From eLearning Alabama State Project Director, Tom Dreilinger,

The eLearning Summer 2017 Semester will begin on Thursday, June 1st (this semester we will run from Thursday through Wednesday of each week).  We will run 50+ courses, all of which are online and the majority of which are 6-weeks long ending July 19th earning 30 clock hours. We will also have a dozen courses that can earn an ACLD-approved PLU with additional work.

Please visit our COURSE LISTING webpage for a schedule of classes and our REGISTRATION webpage for a pacing guide and instructions on how to obtain a Chalkable (STIPD) account and how to register for our courses using your account. Remember there are no meeting dates and no requirements to be online at any given time or on any given day. For those interested in PLUs, please visit our PLU webpage for details on all requirements and time-frames.

We are running several new and revised courses that I'd like to mention - all of them very well received during the piloting periods:

•          EDU4422              Classroom Management in the 21st Century       
•          EDU4434              Alabama Virtual Library - Trainer              
•          EDU4435               Digital Citizenship for the 21st C. Student             
•          EDU4437              Visual Strategies to Improve Student Thinking     
•          EDU4462              Using Google Drive         
•          EDU4473               Twitter and Facebook   
•          EDU4474              iPads in the Classroom  
•          EDU4475              Tablets and Technology
•          EDU4481               Flipped Classroom          
•          EDU4499              Teaching First ELLs          
•          EDU6611              Becoming Online FAC (10wks/55hrs)      
•          EDU6671               Understanding the Life of Educational Data         
•          REA6451              Dyslexia: What is It and What to Do             

As always, all of our courses are entirely online and are completely free! Registration will close on June 4th so register early to ensure a seat! 

For more information, contact Tom Dreilinger, eLearning for Educators Alabama Project Director.
Phone: 334-670-1884
E-Mail: elearning@alsde.edu 
http://elearning.alsde.edu/

 We are on the cusp of posting our summer professional learning opportunities. Check our site, inservice.ua.edu, later today, but possibly tomorrow, for a complete listing of programs and descriptions! Here's a preview of the technology sessions:

The schedule for the summer professional learning opportunities provided by the UA/UWA In-Service Center and Alabama Technology in Motion are coming soon! Check back at the end of April for more information!

eLearning Alabama will be offering 5 courses during the Summer Early Bird session. Each course is 6-weeks long and each course earns 30 clock hours. The courses will end prior to the June 30th deadline for this year's renewal. They will also run 50+ courses during the regular Summer 2017 Semester that begins June 1st (including several PLU courses).

The early bird courses are as follows:

• EDU4452 Assessment in 21st Century Classrooms
• EDU4456 Teaching Students to Think Critically with Data
• EDU4458 Collaboration in the Digital Classroom
• EDU4459 Project Based Learning
• EDU6631 Teaching Students in Blended Classrooms

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You can enroll using your Chalkable (STIPD) account. If you do not have one from your school system, send a text to 334-670-1884 with your name, preferred email address, your date of birth, and the last 4 digits of your social. Courses are available for registration now through May 5th for the Early Bird session and through June 3rd for the regular Summer 2017 Semester.

Contact Tom Dreilinger, eLearning for Educators Alabama Project Director, for more information. 
Phone: 334-670-1884
E-Mail: elearning@alsde.edu 

June 13: Registration 9:00 a.m.; Session begins at 9:30 am and concludes at 4:00 pm with optional evening learning
June 14: Session begins at 8:30 am (breakfast at 7:30) and concludes at 3:00 pm.
Cost: $200 per person (including electronic follow-up support over the academic year)
 
Who should attend? School teams of 3-6, made up of the IP, an administrator and 1-3 teacher leaders (Because this institute will be designed to support transfer of QQ practices to classrooms, a team committed to leading this effort is optimal.) 
 
What is the focus? Quality questioning engages students and teachers as partners in learning that advances disciplined thinking and generates formative feedback focused on academic outcomes. This two-day institute will deepen knowledge, promote reflection, and engage participants in planning related to:

1. Creation of risk-free, but accountable, classroom environments where students learn from mistakes and engage in dialogue to learn from one another;
2. Formulation of questions that engage student in deep and critical thinking and produce feedback teachers can use to determine next instructional steps;
3. Use of questioning strategies to (a) engage all students in thinking and responding, and (b) scaffold student thinking and productive participation in learning through thinking, speaking, listening.
4. Shifts in student and teacher beliefs and skills to promote a more equitable, learning-focused, and metacognitive classroom community.

 
Drawing from the 2nd Edition of Quality Questioning (2017), this hands-on learning experience will engage teams in planning that will facilitate transfer of quality questioning strategies to their classrooms and support collaborative work to engage colleagues in job-embedded learning. Follow-up to the two-day institute will offer the QQ learning community a number of electronic networking opportunities, including webinars and an online discussion group.
 
Participants should purchase and bring a copy of Quality Questioning, Second Edition (Corwin, 2017) to this professional learning. Other materials will be provided.
 
Because we have state funding for IPN through September 30, we can use state funding to help defray the cost of this Institute. The registration fee will cover all other expenses not covered by state funds, including meals and lodging.
 
Please register at http://www.bestpracticescenter.orgat your earliest convenience. We must have at least 30 people registered to make this Institute viable. Deadline for registration is April 25.

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eLearning Alabama is pleased to announce their 30th semester of eLearning courses with their Summer 2016 semester scheduled to begin June 1st and end July 19th.

They will be offering over 50 different courses but enroll early to ensure you have a virtual seat!

• 20 courses in the EDU44xx series of 21st Century Classrooms
• 6 courses designed for elementary school teachers
• 6 courses designed or middle/high school teachers
• 3 courses designed for guidance counselors
• 5 CCRS courses in ELA, math, and social studies/science/tech for K-5 and 6-12

They will also offer courses that can lead to PLUs:

• 8 courses in the EDU55xx series for school and district leaders (along with their 3-week PLUACLDxxx follow-on show-case courses)
• 5 courses in the CCRSxxxxx series (along with their 3-week PLUACLDxxx follow-on showcase courses)
• EDU6651: Building an Effective Schedule (along with its 3-week PLUACLD459 follow-on showcase course)

All of their courses are entirely online (no substitutes to find – no meetings to attend) and entirely FREE! Most are 6-weeks long and earn 30 clock hours … a few are 4-weeks long and earn 20 clock hours. You many register using your Chalkable (STIPD) accounts.

Please look at their COURSE LISTING webpage for the schedule of classes and syllabus excerpts and their REGISTRATION webpage for instructions on registering.

For more information, contact:

Tom Dreilinger
State Project Director
e-Learning for Educators-Alabama
Technology in Motion, ALSDE
http://elearning.alsde.edu/
334-670-1884
elearning@ALSDE.edu