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Professional Development
OETC offers a number of instructional programs to our members. Our instructional programs continue to grow providing new resources in response to the needs of our members and educators throughout the U.S. Programs WriteSite http://ws.oetc.org The web-based WriteSite, a writing management system, provides authors easy access to their writing from anywhere—via the Internet. Student drafts, revisions, and portfolios are conveniently stored on and accessed from a database located on the web server. Ed Tech Professional Development Cadre http://pdc.oetc.org OETC is a founding partner in Ed Tech Professional Development Cadre, a group of educators working to support the effective use of technology in schools. The purpose of the Cadre is building partnerships and working collaboratively to provide leadership in using best practices to effectively integrate different technologies into instruction with the goal of improving classroom teaching, student learning and professional development for all educators and pre-K to 20 students. OETC helps fund, plan, and support cadre members utilizing a website, Moodle, blog and several events per year. Instructional Technology Strategies Conference http://itsc.oetc.org OETC's Instructional Technology Strategies Conference (ITSC) is an opportunity for educators to think, explore, and develop strategies to enhance student achievement through the effective use of technology. Each February, ITSC provides dedicated, quality time to identify challenges, review effective models and develop plans for the future. Recognizing that a single person cannot effectively integrate technology into the curriculum, OETC encourages educators from all over the United States to attend the conference together in teams from schools, districts, and colleges across the country. Since its inception, ITSC has demonstrated the use of cutting-edge technology and that trend continues. The ITSC blog is an opportunity for educators to think, explore, and develop strategies to enhance student achievement through the effective use of technology. It is a place to share ideas, thoughts and comments about your experiences at ITSC. IT Staff Training OETC is now offering lower-cost IT staff training courses that will cover network security, Vista, and Exchange 2007 training, among other IT subjects. TRAINING COURSES Designing Security for Microsoft Networks Two-Day INTENSIVE. The cost is $725 per person and it's the Microsoft Official Course #2830 This instructor-led course is ordinarily taught over three days, but is presented in a special two-day intensive. It provides you with the knowledge and skills to design a secure network infrastructure. Topics include assembling the design team, modeling threats, and analyzing security risks in order to meet business requirements for securing computers in a networked environment. The course encourages decision-making skills through real-life scenarios that the target audience may encounter. You are given the task of collecting the information and sorting through the details to resolve the given security requirement. Intro to Installing/Managing Exchange 2007. This is a three-day course that is $800 per person. Microsoft Official Course #5047 At the end of this three-day course, students who are new to Microsoft Exchange Server will learn how to configure and manage a messaging environment in accordance with technical requirements. Students will learn how to install Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and manage routing, client access, and the backup and restore of databases. They will also learn how to manage addressing and recipient objects such as mailboxes, distribution groups, and contacts. Monitoring/Troubleshooting Exchange 2007 Two-Day Course $525 per person Microsoft Official Course #5051 This two-day workshop teaches messaging specialists to monitor and troubleshoot an Exchange Server 2007 messaging system. Students will learn how to correlate client and server issues and resolve those issues. They will also learn how to monitor systems and create reports from the monitoring data. REGISTER To register for one or more of these IT courses, go to the Product section of http://www.oetc.org and select the “Microsoft Training” category. These courses may be paid for online by credit card or faxed in to OETC with a Purchase Order number. For questions about these courses and dates, please contact us at 503.694.4499. CANCELLATION POLICY Because we are required to invest in upfront costs well in advance of the training, we are unable to offer 100% refunds of course fees up to the date of the class. So the refund options available to registrants include: - Up to 14 days before the first day of class -- 100% refunded - 14 days to 7 days before the first day of class (inclusive) -- 50% refunded - Less than one week before the first day of class -- 0% refunded Web-Authorized Purchasers can register by adding the corresponding course "part number" to your cart and including the participant's name and email address in the comments field. All other members can fax a PO to 503-694-4495 or call OETC with a PO or credit card number to register at 1-800-650-8250. Please provide the participants name, institution name, participants email address and course number on any communication. Non-members may also participate in this offering, please contact OETC with your credit card number to register. The New Century Schoolhouse Newsletter http://www.oetc.org/newsletter.html OETC publishes the New Century Schoolhouse, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to bringing educational technology information, curriculum ideas, how to articles and more to teachers, technology coordinators and administrators. The newsletter is mailed out to all member contacts and a free subscripiton is available to anyone. New Century Schoolhouse is also available on our website as a PDF. Links Northwest Handheld Project http://www.nwhandheld.org/ The Northwest Handheld Project is a website which seeks to help teachers explore the benefits of using handhelds in the classroom. It is a one stop location for practical information about using handhelds with kids from set up to lesson plans to grading.Through the web site’s searchable database teachers can discover easy to use handheld applications to meet both their teaching and productivity needs. A collaborative project, the site also allows you to share useful applications by filling out the submit form. Through the Handheld Blog and Moodle the site seeks to facilitate conversation about new technology tools for the classroom and best practices. Resources Generation YES Express Newsletter http://genyes.org/news/ Dedicated to youth and educators working together to improve education through the use of digital technology in schools. Grant Opportunities Texas Instrument Keyboard Collaboration Grant Program http://education.ti.com Educators throughout the U.S. are eligible to apply for the TI Keyboard Collaboration Grant Program. The program seeks to reward educators who want to embrace the combination of a keyboard with TI handheld technology. The TI Keyboard and TI handhelds support the idea of one-to-one computing. Qualified teachers can apply to receive a $1,000 grant for a set of 30 TI Keyboards and 1 ViewScreen; or a $2,500 grant for a set of 30 TI-83 Plus Silver Editions, 30 keyboards and 1 ViewScreen. |