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“Creating
Technology-Enhanced Classroom Materials & Online Lessons”: summer
workshops for high school math and science teachers
Specialized training for high school math and science teachers is available
at this summer; the two-day workshop will be offered twice—in Sioux Falls in
June and at another location during July. Exact dates and locations will be
announced via the Board of Regents’ website (below) in the near future.
Led by
SDSU’s Dr. Kurt Cogswell, the events will offer high school teachers an
opportunity to:
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learn how to
use state-of-the-art scientific word processing and computer algebra
software to create technology-enhanced classroom materials and online
lessons;
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receive free
copies of the software they learn to use;
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have online
lessons they create included in an internationally recognized digital
library that is part of the NSDL (National Science Digital Library) Project;
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do all this
in two days, get a graduate credit for doing it, and receive a reduced
tuition rate.
Dr.
Cogswell is also Editor-in-Chief of the MERLOT (Multimedia Educational
Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) Mathematics Editorial Board. The
workshops are being supported by South Dakota’s Teacher Quality Enhancement
Grant, EveryTeacher.
MERLOT
is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of
higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected at the
MERLOT website along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments.
Board of Regents MERLOT membership fees and EveryTeacher funds are
extending this distance education strategy to K-12 math and science teachers
through summer training sessions. Teachers who participate in the workshops
can then access the resources for their classrooms as well as contribute
effective technology integration strategies by developing and posting online
learning materials. |
