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Professional Development Opportunities
Professional
Development for Schools
The Office
of Instructional Technology can provide assistance with planning
and/or facilitating staff development activities. We offer
a variety of formats - after school, full day sessions on
Professional Development days, or small group planning and
training sessions. Administrators, Liaisons, and Elementary
Technology Integration Teachers who are interested in assistance,
should contact the Office of Instructional Technology (410-887-8918) to arrange for professional development activities and support.
Technology
Inservice Courses
The
primary goal of inservice courses is to teach teachers
how to design activities that integrate the use of licensed
instructional software into daily instruction. Teachers
attending inservice courses will:
- Learn how to use instructional software through model technology integrated activities.
- Create a scoring tool to assess technology and content standards.
- Create an activity that integrates the use of technology indicators with content indicators to support the BCPS Essential Curriculum and/or the Voluntary State Curriculum.
- Share knowledge and learning activities with colleagues and reflect on best practices.
Inservice courses are offered after school at a variety of locations throughout the county. Teachers can earn one MSDE credit for successful completion of a course.
For more detailed information about our courses, visit Technology Integration Inservice Courses.
To register, visit the Inservice Course Registration through the Professional Development Center.
Technology
Integration Institutes
The primary goal of the institutes is to teach teachers how to design lessons that integrate the use of technology into daily instruction. Another important goal of the institutes is to help teachers develop strategies for integrating technology into the science and math content areas. All work is based upon the Maryland Teacher Technology Standards and the BCPS Learning Goals and Indicators, PreK-12. Teachers will use content and technology indicators that are already a part of the BCPS curriculum.
For more information about the Institutes, visit Technology Integration Institutes.
Cohorts
BCPS
is partnering with The Johns Hopkins University to
provide BCPS teachers with graduate degree opportunities that
incorporate effective leadership strategies with best practices
for teaching and learning with technology.
Professional Organizations
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
ASCD is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan education association committed to the mission of forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners. Founded in 1943, ASCD provides professional development in curriculum and supervision; encourages research, evaluation, and theory development; and disseminates information on education issues ranging from inclusion to parent involvement, learning styles to school leadership.
- Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
CoSN is the national voice for advocating access to the emerging National Information Infrastructure in schools.
- Education Week on the Web
This is the place on the World Wide Web for people interested in education reform, schools, and the policies that guide them.
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
ISTE is a nonprofit professional organization with a worldwide membership of leaders and potential leaders in educational technology. We are dedicated to providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in K–12 education and teacher education. We provide our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of incorporating computers, the Internet, and other new technologies into their schools.
- Maryland Distance Learning Association (MDLA)
The Maryland Distance Learning Association (MDLA) is an association of learning professionals who advocate and promote the coordination and use of distance learning in Maryland and throughout the region.
- Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
Marylandpublicschools.org is your online source for information on Maryland’s preK-12 public education, public libraries, and rehabilitation services.
- Maryland Virtual Learning Opportunities Program (MVLO)
Through the delivery of high quality online courses, the Maryland Virtual Learning Opportunities Program, an educational service managed by the Maryland State Department of Education, is designed to expand the access of Maryland public school students.
- MICCA
MICCA is dedicated to providing leadership for advancing meaningful uses of technology in the educational communities of Maryland.
- National Education Association (NEA)
NEA's Web site offers parents and teachers, citizens and students -- everyone interested in creating great schools -- a handy starting point for Web exploration. We're your neighbors, the folks who teach your kids and staff your schools. We're the over 2.3 million members of the National Education Association, and we hope this site can help public education work for every child and every family.
- National School Boards Association (NSBA)
NSBA is the nationwide advocacy and outreach organization for public school governance. NSBA's mission is to foster equity and excellence in public elementary and secondary education in the United States through school board leadership. They achieve this mission through a united effort with state school boards associations who are our Federation Members.
- North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL)
The mission of the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) is to increase educational opportunities and enhance learning by providing collegial expertise and leadership in K-12 online teaching and learning.
- Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB)
The Southern Regional Education Board was founded in 1948 at the request of Southern leaders in business, education and government; it was the nation’s first compact for education. Over the years SREB has worked to improve every aspect of education — from early childhood education to doctoral degrees and beyond.
Conference Opportunities for Educators
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