Text Box: Digital Portfolio Training Sessions August 17, 20, 25, 26 Text Box: Alan November Comes to Oyster River School District—High School Auditorium June 25th 8:00am-3:00pm (1 day) August 18th and 19th 8:00-3:00pm (2 days) Register for either or both Text Box: Many of you were inspired by Alan November’s keynote address at SES day this Spring. Well, we decided to bring him to Oyster River for three days of learning! Join your peers on June 25th at the high school from 8:00-3:00 for a day focusing on: teaching tips that help students and teachers think critically about Internet information showing students how to break down the boundaries of school walls and share knowledge with others around the world. Learning how educators around the Text Box: Technology Mentors-Applications due May 29th Summer training: August 28th If you are a teacher who is interested in the effective use of technology in your classroom and you would like an opportunity to engage every learner, this is what you've been waiting for! The primary objective for the technology mentor program is to create and maintain a district wide team of teachers who work together to incorporate appropriate technologies into their curricular activities, attend technology trainings and provide staff development training to support their peers. Funding is available for 24 mentors. Mentors receive $1,000 stipend and up to $1,000 of hardware for their classroom. For a complete program description and application, please contact Danielle Bolduc dbolduc@orcsd.org Text Box: world are using blogs to communicate in meaningful and effective ways. Come back in August for an intensive two days with hands-on sessions on August 18 and 19th at the HS from 8-3pm, Putting It All Together: Projects in Practice Be a student for the two days. You will be able to put your skills to practice. Start a project and see it through – just as your students would. You will have the opportunity to develop a project that you might assign to your students in your subject area. Apping the tools used throughout the course of the mini-conference, you will develop a project plan from start to Text Box: finish and feel first hand what it is like for a student to learn in a motivating and challenging way. Get ready to get moving! Teachers are encouraged to sign up fast as this opportunity will be offered to Oyster River staff first and then available to other districts. Space is limited. You can attend June 25th, August 18th and 19th, or all three days. There is no cost and light breakfast and lunch are provided all three days! No stipends will be paid for attendance. PD hours awarded Text Box: Data Training Intended Audience: RTI teams, administrators, department heads, psychologists, reading specialists August 10-12 Overview of Performance Tracker and an Introduction to using Assessment Builder. Participants will discuss data collection and reporting at a school and district level and using information to make data-driven decisions that will enhance instruction and increase student achievement. Participants will receive $100 stipend for attendance each day.

How to use Mahara—-Learning Management System for Digital Portfolios

August 17th

9am—3pm

Files and Folders-deleting files, organizing files, and saving– For Beginners Only

August 20th

 9-11 AM

Create Videos , podcasts and Compress them using Windows Movie Maker

August 25th

1 pm—3pm

How to Use a Scanner/Copier Machine

August 20th 1-3 PM

How to Take Digital Photos, Crop, Save and Add to a Document (PP, WORD, Publisher)

August 25th

9-11 am

Professional staff can choose to take one, all or a combination of the above offerings. You will create their own portfolio as part of the training. There will be a $100 stipend for full day attendance.