Spring 2023 Courses
PDPs: This course contains content needed to fulfill the DESE Individual Professional Development plan requirement of at least 15 PDPs in a content area of training related to renewal of licensure. Fitchburg State University’s Center for Professional Studies is a DESE-approved PDP provider.
Description: Canva for Education is a powerful design tool, allowing teachers and students to create visually stunning designs for any subject or age level. Whether a user decides to create their own designs, or select from a free to use library full of templates, there is something for everyone. The possibilities are truly endless - from presentations, posters, and infographics, to worksheets, project-based learning, and lesson plans. This course will help participants get started with exploring several key features of Canva for Education - focusing on student engagement strategies. This course will allow you to differentiate your instruction, no matter the content/subject. We will explore a variety of student engagement strategies. You will leave this session feeling confident in using Canva in your classroom. Participants will also learn how to integrate the tool with Google Classroom. Come learn how to bring some assignments and tasks to life!
Canva Course Syllabus
Dates: May, 2, 9, 16 2023 (synchronous/online in Google Meet with asynchronous assignments specified in syllabus)
Time: 4 - 6 p.m. EST
Mode: Tuesday sessions are synchronous in Google Meet with asynchronous assignments specified in the syllabus.
Synch: 6 hours
Asynch: 9 hours
Cost for 15 PDPs: $247
Cost for 1 graduate credit: $347
CRN: 36915 - PRDV 6189P (15 PDPs)
CRN: 36916 - PRDV 6189 (1 Grad Credit)
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Audience: Any teacher seeking PDPs for recertification and content knowledge related to SEI, Special Education, and Technology.
PDPs: This course contains content needed to fulfill the DESE Individual Professional Development plan requirement of at least 15 PDPs in the area of training related to teaching students with disabilities (for renewal of licensure). Fitchburg State University’s Center for Professional Studies is a DESE-approved PDP provider.
Description: This course will focus on how technology tools and applications support students with disabilities in the classroom. A wide range of tools, applications and concepts focusing on Google Workspace for Education, Google Classroom and other web-based tools. Each session will involve multiple modalities of learning, readings, videos, recordings and podcasts. Students will explore tools to differentiate instruction to accommodate students with disabilities to meet the needs of all learners.
Course Syllabus
Dates: January 31; February 7 and 14, 2023 (synchronous/online in Google Meet with asynchronous assignments specified in syllabus)
Time: 4 - 6 p.m. EST
Mode: Tuesday sessions are synchronous in Google Meet with asynchronous assignments specified in the syllabus.
Synch: 6 hours
Asynch: 9 hours
Cost for 15 PDPs: $247
Cost for 1 graduate credit: $347
CRN: 36913 - PRDV 6188P (15 PDPs)
CRN: 36914 - PRDV 6188 (1 Grad Credit)
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PDPs: This course contains content needed to fulfill the DESE Individual Professional Development plan requirement of at least 15 PDPs in the area of training related to SEI or English as a Second Language (for renewal of licensure). Fitchburg State University’s Center for Professional Studies is a DESE-approved PDP provider.
Description: This course will focus on how technology tools and applications support SEI (Sheltered English Immersion) students in the classroom. We will use a wide range of tools, applications and concepts focusing on Google Workspace for Education, Google Classroom and other web-based tools. Each session will involve multiple modalities of learning, readings, videos, recordings and podcasts. Students will explore tools to differentiate instruction to accommodate for ELL and ESL learners in their content area.
Syllabus
Dates: January 10, 17, and 24, 2023 (synchronous/online in Google Meet with asynchronous assignments specified in syllabus)
Time: 4 - 6 p.m. EST
Mode: Tuesday sessions are synchronous in Google Meet with asynchronous assignments specified in the syllabus.
Synch: 6 hours
Asynch: 9 hours
Cost for 15 PDPs: $247
Cost for 1 graduate credit: $347
CRN: 36911 - PRDV 6187P (15 PDPs)
CRN: 36912 - PRDV 6187 (1 Grad Credit)
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Course co-instructors
Mary Marrotta is an Educational Technology Consultant and Instructional Technologist. Mary is also a Google Certified Trainer, as well as an adjunct instructor for Fitchburg State University. She has been working for the Nashoba Regional School District for 24 years. Mary has degrees from Fitchburg State in Science, Elementary and Special Education, as well as an M.Ed. from Lesley University in Technology Education and a Certificate in Distance Learning from Northeastern.
Craig Sheil is a Google for Education Certified Trainer, is a Digital Learning Specialist at a public high school in New Hampshire. He has been in the education field for a total of 18 years, with the first 8 years teaching high school mathematics. He has helped integrate Google Workspace for Education and a 1-to-1 Chromebook program at his high school. Craig can be found presenting at conferences, giving professional development to school districts and co-teaching Google Workspace for Education graduate courses. Craig loves teaching and more importantly, loves learning. He has a bachelor’s degree from Keene State in Mathematics and an M.Ed. in Instructional Technology from Fitchburg State University.