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Tech Tools For Increased Engagement in Instruction and Student Projects

Class Details

  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 5/21/2018 - 6/24/2018
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Graduate credit for this class is optional and costs an additional $55.

  • Currently Enrolled: 38 of 40
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 7/2/2018 - 8/5/2018
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Graduate credit for this class is optional and costs an additional $55.

  • Currently Enrolled: 21 of 25
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 8/13/2018 - 9/16/2018
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Graduate credit for this class is optional and costs an additional $55.

  • Currently Enrolled: 4 of 40
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 3/23/2020 - 4/26/2020
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $0

  • This special section is an abbreviated class to support the Coronavirus crisis. It is not eligible for graduate credit from Adams State. Students have two weeks from their enrollment date to complete class requirements. Students will earn clock hours for license renewal.

  • Currently Enrolled: 27 of 30
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 1/7/2019 - 2/10/2019
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Graduate credit is available at $55.00 per credit.

  • Currently Enrolled: 14 of 20
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 5/20/2019 - 6/23/2019
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll.

  • Currently Enrolled: 9 of 25
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 8/26/2019 - 9/29/2019
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll.

  • Currently Enrolled: 39 of 45
  • Class Type: Online
  • Date: 1/20/2020 - 2/23/2020
  • Adams State Credit: 1
  • Nonmember Price: $145
  • CEA Member Price: $45

  • Registration for the optional graduate credits ($55 per credit) is a separate transaction through Adams State. Registration information will be available after you enroll.

  • Currently Enrolled: 10 of 25

About the Course

Teaching the 21 century skills required in the common core standards necessitates the use of technology in the classroom. Fortunately, integrating technology into your classroom can be fun and exciting. Technology can also be weaved into your current lessons and curriculum with little effort.  Students are typically more engaged in the lesson when current technology is used, and technology can help teachers to easily differentiate their lessons.  In this class, we will learn about current technology tools and how to use them during classroom instruction and in student created works.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Implement exciting, new technology tools into the classroom that can easily be incorporated into daily lessons.
  • Increase student engagement in the classroom through the use of new technology.
  • Analyze technology tools and online resources that support curriculum standards and learning objectives.
  • Develop a variety of technology-based activities and products for use in the classroom.
  • Grade(s): Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Elementary K-5 Secondary 6-12
  • Subject(s): English Language Arts Professional Development Social Studies Technology

Facilitator

Avis Paul

Avis Paul is currently a 5th- 8th grade technology teacher who works for the Roaring Fork School District in beautiful Basalt, Colorado.  Having spent 10 years teaching middle school literacy, social studies, and technology, Avis believes that school needs to be fun and engaging!  She does all that she can to ensure that her technology classes are engaging, enjoyable, and full of enthusiastic students.  Fortunately, the technology that is available to middle school students is able to be adapted to almost all situations to make classroom learning enjoyable.  Today’s students need to be knowledgeable about current technology and have a creative mind to blend technology with new ideas, so that they can flourish in the society that they will be graduating into.  Avis also has an interest in inquiry and curiosity in the classroom.  She believes that the more voice and choice students have, the more they will be excited about the learning that is taking place in the classroom.  Avis’s classes are currently working on multiple projects including paper rocketry, robotics, digital storytelling, and designing accurate models of suspension bridges in the school’s makerspace.   

Avis is a Level 2 Google Certified Educator and considers herself to be a lifelong learner.  She takes every opportunity to attend professional development events both as a student and as a presenter.  Recently, she has attended the Innovative Education Colorado conference in Keystone, Colorado and Google’s EdTechTeam Aspen Summit.  Avis has been a presenter for three years running at the Roaring Fork Valley Ed Tech Summit.           

Avis holds a BA in English Literature, a BS in Broadcast News, and a MA in Curriculum and Instruction, all from the University of Colorado at Boulder. 

Reviews

Michelle Carnes
This class provided resources and opportunities to try out different tech tools in my classes this year. Thanks!
Diann Mazingo
The course offered many tools to increase student engagement via technology. Avis did an exceptional job providing feedback and the work we completed was often usable in classrooms immediately. My only suggesstion for improvement is to keep looking for tools that offer completely free access to educators.
Aubrey Huey
Great class, manageable assignments and timelines, and immediately applicable for the classroom!

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