Professional Development Courses

Instructional:

Instructional Planning Workshop—Session 1 Many of the decisions affecting the success of a course take place well before the first day of class. Careful planning at the course design stage not only makes teaching easier and more enjoyable, it also facilitates student learning. Learn how to develop or modify courses while ensuring they follow state standards. Topics: Overview of TCSG state standards Using Bloom’s taxonomy to align your course content. Mapping course competencies and outcomes

Training Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: None

Instructional Planning Workshop—Session 2 Learn how to organize course content so that similar knowledge and skills are integrated into units of study that align course objectives, activities, and assessments. Topics: Developing unit plans (learning modules) Selecting learning activities Assessing student performance Developing lesson plansTraining Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: Session 1 or equivalent experience

Classroom Management Strategies Workshop Use effective classroom management strategies to create a learning environment that motivates students and encourages achievement. Topics: Plan practical strategies for getting to know students and

creating quality teacher-student relationships. Develop rules and procedures to promote positive student

behavior. Design academic interventions to support all students in

reaching standards.Training Time: 2.5 Hours Prerequisites: None

Instructional Strategies— Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities If you have questions or would like information about tech-niques you can use to help students with LD meet their learning objectives, this workshop is for you. And, the great thing about using these techniques is they can be applied to any student who may be struggling in any course.

Topics:

Types of learning disabilities Learning styles overview Teaching tips How to make lectures interactive using Socrative, GoSoap-

Box, and Plickers apps Using formative assessments Classroom managementThis is a recorded presentation that can be accessed athttps://forms.wiregrass.edu/SDUs/InstructionalStrategies.mp4Length: 28 minutes Prerequisites: None

Administrative:

Creating Accessible Files This training is designed for any Wiregrass employee who pro-vides online or electronic content via the Wiregrass website, Blackboard, or any other web-based system. Effective January 18, 2018, you are required to develop and provide this data in a format that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This requirement follows the standards outlined in Section 508 which is the 1998 amendment to the U.S. Workforce Rehabili-tation Act of 1973. Topics:

Creating accessible Word documents Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations Creating accessible Excel files Creating accessible videos Converting files to PDF and maintaining accessibility Color ContrastsTraining Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: None

Creating Effective Surveys The key to obtaining relevant data using a survey is to develop a good survey questionnaire. This training outlines procedures outlines the steps to: •Identify the process for planning a survey.

•Utilize survey design guidelines to develop survey questions.

•Examine the steps to develop a survey.•Develop a procedure for collecting and analyzing survey data.

Training Time: 1 Hour Prerequisites: None

Web Apps & Technologies:

Interactive Technologies for the Classroom Engage and assess student learning using free, web-based in-teractive technologies. Create quizzes, bell ringers, and exit tickets that use smart devices such as cell phones and tablets and/or computers.

Following are the applications we will explore:

Socrative Mentimeter

GoSoapBox Kahoots

Plickers Poll.com

Training Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: None

Google Apps Learn how to set up a Google Drive for cloud storage and access apps like Google

Forms, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Hangouts. Use Google Forms, to collect information, quiz students, or conduct a survey. Topics: Creating a Google account Accessing Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides Creating a Google Form Adding and editing questions and other content Sharing forms Linking responses to a spreadsheet

Training Time: 2 Hours Prerequisites: None

Office 365 Apps Office 365 provides access to a num-ber of Microsoft tools that support connectivity and collaboration across various platforms and devices.

Topics: Mail/Calendar Word/Excel/PowerPoint Online

OneDrive OneNote

Class Notebook

Training Time: 1 Hour Prerequisites: None

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Access 1—Tables and Forms Access 2016 is Microsoft’s powerful relation-al database tool. Explore core database con-cepts and best practices in database con-struction. Learn how to create basic forms to facilitate data entry.

Topics: What is a relational database? (Excel vs. Access) Access objects Creating and working with tables Simple Forms

Prerequisites: None Access 2—Relationships and Queries Learn the steps involved in creating queries to extract mean-ing from databases. Use queries to retrieve and analyze data, perform calculations, and summarize data.

Topics: Creating and managing relationships between tables Designing select queries Defining criteria in a query Creating calculated fields in a query Introducing action queries

Prerequisites: Access 1 or equivalent experience Access 3—Reports and Data Learn how to generate reports and work with internal and external data.

Topics: Simple reports Reports wizard Importing and exporting data

Prerequisites: Access 1 or equivalent experience Excel 1—Getting Started Introducing the basics of Microsoft Excel 2016. Topics: Navigating Excel Adding and editing data Basic formulas and functions Formatting basics Saving and printing Prerequisites: None Excel 2—Formulas and Functions Explore formulas, functions, and built-in tools that are useful when analyzing data. Topics: Inserting formulas and functions Relative and absolute references Goal seek Scenario Manager

Prerequisites: Excel 1 or equivalent experience

PowerPoint 4—Presenting a Slide Show Learn how to deliver effective presentations.

Topics: Animating text and graphical objects Recording narrations Creating custom slide shows Converting a presentation into a video to upload to

YouTube

Prerequisites: PowerPoint 1 or equivalent expe-rience Word 1—Getting Started Introducing the basics of Microsoft Word 2016. Topics: Navigating Word Adding and editing text Text and paragraph formatting

Saving and printing Prerequisites: None Word 2—Basic Document Design Explore formatting and design elements for your documents. Topics: Applying styles and themes Borders and shading basics Table basics Headers, footers, and page numbers

Prerequisites: Word 1 or equivalent experience Word 3—Designing with Graphical Elements Explore design features in Word to create unique docu-ments. Topics: Working with pictures and shapes SmartArt basics WordArt, drop caps, and text boxes Formatting with columns Prerequisites: Word 1 or equivalent experience Word 4—Using Mail Merge Explore Word’s mail merge capabilities to produce multiple letters, labels, envelopes, nametags, and more using infor-mation stored in a list, database, or spreadsheet. Topics: Starting Mail Merge Developing a data source Importing a data source from Access and Excel Creating merged documents Creating envelopes Creating labels

Prerequisites: Word 1 or equivalent experience

Excel 3—Using Data Analysis Tools Explore some of the powerful features Excel has to offer for analyzing data. Topics: Applying conditional formatting Inserting and formatting charts Creating pivot tables and pivot charts

Prerequisites: Excel 1 or equivalent experience. Excel 4—Importing and Managing Data Import and manage Excel data by creating validation rules, consolidating, and grouping data. Topics: Importing data from Access and text files Sorting and filtering data Appling data validation rules Linking and embedding Excel data Prerequisites: Excel 1 or equivalent experience

Outlook 2016 Introducing the basics of Microsoft Outlook 2016. Topics: Navigating Outlook Creating an Outlook Data File (Personal Folder) for saving and organizing messages Scheduling Meetings, Appointments, Events

Managing Contacts Configuring archive settings

Prerequisites: None PowerPoint 1—Getting Started Introducing the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint 2016. Topics: Navigating PowerPoint Creating presentations Inserting and formatting text Saving and printing Prerequisites: None PowerPoint 2—Design Basics Explore design features in PowerPoint. Topics: Applying themes Adding transitions Inserting and formatting pictures and shapes Presenting a Slide Show

Prerequisites: None PowerPoint 3—Designing with Graphical Objects Explore design features in PowerPoint to create stimulating presentations.

Topics: Inserting and formatting charts and tables Adding and formatting SmartArt objects Inserting videos and sounds

Prerequisites: PowerPoint 1 or equivalent experience.

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