Professional+Development

=Please contact me at rmetaj@aces.org if you are looking for dynamic, hands-on Professional Development workshops or presentations.=

PRESENTATIONS
 * 2011- Session Presenter, __ Internet@Schools __East, Washington D.C. "Merging Literature & Web 2.0"
 * 2010- Session Presenter, CT Day of Discovery, "DE Streaming and SMART: A Perfect Marriage"
 * 2010 - Session Presenter, Florida Educators Technology Conference “Integrating Web 2.0 into the Curriculum ”
 * 2010 - Session Presenter, RESC Alliance Conference “Creating 21st Century Learning Environments”
 * 2010 – Spotlight Session, Connecticut Technology Expo “Making Math SMART: Using Interactive Whiteboards to Raise Student Achievement”
 * 2010 – Spotlight Session, Connecticut Technology Expo “Integrating Web 2.0 Applications into 8th Grade Literature”
 * 2010- Guest Participant, ISTE, Epson New Venture Round Table Session
 * 2009 - Session Presenter, Connecticut Educator Computer Conference “Web 2.0 Meets Middle School Literature”
 * 2009 – Spotlight Session, Connecticut Technology Expo “Lighting Up Literature with Technology”
 * 2009- Featured Presenter, Oxford BOE, Technology Stakeholders Meeting “How Technology Integration Raises Student Achievement”
 * 2008- Spotlight Session, Connecticut Technology Expo “Bridging Science & Technology”
 * 2008- Featured Presenter, Oxford Administrative Council Meeting “Technology Integration Best Practices”
 * 2007- Featured Presenter, Oxford Administrative Council Meeting “Discovery Education Streaming: Using Digital Content in the Classroom”

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Workshops 2011  · Technology Integration Professional Partners for the 21st Century (TIPP21) · Podcasting · iPads in the Classroom · Tech Tools to Support Data Driven Decision Making & Data Teams · Using Classroom Walkthrough Protocols For High Tech/Low Tech Classrooms · Perk Up Your Projects with Web 2.0 · Creating Dynamic Interactive Whiteboard Lessons Using Web 2.0 Tools · Library Media Specialist 2.0 · Discovery Education & SMART: A Perfect Marriage · Glogster · Digital Citizenship · Digital Storytelling · Web 2.0 for the Humanities Teacher · The World According to Google · Blogs & Wikis for the Classroom Teacher · Google Earth & Maps to Enhance Instruction · Moodle Boot Camp · Safe Social Networking
 * Be a Master Builder: Using Discovery Education Builder Tools

• Building Assessment Models for Social Studies • Discovery Education Science • Integrating Web 2.0 into Literature • Google Sketchup in the Math Class • SMARTboard Tips & Tricks • Web 2.0 in the Unified Arts • Glogster, Animoto and Voicethread • SMART Notebook Software in the Classroom 2009 • PowerSchool Student Information System • PowerSchool Gradebook • Google Apps in Schools • Getting Started with Discovery Education 2008 • Websites for Teachers: Improving the Home-School Connection • Collaboration and the Library Media Center • Universal Planning Tools 2007 • Curriculum Mapping <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">• Understanding by Design: The Role of Assessment & Essential Questions in Curriculum Planning <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">• Technology in the Media Center: Destiny, Databases, & Digital Content ||
 * 2010