Take A Better Picture on Lolly The Trolley

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 10:15 AM - 1:15 PM
Cost: $39
3 contact hours
Ohio Educational Standards Addressed: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology

Bring your digital camera or mobile device with a built-in digital camera and learn how to take a better picture. Then put your skills to use immediately by taking a 90-minute tour of downtown Cleveland on Lolly The Trolley. See the sights of Public Square, Treemont, the Lakefront, and much more.  Return to the Idea Center for lunch and learn how to create lessons around from your tour.  Session requires familiarity with your digital camera or mobile device.

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Geocache Bash and Class

Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 8:15 AM - 7:30 PM
Cost: $275
16 contact hours
1 graduate credit
Ohio Educational Standards Addressed: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology

June. 14: Bring or receive a Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS. New users will receive training while past GPS participants will receive a refresher. Learn all about Geocaching as well as information about the island. Then explore South Bass Island for caches in teams on golf carts and by foot using a handheld GPS. At the end of the workshop you will know how to find caches around your school building and neighborhood. Receive worksheets, lessons, and resources to teach your students about navigation and social studies. An excellent workshop for teachers in grades 3 and above!
June 15: Share your findings from the previous day and learn advanced features of your GPS. Spend time collaborating and creating lessons as well as working on grade specific worksheets. Walk into school the first day equipped with resources you can use immediately. One graduate credit will be available through The University of Akron for an additional $150.

Cost: Pay $275, and bring your own Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS or Pay $390 and receive a Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS.
Cost includes roundtrip transportation on Jet Express, golf cart rental, an adventure bag of snacks, and GPS extras.
Accommodations:  Bayshore Inn at Put-In-Bay, OH, All rooms and suites have private lakefront balconies or patios. # Single Occupancy-$150; Double Occupancy-$75 per person; Triple Occupancy-$50 per person; Quadruple Occupancy-$38 per person

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Create Videos Using Camtasia

Monday, June 18, 2012 at 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $280
3 contact hours
Ohio Educational Standards Addressed: Early Childhood, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology

Receive a copy of Camtaisa and learn how to create and edit videos for your classroom. 

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Location and Directions

Idea Center

There are many options to experience WVIZ/PBS ideastream’s Professional Learning Opportunities!

In person Professional Learning Opportunities are held at Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare,
 1375 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115. View a map to Idea Center, or get directions to our downtown home here.

Professional Learning Opportunities are also held at Lorain County Community College
, 1005 North Abbe Road, 
Elyria, Ohio, 44444. Get directions to LCCC at their website here.

You can also schedule a class to be held in your school building or district, or via video-conference. For more information, contact us at (216) 916-6100 or via email.

Professional learning held at The Idea Center includes a snack and/or light meal and complimentary parking in the PlayhouseSquare Garage.

Graduate Credit

Receive one graduate credit hour for select workshops for an additional fee of $150 from The University of Akron or Ashland University.

Payment

Major credit cards accepted.

Your credit card is billed at time of registration.

Refund Policy

No refunds with less than 24 hours notice.

Questions or Comments

Have a question about registration? Contact Jamie Milne via email or phone, (216) 916-6438.

Have a question about the content of a workshop or session? Contact Eric Siler via email or phone, (216) 916-6358.

Workshops By Request

The workshops below are scheduled by request. Please contact Eric Siler (216-916-6358 or email) to arrange a training date and time.

Interactive Student Response Systems
Cost: $1,500 (includes a class set of 24 response systems) or $1,739 (includes a class set of 32 response systems).All purchases include one 3-hour training session for three participants, $100 for each additional participant. Easily conduct multiple assessments, track student learning, and engage your entire class with a TurningPoint student response system.

AVerVision Document Camera
Cost: $950 (includes one AVerVision CP300 Document Camera and training for two participants) or $1,800 (includes two AVerVision CP300 Document Cameras
and training for four participants) Add $100 for each additional participant.  Be on your way to improving attention, retention, and test scores by using this exciting visual technology presenter.

Elmo Document Camera
Cost: $950 (includes one Elmo TT-02s Document Camera and training for two participants) or $1,800 (includes two Elmo TT-02s Document Cameras
and training for four participants) Add $100 for each additional participant. Be on your way to improving attention, retention, and test scores by using this exciting visual technology presenter.

Mimio Interactive
Cost: $1,100 (includes one mimio interactive bar and wireless device and training for (1) three hour training session for three participants) $100 for each additional participant.  Create a dynamic, inexpensive, interactive work surface with mimio® interactive.

A Technology Concierge at Your School
Cost: $400 for the three hours.  Is your staff experiencing trouble with tasks in Microsoft Office, the SMART Board, or any other technology? An ideastream® staff member will visit your school for three hours and conduct small group sessions or and/or visit classrooms.

A SMART Board for Your Classroom
Cost: $1,535* (64” SMART Board) or $1,799* (77” SMART Board) Either SMART Board includes (1) three hour training session for five participants) $100 for each additional participant. Receive a SMART Board and learn how you can use it to help improve attention, retention and test scores in your classroom by making computer usage an interactive and collaborative experience.(*Additional cost for shipping)




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