Apple Professional Learning Series: GarageBand

Mon. June 24, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

It's time to rock! Join us to explore GarageBand, Apple's built-in music creation program, and delve into how you can utilize it in the classroom. In particular, we'll explore how to create original music, add your voice, build loops and sound effects, and develop engaging audio stories - all in a user-friendly environment that requires little-to-no music composition experience.

Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator | West Central Region, Learning Technology Center

Apple Professional Learning Series: iMovie

Mon. June 17, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

Lights...camera...action! It's time to bring your students' video-making aspirations to life with iMovie. Join us to explore this video composition program's core features , including those your students can use to create and share movies of their own. Along the way, we'll also demonstrate how to create a movie that includes titles, music, and effects—all using videos and photos taken on your iPad.

Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator | West Central Region, Learning Technology Center

Utilizing Educational Websites to Engage Your Students

Fri. June 14, 2024 | 8:30 am - 10:30 am | Free
Online IL, United States

This workshop will help you discover some of the many free internet resources available, as well as how you can integrate these digital resources into existing curriculum.

During this session, you will also have time to explore different sites and evaluate which might be best suited to your students' needs and interests.

Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator | West Central Region, Learning Technology Center

Apple Professional Learning Series: Numbers

Mon. June 10, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

Bring data visualization to life in your classroom with Apple's Numbers. Join us to explore how to use Numbers to organize and explain data through colorful charts, summary tables, photo, and video. We’ll also dive into how Numbers can be used as an organizational tool for learning!

Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator | West Central Region, Learning Technology Center

Unpacking the New Illinois Computer Science Standards

Wed. June 5, 2024 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

Join us for this workshop, where we'll open up the new K-12 Computer Science learning standards and break them into digestible and actionable segments.

Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator | West Central Region, Learning Technology Center
Sarah Phelps
Sarah Phelps
Program Manager, Computer Science and STEM, Learning Technology Center

Apple Professional Learning Series: Pages

Mon. June 3, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

Apple Pages is your one-stop app for unleashing your student's creativity and bringing project-based learning to life. Join us to explore how to use this app create multimodal reports, newsletters, posters, books, and more using beautiful templates, customized fonts, images, movies, audio, shapes, and drawings.

Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator | West Central Region, Learning Technology Center

School Law Update: Edtech Updates Heading into 2024-25

Tue. May 21, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

Calling all K-12 leaders and administrators - it's time for a school law update! Join Attorney Brandon K. Wright as he answers and discusses your legal questions surrounding technology use in schools - including important developments heading into the next school year.

Brandon Wright
Brandon Wright
Attorney, Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller Ltd.

Computer Science Lunch and Learn – CS PD Week 2024

Tue. May 21, 2024 | 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

Ready to take your CS program to the stars? Join us to learn about CS PD Week, this summer's premier professional learning experience with tracks for K-3, 6-12, and 9-12 teachers.

Sarah Phelps
Sarah Phelps
Program Manager, Computer Science and STEM, Learning Technology Center

Apple Professional Learning Series: Keynote

Mon. May 20, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

It's time to take the main stage with Apple's Keynote. Join us to explore how you and your students can use Keynote to illustrate concepts, demonstrate learning, and animate processes - all in a single user-friendly presentation app.

Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator | West Central Region, Learning Technology Center

Navigating the Digital Seas our Students & Children Explore

Thu. May 16, 2024 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

Join us as we chart technology's profound impact on today's students and their developing brains. On this voyage, we'll explore how digital media, social medial, computer literacy, and AI all intersect with daily life for today's youth. Along the way, we'll also uncover how digital stressors contribute to negative mental health and discuss strategies for supporting our children's mental wellness - even as they are raised in an era vastly different from the one we grew up in.

Holly Kelly
Holly Kelly
Human-Centered Technology Specialist, Learning Technology Center

Navigating the Digital Seas our Students & Children Explore

Thu. May 16, 2024 | 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Free
Online IL, United States

Join us as we chart technology's profound impact on today's students and their developing brains. On this voyage, we'll explore how digital media, social medial, computer literacy, and AI all intersect with daily life for today's youth. Along the way, we'll also uncover how digital stressors contribute to negative mental health and discuss strategies for supporting our children's mental wellness - even as they are raised in an era vastly different from the one we grew up in.

Holly Kelly
Holly Kelly
Human-Centered Technology Specialist, Learning Technology Center

Social Media & Its Impact on Student Mental Health

Tue. May 14, 2024 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free
Online IL, United States

How can educators identify the warning signs of negative social media interactions, and what can we do to help students before they reach the point of crisis? Join us as we explore current research about young people and social media + strategies for helping students access mental health support.

Alyssa Castleman
Alyssa Castleman
Internet Safety Specialist, Office of the Illinois Attorney General