CTS Webinar Series CTS Conference Banff April 2010

Alberta Education provided a grant to support implementation of the revised CTS program to the ARPDC. Sessions were created in the BIT and TMT Clusters. CARC as a member of ARPDC was pleased to offer complimentary training webinars with the help of CBE to all interested parties through Elluminate. Phase 2 will cover the HRH,

What is a Webinar? Short for web-based seminar, a webinar is a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the web. The key feature of a webinar is its interactive elements -- the ability to give, receive and discuss information, typically through slide show presentations, streaming video, Vo. IP, whiteboard and text chat.

All Webinars run from 4: 30 -5: 30 on scheduled dates Must be accessed through Elluminate! Testing must be done prior to the session to assure your audio works and that Java. Script can download. A Headset with Microphone is essential.

STATISTICS TO DATE 70 CTS Webinars have been scheduled to complete in all 5 Strands • 4 CTS Webinars remain to be completed in May/June 2010 • The cached CTS Webinars have been accessed over 300 times! •

May/June 2010 CTS Webinars Date Session Title Presenter 4 -May 10 Tourism: A Look at the Resources Rhonda Brown 6 -May 10 Agriculture: Resources Donna Matolsci 11 -May. Podcasting: What, Why, How 10 Brice Unland June 2010 Karen Kiefer CTR 1010

What are Moderators saying? “Elluminate is without doubt the most exciting opportunity for professional development that I have ever experienced. The on-line live training in Elluminate is the best place to start to get the basics. ” “By using Elluminate, resources can be shared. Teachers from all over the province can share the great work that they are doing without ever leaving their school or home. Professional development can be completed by simply clicking onto your computer. This opportunity to dialogue with the other teachers throughout the province and to work with them to develop new tools is exciting. “ “As CTS teachers we are often isolated in our schools within our own area of expertise. Does anyone really know what we do? Elluminate offers a different forum for teachers to share their expertise, solving problems and building programs. ”

What are participants saying? “The CTS webinars were very valuable to me. It was an effective use of time, no driving, no fees, no hassle and any questions I had were answered by the experienced instructors. “ “the elluminate technology allows people with fewer resources to share information. A concern with this system is that for most participants to find the time and resources to prepare a session is very difficult. Finding a way to prepare excellent resources is the key to this learning technology. ”

What is Elluminate? An On-line LIVE method to provide PD Sessions or have collaborative meetings. It allows for presentations, interaction with the moderator and other participants, collaboration, use of applications, use of the internet, and much, more! What do you need? A system hooked to the internet, microphone headset, and the ability to download Java. Script (some jurisdiction firewalls do not allow downloads and will require simple tech support) Anything else? Willingness to participate with the moderator and other participants. Willingness to make NEW! Contacts in your CTS area and obtain valuable resources.

Sample Elluminate Session

Cached Webinars Session Title Presenter Pathways Made Easy Peter Gallagher Assessment—Formative/Summative in CSE Helen Manoj Implementing the New 2009 Alberta Education Computer Science Curricula Gerry Donaldson Beginning Input and Output in Java Programs Gerry Donaldson Information Processing: Ideas for Projects at the Intro, Inter and Advanced Levels Karen Keifer Management and Marketing: Ideas for Projects at the Intro, Inter and Advanced Levels Karen Keifer Backward Design in Planning a CSE Course Helen Manoj Using the JA Business Management Simulator Susan Dewijk The How To Guide for Career and Technology Studies Fred Smith Connecting Careers to your BIT Courses Karen Keifer Creating Algorithms for Problem Solving in Java Gerry Donaldson Conditional and Loop Structures in Java Programs Gerry Donaldson Art and Style—Culinary Arts and Cosmetology Norma Clark Natural Resources Cluster John Nedd Where Can I Find Tutorials for my Students? Jody Watson General Projects, Tips and Techniques Angie O’Brien and Allen Songer

Session Title Cached Webinars Presenter Session Title Presenter Freeware for All Jody Watson Integrating Community Resources Into the ENT Classroom Ken Watson Health, Recreation and Human Services Norma Clark Safety - An Attitude: A Welding Teacher's Perspective Angie O'Brien Using Methods & Parameter Passing in Java Programs Gerry Donaldson Moving From Formative to Summative Assessment BIT Dee. Anne Vonde & Susan De. Wijk ILM’s—Connecting to Construction, Fabrication and Mechanics Steve Makowski Yikes! I'm Teaching Information Processing 10 - What Now? Denise Clarke Petty Cash concepts, A Teaching Simulation, Exercises and Tests Jim Currie Due Diligence in Construction Labs Fred Smith Enhancing Financial Management Using Excel for the Worksheet Jim Currie CTS REFOCUS Gloria Perrin An Introduction to the Module-Based Health Pathways Model for Sports Medicine Moving From Formative to Summative Assessment TMT Tracy Dalton and Andrea Oster Rubrics, Rubrics and More Rubrics Allan La. Berge The Structure of Arrays: The Most Used Structure of Information Found in Computer Programs Performance Tasks in the Welding Shop: Small Projects and Ideas That Meet Curriculum Standards Gerry Donaldson Moodle, What is it and what can I do with it? Part 1 Jody Watson Resources: What is Available and Where Can I Find Them? Steve Makowski Managing the Computer Simulation Project Jim Currie Use Objects to Hide and Share Code in Java Programs Gerry Donaldson Media, Design and Communication Peter Gallagher WHATEVER! Is This the Course for Me? Denise Clarke Let's Make Our First Program in Java Using the Gerry Donaldson Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment) Enhancing Financial Management: Using Excel For the Worksheet Jim Currie Assessment for Welding Teachers: An Alternative Marking Format That Promotes Success in the Angie O'Brien Shop Dee. Anne Vonde & Susan De. Wijk Angie O'Brien

Cached Webinars Payroll Jim Currie The World of Reversing Entries Jim Currie Karen Keifer Gerry Donaldson CTR 1010 – What’s New? What Changed and How Does This Affect My Work Experience Program. Jim Currie Teaching Personal Taxation - INF 2060 Hartley Waldman Financial Management: Using Formative Evaluation to Increase Student Responsibility and Mastery Starting HES Off on the “Right Foot” Evelyn Fok I Taught the New Legal Studies, and I Won! Brad Wolfe Media Production. . Handpicked Courses for a Five Credit Option Marilyn Maloney Brice Unland Balancing “Foods” Curriculum with the “Healthy School Initiative” Philosophy Ways to Teach HES in the Classroom Evelyn Fok Look Mom! I’m Learning to Use Final Cut Pro Brice Unland Marilyn Maloney Magnetic Control Devices Leigh Smithson What’s for Lunch Today? Feeding Staff and Students in Your High School Criteria “Survival” in the School Yard: Wildlife Linda Wagers Projects and Concepts to Use in Media Production Brice Unland Evelyn Fok Hardware and Software: Solutions for Media and Design Connecting Careers Karen Kiefer Safety in the Autoshop is No Accident Marlon Mohammed The Power of Metaphors in Explaining the Structure and Logic of Programming Structures & Processes Transistion from CMH to HES. . . One School’s Approach

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Presenter Opportunities and Get Paid! � � � The Central Alberta Regional Consortium CARC) invites you to submit a proposal to plan and facilitate a Professional Learning Opportunity using one of the following technologically mediated environments: *Payment is from Central Alberta Regional Consortium (CARC). Video Podcast 15 minute $ 75 Webinar 1 -hour $300 Video Conference 1 -hour $300 The topic may address any CTS cluster and any great idea you are willing to share with your CTS colleagues (e. g. , project ideas, teaching strategies, use of tools or equipment, assessment, resources, Program of Studies, pedagogy, personal protective equipment…).

We would like to thank the following people for this project: Alberta Education CARC – Central Alberta Regional Consortium ARPDC – Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium Donna Mc. Rae, Jean Hoeft CBE Resource Center – Aleta Terlecki Red Deer College Resource Center – Paul Coulliard ALL CTS Webinar Moderators!