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THE VIRTUAL LEARNING CENTER A department of Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis 1460 Craig Rd. St. Louis, MO 63146 http://www.csd.org 314-872-8282
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This is an overview of the Virtual Learning Center, a department of Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis, MO.
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THE VIRTUAL LEARNING CENTER
A department ofCooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis
1460 Craig Rd.St. Louis, MO 63146http://www.csd.org
314-872-8282
• Find out what the VLC is and what it does1
• Explore VLC resources2
• Discover how you can become a part of the VLC3
Today’s Objectives
WE BELIEVE IN AND ARE COMMITTED TO…
Vision
Learning
Collaboration
Welcome
VLC Home Page
http://www.csd.org/TechnologyVLC/vlc_home.html
Overview of the VLC
• Part of Staff Development division at CSD• Provide staff development in technology
integration• Sponsor an ed tech conference annually• Work with schools and districts to enhance
PD offerings
Who’s WhoName Contact informationRuth Block, Virtual Education Consultant [email protected]
Martha Bogart, Instructional Technology Specialist
Joan Forrest, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Nancy George, Director [email protected]
Stephanie Madlinger, Instructional Technology Specialist
Megan Moncure, Program Coordinator [email protected]
Rebecca Morrison, Program Coordinator [email protected]
Karen Vaughan, Conference & Special Events Coordinator
Program Offerings• District’s-Choice Online
Learning• ISTE Affiliate• METC Conference• Virtual METC• Student movie contest• New Links distance
learning• Tele classes • Long term academies• DE Products
District’s-ChoiceOnline Learning
• Pilot Fall 2011• Roll out to districts
Spring 2012• Low cost to
member districts• Cooperative
purchasing of classes
NEW!
CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate
• Purpose is to:– to provide a forum for
collaboration– Support learning and
teaching through the use of technology
– Provide member discounts on products and services
– Support opportunities for high quality professional development
NEW!
CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate• Membership:– Student (pre-service
teachers) = $25– Educator employed by
CSD member districts = $25
– Retired (certified educator) = $35
– Educator (certified educator employed by a school district) = $45
• http://csdvlc.org
NEW!
CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate• Benefits include:
– communication through eNews, Social Networking, & online community
– discounts on products & services, including tele tech classes, books, webinars & METC & ISTE
– membership to technology in education Special Interest Groups (SIG) of choice
– special recognition, awards & invitations to ISTE & CSDVLC events
NEW!
METC• 3-day annual
educational technology conference in February
• 9 major strands• Renowned keynote
and feature presenters• Special benefits for
CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate members
• SIG eventshttp://www.metcconference.org Hashtag: #METC12
Virtual METC
• Keynotes & Featured Speakers streamed live
• Archived presentations available online for 4-6 months
• Moodle site for all handouts available for 1 year
http://www.metcconference.org Hashtag: #METC12
Show Me a MovieContest
• Digital storytelling contest for Missouri students
• 3 divisions• 5 categories: Story;
New; Challenge; Community; Creativity
• Tied to curriculum and standards
New Links
• Award winning, nationally recognized distance learning program
• Experts & resources embedded into classrooms/lessons
• Extends learning opportunities into the community
• New this year ~ tech PD webinars
Tele Classes• Held in our computer lab ~
Technology Enhanced Learning Environment
• Day & evening classes• Graduate credit available• Hands-on; small class sizes• SMART® & Promethean®
certified teachers• Google certified teacher• Tele classes can be
customized for your needs & provided at your location
Academies• Distance Learning (DL)
Academy• Executive Professionals
Academy (EPA)• Integrating Technology
Educator Academy (ITEA)• Library Media Specialist
(LMS) Academy• Support Staff Academy
(SSA)• Technology Leadership
Academy (TLA)
Technology Leadership Academy (TLA)• Meet once/month - 6
months• Participants:
– Focus on leadership skills in technology
– Improve classroom use of technology
– Develop a vision of how to use technology to improve student performance
– Assess strengths and needs of staff/students in technology integration
– Develop technology integration action plan
– Expand network of colleagues
Integrating Technology Educator Academy (iTEA)
• Customized• Long-term (40+ hrs)• Flexible & goal-
oriented• Focus on using
technology to enhance higher order thinking skills• Optional Graduate
Credit
Distance Learning Academy (DLA)• Focus on different types of
videoconferencing• Develop a Personal Learning
Network (PLN)• Explore blogs, Google, and
other free online tools• Examine problem based
activities & lessons• Develop a collaborative
project between schools over distance learning
• Optional Graduate Credit
Executive Professionals Academy (EPA)
• Designed as PD & networking organization for executive professionals
• Meets 5 times/yr.• 1 year Membership• Topics for meetings
driven by member input
Support Staff Academy (SSA)
• Provides PD to educational support professionals
• 4-6 days/year• Topics vary • One-day mini
conference in June
Library Media Specialist Academy (LMSA)• Focus on the role of the Library
Media Specialist in today’s classroom
• Learn about information & media literacy in the 21st century
• Expand network of colleagues through a blended learning approach
• Develop engaging, media-rich lessons
• Discuss social media, fair use & copyright compliance in the digital age
• Optional Graduate Credit
DE streaming• Videos, images,
quizzes & more• Free classes 2nd
Monday of every other month
• Integrate DE streaming resources into lessons & student projects
• On-site, customized trainings & workshops
Discovery Education Products• Discount for Missouri
schools through CSD:– DE Health– DE Assessment– DE Science– DE streaming– DE streaming plus
• Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Events
Resources• Podcasts: vlcpodcast.podbean.com• Blog: www.csdtechpd.wordpress.com • Facebook: facebook.com/VLCofCSD • Follow us on Twitter: @VLC_CSD• Videos (VLC SchoolTube Channel):
www.schooltube.com/user/CSDVLC• Delicious Account: delicious.com/csd_vlc• Flickr Account:www.flickr.com/photos/
virtuallearningcenter
Summary
• The VLC at CSD helps schools– integrate technology tools for greater student
achievement– leverage a one-stop location for professional
development in technology integration• For more information contact:– Nancy George, Director @ 314-692-1251
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