The Stephens Group

Professional Development
Catalog
Winter 2009-2010

We believe:

• In using innovative technologies with effective teaching practices to

help all students learn
• All students need to graduate with 21st Century Skills

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................ 1
FACE-TO-FACE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS............................................................... 2
DIFFERENTIATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY .............................................................................. 2
TEACHING AND LEARNING ONLINE USING MOODLE ............................................................ 3
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSIST STRUGGLING LEARNERS ................................................ 3
DIFFERENTIATION IN THE CLASSROOM USING TECHNOLOGY .................................................. 3
TEACHING IN A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................... 3
TEACHING AND LEARNING ONLINE USING MOODLE ............................................................ 4
DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM ................................................................................ 4
USING THE IPOD TOUCH IN THE CLASSROOM ..................................................................... 4
USING TECHNOLOGY IN PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT................................................... 4
PODETC WINTER ONLINE COURSES ....................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION TO INSTRUCTIONAL TECH IN THE CLASSROOM ............................................... 5
TECH LITERACY 101: FOUNDATIONS IN COLLABORATIVE TOOLS ............................................. 6
TECH LITERACY 103: UTILIZING SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS IN A LEADERSHIP CAPACITY .............. 6
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN THE CLASSROOM.............................................................. 6
BRING THE STEPHENS GROUP TO YOUR SCHOOL OR DISTRICT ....................................................... 7
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ON-SITE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICALLY PREPARED FOR YOUR TEACHERS .................................... 7

USING THE READ WRITE WEB TO BUILD STUDENT ENGAGEMENT............................................. 7
IPODS (OR IPOD TOUCH) IN THE CLASSROOM .................................................................... 7
BUILDING AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY ................................................ 7
GOOGLE TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS ...................................................... 8
DIFFERENTIATION IN THE CLASSROOM USING TECHNOLOGY .................................................. 8
DIGITAL STORYTELLING .............................................................................................. 8
PODCASTING IN THE CLASSROOM ................................................................................... 8
FREE DIGITAL MEDIA TOOLS FOR THE CLASSROOM .............................................................. 8
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSIST STRUGGLING STUDENTS ................................................ 9
USING DIGITAL IMAGES IN THE CLASSROOM ...................................................................... 9
TEACHING AND LEARNING ONLINE USING MOODLE ............................................................ 9
TEACHING AND LEARNING ON-LINE – PLAN AND DESIGN FOR IMPLEMENTATION .......................... 9
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MILWAUKEE DIGITAL MEDIA CONFERENCE ............................................................................. 11

CONTACT US ................................................................................................................. 11

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Professional Development Catalog
Winter 2009-2010

Face-
Face - to-
to - Face Professional Development Sessions

This year The Stephens Group is hosting two exciting professional development days at Cardinal Stritch University. The courses will
meet for one day (8am-4pm) with some online follow-up coursework. Participants can choose a professional development workshop to
attend. The early registration fee is $125.00 ($150.00 after early registration deadline). This includes the cost of the course, a
catered lunch and a keynote speaker.

Participants can earn 1 graduate credit. The cost for graduate credit is an additional $155.00.

* Groups of five or more from a school district paying by purchase order can register for $100 per person.

If you are from out of town, Cardinal Stritch has a special rate at the North Shore Milwaukee Radisson for $78 per night.

More information is available at The Stephens Group web site at http://www.thestephensgroup.com or call (800) 408.4935.

Differentiation in the 21 s t Century

February 6, 2010

Keynote Speaker: Jackie Drummer

Early Registration Deadline: January 1, 2010

Jackie is the Gifted and Talented Coordinator and Differentiation Specialist for the School District of South
Milwaukee. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Carthage College and a Master of
Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Both degrees are in
Exceptional Education. Jackie is the President of the Wisconsin Association for Talented and
Gifted (WATG) and teaches for Cardinal Stritch University, Silver Lake College and The Stephens Group |
Carthage College. She “stays real” by teaching classes at the middle school and elementary
school levels, and co-teaches at the high school level. In her spare time, she can be found
writing children’s books, traveling extensively, and making beautiful music with the
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

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 Workshops: (Participants can choose one)

Teaching and Learning Online Using Moodle

2 Graduate Credits (Note: The Moodle Workshops will meet both the February and May workshop dates. Participants will be
expected to attend both sessions to earn 2 credits. The total registration cost for the 2 credit Moodle course is: $250, graduate
credits are $310).

Explore using Moodle as a rich content management resource for developing and publishing your class online. The
course will be taught as a hybrid – face to face and online course. We will meet face to face on February 6th and May
8th with online synchronous help sessions scheduled as needed.

Emerging Technologies to Assist Struggling Learners

1 Graduate Credit

Motivate students that have special learning needs through the use of interactive Web 2.0 tools. This blended course
is designed to be an introduction to the basic principles and concepts of using Web 2.0 tools to assist students that
have special learning needs. Explore how Web 2.0 technologies interrelate and can be used in a classroom setting.
Maximize classroom management strategies when using digital media with struggling students.
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Differentiation in the Classroom Using Technology

1 Graduate Credit

Transform your classroom through Web 2.0 technologies. Explore how technology can support multiple
intelligences, clustering and other differentiation strategies. Develop differentiated materials for a lesson/unit and
share these resources online with other instructors.

Teaching in a Mobile Environment

May 8, 2010

Early Registration deadline: March 1st, 2010

Keynote Speaker: Paula Walser

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Paula is the Director of E- Learning at CESA 6 in Oshkosh. Paula

provides professional development to the 42 school districts within CESA 6
in various topics related to integrated use of technology within the
classroom. Paula has been working in education for over 25 years and is a
"gadget geek". She has a passion for discovering new technology tools and finding
ways to successfully integrate these tools within the curriculum to improve student
learning. Paula is also an adjunct professor at the University of WI Oshkosh and
Marian University. Paula is a frequent presenter at both state and national
conferences in the topics of Web 2.0 tools, voice recognition, mobile tools for
communication and assistive technology applications.
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Workshops: (Participants can choose one)

Teaching and Learning Online Using Moodle

2 Graduate Credits (Note: The Moodle Workshops will meet both the February and May workshop dates. Participants will be
expected to attend both sessions to earn 2 credits. The total cost for the 2 credit Moodle course is: $310).

Explore using Moodle as the content management resource for developing and publishing your class online. The
course will be taught as a hybrid – face to face and online course. We will meet face to face on February 6th and May
8th with online synchronous help sessions scheduled as needed.

Digital Media in the Classroom

1 Graduate Credit

Mobilize your classroom using digital media tools. Energize your classroom using digital still cameras and handheld
digital video camcorders (Flip cams).

Using the iPod Touch in the Classroom

1 Graduate Credit

Today’s educators are constantly looking for tools to assist with teaching students’ 21st Century Learning Skills. iPod
Touches are a mainstream technology that has incredible educational implications for students. IPod Touches can be
used to access, manage, and even create academic content. They can allow students to listen to directions, lessons,
and information at a rate, volume, and frequency that benefits their learning style. This session will open the door to
possible applications in your curriculum to enhance and extend student learning.

Using Technology in Performance - Based Assessment

Assessmen t
1 Graduate Credit

Project-based learning which emphasizes learning activities that are student-centered, interdisciplinary, and
integrated with real-world issues and practices often requires performance-based assessment strategies. Technology
has certain unique capabilities that can make crucial contributions to the creation of workable and meaningful forms
of these types of assessments. Explore the use of emerging technologies such as Roister, Wikis, Moodle,
VoiceThread in creating strong assessment practices and consider strategies such as rubric assessment and
performance-based assessments.
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POD etc Winter Online Courses
http://www.podetc.com

A division of The Stephens Group, Professional Online Development from the Educational Technology Community (PODetc)
was designed to give professional educators the tools they need to utilize technology resources in the classroom
setting.

PODetc provides teaching professionals:

• Online learning options

• Courses on integration strategies of 21st century technology skills
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• Innovative online classroom environment

• Increase knowledge of the latest technology tools
• Convenient asynchronous format 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Courses can be taken for 1 graduate credit through the University Wisconsin of Green Bay. You can register for
graduate credit at http://www.uwgb.edu/educationoutreach . Courses are appropriate for administrators, teachers,
library media specialists and technology leaders.

Introduction to Instructional Tech in the Classroom

January 25th- February 12th
Registration Deadline: January 11th

1 Graduate Credit
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Discover what it means to be truly technologically literate! This course will focus on six areas of technology
proficiency that our students need as determined by the International Society of Technology Education (ISTE) student
standards for technology proficiency. The course is divided into three weeks. Each week a different instructor will
take the lead in leading explorations in two of the six themes. Our schedule is as follows:

• Week 1: Explorations in Creativity & Innovation and Technology Operations and Concepts
• Week 2: Explorations in Communication & Collaboration and Digital Citizenship
• Week 3: Research and Information Fluency and Critical thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

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In this course we will be putting new tools and learning opportunities into your virtual sandbox. We hope you will
enjoy playing with us and come away with new ideas for transforming teaching & learning experiences with the use of
technology.

Tech Literacy 101: Foundations in Collaborative Tools New!

February 22nd- March 19th
Registration deadline: February 8th

1 Graduate Credit

Establish your presence with the creation of an online homesite! Through this online course, you will be introduced
to the concept of “cloud computing” and the use of open source ware for purposes of professional development and
collaboration. Course activities are designed to assist your with your online collaboration skills in creating document,
spreadsheets, and presentations.

Tech Literacy 103: Utilizing Social Networking Tools in a Leadership Capacity

January 25th -February 19th
Registration Deadline: January 11th

1 Graduate Credit

Learn how to create asynchronous technical support for others in your organization through the use of social
networking and Web 2.0 tools! Through peer-to-peer engagement with others in this online course, you will create
learning resources for colleagues in your own organization.

Creativity and Innovation in the Classroom

February 22nd-March 19th
Registration Deadline: February 8th

1 Graduate Credit

Join us in this online course and examine the International Society of Technology Education standard, “Facilitate and
Inspire Student Learning and Creativity” and how you can apply and integrate it into your curriculum with integrated The Stephens Group |
technology! Gain insight into how to balance your curriculum with integrated technology, learn how to design
curriculum for use in your classroom, and participate in a collaborative environment to share and build a surplus of
useful strategies.

These courses are designed to help educators meet specific International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Educators, Administrators, Students; the Wisconsin PI 34
Teacher Standards; and the Partnership for 21st Century Learning Skills.

More information on PODetc courses is available on our website at http://www.podetc.com .

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 Bring The Stephens Group to Your
You r School or District

On - site Professional Development Specifically Prepared for Your Teachers

The Stephens Group will come to your district to lead professional development courses written with your school or
district in mind. You pick the class and we will teach it in your lab on your machines. Teachers will learn new
technology tools to use with students on machines that they work with everyday. Cut down on travel expenses and
teacher travel time by having us come to you.

Call us today to book a course in your district at (800) 408.4935.

Below is a listing of courses we have already taught in other school districts:

Using the Read Write Web to Build Student Engagement

1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Web 2.0 is fundamentally changing the ways by which students of the Millennial Generation
(ages 4–25) interact with information. Master online resources such as VoiceThread, Google Docs, blogs and wikis
that allow your students to produce projects that are “living documents” rather than static projects. Create a
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classroom lesson using one or more of these tools.

iPods (or iPod Touch ) in the Classroom

1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Today’s educators are constantly looking for tools to assist with teaching students’ 21st
Century Learning Skills. iPods are a mainstream technology that has incredible educational implications for students.
iPods can be used to access, manage, and even create academic content. They can allow students to listen to
directions, lessons, and information at a rate, volume, and frequency that benefits their learning style. This session
will open the door to possible applications in your curriculum to enhance and extend student learning. This course
can also be modified for either regular iPods or the iPod Touch.

Building an Online Professional Learning Community

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1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Most practicing teachers, administrators, or managers are not involved in vital, active,
engaged, professional learning communities. One barrier is often incompatible schedules. Online tools can transform
schedules and provide Real Time Professional Development for educators. Participants will be exposed to online
tools such as twitter, social bookmarking tools, Blogs, and Plurk and will begin to build their own professional
learning networks.

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Google Tools for Educators and Administrators
1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Maximize your time through the use of Google tools! Google created a set of tools that
makes collaborating in the classroom and district much more user-friendly. Build your productivity using the free
tools that Google offers for teaching and learning.

Differentiation in the Classroom Using Technology

1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Explore ways to differentiate instruction in the classroom through Web 2.0 technologies.
Understand how technology can help with multiple intelligences, clustering, and other differentiation strategies.
Develop differentiated materials for a lesson/unit and share these resources online with other instructors.

Digital Storytelling
1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Learn how to help students create digital stories that contain some mixture of computer-
based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. Utilize digital stories with students at all
grade levels in a wide variety of curriculum-related topics.

Podcasting in the Classroom

1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Learn how to create a podcast with your students. Create a 3 to 5 minute podcast. This
workshop is designed for all comfort levels with technology. Mac users will be learning GarageBand and Windows
users will be using Audacity. The Stephens Group |

Free Digital Media Tools for the Classroom

1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Mobilize your classroom using digital media tools and a range of Google classroom
applications

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 Emerging Technologies to Assist Struggling Students
1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Assist struggling students through the use of Web 2.0 tools. Many of the tools covered will
include voice output and other technologies that encourage independence.

Using Digital Images in the Classroom

1 Graduate Credit

Course Description: Explore connections between emerging literacies and writing, reading and learning in
content areas and strategies to stimulate inquiry, creativity, critical thinking and digital storytelling. Both Digital
video and digital photography will be explored as well as tagging images to create a repository of resources for
teachers to use in the classroom.
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Teaching and Learning Online Using Moodle

2 Graduate Credits (Note: This is a hybrid course. Participants meet twice face-to-face and the rest of the course is online).

Utilize Model as a rich content management resource for developing and publishing your class online. The course will
be taught as a hybrid – face to face and online course.

Teaching and Learning On-

On - Line – Plan and Design for Implementation
1 Graduate Credit

So now that you have learned how to create a unit in an online environment what do you do next? Take this
opportunity to plan and design an online unit that will be implemented with students or co-workers.

Share strategies and tips and tricks as you designing and implement your online unit. Develop a new unit or refine and
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implement your unit from the introductory course. The key here is a live participatory audience. This course is only
open to students who have completed the Teaching and Learning online course.

In this course students will continue to gain and share experience as an online-instructor as you
• continue to explore several online learning tools,
• learn and apply concepts and techniques that make us effective online facilitators and learners,
• develop and implement strategies for incorporating online components into student learning or staff
development,
• develop and demonstrate a clear understanding of the benefits of online learning and
• develop and share an online unit

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The prerequisite for this class is Teaching and Learning Online Using Moodle and the opportunity to implement your
unit with a participatory audience of students or co-workers.

July 27th-30th

The Milwaukee Digital Media Conference is a unique hands-on collaborative

conference. This year's conference will be held at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Participants work with instructors from The Stephens Group and staff from the art
museum to utilize 21st century skills in order to create relevant real-world
products. The conference is appropriate for educators of all disciplines and grade
levels. You will experience the true power of distributed learning in a collaborative
environment. All comfort levels with technology are welcome.
In this year's conference we will go behind the scenes with museum staff to learn
what it takes to bring a piece of artwork to the museum for public exhibition. The
work we produce will be used as part of the Junior Docent Program at the museum.
Two technologies that we will be focusing on this year include Diigo, a social
bookmarking tool and Dipity a multi-media online timeline. We will also be
learning about copyright, wikis, and how to take house and edit digital photos and movies.

Registration
Early Bird Registration- October 2nd- May1st $250.00
Standard Registration- May 2nd- July 26th $350.00
On-Site Registration- July 27th $400.00

Graduate Credit Option: The Stephens Group |

Educators can receive two graduate credits as part of the conference from Viterbo University. Tuition is $90 a credit.
Tuition will be collected on the second day (July 28th) onsite at the conference.

A third credit will be offered in the Fall of 2010 online. Participants can create a lesson or unit using a digital tool
from the conference. Projects will be peer reviewed online.

More information is available on our website at http://milwaukeedmc.com .

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 Contact Us

Tammy Stephens

CEO of The Stephens Group

tstephens@thestephensgroup.com

(800) 408.4935 x 0

Dr. Victoria Lovejoy

Director of Online Professional Development (PODetc)

vlovejoy@podetc.com

(800) 408.4935 x 2

Tammy Lind
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Director of Face-to-Face Professional Development

Lind.tammy@gmail.com

(800) 408.4935 x 4

Chad Kafka

MDMC2010 Conference Chair

chadkafka@gmail.com

The Stephens Group Site http://www.thestephensgroup.com

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PODetc Site http://www.podetc.com

MDMC2010 Site http://milwaukeedmc.com

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