Get Your Tech On
Burleson ISD hosted an open Code.org training for teachers in BISD and surrounding districts! We had over 30 people and 7 school districts represented! The FABULOUS Kim Lane came to lead the training and teachers got to try coding first
Thanks to the fantastic feedback from our June Preppers, we made a few changes to the way we ran day 1 of our academy. Instead of so much sit-and-get, we broke the second half of the day up with some
Our team got selected to present a poster session at ISTE 2017. We presented “You See Me Rollin’” – the story of the BISD Chromebook Rollout. It was PACKED with over 21,000 participants and vendors in attendance! We had a
In preparation for the second and final wave of our district-wide Chromebook rollout, the LT Department is hosting three 3-day Chromebook Academies. These brave teachers came to learn about classroom management, Google tools, and the 4Cs. Here’s the add we
At my Google Forms training at TxGoo2017, I gave away some cute little unicorns as door prizes. Imagine my surprise when one of the winners, Kimberly McCorkle, a 6th grade Geography teacher, started sending me photos of her unicorn on
Lead by LTC Lindsay Foster, these teachers took a deep dive into the tools and resources provided by Discovery Education. They got hands-on, as they created both digital and analog products using or about the Discovery Ed site. ” order_by=”sortorder”
After surveying out teachers about the type of PD they’d like during the summer, we created the Technology Content Area Academies in response to the almost unanimous request for content area specific training. Teachers came for a 6 hour workshop
After surveying out teachers about the type of PD they’d like during the summer, we created the Technology Content Area Academies in response to the almost unanimous request for content area specific training. Teachers came for a 6 hour workshop
Most of the Learning Technologies team headed to Kleb Intermediate School in Klien, TX to present and participate in TxGoo 2017. It was a great day of sharing and learning about Google tools! Our own Lindsay Foster won a grant
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has launched a series of programs for K–12 school districts to meet the increased demand for high-quality professional learning for science teachers. NSTA is now offering District Professional Learning Packages, a variety of tailored