OAS: More professional development courses for Caribbean Teachers
OAS hosts online Professional Development courses for Caribbean Educators (second series)
The Organization of American States (OAS) in association with INTEL Corporation is hosting two free online Professional Development courses for Caribbean Educators in October 2012.
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Intel® Teach Elements: Assessment in 21st century classrooms - 1st edition Course description: Intel® Teach Elements: Assessment in 21st Century Classrooms is an interactive e-learning experience that offers an in-depth look at assessment that meets the needs of 21st century teaching and learning. In this course, teachers see how assessment strategies can benefit their teaching practices and their students’ learning. They learn how to plan, develop, and manage student-centered assessment. They follow three teachers and see how the three teachers are implementing embedded and ongoing assessment methods in their classrooms. The course offers opportunities to apply the assessment concepts with action planning exercises. |
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Intel® Teach Elements: Collaboration in the Digital Classroom - 1st edition Course description: Collaboration in the Digital Classroom is an interactive e-learning experience that offers an in-depth look at collaboration with a focus on online collaborative tools. In this course, teachers see how collaboration helps students develop 21st century thinking skills, deepen content understanding, and prepare them for the global world. Teachers learn how to plan and manage collaboration activities that integrate online collaborative tools increasingly part of our globally connected workplaces. They follow two teachers as they implement collaborative experiences in their classrooms. The course offers opportunities to apply the collaboration concepts with action planning exercises |
Duration: Both courses are 7 weeks duration.
Cost: tuition is free for both courses, for selected participants.
Eligibility requirements:
Participants must:
- Be citizens or permanent residents of any OAS member country.
- Be currently employed as a primary or secondary level school teacher or administrator (a scan copy of the last payslip will be required)
- Possess basic computer skills (use of email, Word documents, etc.).
- Be fluent in English.
- Be able to dedicate approximately 10 hours per week for course activities.
- Have a personal e-mail account (e-mail accounts cannot be shared).
- Be(come) a registered user in the Educational Portal of the Americas (www.educoas.org)
- Have unrestricted access to a computer with Internet with following minimum technical specifications:
Evaluation and Certification
Participants who successfully complete the course requirements and upon the tutors' evaluation and report will receive an OAS Certificate for the successful completion of the course.
Registration deadline for both courses is October 16th, 2012.
Start Date for both courses is October 23rd, 2012
End Date for both courses is December 11th, 2012
You can register online at the OAS Education Portal of the Americas
Please note: Registration is limited, so you are advised to apply early.