Professional Development
Educational research proves that Data Driven Instruction and Assessment increases student cognition and testing scores. However, this higher standard of education demands a higher level of responsibility, time, and effort that falls predominantly on the shoulders of the classroom instructor. Collecting, recording, and analyzing data for dozens to hundreds of students can be a heavy task.
To meet the need, eInstruction delivers a Professional Development Seminar that will help educators confidently and creatively succeed in Data Driven Instruction. The seminar supplements instructional tools and strategies that are currently being used and combines them with simple technology integration for the classroom.
Professional Development Seminar Packages
When a school purchases two or more systems, the school can send a group of teachers to an all day Professional Development Seminar, usually in one's own district. There they will receive 6 hours of credited professional development training, a wireless chalkboard or remote mouse, a USB flash drive, training materials, plus a continental breakfast and lunch. You can find details in the Ordering section of this site.
Seminar Outline
- Continental breakfast
- Introductions
- Overview of eInstruction technology in the classroom focusing on:
- Improving student performance and behavior in the classroom
- Providing support for standards-based testing
- Reducing teacher workloads administratively- productivity & efficiency
- Receiving participation from all students in the classroom
- Overview of Windows basics and Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and how they relate to CPS
- Hands-on instruction on CPS database- Classes, Lessons, and Standards tabs:
- Entering class information
- Using Verbal Questions feature in conjunction with:
- Verbal questions after lectures
- Paper quizzes, tests, homework
- PowerPoint and web-based program questions
- Bringing pre-developed state standards into CPS database
- Utilizing FastGrade feature in conjunction with:
- Paper tests, quizzes, homework
- Benchmark testing
- Linking state standards to FastGrade lessons
- Lunch
- Continue with hands-on instruction on CPS database- Lessons, Team Activities and Reports Tabs:
- Developing and delivering CPS lessons and questions
- Creating and delivering Team Activities (utilizing collaborative learning and fun, healthy competition in the classroom)
- Viewing and managing session data with and without linked standards in Reports tab
- Overview of CPS GradeBook features
- Q & A
- Workshop time
- Evaluation
- Dismiss
