In March of 2010 I received an e-mail about a Teacher's Dream Training (I have posted the information that I received below). I applied and I WAS CHOSEN!!! I was sooo excited about being chosen from all of the applicants from George Junior High. The training was the first week of summer and it was MORE THAN AWESOME!!! I am sooo excited about the information I learned and I am very excited about getting to share that information here too.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BLOG POST TO APPLY:
It is a new year, a new look, and it is that time again…INTERACT applications are now available!
Do you enjoy learning new ways of doing things? Are you tired of the same ol’ worksheets while using an overhead projector? Are you a team player and share with those around you? Then you might consider applying for INTERACT 3. You will be immersed with Marzano’s researched based instructional strategies as we show you how to effectively integrate technology into your curriculum.
Who: Certified Classroom Teachers (you must be a teacher of record and have a class roster in Discovery)
When: June 7-11, 2010
Where: LCISD (school TBD)
Time: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
You must attend ALL 5 days. If you miss any part of INTERACT, you will forfeit your eligibility for any equipment at the end. An expectation upon academy completion is that you will become an instructional technology support line for your campus staff. Whether that means you provide staff development opportunities on campus or “just in time” technology support, you will be there to help your campus use technology in their curriculum in the best ways possible!
Please find the link to the application HERE (removed link). Applications are blindly graded by 3 different people using a rubric found HERE (removed link). Principals are also asked to submit an evaluation for each applicant. The scores are then combined and the top 2 from each campus will be extended an invitation to attend!
***Note: You will be chosen for the campus in which you are applying. If you receive a transfer, your application will go back into the pool of applicants for your new campus.
We will be accepting applications from March 1-12, 2010. Thank you for your interest!!!
If you know me at all you knew that I would be more than interested in applying and when I got the news I was THRILLED!!! I even shed a tear or two about it. I cannot even tell you how excited I was. Anyway, now that I got this great knowledge I want to share it. So, part of what I will be posting on my blog is about INTERACT, because the more people that know about the awesome things that happened at Interact the better the students will be! :)
