Professional Development Services
The Create training team offers customized professional development to meet school/district’s individualized needs. Trainings can be delivered face-to-face or through webinars. Below is a typical schedule of a two-day training with follow-up sessions. The learning targets for each session are identified. If you would be interested in discussing training options, please select the “Contact Us” tab above.
Day 1
Learning Targets- Identify the components of Create
- Describe the levels of the Bloom’s taxonomy
- Classify assignments at various Bloom’s levels
- Create assignments/assessments at the highest three levels of the Bloom’s taxonomy
- Describe the levels of real-world applications
- Analyze the level of real-world applications in sample assignments
- Design assignments/assessment at the highest three levels of the “R” component of the Create framework
Day 2
Learning Targets- Identify the different levels of engagement
- Classify assignments as to their level of engagement
- Create assignments/assessments at the highest 3 levels of the “E” component of the Create framework
- Describe the levels of technology integration
- Determine the level of technology integration in sample projects
- Describe assignments/assessments at the highest 3 levels of the “T” component of the Create framework
Following-Up Sessions
- Share assignments implemented in classes
- Identify ways of address challenges with implementation
- Leave with ideas of additional Create projects
Workshop Sessions by Dr. Janet Tassell include:
- Literacy and math with a problem solving twist: How to Design math literature centers
- Professional Noticing: How to develop the skills to diagnose early numeracy skills levels in students
- Math and literacy — What is the comprehension connection?
- Descriptive Feedback, Assessment, & Grading in a Formative Mathematics Classroom
- Formative Assessment in a Mathematics Classroom
- Orchestrating Mathematics Discussions: Why Should We Take the Time to Carefully Design our Discourse?
- What is True Problem Solving?
- The Create Excellence Framework: Enhancing gifted mathematics through Instructional planning.
- The Peak in the Middle: Developing Mathematical Promise in the Middle Grades Through Articulation
- How to Plan and Incorporate Problem Solving for Gifted Students in a Mainstream Classroom
Workshop Sessions by Dr. Marge Maxwell include:
- Create Excellence framework: the 4 components of the Create Excellence Framework
- Teaching Online Courses or Blended Courses
- Digital Citizenship and Safety
- Instructional Design with Technology
- Partnering, Collaboration and Student Directed Learning: Teachers, Students, Outside Experts
- Real World Learning incorporating Technology and Standards
- Flipped Classrooms: Create your own Videos, Screencasts, Podcasts, TED Ed
- Formative Assessment with Technology Tools
- Globalizing your Classroom through Technology
- Service Learning Projects
- Specific Technology topics
- Web 2.0 Tools
- Creating a Classroom Blog Website (WordPress preferred)
- Specific Technology Skills: Websites, Animation, Video Editing, Digital Storytelling, Infographics, Collaboration Tools, Mindmapping, Surveys and Polling, Video Conferencing, Word Clouds and Wall Boards, Google Apps, Google Earth, Interactive YouTube Videos, Microsoft Office: Advanced Word, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Creating your own interactive iBooks for the iPad, convert to interactive pdfs, iPad Apps, and Adobe Acrobat Pro: interactive pdfs, forms
Workshop Sessions by Dr. Rebecca Stobaugh include:
- 21st Century Schools
- Assessment
- Critical Thinking
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Formative Assessment
- PARCC Assessments
- Rigor
- Standards
- Technology Integration